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AJ Jacobs

@ajjacobs

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Bestselling author, journalist, TED talker, human guinea pig, overthanker, and your cousin. NEW #thepuzzlerbook about solving the hardest puzzles in the world.

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AJ Jacobs
2 years
We loved having @baratunde Thurston as our guest on "The Puzzler" this week! And we have this fancy graphic to prove it! (Thanks @jodyavirgan) https://t.co/dE1pJPL90t
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Morris-Jumel Mansion
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@AJJacobs brings his unique view of #USConstitution from 'The Year of Living Constitutionally' to our annual George Washington Dinner on July 14. Tickets nearly sold out for #fundraiser commemorating 1790 dinner hosted here by Pres. Washington. Learn more: https://t.co/76hO7sE9zo
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My modest suggestion for Oklahoma schools
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AJ Jacobs
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Thankful for you, Tim! You might even be better than elastic socks. Probably not, but you're close!
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Tim Urban
1 year
Gratitude is stored all around us. We only need to look at things with the right lens to access it. Here's A.J. Jacobs making me realize that there's even gratitude waiting to be unleashed in my socks.
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Part 6 of 6 on the US presidency
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Part 5 (of 6) on the US presidency
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Part 4 (of 6) on the US presidency
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Part 3 of my thoughts on the US presidency
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Part 2 of my thoughts on presidents
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1 year
In light of last night's debate, I thought I'd post an essay I recently wrote about the American presidency. A version of it appeared in the Los Angeles Times. (1 of 6)
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AJ Jacobs
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Huzzah for the PBS show @AmanpourCoPBS , which aired an interview with me today. Loved chatting with Hari Sreenivasan about my book. And also loved the cameo from my niece Ally — owner of Ally Cut the Cake enterprises — displaying her gorgeous Election Cake!
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@TheWeek
The Week
1 year
The New York Times bestselling author @ajjacobs recently released his new book, "The Year of Living Constitutionally." In his latest work he examines the rights granted in the U.S. Constitution. These are some of his favorite books.
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theweek.com
The author recommends works by Benjamin Franklin, Jill Lepore, and more
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Untapped New York
1 year
Join us for a candlelit Revolutionary War costume party book launch! With @ajjacobs
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Peter Gordon
1 year
I am the guest on today’s episode of the A.J. Jacobs podcast “The Puzzler.” Give it a listen.
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AJ Jacobs
1 year
I am not going to argue with Professor Tribe!
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Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️
1 year
This book alternates between hilarious anecdotes of Jacobs’ attempts to live like the 18th-century Founding Fathers and well-researched analyses of the Constitution. In a time when the nation has become sharply divided over free speech and other constitutional rights, “The Year
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Join 92NY online and in person with @ajjacobs and @ltgovdelgado to learn more about Jacobs’s new book “The Year of Living . Constitutionally”. @Craig Newmark Civic Life Series https://t.co/dX7kRfuenS
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Susan Matthews
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get a primer on originalism from @ajjacobs who just literally lived a year "constitutionally" https://t.co/mmrkBDI3F0 and learn about the alternative to originalism from @AudreLawdAMercy https://t.co/cxD2WRh1LC (and check out both of their new books!)
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slate.com
Leaving out the Reconstruction Amendments just doesn’t work for modern America.
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AJ Jacobs
1 year
I've done Reddit AMA's for several of my books, and I see no reason to stop with the new one! @CrownPublishing @penguinrandom
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CBS Sunday Morning 🌞
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Bestselling author and humorist @ajjacobs returns with a new immersive experiment, chronicling a year exploring the U.S. Constitution and its amendments, occasionally while carrying a musket. https://t.co/XzKkq6F6FF
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National Constitution Center
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Hear @ajjacobs and @RosenJeffrey discuss Jacobs’ new book, “The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning,” for #AmericasTownHall. Register to attend #AmericasTownHall online, May 10 at Noon ET: https://t.co/E9aJV6bg1C
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AJ Jacobs
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