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Justin Vogt

@jvogt.bsky.social

Executive Editor at Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs.com)

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Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Incredible how the the style, cadence, and rhythm, which is to say the aesthetic form, of the section of the Declaration of Independence that lists grievances against the King, has seeped into our manner of speaking politically - 250 years later. NYT editorial today:

It is worth pausing to put the fund into the larger context of Mr. Trump's political project: He is destroying pillars of American democracy to empower himself. He claims elections are legitimate only if he wins. He uses federal law enforcement to investigate and prosecute his perceived enemies. He purges his party of officials who defy him. He describes members of the other party and civil society as traitors and enemies. He incentivizes his supporters to break the law on his behalf and rewards them when they do. He directs his allies to change election rules to keep his party in power.
Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How does the US spend $800 billion a year on defense and yet after just six weeks of war with Iran, we're running out of missiles and munitions? For my latest @newyorker.com piece, I dove into the dysfunction of the US defense budget: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?

Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only mad...

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Justin Vogt@jvogt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A piece I've been hoping to read for years: Sergey Radchenko on Sergey Radchenko. Thanks for writing this, @radchenko.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/radc...

Sergey Radchenko@radchenko.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I have a long piece in the Guardian about... well, myself. As a writer and a historian, I generally tell other people's stories. So, this story was difficult to write. It took me about six months. It's about my understanding of my own identity: who, or what am I, really?

Justin Vogt@jvogt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The next time Trump takes questions from the press, I hope a reporter asks him this question: “Sir, if we’ve accomplished all of our objectives in Iran, why do we need a deal?”

robert p. baird@robertpbaird.com · 4mo ago

"In the midst of what is going on now, it is hard, when you sit down at a desk, to feel confident that morning after morning spent fiddling with words and rhythms is a justified activity – especially as there is never any certainty that the whole thing won’t have to be scrapped." — T.S. Eliot, 1942

Justin Vogt@jvogt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Bill Callahan: I could not work, so I threw a bottle into the woods And then I felt bad for the doe paw and the rabbit paw So I went looking for the pieces of the bottle that I threw All because I couldn't work Ingmar Bergman:

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Justin Vogt@jvogt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Curious for knowledgable reactions to this proposition: 1. Ideally, Warner would not be sold to anyone. 2. If it gets sold, it's clearly worse in the short term if the buyer is Paramount instead of Netflix. 3. A sale to Paramount is possibly better in the long term than a sale to Netflix.