Professor of History and Law, Stanford University. Books on early Constitution: http://tinyurl.com/yynk95aa; and originalism and history: http://tinyurl.com/3dd5hnt6 jonathangienapp.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mrtf75cc422dThe William and Mary Quarterly forum on the recently discovered John Dickinson documents, revealing his previously unknown secret attempt to prevent the American Revolution, is now available online! The WMQ has generously made the issue open access for the next month. muse.jhu.edu/issue/5716830 Jul 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtf75cc422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mrtf75cc422dThe William and Mary Quarterly forum on the recently discovered John Dickinson documents, revealing his previously unknown secret attempt to prevent the American Revolution, is now available online! The WMQ has generously made the issue open access for the next month. muse.jhu.edu/issue/5716830 Jul 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtf75cc422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mrisgcjf3k22The issue is out! Once it’s available online (it’ll be open access for thirty days!), I’ll post about the forum on the Dickinson documents discovery that I was so excited to help organize. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrisgcjf3k22https://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mratcz2zpk2lAn essay by me and Jane Calvert on the John Dickinson documents discovery that reveal his previously unknown secret attempt to prevent the American Revolution. It previews the scholarly forum on the documents that will be published soon. https://lawliberty.org/the-secret-effort-to-prevent-the-revolution/22 Jul 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mratcz2zpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mratcz2zpk2lAn essay by me and Jane Calvert on the John Dickinson documents discovery that reveal his previously unknown secret attempt to prevent the American Revolution. It previews the scholarly forum on the documents that will be published soon. https://lawliberty.org/the-secret-effort-to-prevent-the-revolution/22 Jul 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mratcz2zpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mq6bll753c2rNot every day something you worked on gets on the front page of the print edition of the NYT! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6bll753c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mptuyfbfl227Happy 250th! For an interesting wrinkle to the whole thing, check out the exciting discovery below. 👇🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptuyfbfl227https://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mpotwaubic2vBefore the U.S. Constitution there was the Articles of Confederation, the drafting of which began before independence was even declared. Listen to me and Jane Calvert of @jdproject.bsky.social discuss it with @lizcovart.bsky.social on @bfworld.bsky.social. https://benfranklinsworld.com/episode-445-how-independence-happened-part-3-the-articles-of-confederation/02 Jul 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpotwaubic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mpiqlxz7uk24One of the most incredible things I have ever worked on: Recently discovered documents, written by John Dickinson in 1775, that reveal his secret and previously unknown efforts to prevent the American Revolution. Now featured in the New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/us/250-american-revolution-john-dickinson.html?searchResultPosition=230 Jun 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiqlxz7uk24https://bsky.app/profile/jgienapp.bsky.social/post/3mpjhgw4ko22qMajor props to the WMQ team, led by @juliagaffield.bsky.social and Meg Musselwhite, who moved heaven and earth to get the documents online by today. The WMQ has been amazing from start to finish. @oieahc.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:6fvm7m3u7rml5dv6uluhlm4d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjhgw4ko22q