Every major movement in history was built by people who didn’t fully agree with each other. If someone’s with you 70–80% of the way, they’re not your enemy, they’re your ally.

Forget “Follow your passion.” At the School for Moral Ambition, we say: Follow the Gandalf 🧙 Gandalf didn’t ask Frodo about his passions. He said: “Here’s a world-sized problem. You’re the one to fix it.” So… which big, solvable, overlooked problem could you be the unlikely hero for?

I'm late to the party, but this guy, and these lectures are *SUPERB!* They encapsulate the modern world extremely accurately Rutger Bregman, Reith Lectures 2025 youtu.be/fUJ-qEmQGhM

This Rutger Bregman lecture series is fascinating. And also very inspiring. Available on Youtube (in Canada, anyway). Here is lecture 2: Can Ordinary People Change the World? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwj0...

If I could recommend just 1 non-fiction book that I read in 2025 it would be Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman. It left me energized and clear-eyed with a new perspective on my own values. It's the my only re-read of the year and I'll read it again. #booksky

This video will probably get fewer likes than my posts on taxing billionaires. That difference says it all. Factory farming only survives if we don’t look. It’s time to hold these companies accountable. Every donation is matched, so $1 becomes $2 through Dec 31, 2025. Donate: MoralAmbition.org/food

Factory farming isn't just about animals. It’s also about farmers trapped in crushing debt and contracts they can’t escape. We’re currently building a fellowship to take this system on and only need to raise $8,100 more to reach our fundraising goal! Donate + learn more: moralambition.org/food

Imagine if serving in government was as prestigious as landing a job at Google. In Finland and Singapore, it basically is. Public service is seen as a privilege, a place where the most ambitious people go to solve the biggest problems. That’s the culture we should be striving for.

I’d highly recommend everyone give it a watch/listen. The series was famously censored by the BBC (statements about Trump that they were too frightened to air) An excellent piece by @rutgerbregman.com m.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...

The BBC's Reith Lectures with @rutgerbregman.com are all uploaded now and worth a watch if you want some hope and inspiration going into the new year www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Just catching up with the last of @rutgerbregman.com's Reith Lectures. They're all terrific. But the final one on the ethical/theological implications of AI is superb. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Yesterday I listened to all four of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lectures and recall one comment he made: "Poll after poll finds that people across the west think that AI will worsen almost everything they care about, from our health and relationships to our jobs and democracies."

There was strong pushback from Bregman in the final Reith lecture when Anita Anand challenged him that democracy had voted in Trump. As he said, it’s manifestly not a democracy when vast sums of money are used to boost a candidate & influence the electorate. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Final Reith lecture is insanely interesting

Have enjoyed Reith Lectures, incl Q&A. Esp exchange starting 44:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The BBC censored my line about Trump's corruption, turned off the comment section, and sat on the video versions for three weeks. Still, I’m genuinely glad to see so many people watching (and commenting on) my Reith Lectures. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...

Something I never understand: why is it so hard for the left to care more about animals?

One of the world’s most interesting thinkers, the Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, says citizens need to form a modern day protest movement modelled on the 19th century ‘Temperance Crusade’ to bring Big Tech to heel before it’s too late. I couldn’t agree more. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

This video will probably get fewer likes than my posts on taxing billionaires. That difference says it all. Factory farming only survives if we don’t look. It’s time to hold these companies accountable. Every donation is matched, so $1 becomes $2 through Dec 31, 2025. Donate: MoralAmbition.org/food

The BBC censored my line about Trump's corruption, turned off the comment section, and sat on the video versions for three weeks. Still, I’m genuinely glad to see so many people watching (and commenting on) my Reith Lectures. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...

Rutger Bregman on how societies determine what's worth admiring, and how to engineer a shift. Episode 955. ✌🏼🌱 – Rich

🚨NEW: Democrats don’t have a messaging problem. They have an economic populism problem. @rutgerbregman.com breaks it down on Lever Time with @davidsirota.com ⬇️ www.youtube.com/shorts/RqTVN...

My first Reith Lecture is now out in video form: A Time of Monsters. On moral decay, elite cowardice, and why we need a moral revolution. Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-... (With one tiny edit at 4:28, for those who notice such things 😉)

This week, I'm joined by Rutger Bregman, Dutch historian and the guy who went viral telling Davos billionaires to pay their taxes. We explore why so many of us feel stuck, unfulfilled, or disconnected from purpose, and how to redirect our talent toward what actually matters. Episode 955✌🏼🌱

This is an extraordinarily good summary of the current moment. It's going to be worth checking this lecture's audience performance online. To a point Bregman makes here, this is deserving of our attention; yet, will it receive as much attention as a viral AI slop video? A far right podcaster?

My first Reith Lecture is now out in video form: A Time of Monsters. On moral decay, elite cowardice, and why we need a moral revolution. Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-... (With one tiny edit at 4:28, for those who notice such things 😉)

Haha, well, I'd say this is a new low in The Spectator's coverage of my Reith Lectures. There is so much wrong with the piece that it’s hard to know where to begin, but a few points stand out --> /1

On January 14, I'll be interviewing the extraordinary @rutgerbregman.com in London. Tickets will go fast, so get yours while you can. howtoacademy.com/events/rutge...

What if you could instantly DOUBLE your impact? This Giving Tuesday, every dollar to The School for Moral Ambition’s U.S. Food System Reform Program is matched. We’re raising $100K to launch a fellowship to help end factory farming. Your $1 = $2. moralambition.org/food

Goodbye planet-wrecking Black Friday, hello world-healing Giving Tuesday! We're raising funds to end factory farming: one of the most polluting industries on earth, responsible for the suffering of billions of animals. Support us now, every donation is doubled! moralambition.org/food

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Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...

The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1

Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head. downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Great to see that the White House and the Daily Mail are as excited by the upcoming publication of my BBC Reith Lectures as I am!

The biggest problem in the world isn’t climate change, future pandemics, or democratic collapse. It’s that far too many of our most brilliant minds are working on *everything but* those problems. 🧵

Defenders of Israels war crimes often remind us that October 7 was the equivalent of twelve 9/11s, and that therefore, Israel had no other choice. You never hear them do the math for Palestinians, who have now endured the equivalent of at least 2,500 9/11s.

Historian and author @rutgerbregman.com joins the global call to #TaxTheSuperRich. He insists we can't accept a status quo where the richest keep getting richer while people and planet suffer. Fair taxation of the super rich is essential for a just and inclusive society. #FFD4 #FfD4People

Yes, this is fascism. For years, historians and experts were cautious about using the f-word to describe today's events. But that hesitation is gone now. 🧵

How to stop authoritarian takeovers, 6 simple lessons from history: 1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.

Fascinating chart from @rutgerbregman.com‘s new book about moral ambition. It seems many of the rich have an inkling that they make money doing things that provide no benefit to society. Also, in this media era that’s immersing society in bullshit news, the journalism number is notable.

Such an honor to sit down with David Marchese for The Interview in the @nytimes — I loved this conversation about my new book, The School for Moral Ambition, and much more. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/m...

When the far right gets upset about the reach of your book campaign, you know something is going well :)

Incredibly powerful investigation in Dutch newspaper NRC: Seven of the world’s leading genocide scholars — including renowned Holocaust experts — describe Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocidal. And according to them, nearly all of their peers agree.

What is "moral ambition" — and should you have more of it? Would it make your career feel a lot more meaningful? @rutgerbregman.com thinks so. I talked to him about his new book — read an excerpt of our convo here and listen to the podcast version linked in the piece! www.vox.com/future-perfe...

In the latest episode of “Lives Well Lived”, we’re joined by historian and author @rutgerbregman.com for a wide-ranging conversation on moral ambition, effective altruism, and what it means to move from awareness to action.

Now on andrewyang.com/podcast historian and author of “Humankind” @rutgerbregman.com joins to talk his new book “Moral Ambition” and what he thinks people should be doing more of. Who made him feel ‘moral envy’ and what did he do about it?

Just another day on Bluesky. Today we have a PhD researcher at the University of Amsterdam calling the Bolsheviks the 'most successful leftist organisation ever'. Indeed, very successful at murdering millions of people.

If you want to be inspired and/or have a little cry, head over to @foylesforbooks.bsky.social on Charing Cross Road for this installation promoting @rutgerbregman.com's new book on Moral Ambition. Singled out an ambition I particularly applaud 👏