David Klion
@davidklion.bsky.social
Working on a book about the legacy of neoconservatism. Columnist for The Nation, contributing editor at Jewish Currents, writer for many lefty mags. KLEE-on
For my latest column in @thenation.com, I took a look at Stephen Miller's role as the unelected dark architect behind Trump's wildly unpopular authoritarian presidency
How Stephen Miller Became the Power Behind the Throne
Miller was not elected. Nor are he or his policies popular. Yet he continues to hold uncommon sway in the administration.
www.thenation.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
For my latest column in @thenation.com, I took a look at Stephen Miller's role as the unelected dark architect behind Trump's wildly unpopular authoritarian presidency
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David Rieff: “Philip Roth told me that I come from an intellectual somewhere, but a geographic and ethnic nowhere... But I do come from an ethnic somewhere, and that’s lesbian America. I grew up surrounded largely by gay people in my childhood in New York.” www.theideasletter.org/essay/woke-o...
Woke Obsessions - The Ideas Letter
Klion traces the intellectual and moral trajectory of David Rieff, from a childhood spent in the forbidding shadow of his mother, Susan Sontag, to a successful journalistic career of his…
www.theideasletter.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM
David Rieff: “Philip Roth told me that I come from an intellectual somewhere, but a geographic and ethnic nowhere... But I do come from an ethnic somewhere, and that’s lesbian America. I grew up surrounded largely by gay people in my childhood in New York.” www.theideasletter.org/essay/woke-o...
The @cipolicy.bsky.social, run by @mattduss.bsky.social and @nancyokail.bsky.social, has operated below the radar the last couple years, but could turn out to be a big deal in certain increasingly imaginable timelines... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The @cipolicy.bsky.social, run by @mattduss.bsky.social and @nancyokail.bsky.social, has operated below the radar the last couple years, but could turn out to be a big deal in certain increasingly imaginable timelines... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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ICYMI: @davidklion.bsky.social on the future of Bari Weiss's CBS News
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Bari Weiss and the Future of CBS News ft. David Klion
Podcast Episode · The Study Hall Podcast · 02/02/2026 · 1h
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February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
ICYMI: @davidklion.bsky.social on the future of Bari Weiss's CBS News
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In addition to his selfless work against ICE @whstancil.bsky.social provides a positive role model for Annoying-Americans like myself.
In 2024 I profiled @whstancil.bsky.social, the guy who turns being righteously annoying into a superpower. Reupping it now as he heroically deploys his powers against ICE in Minnesota.
Who Is Will Stancil? And Why Is He In Your Feed?
The Minnesota policy wonk posting his way to power and influence.
nymag.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 AM
In addition to his selfless work against ICE @whstancil.bsky.social provides a positive role model for Annoying-Americans like myself.
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great conversation with @davidklion.bsky.social for the @studyhall.bsky.social podcast breaking down the significance of Bari Weiss and what she’s up to at CBS News. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Bari Weiss and the Future of CBS News ft. David Klion
Podcast Episode · The Study Hall Podcast · 02/02/2026 · 1h
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February 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
great conversation with @davidklion.bsky.social for the @studyhall.bsky.social podcast breaking down the significance of Bari Weiss and what she’s up to at CBS News. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Bari Weiss attended a fundraiser last night in NYC, attendee tells me. There was an auction item for dinner with her and wife Nellie Bowles. Several people cheered in approval, many others said after how gross it was. Bari shouted out “And you can make out with Nellie!” It ultimately sold for $55k.
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bari Weiss attended a fundraiser last night in NYC, attendee tells me. There was an auction item for dinner with her and wife Nellie Bowles. Several people cheered in approval, many others said after how gross it was. Bari shouted out “And you can make out with Nellie!” It ultimately sold for $55k.
Convicted sex offender: Just following up on our last conversation, how was introducing Bari Weiss to your parents?
Nellie Bowles: Ahahahaha it actually went great, how's being rich going?
Nellie Bowles: Ahahahaha it actually went great, how's being rich going?
January 31, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Convicted sex offender: Just following up on our last conversation, how was introducing Bari Weiss to your parents?
Nellie Bowles: Ahahahaha it actually went great, how's being rich going?
Nellie Bowles: Ahahahaha it actually went great, how's being rich going?
In 2024 I profiled @whstancil.bsky.social, the guy who turns being righteously annoying into a superpower. Reupping it now as he heroically deploys his powers against ICE in Minnesota.
Who Is Will Stancil? And Why Is He In Your Feed?
The Minnesota policy wonk posting his way to power and influence.
nymag.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
In 2024 I profiled @whstancil.bsky.social, the guy who turns being righteously annoying into a superpower. Reupping it now as he heroically deploys his powers against ICE in Minnesota.
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Good essay. Klion is even-handed but it seems to me as simple as the fact that the NY intellectual social milieu ppl like Rieff have relied on has been replaced by Twitter and accordingly degenerated.
For @open-society.bsky.social's Ideas Letter, I've written a profile of David Rieff, the son of Susan Sontag and Philip Rieff and a globetrotting humanitarian intellectual who in recent years has taken a striking anti-woke and anti-trans turn.
Woke Obsessions - The Ideas Letter
Klion traces the intellectual and moral trajectory of David Rieff, from a childhood spent in the forbidding shadow of his mother, Susan Sontag, to a successful journalistic career of his…
www.theideasletter.org
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Good essay. Klion is even-handed but it seems to me as simple as the fact that the NY intellectual social milieu ppl like Rieff have relied on has been replaced by Twitter and accordingly degenerated.
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This is so damn good.
For @open-society.bsky.social's Ideas Letter, I've written a profile of David Rieff, the son of Susan Sontag and Philip Rieff and a globetrotting humanitarian intellectual who in recent years has taken a striking anti-woke and anti-trans turn.
Woke Obsessions - The Ideas Letter
Klion traces the intellectual and moral trajectory of David Rieff, from a childhood spent in the forbidding shadow of his mother, Susan Sontag, to a successful journalistic career of his…
www.theideasletter.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is so damn good.
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Fantástica biografía intelectual de @davidklion.bsky.social n.bsky.social sobre David Rieff, hijo de Susan Sontag, a quien conocemos bien en España porque sus libros contra la memoria histórica fueron instrumentalizados tiempo atrás por la derecha.
For @open-society.bsky.social's Ideas Letter, I've written a profile of David Rieff, the son of Susan Sontag and Philip Rieff and a globetrotting humanitarian intellectual who in recent years has taken a striking anti-woke and anti-trans turn.
Woke Obsessions - The Ideas Letter
Klion traces the intellectual and moral trajectory of David Rieff, from a childhood spent in the forbidding shadow of his mother, Susan Sontag, to a successful journalistic career of his…
www.theideasletter.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Fantástica biografía intelectual de @davidklion.bsky.social n.bsky.social sobre David Rieff, hijo de Susan Sontag, a quien conocemos bien en España porque sus libros contra la memoria histórica fueron instrumentalizados tiempo atrás por la derecha.
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David Rieff here narrates his ever-deepening transphobia via alluding, as a “vulgar psychoanalyst” of himself, to an upbringing ‘surrounded by often radical lesbians. “What I remember vividly was that all these women are trying to get away from penises”’
For @open-society.bsky.social's Ideas Letter, I've written a profile of David Rieff, the son of Susan Sontag and Philip Rieff and a globetrotting humanitarian intellectual who in recent years has taken a striking anti-woke and anti-trans turn.
Woke Obsessions - The Ideas Letter
Klion traces the intellectual and moral trajectory of David Rieff, from a childhood spent in the forbidding shadow of his mother, Susan Sontag, to a successful journalistic career of his…
www.theideasletter.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:09 AM
David Rieff here narrates his ever-deepening transphobia via alluding, as a “vulgar psychoanalyst” of himself, to an upbringing ‘surrounded by often radical lesbians. “What I remember vividly was that all these women are trying to get away from penises”’
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Back in the twitter days I would interact with Rieff a bit, and I could see him falling further and further down this anti-woke rabbit hole. I appreciate this accounting by @davidklion.bsky.social
For @open-society.bsky.social's Ideas Letter, I've written a profile of David Rieff, the son of Susan Sontag and Philip Rieff and a globetrotting humanitarian intellectual who in recent years has taken a striking anti-woke and anti-trans turn.
Woke Obsessions - The Ideas Letter
Klion traces the intellectual and moral trajectory of David Rieff, from a childhood spent in the forbidding shadow of his mother, Susan Sontag, to a successful journalistic career of his…
www.theideasletter.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Back in the twitter days I would interact with Rieff a bit, and I could see him falling further and further down this anti-woke rabbit hole. I appreciate this accounting by @davidklion.bsky.social
For @open-society.bsky.social's Ideas Letter, I've written a profile of David Rieff, the son of Susan Sontag and Philip Rieff and a globetrotting humanitarian intellectual who in recent years has taken a striking anti-woke and anti-trans turn.
Woke Obsessions - The Ideas Letter
Klion traces the intellectual and moral trajectory of David Rieff, from a childhood spent in the forbidding shadow of his mother, Susan Sontag, to a successful journalistic career of his…
www.theideasletter.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
For @open-society.bsky.social's Ideas Letter, I've written a profile of David Rieff, the son of Susan Sontag and Philip Rieff and a globetrotting humanitarian intellectual who in recent years has taken a striking anti-woke and anti-trans turn.
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I was talking to @davidklion.bsky.social the other day and he raised the possibility of Trump eventually posting about Bari's poor ratings at CBS. We might get it soon enough.
Two hours before 60 Minutes is scheduled to air, CBS News finally sends out a press release announcing that the "Inside CECOT" segment will be featured.
Normally these listing come out a few days in advance.
Normally these listing come out a few days in advance.
January 19, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I was talking to @davidklion.bsky.social the other day and he raised the possibility of Trump eventually posting about Bari's poor ratings at CBS. We might get it soon enough.
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What, if anything, does Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme have to say about American Jewishness in 1952 and now? Editor-in-chief Arielle Angel, senior editor Nathan Goldman, contributing editor @davidklion.bsky.social, and contributing writer Mitch Abidor discuss:
What Makes Marty Run?
Jewish Currents discusses Josh Safdie’s new film, Marty Supreme , and its vision of mid-century American Jewishness.
jewishcurrents.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
What, if anything, does Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme have to say about American Jewishness in 1952 and now? Editor-in-chief Arielle Angel, senior editor Nathan Goldman, contributing editor @davidklion.bsky.social, and contributing writer Mitch Abidor discuss:
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hey this is the exact reading i was looking for about marty supreme let's go baby
4 Jews, 2 opinions: for the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social podcast, @arielleangel.bsky.social, Mitch Abidor, Nathan Goldman and I debate the merits and meaning of Marty Supreme
What Makes Marty Run?
Jewish Currents discusses Josh Safdie’s new film, Marty Supreme , and its vision of mid-century American Jewishness.
jewishcurrents.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
hey this is the exact reading i was looking for about marty supreme let's go baby
4 Jews, 2 opinions: for the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social podcast, @arielleangel.bsky.social, Mitch Abidor, Nathan Goldman and I debate the merits and meaning of Marty Supreme
What Makes Marty Run?
Jewish Currents discusses Josh Safdie’s new film, Marty Supreme , and its vision of mid-century American Jewishness.
jewishcurrents.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
4 Jews, 2 opinions: for the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social podcast, @arielleangel.bsky.social, Mitch Abidor, Nathan Goldman and I debate the merits and meaning of Marty Supreme
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If you selected “multiple people you went to prep school with,” you’d be correct.
Proud to have contributed a bit to this wonderful @readlux.bsky.social contemporary update of the classic 1941 “Who Goes Nazi?” essay
Who Goes Fascist?
New answers to an old question.
lux-magazine.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:34 AM
If you selected “multiple people you went to prep school with,” you’d be correct.
Proud to have contributed a bit to this wonderful @readlux.bsky.social contemporary update of the classic 1941 “Who Goes Nazi?” essay
Who Goes Fascist?
New answers to an old question.
lux-magazine.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Proud to have contributed a bit to this wonderful @readlux.bsky.social contemporary update of the classic 1941 “Who Goes Nazi?” essay
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The NYT reporter who wrote the puff piece profile on Nuzzi didn’t get Lizza’s side until the night before publication? Seems like a massive breach of journalism ethics
January 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The NYT reporter who wrote the puff piece profile on Nuzzi didn’t get Lizza’s side until the night before publication? Seems like a massive breach of journalism ethics
Ryan Lizza: "I told [NYT WH Correspondent] Shawn McCreesh everything. Shawn McCreesh is the boyfriend of the editor of Vanity Fair, and instead of warning him, hey, this person's ex-fiance says she was doing catch and kill operations for Kennedy, Shawn recommended her for the job."
Ryan Lizza on Olivia Nuzzi, RFK Jr, and the Substack-ification of a scandal
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January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Ryan Lizza: "I told [NYT WH Correspondent] Shawn McCreesh everything. Shawn McCreesh is the boyfriend of the editor of Vanity Fair, and instead of warning him, hey, this person's ex-fiance says she was doing catch and kill operations for Kennedy, Shawn recommended her for the job."