House Divided

Abraham Lincoln cried at the news of the Civil War's first official fatality. He knew the soldier. open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

Some lobbying for cursive instruction open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

Some lobbying for cursive instruction open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

On this week's Pennsylvania Newsmakers, host Gene Barr talks with Matt Pinsker, professor of history at Dickinson College, about Lincoln, wartime politics, and the meaning of the Gettysburg Address. Airing Sunday at 11:30am on WGAL and right now at newsmakerstv.com/shows/pas-prim…

Lincoln struggled with this challenge open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

Sharing some thoughts while grading open.substack.com/pub/matthewpin…

Thursday night: History Camp Discussion with author 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗿 this Thursday at 8 PM Eastern about his book, 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙣: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙢 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙣 from @wwnorton. HistoryCamp.org/discussions.

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