House Divided

A tribute to a great Lincoln historian open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

Lots of presidential candidates are writing memoirs. Lincoln did, too, sort of. open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

"Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln" by Matthew Pinsker is a "superb, often surprising account" of the sixteenth president, writes Fergus Bordewich. Read more about it here: tinyurl.com/4rjjxtxu

"I think all of us would appreciate having a few more Lincolns in politics today," @DickinsonCol prof. and @House_Divided Director Matthew Pinsker tells @guardian. Read more about Pinsker's newest book, "Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln" dson.co/4s9oOpD

Lincoln has some surprising connections to the Wong Kim Ark case open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

"...the best way to understand Lincoln as a politician is to recognize that he was a party leader first and a candidate second." thewayofimprovement.blog/2026/02/24/the…

A growing collection of short profiles of ordinary Americans who did extraordinary things during the Civil War era. open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

Did Lincoln plagiarize the Gettysburg Address? The answer is more inspiring than you might think. open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

How would Abraham Lincoln view the people who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021? "Lincoln would see Americans," historian Matthew Pinsker told PBS News' @GeoffRBennett. "Even though he clearly would have thought Jan. 6 was an insurrection, or an attempted insurrection, he would still think of them with malice toward none and try to find a way to reconnect, to persuade, to rebind that union that was shattered." Pinsker, who has spent much of his professional life studying Lincoln, spoke to Bennett for the latest episode of PBS News' podcast, "Settle In." He discussed his new book, "Boss Lincoln," and why Lincoln's legacy is now more important than ever.

Matthew Pinsker and @GeoffRBennett explore 'What would Lincoln do?' on 'Settle In' - PBS News apple.news/AwEH7g4eIQXmbr…

Recalling William Still and others for Black History Month open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

What more can be said about Abraham Lincoln that hasn't already been said over the past 160 years? Well, Matthew Pinsker's, Boss Lincoln achieves this feat and delivers by answering the question "Why does Lincoln matters to us today?" #AbrahamLincoln

Did you miss historian Matthew Pinsker's exclusive webinar? You can request a recording and learn to reinvent how you frame and teach Lincoln's political story and the importance of partisanship in the Civil War era and beyond. REGISTER HERE: seagull.wwnorton.com/BossLincolnwit…

On Lincoln's birthday, here are 15 new insights from Boss Lincoln, a book the Wall Street Journal calls a "landmark" and "Team of Rivals on steroids." open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

In the new book, "Boss Lincoln," @DickinsonCol Professor and @House_Divided Director Matthew Pinsker explores Lincoln's deft use of partisan power with "deep research, interpretive daring and fine writing." More from @HaroldHolzer in @WSJBooks dson.co/3O7ayPx

Trump warns that Mayor Frey is "playing with fire." But he's actually invoking a principle deeply rooted in American "history and tradition." open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

"We went to bed one night old fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs & waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” --Amos A. Lawrence, 1854 open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

have been teaching US diplomatic history for over two decades and have never mentioned Greenland before. That's about to change. open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

Intriguing insights about Lincoln and technology from a lesser known King speech: open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

"There was once an American who voted for both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln," Matthew Pinsker writes. "In this year of the nation’s 250th anniversary, you should know his name." wapo.st/4jCwWMh