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elizabeth shakman hurd. Author: Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global US

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Instead of responding to MAGA populism by offering a genuine alternative, Democrats leaned into a defense of a militarist status quo that most Americans rightly recognize as broken. They must not make that mistake again. My piece in the The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

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Days before ICE agents detained a Tufts University student, the State Dept. said the Trump administration hadn’t produced evidence she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

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ā€œBernstein said the Trump administration’s actions are part of a ā€œlong traditionā€ in American history where people in power weaponize differences to divide groups based on ethnicity, religion, politics and other means.ā€ dailynorthwestern.com/2025/04/16/lat…

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Those in the Chicagoland area can get an exclusive preview of @bethhurd.bsky.social's forthcoming "Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders & the Global US" at our Buffett Book Talk with her on Weds. May 21 at 4 PM on Northwestern's Evanston campus. Learn more and RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/buffett-book…

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Well, yikes: The Financial Times editorial board is calling out "the west's shameful silence on Gaza": "Each new offensive makes it harder not to suspect that [Netanyahu's] ultimate goal ... is to ensure Gaza is uninhabitable and drive Palestinians from their land." Quotes 🧵

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Harvard is conflating Jewish identity with political loyalty to Israel. That’s a dangerous mistake. ⁦Atalia Omer⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Last week, as the Board held its 494th meeting, I listened to NSF staff say that DOGE had by fiat the authority to give thumbs up or down to grant applications which had been systematically vetted by layers of subject matter experts. time.com/7285045/resign…

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If you have been wondering — ā€œWhy Mahmoud Khalil Remains in Detention as Other Protesters Are Freedā€ nytimes.com/2025/05/20/nyr…

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šŸ“£ Millennium is excited to announce the Vol. 54's Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Symposium! This year's theme is "After International Relations." We hope to engage with scholars from across the discipline and beyond. šŸ”— Read the full call here ā¤µļø millenniumjournal.org/call-for-abstr…

šŸ“£ Millennium is excited to announce the Vol. 54's Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Symposium! This year's theme is "After International Relations." We hope to engage with scholars from across the discipline and beyond. šŸ”— Read the full call here ā¤µļø millenniumjournal.org/call-for-abstr…
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An excerpt from my new book Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global United States: therevealer.org/american-borde…

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Our conversation with @bethhurd.bsky.social is out now wherever you podcast. We discuss the American border, its religious meanings, and 'AmericaIsrael' as a single entity. Check out her new book: Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global United States. muftah.org/p/religion-and…

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An interview about my new book Heaven Has a Wall...including why I love hearing everyone's border stories. muftah.org/p/religion-and…

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"Borders are both a palpable and inchoate idea; DHS, for instance, carries out border enforcement activities deep within the American state—far from any actual border—as well as all over the globe, with offices in far-off countries." publishersweekly.com/9780226841205