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I asked Claude AI to write an abstract of my paper, “The American Revolution of Language,” which I delivered at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Annual Meeting, June 2026. I think Claude did an OK job.
This paper argues that four keywords central to the founding of the United States—slavery, freedom, race, and equality—did not begin with fixed, modern meanings. Instead, in the early modern period they were fluid and often overlapping terms whose senses depended … Continue reading
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An Excerpt of My Review in the William and Mary Quarterly (April, 2026) of Steven Sarson’s The Course of Human Events, The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States
During Joe Biden’s short campaign for reelection to the U.S. presidency in 2024, he frequently said that “America is an idea.” His inability to communicate the meaning and significance of that idea is perhaps one of the reasons that his … Continue reading
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