Sam Ratner
@samratner.bsky.social
Policy director at Win Without War, working to enact a more just and progressive US foreign policy. Formerly @ACLEDINFO and @ZitamarNews. He/him. Views my own.
To be clear, I'm not beefing with Seva's article, which I largely agree with -- just noting that "the US, China, and Russia are moving toward regime type convergence" is an insight you wouldn't have gotten from the legions of breathless Thucydides Trap enthusiasts in Washington.
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
To be clear, I'm not beefing with Seva's article, which I largely agree with -- just noting that "the US, China, and Russia are moving toward regime type convergence" is an insight you wouldn't have gotten from the legions of breathless Thucydides Trap enthusiasts in Washington.
Here's me interviewing Megan when the book came out, either seven or one million years ago, depending on how you look at it. fellowtravelersblog.com/2019/03/28/i...
“Interior” by Design
The US Department of the Interior is one of the federal government’s neatest rhetorical tricks. Built largely to manage land in the American West that had become “interior” to the United States onl…
fellowtravelersblog.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Here's me interviewing Megan when the book came out, either seven or one million years ago, depending on how you look at it. fellowtravelersblog.com/2019/03/28/i...