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Gautham Rao

Gautham Rao's updates about American law and legal history.

Race, Fear, and Politics in American History

Apr 21, 2026

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4 min read

Race, Fear, and Politics in American History

OAH (Organization of American Historians) Conference 2026

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Gautham Rao
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878

Jan 21, 2026

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6 min read

The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878

A quick history

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Gautham Rao
Teaching Arendt in an Occupied City

Jan 18, 2026

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10 min read

Teaching Arendt in an Occupied City

And other notes from the semester past

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Gautham Rao
Fall 2025 Syllabus: Hannah Arendt and Our World

Aug 26, 2025

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7 min read

Fall 2025 Syllabus: Hannah Arendt and Our World

Are we--in the lingo of our youth--"cooked"?

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Gautham Rao
Spring Semester Syllabus (part 2)

Jun 4, 2024

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9 min read

Spring Semester Syllabus (part 2)

The West Wing as History

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Gautham Rao
Spring semester syllabus edition (Part 1)

May 13, 2024

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6 min read

Spring semester syllabus edition (Part 1)

"Law & America's Racial Crisis"

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Gautham Rao
(with Thomas Wolf) If the Supreme Court Really Takes History Seriously, It Should Preserve Chevron Deference

Jan 18, 2024

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6 min read

(with Thomas Wolf) If the Supreme Court Really Takes History Seriously, It Should Preserve Chevron Deference

Reposted from the Brennan Center for Justice's Analysis & Opinions Page

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Gautham Rao
An American (State) in Paris

Jul 20, 2023

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8 min read

An American (State) in Paris

The American Developmental State: The Origins of American Capitalism in Comparative Perspective (May 25-26, 2023)

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Gautham Rao
In Memoriam: Richard (R.B.) Bernstein

Jul 16, 2023

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7 min read

In Memoriam: Richard (R.B.) Bernstein

1956-2023

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Gautham Rao
Gautham Talks Sports: An Ode to Roberto Firmino

Jun 1, 2023

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11 min read

Gautham Talks Sports: An Ode to Roberto Firmino

The Heart of Klopp’s Liverpool

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Gautham Rao
What I'm Working on, Spring 2023

May 19, 2023

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12 min read

What I'm Working on, Spring 2023

Turns out--and who could have known???--Dick Morris wasn't a great guy

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Gautham Rao
What I’m reading, February 2023

Feb 15, 2023

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15 min read

What I’m reading, February 2023

Been a while, I know....

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Gautham Rao
What I'm Reading (late...er, 2021)

Jan 25, 2022

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27 min read

What I'm Reading (late...er, 2021)

originally titled, "October, 2021"

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Gautham Rao
What I'm Working On (9/2021)

Oct 4, 2021

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12 min read

What I'm Working On (9/2021)

Mo Salah Is Boss at Football

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Gautham Rao
What I'm Working On, Summer 2021

Aug 19, 2021

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18 min read

What I'm Working On, Summer 2021

(Initially named "May 2021." Eeek)

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Gautham Rao
What I'm Working On/Reading: March-April, 2021

May 4, 2021

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13 min read

What I'm Working On/Reading: March-April, 2021

Remember the Super League?

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Gautham Rao
February, 2021: What I'm reading

Mar 1, 2021

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6 min read

February, 2021: What I'm reading

And my recipe for instant pot lentil-mushroom bourguignon

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Gautham Rao
January 2021: What I'm reading

Feb 2, 2021

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6 min read

January 2021: What I'm reading

Things are not great.

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Gautham Rao
Course Syllabus: The West Wing as History (Spring, 2021)

Jan 21, 2021

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15 min read

Course Syllabus: The West Wing as History (Spring, 2021)

What's Next?

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Gautham Rao
The Founding Fathers?

Jan 15, 2021

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8 min read

The Founding Fathers?

History, Memory, and Politics

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Gautham Rao
What I'm reading (December, 2020)

Jan 4, 2021

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6 min read

What I'm reading (December, 2020)

The new normal. Not loving it.

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Gautham Rao
What I'm reading (October-November, 2020)

Dec 3, 2020

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6 min read

What I'm reading (October-November, 2020)

(answer: not much!)

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Gautham Rao
What I'm reading (September, 2020)

Oct 5, 2020

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5 min read

What I'm reading (September, 2020)

Laura F.

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Gautham Rao
Historicizing "Corruption"

Oct 1, 2020

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13 min read

Historicizing "Corruption"

#thanksagainTrump

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Gautham Rao
What I'm reading (August, 2020)

Sep 2, 2020

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9 min read

What I'm reading (August, 2020)

So, here we go.

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Gautham Rao
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