Craig Kaplowitz

Historian. Teacher. Advisor. Higher Ed Admin. And baseball.

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

@DZRishmawy @TheAtlantic I thought everything south of San Jose and north of Encinitas is a suburb of LA

["Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @BretDevereaux]

ChatGPT can produce 'copy,' it can churn out lots of low quality 'content' but it cannot analyze or explain because that's all communicating the thoughts of a mind it does not have.

That some journalists think this is valuable might tell us something about their process. 10/

[Schlager Group / Milestone Documents @SchlagerGroup]

"A standout": We're thrilled that Donovan's Bookshelf has made Milestone Visual Documents in American History their Pick of the Month! https://t.co/zsMRcYl0k1

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

Yikes

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

4/ As I recounted in my book, my galaxy brain moment on Trump was when a billionaire hedge fund manager said to me, "Trump's not a billionaire. I'm a billionaire. Trump is a clown living on credit."

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

@robertewallace Yep

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

@schweissing My favorite stat so far: her first prime minister (Churchill) was born in 1874

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

This was fun to work on. Great option if you want to help students interpret visual sources. #twitterstorians

[Schlager Group / Milestone Documents @SchlagerGroup]

FORTHCOMING: Milestone Visual Documents in American History, edited by @ckaplowitz. Learn more about this 3-volume set, arriving this November! https://t.co/lpx2e5eNyZ

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Speaking of peaceful transition of power ... whatever happens next for Boris Johnson, there is literally zero chance that he will organize a mob to sack Parliament or incite his supporters to try to hang the heir to the throne.

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

@andrewtwalker When you don’t read past the first section of the Declaration to notice it’s mostly a list of grievances for not being treated appropriately as Englishmen …

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

“I no longer feel that way”. Chilling.
What Trump Has Taken From Us - The Atlantic https://t.co/o6aCGBnAOr

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

History doesn’t repeat itself. But sometimes it rhymes.

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

The idea that there’s a law independent of the personal preferences of whomever is on top at a given moment, and that it matters, is getting lost. https://t.co/8zP7o3SIi5

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

"Upon reading it, I suddenly understood why Florida wants to shop accreditors; no accreditor worth its salt could tolerate a mandate like this." https://t.co/Gf4m1WAGfd

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

A little less 'magic' - What MLB will lose forever as pitchers stop hitting https://t.co/YUlL4MEF9Y

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

Great explanation. These bills are going to make us far less educated, and, ironically for their supporters, less able to tell good arguments from bad ones (or maybe that’s the point)

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

@KatieEBarclay We Became Mexican American, Carlos B Gil

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

@nataliapetrzela It’s what makes you stand out among the many brilliant minds on the faculty. You have something extra. Definitely a high compliment

[Craig Kaplowitz @ckaplowitz]

@rachelbovard Haha. “Solely” like it might be the grocery bagger at Kroger.