Jeffrey Goldberg
@jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social
Editor in chief, The Atlantic. Moderator, Washington Week with The Atlantic, on PBS.
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Fun piece from @rossandersen.bsky.social about the "Hubble tension"--the problem that different methods for measuring the expansion of the universe give apparently incompatible results, which is leading some researchers to believe that something is drastically wrong with standard cosmological ideas.
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
Cosmologists are fighting over everything.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Fun piece from @rossandersen.bsky.social about the "Hubble tension"--the problem that different methods for measuring the expansion of the universe give apparently incompatible results, which is leading some researchers to believe that something is drastically wrong with standard cosmological ideas.
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Grateful for this essay by my friend @ibogost.bsky.social
First My Mother Died. Then My Home Got Hit by a Tornado.
My street got leveled by 150-mph winds. Why do I feel somehow at ease?
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May 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Grateful for this essay by my friend @ibogost.bsky.social
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Can Steve Witkoff, Trump's friend and golfing partner, make world peace? @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports: https://theatln.tc/8b2ZQDNs
May 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Can Steve Witkoff, Trump's friend and golfing partner, make world peace? @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports: https://theatln.tc/8b2ZQDNs
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“It is these constitutional obstacles to a tyrannical president that have made America the greatest nation on Earth for almost 250 years, not the fallen America that Trump delusionally thinks he’s going to make great again tomorrow,” J. Michael Luttig writes:
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
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May 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“It is these constitutional obstacles to a tyrannical president that have made America the greatest nation on Earth for almost 250 years, not the fallen America that Trump delusionally thinks he’s going to make great again tomorrow,” J. Michael Luttig writes:
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"'Ian, are you conscious or are you a vegetable?' Geoff teased during one of my visits. 'I think you’re a vegetable. I think you look like a kumquat.'"
From fascinating, tragic, harrowing, heartwarming story of brain injury & consciousness.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From fascinating, tragic, harrowing, heartwarming story of brain injury & consciousness.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
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May 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"'Ian, are you conscious or are you a vegetable?' Geoff teased during one of my visits. 'I think you’re a vegetable. I think you look like a kumquat.'"
From fascinating, tragic, harrowing, heartwarming story of brain injury & consciousness.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From fascinating, tragic, harrowing, heartwarming story of brain injury & consciousness.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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“Rather than following a foreign policy that ignores values altogether,” writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social. “Trump has a clear preference for values that are, in the American context, historically anomalous or—to put it in less neutral terms—bad”:
The New MAGA World Order
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“Rather than following a foreign policy that ignores values altogether,” writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social. “Trump has a clear preference for values that are, in the American context, historically anomalous or—to put it in less neutral terms—bad”:
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"The president’s utter contempt for the Constitution and laws of the United States has been on spectacular display since Inauguration Day."
Essential piece by Reagan administration alum and longtime George H.W. Bush-appointed federal judge J. Michael Luttig.
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Essential piece by Reagan administration alum and longtime George H.W. Bush-appointed federal judge J. Michael Luttig.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
www.theatlantic.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"The president’s utter contempt for the Constitution and laws of the United States has been on spectacular display since Inauguration Day."
Essential piece by Reagan administration alum and longtime George H.W. Bush-appointed federal judge J. Michael Luttig.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Essential piece by Reagan administration alum and longtime George H.W. Bush-appointed federal judge J. Michael Luttig.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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@adriennelaf.bsky.social: “Today, right now—and I mean right this second—you have the most power you’ll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America.”
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
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April 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
@adriennelaf.bsky.social: “Today, right now—and I mean right this second—you have the most power you’ll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America.”
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Happy publication day to @dgraham.bsky.social and may this image live forever
April 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy publication day to @dgraham.bsky.social and may this image live forever
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"Trump has opened up a trapdoor beneath the American legal system. This trapdoor is wide enough to swallow the entire Constitution....Trump can, if he wishes, imprison any dissident, judge, journalist, member of Congress, or candidate for office."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Trump has opened up a trapdoor beneath the American legal system. This trapdoor is wide enough to swallow the entire Constitution....Trump can, if he wishes, imprison any dissident, judge, journalist, member of Congress, or candidate for office."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Trump administration has quietly doubled down on its decision to stop sending emergency food to children starving in Bangladesh, Somalia, and other countries. Without urgent intervention, these children might die within months, @hana-kiros.bsky.social reports. https://theatln.tc/kQAZFJJw
April 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Trump administration has quietly doubled down on its decision to stop sending emergency food to children starving in Bangladesh, Somalia, and other countries. Without urgent intervention, these children might die within months, @hana-kiros.bsky.social reports. https://theatln.tc/kQAZFJJw
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Key reporting from @nickmiroff.bsky.social:
Trump is waaay behind on his deportation goals.
So officials want to enlist private contractors and deputize thousands of sheriffs and local police officers to start deporting people in their towns: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump is waaay behind on his deportation goals.
So officials want to enlist private contractors and deputize thousands of sheriffs and local police officers to start deporting people in their towns: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like
The Trump administration’s campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be supercharged by Congress.
www.theatlantic.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Key reporting from @nickmiroff.bsky.social:
Trump is waaay behind on his deportation goals.
So officials want to enlist private contractors and deputize thousands of sheriffs and local police officers to start deporting people in their towns: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump is waaay behind on his deportation goals.
So officials want to enlist private contractors and deputize thousands of sheriffs and local police officers to start deporting people in their towns: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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"Harvard is changing course, perhaps because it grasped the true takeaway from Columbia’s cautionary tale: Appeasement doesn’t work, because the Trump administration isn’t really trying to reform elite higher education. It’s trying to break it."
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
What Harvard Learned From Columbia’s Mistake
If cooperation and even capitulation don’t get you anywhere, why give in to the Trump administration’s demands?
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April 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Harvard is changing course, perhaps because it grasped the true takeaway from Columbia’s cautionary tale: Appeasement doesn’t work, because the Trump administration isn’t really trying to reform elite higher education. It’s trying to break it."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Everybody should read this essay by @nellminow.bsky.social, who tells the story of the time her father refused a direct order from the president: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How to Say No to the President
My father taught me that American values are nothing without those who have the courage to uphold them.
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April 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Everybody should read this essay by @nellminow.bsky.social, who tells the story of the time her father refused a direct order from the president: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The cartoonist R. Crumb was called a sicko, a misogynist, a racist, @galbeckerman.bsky.social writes. But by dredging his subconscious, he found something the culture was craving.
The Dark Weirdness of R. Crumb
The illustrator dredged the depths of his own subconscious—and tapped into something collectively screwy in America.
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April 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The cartoonist R. Crumb was called a sicko, a misogynist, a racist, @galbeckerman.bsky.social writes. But by dredging his subconscious, he found something the culture was craving.
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“By continuing to punish Columbia even after the school gave in to its demands, the administration also appears to have overplayed its hand. If cooperation and even capitulation don’t get you anywhere, why should other universities give in?”
What Harvard Learned From Columbia’s Mistake
If cooperation and even capitulation don’t get you anywhere, why give in to the Trump administration’s demands?
www.theatlantic.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“By continuing to punish Columbia even after the school gave in to its demands, the administration also appears to have overplayed its hand. If cooperation and even capitulation don’t get you anywhere, why should other universities give in?”
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Wrote about my love for wonky janky human faces www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Reclaim Imperfect Faces
Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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"When I look at Trump acolytes, I see a swarm of Neville Chamberlains who think they’re Winston Churchill."
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I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won...
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April 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"When I look at Trump acolytes, I see a swarm of Neville Chamberlains who think they’re Winston Churchill."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has employed political appointees to make cookies and serve meals, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social report.
"On at least one occasion, a political appointee was told to recook the cookies because the batch was subpar." theatln.tc/Xo3eE3Jm
"On at least one occasion, a political appointee was told to recook the cookies because the batch was subpar." theatln.tc/Xo3eE3Jm
April 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has employed political appointees to make cookies and serve meals, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social report.
"On at least one occasion, a political appointee was told to recook the cookies because the batch was subpar." theatln.tc/Xo3eE3Jm
"On at least one occasion, a political appointee was told to recook the cookies because the batch was subpar." theatln.tc/Xo3eE3Jm
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🚨More news, this time from Isaac Stanley-Becker. Excellent and important reporting about fear and capitulation as defining qualities of the new Trump era: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The United States of Fear
For anyone who’s in the president’s crosshairs—or who could be—it’s the dominant emotion of Trump’s second term.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
🚨More news, this time from Isaac Stanley-Becker. Excellent and important reporting about fear and capitulation as defining qualities of the new Trump era: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I spoke with Chimamanda about America, which is starting to seem no different to her than Nigeria.
Chimamanda Adichie Is a Hopeless Romantic
Discussing "Dream Count," her first novel in 12 years, the Nigerian author shares her thoughts on masculinity, political chaos, and the future of fiction.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I spoke with Chimamanda about America, which is starting to seem no different to her than Nigeria.
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"Let’s start with security guarantees. Putin has never agreed to them for Ukraine—in any form"
Read Bob Kagan on the Trump capitulation to Russia
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Read Bob Kagan on the Trump capitulation to Russia
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump Is Offering Putin Another Munich
Hitler didn’t want a peace deal, and neither does Putin.
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March 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Let’s start with security guarantees. Putin has never agreed to them for Ukraine—in any form"
Read Bob Kagan on the Trump capitulation to Russia
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Read Bob Kagan on the Trump capitulation to Russia
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Tim Alberta spent time with Elissa Slotkin in the hours before her speech on Tuesday. A fascinating report on one Democrat trying to make sense of it all:
The Advice Elissa Slotkin Didn’t Take
The Michigan senator wants to set a new tone for the Democratic resistance.
www.theatlantic.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Tim Alberta spent time with Elissa Slotkin in the hours before her speech on Tuesday. A fascinating report on one Democrat trying to make sense of it all:
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“For some of the workers, it was their second time being fired in a month.”
@matteowong.bsky.social on the chaos inside 18F:
@matteowong.bsky.social on the chaos inside 18F:
DOGE Killed a Government-Efficiency Team
“It’s chaotic, and it feels like it’s chaotic on purpose.”
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March 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“For some of the workers, it was their second time being fired in a month.”
@matteowong.bsky.social on the chaos inside 18F:
@matteowong.bsky.social on the chaos inside 18F:
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“The federal government’s main personnel agency, which had sent Saturday’s government-wide email, had quietly instructed agencies midday Monday that a response was voluntary. Those instructions effectively rescinded Musk’s threats.”
Elon Musk’s Empty Ultimatum
The billionaire Trump enforcer told federal workers they needed to justify themselves—or else. Then the administration changed its mind.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“The federal government’s main personnel agency, which had sent Saturday’s government-wide email, had quietly instructed agencies midday Monday that a response was voluntary. Those instructions effectively rescinded Musk’s threats.”