
Miles Smith IV
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Miles Smith IV
@IVMiles
Historian of the South and the Atlantic World; college prof; lover of sports-ball; North Carolinian always, Michigander by choice; wife-guy; rt≠endorsement.


TCU is the only team in the country that has played at least three of the four one seeds in this year’s NCAA Tournament: Arizona Florida Michigan

They were terrible, though. Bad print and awful paper stock. Bindings that fell apart halfway through. Just unpleasant objects all around. At least the ones from the ’70s and ’80s. Their quality did improve in the ’90s.

What is the most unfairly hated movie that you will defend every time



Is it really possible to get more conservatives in academia? I have some bad news: it is going to be difficult. lawliberty.org/diversifying-t…

This is the biggest reform to our Parliament in a generation. 🇬🇧 This morning, the 700-year-old system of hereditary membership in the House of Lords was abolished. Membership is now earned through public service and merit, not granted by an inheritance. ✅

Prepping to talk about Georgia bbq in class today and I have come across an oral history of a now-closed place called Harold's Barbecue. It's an interesting case study in the changing South. southernfoodways.org/interview/haro…


BREAKING: THE MLB is signing a multiyear contract with Polymarket. The deal is estimated at three years and $300 million, according to @FOS. This move comes as prediction markets are being investigated as illegal gambling operations by multiple states.

King Charles has the legitimate power to reject this abortion up to birth bill. If the Royal veto is ever valid (which it is), it is for the protection of innocent human life.


We publish only one poem in each issue of @NRO; the choice is normally difficult. Choosing this was not: @ehutchinson1513





