Daniel Block
@danblock.bsky.social
Senior editor @ForeignAffairs. Formerly: the Washington Monthly, The Caravan, @PhillyInquirer, Swarthmore. Onetime ski instructor.
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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."
"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."
You Might Not Like What Comes Next in Iran
Chances of a democratic transition are slim.
www.politico.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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."
"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...
@politico.com about why you might hate what follows the Islamic Republic: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
You Might Not Like What Comes Next in Iran
Chances of a democratic transition are slim.
www.politico.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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...
@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:
I profiled Pahlavi—and what his controversial efforts might yield—for @politico.com:
The Son of the Last Shah Wants to Be the Next Leader of Iran
Reza Pahlavi has a famous name but whether he has enough support inside the country to rise to power is unclear.
www.politico.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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:
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:
Venezuela After Maduro
A conversation with Francisco Rodríguez.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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:
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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...
News Organizations Are Bowing to Trump. This Small Magazine Knows How to Resist.
U.S. media outlets could learn some lessons from The Caravan.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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...
My latest for @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
This Small Magazine Knows How to Survive a Trump-Like Strongman
The Caravan and other Indian outlets have some lessons for the U.S. media.
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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...
My latest for @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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...
Me in @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Son of the Last Shah Wants to Be the Next Leader of Iran
Reza Pahlavi has a famous name but whether he has enough support inside the country to rise to power is unclear.
www.politico.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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...
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...
How War Between Iran and Israel Could Escalate—and Drag In the United States
A conversation with Daniel B. Shapiro.
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June 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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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Me for @theatlantic.com:
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The Liberals Who Can’t Stop Winning
Trump isn’t the only reason Canada’s center-left has stayed in power.
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April 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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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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...
-Steven Levitsky and @lucanway.bsky.social, on how the resistance has gone away when it's needed most. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"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...
-Steven Levitsky and @lucanway.bsky.social, on how the resistance has gone away when it's needed most. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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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.
Will the Gaza Cease-Fire Last?
A conversation with Marc Lynch.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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:
www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...
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Will the Gaza Cease-Fire Last?
A conversation with Marc Lynch.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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:
www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...
www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...
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An amazing lede to a great essay by my friend and colleague @danblock.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
An amazing lede to a great essay by my friend and colleague @danblock.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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“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”:
Big Ski Is Trying to Snow You
A recent strike at a major resort has put the spotlight on what a bad deal both workers and visitors are getting.
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January 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“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.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Big Ski Is Trying to Snow You
A recent strike at a major resort has put the spotlight on what a bad deal both workers and visitors are getting.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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here’s a utopian idea for the future: North America Schengen Zone
it really does warm my heart every time we North Americans act like real neighbors to each other. seeing Mexico and Canada rush in to help California is beautiful. speaks to the best in us. don't forget that in the days to come.
Canadian MP Charlie Angus on California: We have fire crews in the danger zones. The Canadian military is now on full alert to help. That’s what we do—we help our neighbors in times of crisis.
The fact that Trump isn’t there.. is shocking but this is what criminal grifters do.
The fact that Trump isn’t there.. is shocking but this is what criminal grifters do.
January 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
here’s a utopian idea for the future: North America Schengen Zone
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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.
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Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced
Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“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
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From @glastris.bsky.social in the new issue of the @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social
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Ten New Ideas for the Democratic Party to Help the Working Class, and Itself. | Washington Monthly
This package of essays is not an exercise in political “messaging.” It is an effort to provide the policy scaffolding of a new liberalism.
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January 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“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...
From @glastris.bsky.social in the new issue of the @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/05/t...
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A great story on economist soul-searching from @bencasselman.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...
Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? (Gift Article)
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
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January 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A great story on economist soul-searching from @bencasselman.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...
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seems like a pretty ripe time for someone to introduce a new photo and/or social video app
January 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
seems like a pretty ripe time for someone to introduce a new photo and/or social video app
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"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...
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’
The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.
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January 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"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...
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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...
The second part turns out to maybe never have been true. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Democrats’ Disastrous Misreading of Latino Public Opinion
They spent more than a decade tacking left on immigration to win Latino votes. It may have cost them the White House—twice.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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...
The second part turns out to maybe never have been true. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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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...
December 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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...
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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...
Parents, Put Down Your Phone Cameras
In trying to capture so much of our kids’ lives, we risk missing out.
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January 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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...
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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.
January 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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.