Gautham Rao's updates about American law and legal history.
Apr 21, 2026
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4 min read
OAH (Organization of American Historians) Conference 2026
Jan 21, 2026
6 min read
A quick history
Jan 18, 2026
10 min read
And other notes from the semester past
Aug 26, 2025
7 min read
Are we--in the lingo of our youth--"cooked"?
Jun 4, 2024
9 min read
The West Wing as History
May 13, 2024
"Law & America's Racial Crisis"
Jan 18, 2024
Reposted from the Brennan Center for Justice's Analysis & Opinions Page
Jul 20, 2023
8 min read
The American Developmental State: The Origins of American Capitalism in Comparative Perspective (May 25-26, 2023)
Jul 16, 2023
1956-2023
Jun 1, 2023
11 min read
The Heart of Klopp’s Liverpool
May 19, 2023
12 min read
Turns out--and who could have known???--Dick Morris wasn't a great guy
Feb 15, 2023
15 min read
Been a while, I know....
Jan 25, 2022
27 min read
originally titled, "October, 2021"
Oct 4, 2021
Mo Salah Is Boss at Football
Aug 19, 2021
18 min read
(Initially named "May 2021." Eeek)
May 4, 2021
13 min read
Remember the Super League?
Mar 1, 2021
And my recipe for instant pot lentil-mushroom bourguignon
Feb 2, 2021
Things are not great.
Jan 21, 2021
What's Next?
Jan 15, 2021
History, Memory, and Politics
Jan 4, 2021
The new normal. Not loving it.
Dec 3, 2020
(answer: not much!)
Oct 5, 2020
5 min read
Laura F.
Oct 1, 2020
#thanksagainTrump
Sep 2, 2020
So, here we go.
