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Timothy Snyder, Heather Cox Richardson, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Phillips P. OBrien, Terry Moran, Lawrence Lessig, Jon Finer, Jake SullivanOpening the future by understanding the past.
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Iran, Ukraine, and Freedom with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer
Dear thinkers:
Earlier today, Tim talked with and , two former senior national security aides to President Biden on their new show, “The Long Game.:
They began with Iran — and, specifically, the power the United States has effectively...
Utopias of Violence
The war in Iran began with a dream of violence. The question now is whether the nightmare that followed returns to the United States.
The use of force does not magically lead to the outcome you want. You can think that firing some missiles...
Capitulation Day
The United States has capitulated to Iran. There is a “deal,” which has been signed, on terms that can only be described as those of complete Iranian victory.
The US-Iranian talks that were supposed to begin today were cancelled, so today...
Strongmen, Oligarchs, & Fascists: Thinking Live with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Dear Thinkers,
This afternoon, Tim sat down with for a conversation I think many of you will want to watch with a notebook in hand.
Ruth is one of the foremost scholars of strongmen and authoritarianism — she teaches at NYU and has spen...
Sky Defense: Bringing it Home
Dear Friends,
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a defining confrontation of our time, and there is much you can do to help Ukrainians defend themselves -- and thereby affirm much that is of value in our world.
The war in Ukraine has now...
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Snyder is an American historian of Europe and a public intellectual on both continents. Among his books are On Tyranny and Bloodlands, which appear in new editions in 2022. His work inspires art and music, and is read at protests around the world.
I'm a history professor interested in the contrast between image and reality in American politics. I believe in American democracy, despite its frequent failures.
Historian of authoritarianism and propaganda. NYT Bestseller: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. Now writing: Resisting Autocracy. Consultant film & TV. Rep'd by CAA & The Gernert Company.
Professor of Strategic Studies, @univofstandrew. Writing about grand strategy, war, history, Romanesque and Baroque buildings I love, Sicily, and pretty much anything else that takes my fancy.
Independent journalist, formerly with ABC News. I publish a Substack newsletter called “Real Patriotism,” and host a podcast by the same name on YouTube.
law professor and democracy activist.
Former NSC and State Department official. Fake lawyer. Retired journalist. Co-Host of The Long Game podcast.
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