I was happy to speak to @tombedsall.bsky.social for this article, alongside @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social and Sam Tannenhaus.

“In fact, the liberal internationalism championed by Roosevelt and Truman ensured America’s rise to global pre-eminence.” Great read from @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/b...

We speak with @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social about the assault on the First Amendment by Trump and his cabinet of yes-men and women now claiming 97% of the mainstream media's coverage of him is negative and therefore ABC, CBS and NBC should lose their broadcast licenses. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Trump’s War Gamble: "Isolationist" President Opens Pandora’s Box With Iran. A spirited conversation. Featuring @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social @glastris.bsky.social @mattizcoop.bsky.social and host @anne-s-kim.bsky.social: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/23/t...

i am currently reading jacob heilbrunn’s great book on the American right’s love affair with foreign dictators, and one thing that is very apparent is that these people have always celebrated racism. no backlash required.

Now at backgroundbriefing.org | @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social - Trump's NatSec Reality TV Reshuffle | Jim Liebman - SCOTUS Poised to Force Taxpayers to Subsidize Religious Indoctrination | @ericblanc.bsky.social - How Unions Would Be the Only Way Reindustrialized US Workers Could Make a Living Wage

I've been shown what purports to be a draft version of a soon to be released Executive Order reorganizing the State Dept. The chain of custody is a bit indirect and it's important to be clear that there can be many versions of such orders circulating and they can be subject to subsequent edits etc.

@jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social on the elections in Germany nationalinterest.org/feature/germ...

We’re joined by @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social looking into Trump's Mafia-style foreign policy as Putin is about to meet Trump in Saudi Arabia to try to carve up the world like Mafia bosses carve up territory. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

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Now at backgroundbriefing.org | @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social - Netanyahu Meets With Hegseth at the Pentagon | Leila Hilal - A Palestinian Perspective on Trump's US-Owned Gaza as a "Riviera of the Middle East" | @jeetheer.bsky.social - The Growing Alarm at Musk Having Every American's Personal Details

We speak with @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social about his @thespectator1828.bsky.social article, “Trump’s inner real-estate developer targets Gaza,” and the meeting today between PM Netanyahu and SecDef Pete Hegseth who has backed Israel’s annexing of the West Bank. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Glad to see you here, Jacob!

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I really enjoyed this episode of my favorite podcast, "Ukraine The Latest" by @telegraphnews.bsky.social - intesting discussion with @jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social from The National Interest on the right's historical fascination with authocracy. Get this pod to BSKY! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

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With the heroic chief rabbi of Ukraine, Moshe Azman

The Pittsburgh Symphony prepares to tackle Strauss waltzes!

Jacob holt das Beste aus ihr heraus.

My look at Merkel: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

I’m so happy to see all my old twitter friends and no nefarious billionaires!!