How might the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran end? And what will happen to the regime and the region when it does? To find out, I spoke @osto.bsky.social and Sanam Vakil for this week’s episode of the @foreignaffairs.com podcast: www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/ira...

Iran’s Tenacious Regime and the Future of the Gulf

Conversations With Afshon Ostovar and Sanam Vakil

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If Iranians respond to America’s attacks by rising up and overthrowing the Islamic Republic, it will be the first time in history that a U.S. bombing campaign incited a revolution. Me in @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Will Iranians Rise Up? Here Are the Odds.

Iranians despised the Ayatollah. That doesn’t mean they’ll side with the United States.

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The United States has gone to war with Iran, and Donald Trump says the goal is to overthrow the regime. Here are the many, many ways this could go terribly wrong: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

You Might Not Like What Comes Next in Iran

Chances of a democratic transition are slim.

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ANALYSIS: You might not like what comes next in Iran, writes Foreign Affairs editor Daniel Block. "The regime has ruthlessly snuffed out its competition, making it impossible to cleanly replace. What comes next may therefore not be better. In fact, it could be worse."

You Might Not Like What Comes Next in Iran

Chances of a democratic transition are slim.

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It's easy to see why many want Trump to attack Iran and topple the government. The regime is horribly violent and corrupt. But there's nothing bad that can't be worse, so I wrote for @politico.com about why you might hate what follows the Islamic Republic: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

You Might Not Like What Comes Next in Iran

Chances of a democratic transition are slim.

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As Iranians flood the streets to protest the Islamic Republic, Reza Pahlavi has presented himself as Iran's next leader. He's called for demonstrations. He's asked Trump to intervene. I profiled Pahlavi—and what his controversial efforts might yield—for @politico.com:

The Son of the Last Shah Wants to Be the Next Leader of Iran

Reza Pahlavi has a famous name but whether he has enough support inside the country to rise to power is unclear.

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What do Venezuelans want, now that Maduro is gone? And what does their future actually hold? To find out, I spoke with Francisco Rodríguez for @foreignaffairs.com:

Venezuela After Maduro

A conversation with Francisco Rodríguez.

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Read @danblock.bsky.social on what Western media outlets can learn from The Caravan, an Indian magazine, about what to do when the state comes after the free press. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

News Organizations Are Bowing to Trump. This Small Magazine Knows How to Resist.

U.S. media outlets could learn some lessons from The Caravan.

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To see how American journalists can survive Trump's autocratic onslaught, I collected advice from people with extensive, first-hand expertise: reporters in India. My latest for @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

This Small Magazine Knows How to Survive a Trump-Like Strongman

The Caravan and other Indian outlets have some lessons for the U.S. media.

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The son of Iran’s shah wants to come back and lead his old country. Some people think it’s a great idea. Others think it’s awful. And many think it’s impractical—but that his efforts are endangering Iran and the world. Me in @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

The Son of the Last Shah Wants to Be the Next Leader of Iran

Reza Pahlavi has a famous name but whether he has enough support inside the country to rise to power is unclear.

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What does Israel's attack mean for the Middle East? And will the United States also end up striking Iran? To find out, @foreignaffairs.com spoke with Daniel Shapiro, the former assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East: www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/dan-sha...

How War Between Iran and Israel Could Escalate—and Drag In the United States

A conversation with Daniel B. Shapiro.

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Canada’s Liberals are the most successful progressive party in the Western world, and possibly the whole world. Me for @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The Liberals Who Can’t Stop Winning

Trump isn’t the only reason Canada’s center-left has stayed in power.

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"In 2025, worrying about the fate of American democracy has become almost passé." -Steven Levitsky and @lucanway.bsky.social, on how the resistance has gone away when it's needed most. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The Path to American Authoritarianism

What comes after democratic breakdown.

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In a Q&A with Senior Editor Daniel Block, @abuaardvark.bsky.social considers what the Gaza cease-fire will mean for the Israelis, the Palestinians, and the Middle East.

Will the Gaza Cease-Fire Last?

A conversation with Marc Lynch.

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After months of devastation and tens of thousands of deaths, Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire agreement. What does it mean, and what comes next? To find out, I spoke with Marc Lynch for @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...

Will the Gaza Cease-Fire Last?

A conversation with Marc Lynch.

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An amazing lede to a great essay by my friend and colleague @danblock.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

“The Park City strike illustrates just how distorted the American ski business has become, both for workers and for visitors,” writes Daniel Block. “Central to the malaise is one trend: monopolization”:

Big Ski Is Trying to Snow You

A recent strike at a major resort has put the spotlight on what a bad deal both workers and visitors are getting.

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I don't normally write about personal stuff. But in the wake of the Park City strike, I had to. Here's what it's like to work at a large ski mountain, and how corporations have made the sport worse. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Big Ski Is Trying to Snow You

A recent strike at a major resort has put the spotlight on what a bad deal both workers and visitors are getting.

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here’s a utopian idea for the future: North America Schengen Zone

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)@iwriteok.bsky.social · 2y ago

it really does warm my heart every time we North Americans act like real neighbors to each other. seeing Mexico and Canada rush in to help California is beautiful. speaks to the best in us. don't forget that in the days to come.

The "winners" of the 2024 Lown Institute's Shrkeli Awards for health care profiteering include UnitedHealthcare; an air ambulance company that charged $97,599; and a University of North Texas facility that allegedly sold body parts without notifying next of kin. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced

Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples

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“Ten New Ideas for the Democratic Party to Help the Working Class, and Itself.” From @glastris.bsky.social in the new issue of the @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/05/t...

Ten New Ideas for the Democratic Party to Help the Working Class, and Itself. | Washington Monthly

This package of essays is not an exercise in political “messaging.” It is an effort to provide the policy scaffolding of a new liberalism.

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A great story on economist soul-searching from @bencasselman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? (Gift Article)

Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.

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seems like a pretty ripe time for someone to introduce a new photo and/or social video app

"Mom just told me that her friend sent her some new photographs: My childhood home, which she and my Dad built together in Topanga Canyon, may be gone." Such a moving essay by @nancywalecki.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’

The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.

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A pretty standard bit of conventional wisdom over the past 10+ years: moving to the left on immigration policy might lose you some white voters, but it'll sure win you a lot of Latino voters. The second part turns out to maybe never have been true. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Democrats’ Disastrous Misreading of Latino Public Opinion

They spent more than a decade tacking left on immigration to win Latino votes. It may have cost them the White House—twice.

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Oh, this is very cool: The Atlantic now has a feature—that red "Follow" link on the author page—allowing you to sign up for email alerts for any writer you want. Like, oh, I don't know ... www.theatlantic.com/author/gilad...

The only thing I would add to this nice little parenting essay is that the advice applies to the rest of life, too. Enjoy things while they're happening! www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

Parents, Put Down Your Phone Cameras

In trying to capture so much of our kids’ lives, we risk missing out.

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The truth is that men aren’t thinking about the Roman Empire, or the Middle Ages, they’re thinking about @mikeduncan.bsky.social’s chronicle of a fictitious revolution on Mars.

This data-rich @foreignaffairs.com piece by Michael Beckley is the best explanation I've seen of American politics, both foreign and domestic. The sources of our strength are also, increasingly, the sources of our dysfunction.

The Strange Triumph of a Broken America

Power abroad comes with dysfunction at home.

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