If Iranians respond to America’s attacks by rising up and overthrowing the Islamic Republic, it will be the first time in history that a U.S. bombing campaign incited a revolution.
Me in @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The United States has gone to war with Iran, and Donald Trump says the goal is to overthrow the regime. Here are the many, many ways this could go terribly wrong:
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ANALYSIS: You might not like what comes next in Iran, writes Foreign Affairs editor Daniel Block.
"The regime has ruthlessly snuffed out its competition, making it impossible to cleanly replace. What comes next may therefore not be better. In fact, it could be worse."
It's easy to see why many want Trump to attack Iran and topple the government. The regime is horribly violent and corrupt. But there's nothing bad that can't be worse, so I wrote for
@politico.com about why you might hate what follows the Islamic Republic: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
As Iranians flood the streets to protest the Islamic Republic, Reza Pahlavi has presented himself as Iran's next leader. He's called for demonstrations. He's asked Trump to intervene.
I profiled Pahlavi—and what his controversial efforts might yield—for @politico.com:
What do Venezuelans want, now that Maduro is gone? And what does their future actually hold? To find out, I spoke with Francisco Rodríguez for @foreignaffairs.com:
Read @danblock.bsky.social on what Western media outlets can learn from The Caravan, an Indian magazine, about what to do when the state comes after the free press. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
To see how American journalists can survive Trump's autocratic onslaught, I collected advice from people with extensive, first-hand expertise: reporters in India.
My latest for @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
If you read this and it makes you think at all about Iraq, well:
The son of Iran’s shah wants to come back and lead his old country. Some people think it’s a great idea. Others think it’s awful. And many think it’s impractical—but that his efforts are endangering Iran and the world.
Me in @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What does Israel's attack mean for the Middle East? And will the United States also end up striking Iran? To find out, @foreignaffairs.com spoke with Daniel Shapiro, the former assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East: www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/dan-sha...
Canada’s Liberals are the most successful progressive party in the Western world, and possibly the whole world.
Me for @theatlantic.com:
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"In 2025, worrying about the fate of American democracy has become almost passé."
-Steven Levitsky and @lucanway.bsky.social, on how the resistance has gone away when it's needed most. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
In a Q&A with Senior Editor Daniel Block, @abuaardvark.bsky.social considers what the Gaza cease-fire will mean for the Israelis, the Palestinians, and the Middle East.
After months of devastation and tens of thousands of deaths, Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire agreement. What does it mean, and what comes next? To find out, I spoke with Marc Lynch for @foreignaffairs.com:
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An amazing lede to a great essay by my friend and colleague @danblock.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Thank you!
“The Park City strike illustrates just how distorted the American ski business has become, both for workers and for visitors,” writes Daniel Block. “Central to the malaise is one trend: monopolization”:
I don't normally write about personal stuff. But in the wake of the Park City strike, I had to. Here's what it's like to work at a large ski mountain, and how corporations have made the sport worse.
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here’s a utopian idea for the future: North America Schengen Zone
The "winners" of the 2024 Lown Institute's Shrkeli Awards for health care profiteering include UnitedHealthcare; an air ambulance company that charged $97,599; and a University of North Texas facility that allegedly sold body parts without notifying next of kin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Ten New Ideas for the Democratic Party to Help the Working Class, and Itself.”
From @glastris.bsky.social in the new issue of the @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/05/t...
A great story on economist soul-searching from @bencasselman.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...
seems like a pretty ripe time for someone to introduce a new photo and/or social video app
"Mom just told me that her friend sent her some new photographs: My childhood home, which she and my Dad built together in Topanga Canyon, may be gone." Such a moving essay by @nancywalecki.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
A pretty standard bit of conventional wisdom over the past 10+ years: moving to the left on immigration policy might lose you some white voters, but it'll sure win you a lot of Latino voters.
The second part turns out to maybe never have been true. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Oh, this is very cool: The Atlantic now has a feature—that red "Follow" link on the author page—allowing you to sign up for email alerts for any writer you want. Like, oh, I don't know ... www.theatlantic.com/author/gilad...
The only thing I would add to this nice little parenting essay is that the advice applies to the rest of life, too. Enjoy things while they're happening! www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
The truth is that men aren’t thinking about the Roman Empire, or the Middle Ages, they’re thinking about @mikeduncan.bsky.social’s chronicle of a fictitious revolution on Mars.
