@DavidAvromBell

Historian, writer, teacher, author of Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution.

 Princeton, NJ
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Joined January 2012
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With Twitter quite possible sinking, I've decided to start a Substack to let anyone who is interested follow my work. It is entirely free, and I promise not to flood your Inbox with random musings and hate posts. Please consider subscribing! davidabell.substack.com/p/ab…
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John Ganz@lionel_trollingOct 25
Marc Bloch, George Sand, Alexis de Tocqueville, David A. Bell, and Julian Jackson on the discontents in France.— unpopularfront.news/p/an-unc…

An Uncertain Idea of France

Reading, Watching 10.25.26

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Current polls show the French presidential race as Le Pen versus Mélenchon in the runoff, and Le Pen winning by 38 percentage points. Whee! polls.ghmr.net/chart.html?im… polls.ghmr.net/chart.html?im…
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Bob Elder@southernphdOct 21
One of the most useful things I've read about France right now...
David A. Bell@DavidAvromBellOct 21
My newest column, on the French protests: davidabell.substack.com/p/th…
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My newest column, on the French protests: davidabell.substack.com/p/th…
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Daniel Gascón@gascondanielOct 20
He entrevistado a Olivier Roy sobre las protestas en Francia: “No hay absolutamente nada islámico en lo que está pasando” letraslibres.com/politica/ol…

Olivier Roy: “No hay absolutamente nada islámico en lo que está pasando” | Letras Libres

Para el politólogo francés, los disturbios son una revuelta generacional: “El gobierno y la prensa tratan a la juventud como una minoría, una minoría revoltosa, amenazante, y en absoluto como el...

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Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 13
Katie Zacharia makes Karoline Leavitt seem like Winston Churchill
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Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 13
"When President Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity and appointed her as his new press secretary, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia, repeatedly and publicly, describes herself. Yet, there is no evidence that Zacharia ever passed a bar exam or has been admitted to practice law in any state. Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that Zacharia was admitted to practice law anywhere — and found none." popular.info/p/trumps-new-pr…

Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?

There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any

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waprog🌲@waprogOct 12
I just checked and they accidentally spent double digit figures on anti Troy Jackson ads running exclusively in OREGON. This is not a joke, I have the receipts.
Lillian Belle@LillianBelle2Oct 11
I’ve gotten 5 anti-Troy Jackson ads in the last 24 hours. I choose to believe they mixed up Portlands.
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Bill Kristol
@BillKristolOct 12
NEW. Andrew Egger & Will Sommer on an attempted MAGA smear of James Talarico, and its spectacular implosion. What other lies will Trumpists try in the face of their impending rout? Be ready for more desperate acts by desperate men. thebulwark.com/p/maga-james-…

MAGA’s Talarico Mental Breakdown Conspiracy Implodes—Instantly

The holes in this one were evident pretty quickly. Now the big question is will there be lawsuits in response?

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Jeet Heer
@HeerJeetOct 12
The smear campaign against Talarico is a byproduct of plutocrats dominating social media. thenation.com/article/politi…

Elon Musk’s James Talarico Smear Blew Up In His Face

But that doesn’t mean the danger from Musk’s lies is over.

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mkazin@mkazinOct 10
Powerful, truthful, painful writing haaretz.com/jewish/2026-10-0…
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My new column, on the French Protests: davidabell.substack.com/p/th…
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The rue de Rivoli in Paris after the lycée riots this week.
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(actually, after the Paris Commune of 1871, but tell that to the right-wing media that keeps posting old videos of cars burning and blaming it on the students...)
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Literary Loves ✍️ 📚 Caroline Malcolm-Boulton@TheScribblerCMBOct 4
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I’ve recently gotten to know @A1ex_MacArthur who is a great young writer. Here’s his latest: “If Bolsonaro’s son Flávio beats Lula in the presidential election, he will encounter much less resistance from state institutions.” jacobin.com/2026/10/brazil-e…

The Stakes Are High in Brazil’s Upcoming Election

During Jair Bolsonaro’s term as president, he faced a liberal establishment that acted as a bulwark against his worst excesses. If his son Flávio beats Lula in the presidential election, he will...

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"I'm not defending Hitler, but..."
Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrumpOct 2
Tucker Carlson defends Hitler’s decision to invade Poland, arguing that Britain shouldn’t have fought the Nazis: “The UK had nothing to do with it, at all, and they destroyed their empire and their country fighting this war that they still pretend was a good idea, but it wasn’t”
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Terrible Maps
@TerribleMapsOct 2
An Anglicised Germany, reconstructed from historical name forms.
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Friendly note to academic job applicants: Be careful when converting Word files to pdfs. I have seen several cases this year where pdfs inadvertently included "Comments" that advisors, colleagues and friends made on draft materials.
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I didn't read these comments, and I suspect in most cases it wouldn't be a big deal if I had done so. Still, better to delete the comments before converting to pdf.
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