Kurt Andersen
@kurtandersen.bsky.social
Novelist and historian: The Breakup (2026), Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, Heyday, Turn of the Century, etc. Co-created Command Z (with Steven Soderbergh) and Studio 360, New Yorker writer, New York editor-in-chief, Spy co-founder https://www.kurtandersen.com
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The United States is a strange place. Has it ever not been a totally crazy country? @kurtandersen.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social to discuss the weird history of America ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfriction
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November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The United States is a strange place. Has it ever not been a totally crazy country? @kurtandersen.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social to discuss the weird history of America ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfriction
#USpolitics #Trump #AmericanPolitics #PoliticsPodcast
#USpolitics #Trump #AmericanPolitics #PoliticsPodcast
Yesterday provided a key to why Trump decided he likes Mamdani: he’s ignorant and only gets information from sycophants and Fox News etc., so undoubtedly didn’t know of Mamdani’s original 2024 viral video with Trump voters in the Bronx and Queens, or of his actual not-extreme policy proposals.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yesterday provided a key to why Trump decided he likes Mamdani: he’s ignorant and only gets information from sycophants and Fox News etc., so undoubtedly didn’t know of Mamdani’s original 2024 viral video with Trump voters in the Bronx and Queens, or of his actual not-extreme policy proposals.
The whole Oval Office video. Via Fox News.
Donald Trump is more enthusiastic about Zohran Mamdani and his prospects running New York City than the leadership of Mamdani's political party.
www.foxnews.com/video/638541...
Donald Trump is more enthusiastic about Zohran Mamdani and his prospects running New York City than the leadership of Mamdani's political party.
www.foxnews.com/video/638541...
Mamdani asked about socialism, calling Trump a ‘fascist’ as the two reflect on 'productive' Oval Office meeting | Fox News Video
Fireworks don't fly as President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reflect on their meeting where they discussed affordability, the Middle East and more while taking reporter q...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The whole Oval Office video. Via Fox News.
Donald Trump is more enthusiastic about Zohran Mamdani and his prospects running New York City than the leadership of Mamdani's political party.
www.foxnews.com/video/638541...
Donald Trump is more enthusiastic about Zohran Mamdani and his prospects running New York City than the leadership of Mamdani's political party.
www.foxnews.com/video/638541...
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Trump says more nice things about Mamdani and they shake hands
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump says more nice things about Mamdani and they shake hands
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Trump begins the on-camera portion of his meeting with Mamdani with some gracious words about his campaign
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump begins the on-camera portion of his meeting with Mamdani with some gracious words about his campaign
The showman knows a great plot twist when he sees it.
“I feel very confident that he can do a good job. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people actually. We agreeon a lot more than I would have thought. I would feel very, very comfortable living in New York."
“I feel very confident that he can do a good job. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people actually. We agreeon a lot more than I would have thought. I would feel very, very comfortable living in New York."
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The showman knows a great plot twist when he sees it.
“I feel very confident that he can do a good job. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people actually. We agreeon a lot more than I would have thought. I would feel very, very comfortable living in New York."
“I feel very confident that he can do a good job. I think he is going to surprise some conservative people actually. We agreeon a lot more than I would have thought. I would feel very, very comfortable living in New York."
I discovered these photos today. And discovered they were friends, Trump and Liberace, mid-1980s Trump Tower co-tenants and shopping buddies. I had no idea.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I discovered these photos today. And discovered they were friends, Trump and Liberace, mid-1980s Trump Tower co-tenants and shopping buddies. I had no idea.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
Seeing an item just now in a financial newsletter noting that Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg, Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang are all 5’7” reminded me of Asset-Adjusted Height — the concept we invented for this chart, part of a cover story in Spy’s issue #8 in 1987.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Seeing an item just now in a financial newsletter noting that Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg, Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang are all 5’7” reminded me of Asset-Adjusted Height — the concept we invented for this chart, part of a cover story in Spy’s issue #8 in 1987.
Fascinating. And so important for Democrats to acknowledge. Immigrants, including the quarter here unlawfully, want tight border security and admission policies. But not reckless mass deportation of non-criminals by masked federal bullies. In other words, they agree with a majority of all Americans.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Fascinating. And so important for Democrats to acknowledge. Immigrants, including the quarter here unlawfully, want tight border security and admission policies. But not reckless mass deportation of non-criminals by masked federal bullies. In other words, they agree with a majority of all Americans.
Brilliant @jamellebouie.net must-read on the “tight connection between autocratic governance and extreme graft,” how Trump-Republicanism is about “clearing the way for a smash and grab” to “siphon wealth from the public.” Savage, historically illuminating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Brilliant @jamellebouie.net must-read on the “tight connection between autocratic governance and extreme graft,” how Trump-Republicanism is about “clearing the way for a smash and grab” to “siphon wealth from the public.” Savage, historically illuminating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Feeling especially up for Thanksgiving this year.
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Feeling especially up for Thanksgiving this year.
Two centuries of world economic history in a perfect nutshell. The trajectories of the UK, Western Europe and the U.S. are what you’d figure — but Asia! Had no idea that in 1820 it was half the world’s GDP, before shriveling to less than a fifth in 1950. And of course now approaching half again.
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Two centuries of world economic history in a perfect nutshell. The trajectories of the UK, Western Europe and the U.S. are what you’d figure — but Asia! Had no idea that in 1820 it was half the world’s GDP, before shriveling to less than a fifth in 1950. And of course now approaching half again.
Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice memo 4 months ago obeying Trump’s order not to investigate or prosecute anyone involved with Jeffrey Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice memo 4 months ago obeying Trump’s order not to investigate or prosecute anyone involved with Jeffrey Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
Favorite thing of the day
Video: Reveal of Russian A.I. Humanoid Robot Goes Awry
AIDOL, Russia’s first artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robot, collapsed onstage moments after it was revealed at a technology event in Moscow on Tuesday.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Favorite thing of the day
Short-fingered vulgarian spectacularly living up to both parts of his nickname at once.
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Short-fingered vulgarian spectacularly living up to both parts of his nickname at once.
My auto-boilerplate for all such binary left-right Whither Democrats journalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My auto-boilerplate for all such binary left-right Whither Democrats journalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Another interesting historical fact from @pbump: 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another interesting historical fact from @pbump: 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
I knew that West Virginia, now one of the reddest, Trumpiest states, was a swing state back in the late 20th century. But here’s an astounding fact I just learned: in 1988, dweeby Massachusetts liberal governor Mike Dukakis won West Virginia!
The past is a foreign country.
The past is a foreign country.
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I knew that West Virginia, now one of the reddest, Trumpiest states, was a swing state back in the late 20th century. But here’s an astounding fact I just learned: in 1988, dweeby Massachusetts liberal governor Mike Dukakis won West Virginia!
The past is a foreign country.
The past is a foreign country.
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
In Evil Geniuses I explain how big business and the rich since 1980 have used complex, obscure tax and other systemic changes to keep making the rich richer and our economy more and more unfair and unaffordable to most Americans.
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In Evil Geniuses I explain how big business and the rich since 1980 have used complex, obscure tax and other systemic changes to keep making the rich richer and our economy more and more unfair and unaffordable to most Americans.
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Happy that he lost. Happy that these guys wasted $55 million. Happy that money failed to buy an election. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Happy that he lost. Happy that these guys wasted $55 million. Happy that money failed to buy an election. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
Good, informative piece. Americans could have nice things too! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Good, informative piece. Americans could have nice things too! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cuomo's grim, graceless concession speech last night could've been one of his regular campaign speeches. (He again mispronounced the name of the guy who'd just beaten him again.) It made me decide to tell the story of my one brief encounter with him, days after he'd become governor. 1/3
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cuomo's grim, graceless concession speech last night could've been one of his regular campaign speeches. (He again mispronounced the name of the guy who'd just beaten him again.) It made me decide to tell the story of my one brief encounter with him, days after he'd become governor. 1/3
Hilarious panicky confusion from Ohio’s Republican governor nominee Ramaswamy: the party raising prices of imports and about to make health care impossibly unaffordable must somehow now make affordability *their* #1 issue. Replacing unabashed hateful bigotry as their brand. x.com/vivekgramasw...
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hilarious panicky confusion from Ohio’s Republican governor nominee Ramaswamy: the party raising prices of imports and about to make health care impossibly unaffordable must somehow now make affordability *their* #1 issue. Replacing unabashed hateful bigotry as their brand. x.com/vivekgramasw...
Nicely played tonight, Zohran, quoting this Mario Cuomo line in your victory speech without naming him.
“You campaign in poetry,” Mario
Cuomo said after he was first elected governor of New York. “You govern in prose.” Forty years on, Andrew Cuomo has campaigned for mayor in leaden, lazy, ugly prose his father would surely hate. While @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social campaigned in inspiring poetry.
Cuomo said after he was first elected governor of New York. “You govern in prose.” Forty years on, Andrew Cuomo has campaigned for mayor in leaden, lazy, ugly prose his father would surely hate. While @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social campaigned in inspiring poetry.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Nicely played tonight, Zohran, quoting this Mario Cuomo line in your victory speech without naming him.