Man, just went back and watched Joel Mokyr's commencement speech at Northwestern from last June. Check it out, it's a pro-immigrant, pro-immigration barnburner. He's a Nobel Prize winner, FYI. The speech is minutes 24 to 37. Totally worth your time. www.northwestern.edu/graduation/f...

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Convocation: Graduation - Northwestern University

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Thanks @kevinmkruse.bsky.social! My heartrate is elevated for sure.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3w ago

The America Unsettled series is run by @brentcebul.bsky.social @lilygeismer.bsky.social @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social and Nathan Connolly. If that all-star crew doesn't get you excited, check your pulse.

Happy Fourth all! I've long been curious about Bernardo de Gálvez and the independence day celebration in Macharaviaya, Málaga, held in his honor. I'm glad to have finally had the chance to write about it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Hispanic Founder

Bernardo de Gálvez helped win the Revolution. Can he win over 21st-century America?

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I visited Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose to talk about Trump's planned border wall across the reservation. Now the Tohono O'odham have filed a lawsuit against DHS to stop its construction. Native American sovereignty is at stake. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Wall the Tohono O’odham Don’t Want

Trump threatens native sovereignty in Arizona.

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In the latest episode of Writing Latinos, @aditaferrer.bsky.social and @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social discuss craft, history, and the writing of “Keeper of My Kin” (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social).

Ada Ferrer on “Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter” - Public Books

“People are buffeted byhistory sometimes in ways that they don't realize. Ourfamily was buffeted by these forces that were much greater than us.”

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@aditaferrer.bsky.social is one of my fave historians, and we were lucky to talk with her for Writing Latinos about her new book, "Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter." Have a listen!!!

Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New at PB: In the penultimate episode of Season 4 of our podcast Writing Latinos, host @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with author @aditaferrer.bsky.social about her new book, “Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter” (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social).

“That is actually why we started building border fences for people.” In conversation with @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, @mmendoza.bsky.social on how border fences originated to keep Mexican migrant women—“and their reproductive capacity”—out of the United States:

Mary E. Mendoza on “Deadly Divide: How Insects, Pathogens, and People Defied the US-Mexico Border” - Public Books

“Environmental history at its best really thinks about the ways in which various environments mediate and change dynamic, diverse human relationships.”

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“What happens is the cattle become racialized through this language of Mexican cattle are tick-infested, American cattle are good.” New at PB: For Writing Latinos, @mmendoza.bsky.social talks with @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social.

Mary E. Mendoza on “Deadly Divide: How Insects, Pathogens, and People Defied the US-Mexico Border” - Public Books

“Environmental history at its best really thinks about the ways in which various environments mediate and change dynamic, diverse human relationships.”

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Check out our conversation with Mary Mendoza about her new book, Deadly Divide, just out from @uncpress.bsky.social! About blurring human-animal divides, and the application to immigrants language about cattle, lice, etc.

Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New at PB: @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with author and historian @mmendoza.bsky.social about her new book “Deadly Divide” (@uncpress.bsky.social), the “first history of how the environment influenced physical boundary-making between the two nations.”

Thank you @NPRCodeSwitch for taking an interest in this issue--why Latinos join ICE--and of course for having me on to talk about it. www.npr.org/podcasts/510...

Code Switch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...

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Ada Ferrer's new book, "Keeper of My Kin," is a beautiful memoir about how history both broke and made her family. And her experience is hardly singular. It's happening to thousands if not millions of families right now. I promise you'll want to read it. www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

A History of ‘Utterly Ordinary People’

The historian Ada Ferrer’s new family memoir retells the story of Cuba through the individuals who matter most to her.

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I just re-listened and re-lived the fun all over again! Check it out, Xochitl Gonzalez on her new novel, "Last Night in Brooklyn."

Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

For Writing Latinos, @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with Xochitl Gonzalez about "Last Night in Brooklyn," the changes to Fort Greene, & the Great Gatsby if it were from the POV of a woman. “Last Night in Brooklyn" is out now from @flatironbooks.bsky.social!

Check out our conversation with Xochitl Gonzalez. She's a hoot! And then go buy "Last Night in Brooklyn." It's a great read!

Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

For Writing Latinos, @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with Xochitl Gonzalez about "Last Night in Brooklyn," the changes to Fort Greene, & the Great Gatsby if it were from the POV of a woman. “Last Night in Brooklyn" is out now from @flatironbooks.bsky.social!

Just getting ready for the publication of a new episode of Writing Latinos (our conversation with Xochitl Gonzalez, up on Wednesday), and I took a look at the complete catalog. So many wonderful books, so many wonderful writers! I'm proud of the work! www.publicbooks.org/category/pod...

More than anything, I'm glad that we at @publicbooks.bsky.social seem to have had a winning idea a decade before @nytimes.com and T Magazine did. www.publicbooks.org/style-guide/

Style Guide: An Open Letter to the Editor of T Magazine - Public Books

We here at Public Books are not averse to receiving homage; far from it. In fact we are proud of “B-Sides” and feel it deserves its readership. Let a thousand literary reevaluations bloom, we say!

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I loved Jaquira Díaz's new novel, This Is the Only Kingdom! And I loved talking with her about it on Writing Latinos--for @publicbooks.bsky.social. www.publicbooks.org/jaquira-diaz...

Jaquira Díaz on “This Is the Only Kingdom” - Public Books

Our guest this week on Writing Latinos is Jaquira Díaz, discussing her new novel This Is the Only Kingdom, published by Algonquin Books. This Is

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Why do Latinos join ICE? Of course, I expect some amount of blowback here for even entertaining such a line of thinking. But I want to say two things ... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Why Latinos Join ICE

One reason: They’re aiming to protect, not betray, their communities.

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Woof! Already looking forward to next November.

Geraldo Cadava@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Bear Down Arizona!! Bless the Arizona Wildcats, and bless Tommy Lloyd--a Wildcat to the bone. This is the day we've been waiting for for 25 years!

Bear Down Arizona!! Bless the Arizona Wildcats, and bless Tommy Lloyd--a Wildcat to the bone. This is the day we've been waiting for for 25 years!

New from Writing Latinos!!! Alvaro Enrigue's book, Now I Surrender, is so good! It's about Geronimo and the Apache Wars and road trips through the southwestern borderlands. It was a delight to talk with him about all of it. Thank you for listening and subscribing to Writing Latinos!

Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New at PB: In the latest episode of our podcast Writing Latinos, @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with author Álvaro Enrigue about his latest novel to be translated into English, NOW I SURRENDER. Out now with @riverheadbooks.bsky.social. www.publicbooks.org/alvaro-enrig...

My small contribution to the Cesar Chavez-UFW tragedy, focused mainly on his legacy and what to teach current and future students about him in my Latino history classes. For @theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

One of the most revered figures in American history can no longer be called heroic. But the movement he led can be.

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The first review of my book is in from @chicagoreader.com! Publication day for Unsettling Territory is less than a week away!! chicagoreader.com/books/book-r...

How the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin got their land back - Chicago Reader

Unsettling Territory by Douglas Kiel chronicles the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin’s resilience during the 20th and 21st centuries.

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More H2A visas that include a path to legalization? Good! Paying farmworkers even less? Bad!https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/farm-labor-trump-migrant-workers-h2a.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers

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New at PB: In the season 4 premiere of our podcast Writing Latinos, @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with author and NY Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa.bsky.social) about her new book "El Paso" (Dutton).

Jazmine Ulloa on “El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory” - Public Books

“We tend to see El Paso as this very narrow space that divides Mexico and the United States, but it's this much richer region where ideas and goods and people are constantly flowing back and forth.”

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As promised! Season 4, Episode 1, of Writing Latinos from @publicbooks.bsky.social! I'm thrilled to kick things off with @jazmineulloa.bsky.social discussing her new book: El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory. www.publicbooks.org/jazmine-ullo...

Jazmine Ulloa on “El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory” - Public Books

We’re back for season 4 of Writing Latinos! Our first guest is Jazmine Ulloa, a national political reporter for The New York Times who just

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I can't believe it, but we're doing another season--Season 4--of Writing Latinos, from @publicbooks.bsky.social. First episode will be up tomorrow! Be sure to tune in!

"Talarico carried suburbs with affluent white liberals and areas with large numbers of Hispanic voters – including San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley along the US-Mexico border." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Key takeaways from Texas primaries, as Talarico beats Crockett in Democratic race

Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.

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Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/6enUA-

The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement

Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.

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My essay for @newyorker.com on @natboundunbound.bsky.social and Indigenous slavery generally is in some ways a deep dive, but in other ways it barely scratches the surface. The field has a rich past, and also lots of new work. If you want to learn more, see: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement

Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.

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It was a real privilege to do a deep dive into the history of Indigenous slavery, through a new digital archive called @natboundunbound.bsky.social. It felt like a really important topic to me, and a really important project. Thank you for reading and sharing!

The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 8mo ago

Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/6enUA-