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Why This Shutdown is Different

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 2d

Why this Shutdown is Different.
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A self-inflicted crisis exposes the limits of partisan power and the costs of political fatalism.

This is Democracy – Episode 308: Greenland and the Arctic

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 5d

Why Greenland is important and the future of the Arctic. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 10/02/2025 · 31m

The Revenge of History in Europe

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 9d

Putin and Trump are harming democracy in Europe. Reflections from my visit to Germany.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine changed Europe. Germany is struggling to increase its military power without losing its democracy.

In Defense of Free Speech

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 16d

Why free speech is under threat. What should we do? open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Free speech is more fragile than we admit. Guarding it requires courage, solidarity, and a refusal to let intimidation define our discourse.

This is Democracy – Episode 307: Deliberative Democracy

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 19d

How to replace demagogic democracy with more deliberative democracy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 09/18/2025 · 37m

A look at Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Ozymandias as a meditation on power, legacy, and the fleeting nature of authority—asking what lessons remain for us in the ruins of past empires.

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 20d

More poetry for our troubled time. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

The Wreckage of Kings

U.S. Coast Guard Launches Strike on Martha’s Vineyard Yacht, Citing “Ideological Threat”

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 21d

Breaking News! open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Breaking News

The Center Cannot Hold: What Should We Do?

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 23d

Some poetry for our predicament and pathways ahead. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

In an age of extremism and instability, William Butler Yeats reminds us: the center must be rebuilt, not abandoned. Our future depends on conviction, creativity, and courage.

Is America trapped in a cycle of political violence? - ABC listen

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 25d

My discussion of rising political violence. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

A 22 year old man is in custody in Utah, as the United States deals with the aftershocks of the public murder of political activist, Charlie Kirk. while on stage at Utah Valley University. Acts of po...

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This is Democracy – Episode 306: Federal Science Funding

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · 28d

How does federal science funding work? Why is it crucial for health, prosperity, and democracy? Our new podcast episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 09/09/2025 · 26m

Glorifying War Will Harm Us All

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Sep 8

Glorifying war, at home and abroad, will harm us all. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Trump’s glorification of war at home and abroad erodes democracy, fuels instability, and ignores the lessons real generals learned: war harms victors and vanquished alike.

Indian-Americans Can Help Save Democracy

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Sep 3

My Thursday panel in DC on the legacies of WWII will live stream:
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Event – GHI Washington

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Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Sep 2

Indian-Americans have a central role to play in preserving American democracy. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Indian-Americans are among the nation’s most successful immigrant groups. Their resources, skills, and leadership are now essential to defending trade, immigration, and American democracy itself.

Another Mass Shooting, And Again We Will Do Nothing…

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 28

Another mass shooting yesterday, more children dead. Why can’t we stop this? What should we do? My thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

American society suffers from more mass shootings than any other. Until we reduce the weapons and violence in our society, the killings will continue.

Why People are Lonely and Angry: Proximity Without Presence

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 26

How loneliness and alienation threaten our democracy. What we must do. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

In a hyper-connected world, Americans are lonelier than ever. This essay explores how digital saturation, eroding trust, and fading third places fuel an emotional recession—and how we rebuild.

AI school offers challenge to public education: ‘They need to be accountable to their customer’

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 24

DC Friends - please join our discussion on September 4 at 12pm. www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

Event – GHI Washington

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Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 23

3rd Baseline.

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 22

Zachary’s revealing report on the new AI school in Austin. A must listen. www.texasstandard.org/stories/alph...

Austin’s Alpha School emphasizes AI tech and parental choice.

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Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 22

Putin’s extraordinary letter to Melania Trump. democracyofhope.substack.com/p/putin-pens...

Putin Pens Heartfelt Note to Melania, Proposes Bold Fix for U.S. Congressional Maps

Putin pens a tender yet tactical note to Melania Trump, proposing a surreal gerrymandering scheme that would corral all Democrats into one giant, pixelated ‘District 666.'

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This is Democracy – Episode 305: New School Year

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 21

With a new school year, our new podcast on the opportunities and challenges for the coming semester. With Dr. Jack Loveridge, Vice President of the El Paso Independent School Board. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Podcast Episode · This is Democracy · 08/21/2025 · 45m

Texas Gerrymanders 5 Seats For Trump Who is Trying to Stop the Dems From Taking the House in 2026

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 21

My interview about Texas drawing five new gerrymandered districts for Trump. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

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Opinion | The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 20

The NY Times featured my research, along with other presidential historians, on the intrusiveness of the current administration in American society.
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Trump and Putin, One-on-One in the Presidential Limousine, August 15, 2025

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 18

Transcript of the private Putin-Trump meeting. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

This morning, Moscow released a transcript of Trump’s private meeting with Putin. It is very revealing.

An End-of-Week Mindshare on Democracy

Jeremi Suri @jeremisuri.bsky.social · Aug 15

The history and harms of gerrymandering. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Gerrymandering has shaped U.S. politics from the nation’s founding to today, entrenching power, limiting competition, and challenging the very idea of representative democracy.