Tom Nichols / is on Nostr

Staff writer at The Atlantic. Curmudgeon. Cat guy. Democracy enthusiast, defender of experts. Maker of very bad music takes.

Last Notes

2024-07-22 00:30:03

By dropping out of the presidential race, President Joe Biden has “put his country over his own ego, a heroic decision that shows the difference between a political party and a cult of personality.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/07/a-candidate-not-a-cult-leader/679182/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

2024-07-20 11:30:02

Criticizing Trump in the starkest terms is not wishing him personal harm, and those who assert otherwise are engaging in a cheap attempt to silence the just accusations of Americans who are genuinely concerned about Trump’s dark vision for their country.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/07/trump-shooting-republicans-criticism/679026/

2024-07-20 11:30:02

My 2021 piece on Vance. Haven't changed my mind, as you can imagine.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/moral-collapse-jd-vance/619428/

2024-06-13 14:30:03

Trump is a deeply disturbed man. We need to keep saying it - especially in the media.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/06/trump-sharks-las-vegas-rally-speech/678667/

2024-05-10 18:30:03

I'm starting to think Jack Dorsey might be kind of weird
https://www.engadget.com/jack-dorsey-claims-bluesky-is-repeating-all-the-mistakes-he-made-at-twitter-234326121.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

2024-05-03 00:30:02

I'm back on the Daily, and telling you all that you're not imagining how bad another Trump could be because our brains can't get around it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/a-failure-of-imagination-about-trump/678278/?gift=otEsSHbRYKNfFYMngVFweBCXCojRs9Oprylw6FtIN8A&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

2024-04-12 15:30:02

Please, I'm begging all of you, stop trying to lay off the stupidity of Americansa to "no longer teaching civics."
We're an entitled, affluent, decadent society. It's moral vacuity, not a lack of education.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@stevenlane702/post/C5pbF_aLWfO

2024-04-05 23:30:03

By overwhelming people with the sheer volume and vulgarity of his antics, Trump and his team are trying to burn out the part of our brains that can discern truth from fiction, right from wrong, good from evil.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/04/dont-let-trump-exhaust-you/677973/