I was honored to speak at the Brandeis Univ. commencement today. Congrats to the graduates and their families. Thank you ⁦Brandeis University⁩ brandeis.edu/streaming/comm…

Very excited to visit with National History Day students on June 11th during the 50th year anniversary competition. History is something you can study - but it is also a way to think about the world.

'I Just Keep Talking,' Nell Painter new book, is a journey - through history, through creativity, through the power of observation. It is about ideas that are powerful enough to change how we think about the world and ourselves. Highly recommended: shorturl.at/aegiQ

Congrats to Ilyon Woo for this well deserved recognition for her book, 'Master Slave, Husband Wife.'

I loved Wildcat and also enjoyed speaking to my friend, the immensely talented Ethan Hawke.

Filmmakers out there. Today’s the day to submit your film for the 2024 Library of Congress Jonathan Lavine / Ken Burns Prize for Film. See below from The Better Angels Society

I agree with Robert Kagan about how radical our democracy was and is - and the need to protect it. Check out his The Washington Post piece here shorturl.at/MW039 and his new book, 'Rebellion' (@AAKnopf 2024). The Brookings Institution

Enjoyed this #UNUMChat with Erik Larson about his new book, The Demon of Unrest (@CrownPublishing ). Take a look.

I think here are fundamental rights that are sacred to who we are as a people - the right to practice your faith and to respect the faith of others and our commitment to expanding the very idea of democracy. The film Bad Faith reminds us that those rights are not guaranteed. We

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This is an incredible and frightening film about something hugely important to the health of our democracy. It's also a smart, riveting film that reminds us that everything has a history. I hope everyone has a chance to watch. Streaming of #BadFaith starts 4/26.

249 years and counting.

The deadline for submitting your film for the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for film is May 1. Multiple prizes to help you finish your American history documentary. Info here: shorturl.at/coTWZ

Congrats to my friend and long-time collaborator Dayton Duncan for winning best documentary script at the #WritersGuildAwards last night for Episode 1 of #AmericanBuffaloPBS !

Fantastic night at the GQ Magazine creativity awards with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. (Photo credit: Getty Images for GQ)

It was such a joy talking about one of my favorite Americans - Ben Franklin - with two of my favorite actors - Michael Douglas and Mandy Patinkin - back in 2022 for our Franklin film. At the time, Michael was just beginning to film Apple TV's 'Franklin,' which premieres today. I

After the DC premiere, participants in the film spoke about strategies to counter Christian Nationalism. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Anne Nelson Steve Schmidt

Now if you could choose one person in the US to introduce, who would it be? And at the The Authors Guild annual gala at that. So honored to present Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) with the annual Baldacci Award for Literary Activism.

I've seen this film and this isn't a joke - it's scary because it is real and you realize how real when you learn about the history. Bad Faith will start streaming on 4/26. Get ready.