Manisha Sinha

@ProfMSinha

Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, latest book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair UConn

Massachusetts, USA

manishasinha.com

Joined September 2015

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Manisha Sinha
@ProfMSinha
Mar 9, 2025
Historian here: “To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
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Manisha Sinha
@ProfMSinha
Aug 30
Meanwhile, today’s @ThisWeekABC with the awful @MarthaRaddatz was a disgrace with predominantly Republican talking heads and an interview on the Afghanistan withdrawal when we are in the midst of one of the greatest military debacles for the U.S. in the so called Iran war.
Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt
Aug 30
Trump makes clear that he thinks it's the government's role to go after journalists who anger him as he declares that NBC's Kristen Welker "will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment."
Manisha Sinha
@ProfMSinha
Aug 29
Civil War historian here just when you thought you could not love Dolly Parton more! She has unionist ancestors as many did in East Tennessee, Western North Carolina, the Ozarks in Arkansas, and West Virginia. The solid white south is a construction of its elites!
Aaron Astor
@AstorAaron
Aug 28
I had a chance to read this fine article in manuscript form for the Journal of East Tennessee History. And here it is again, on Dolly Parton's Civil War ancestors. easttnhistory.org/attuned-to-the…
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Manisha Sinha
@ProfMSinha
Aug 29
Indian American here. In case you missed it, by this simple ceremony of Rakhi, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made himself the brother and protector of all the people of New York City. How much do I love this guy!
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
Aug 28
On Raksha Bandhan, a single thread symbolizes a powerful promise: to protect, support, and stand by one another. Today I shared in the joy of this ceremony with elders at India Home, where South Asian seniors find community, care, and chosen family. That spirit extends to our
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Manisha Sinha
@ProfMSinha
Aug 28
Historian of the Civil War who has ranked Presidents before, this is correct for the most part but I do have a few quibbles. It is AI after all would have been stunning if it got everything correct!
Jim Bennett
@StallionCornell
Aug 28
I asked Claude to rank the presidents in these tiers according to the scholarly consensus. Then I asked ChatGPT to make the image. I did not move anyone according to my own personal preference.
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