Amanda Nelson is an amateur historian and political content creator behind Amanda’s Mild Takes, a media brand that uses history, political science, and civics to explain how power actually operates in the United States.

She publishes daily political analysis and action ideas for a engaged audience of over a million people who want historical context, not just headlines.

She is also one of the founders of YALLvote coalition of Southern content creators working to flip state houses, and the host of Executive Dysfunction, a podcast about the screw ups and foibles of America’s political leaders throughout history.