Matthew Specter

Habermas was extremely generous with me as a young doctoral student writing his dissertation on his political development in the Federal Republic. RIP.

One intellectual titan remembers another. There is perhaps no one better placed to write on the passing of philosopher Jürgen Habermas than the preeminent intellectual historian Martin Jay. What an honor to feature Jay's piece on Habermas's passing in Open Society's Ideas Letter. theideasletter.org/essay/martin-j…

Velshi: But if Democrats win the house and possibly the senate in November, there's a better than even chance Donald Trump gets impeached again. Khanna: Absolutely. He should be impeached now. I mean, he's taking us into a disastrous war, threatening war crimes in Iran in terms of knocking out power plants and knocking out electricity. Democrats will impeach him once we take back the house

Absolute bombshell on CNN. A former federal prosecutor confirms AG Pam Bondi pulled agents off counter-terrorism to scour the Epstein files and redact Donald Trump's name. She orchestrated a massive cover-up to protect the President and obstruct justice.

Support the troops. End this war now.

William J. Chase et Olga Novikova-Monterde - The Many Faces of Antifascism Interwar Marxist Militant Networks and the Divided Response to Fascism À paraître en août aux Oxford UP

Thrilled to publish the 4th (brand new) edition of this classic volume. @SHAFRhistorians @cambUP_History

@FinchelsteinF @stonybrooku Great!

Today! My keynote lecture @stonybrooku 9th annual hgsa interdisciplinary conference

Folks its Pub Day for this great collection of essays to mark the 250th of the American Revolution. Happy to be included with this stellar group of historians. Get your copy today from UNC Press!

As another way of reflection on current and past connections, I am launching a substack. This is my first short text. Pls subscribe for free if you are interested. federicofinchelstein.substack.com/p/the-historia…

Trump has his sights set on Mexico. But his actions harken back to an era of US empire much older. When Mexico faced invasion after invasion & lost more than half its territory to the United States. #UndertheShadow @mfox_us @nacla @llchristyll therealnews.com/how-the-united…

I may be mistaken, but I believe I am the first person working off the tenure track to win this award in its half-century existence. I hope this will help put to rest the myth that historians struggle to secure permanent teaching positions because their work is inadequate.

The 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture delivered by @sunraysunray takes place April 22 at @arts_tmu sponsored by @rosaluxstiftung New York Office to give organizers, workers, and thinkers the blueprint for how socialist public policy works in the real world. Early bird ends Mar 31 🐦 broadbentinstitute.ca/events/2026-el…

@juliairwin Congratulations 🎈

** Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction ** is officially published today! Happy to have this new little book out in the world. For more info: global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Democrats must be anti-war, anti Epstein class, pro working class. Keep it simple.

I'll be on @dwnews momentarily to discuss how the Iran war might end (and why it won't end soon). Livestreamed here: youtube.com/watch?v=LuKwFa…

@ryangrim “Trump is mobilizing a large military force for something in the Middle East—but TBD whether it’s the futile hunt for WMD, the seizure of Kharg Island that would make US Marines cannon fodder, or some kind of Iraq-style quagmire.” open.substack.com/pub/undiplomat…

David Dyzenhaus & Giovanni Battista Ratti (eds) -- special issue Jurisprudence: "Norberto Bobbio and HLA Hart in Dialogue: Foundations and Frontiers of the Philosophy of Law." share.google/fjzZuV7Lxah7qr…

📣New publication! Avi Lifschitz, 'Enlightenment for the Common People? Frederick II and the Philosophes on Popular Prejudice, Deception, and Education,' Modern Intellectual History, doi.org/10.1017/S14792….