I reviewed Sarah Bakewell’s new book—and wrote about the limitations of humanism. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

Earlier this year, I wrote a defense of gerontocracy. Then Dianne Feinstein discredited my argument. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Penguin just announced the pub date for my behind-the-curtain book about Afghanistan, Ukraine, the rise and fall and rise of transformative legislation, and a president who is far more fascinating than assumed. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534055/t…

A great read on the New Washington Consensus: the US economy must not be hyper-dependent on trade policies that leave it vulnerable to disruptions in supply chains—whether from pandemics, wars, or countries who wish us ill. ⁦Franklin Foer⁩ theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

That time Sigmund Freud put Woodrow Wilson on the couch. I wrote about the strange life and after-life of one of the most fascinating biographies of an American president. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

I wrote about Elizabeth Gilbert's feckless response to criticism--and the bad precedent it sets. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

"The doppelgänger doesn’t just stalk Levy’s protagonist; it stalks the entirety of her work." Franklin Foer is excellent on Deborah Levy and what defines her oeuvre. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

This week, the Biden administration very quietly published a manifesto for a counterrevolution.... theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

"Study any dysfunction in American economic life long enough—runaway health-care costs, baby-formula shortages, regional inequality—and you’re likely to find corporate concentration among the causes." Franklin Foer bit.ly/3rydVDS

My grand theory of why the U.S. has been so mediocre at this World Cup... theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Now that the U.S. is out of the Women’s World Cup, every neutral fan of goodwill should fervently support Colombia, Franklin Foer writes: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

The obstacles to women’a soccer in most of the world are grotesque and immense. I’m rooting for a team that survived wage theft, systemic sexual assault—and plays electric football. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Spain’s performance in the Women’s World Cup has been a tremendous sporting victory, and a thrashing of the idea that the women’s game lacks the technical ability of the men’s, Franklin Foer writes: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

I spoke to Megan Rapinoe about the disgusting Spanish federation president, the backlash against USWNT, her missed penalty kick, and what she'll miss about the World Cup. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Very excited about Franklin Foer’s book. Join us.

This is an important piece, from ⁦Franklin Foer⁩: theatlantic.com/international/…

In most ways, Biden’s persistence has made for a resilient, healthy psyche, Franklin Foer writes. "Right now it is his psychological prison, a mental habit that might doom American democracy." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

I wrote about how Biden's greatest strengths as a president were the very things that doomed his reelection. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Netanyahu has tried to turn the most pro-Israel president in US history into his enemy. That's a terrible message and will badly hurt Israel in the long-run. theatlantic.com/international/…

A month after October 7, I wrote a profile of Hersh Goldberg-Polin--and an account of his parent's suffering. theatlantic.com/international/…