Well put. @MADarbyshire of Bloomberg @business on my book: “'The jump from believing yourself worthy of an enormous fortune to believing yourself broadly superior because of it is not a hard one to make.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

It’s true! Come see us live at the @92ndStreetY No robots, no AI voices, just humans talking to each other.

"Beijing will make that decision based partly on its interpretation of America's willingness to intervene or not." @eosnos explains how Trump's rhetoric on Taiwan could shape China's long-term calculations about military action. youtu.be/Ztu-GbfXnV4

An important podcast from the @NewYorker's @sbg1, @JaneMayerNYer, and @eosnos, featuring my colleague @edwardfishman on chokepoints and the global economic impact of the war in Iran. play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6…

I really enjoyed the opportunity to discuss with @IChotiner what the war with Iran means for China. @NewYorker has long been one of my favorite periodicals, so this was a real treat. newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/h…

Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next? Fabulous conversation with a true expert, constitutional scholar Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw ⁦@Princeton⁩ newyorker.com/podcast/politi…

Friends in Amsterdam, I'll be speaking Mon April 13th at the John Adams Institute, on "Shadows of the American Dream: On Inequality, Ambitions and Opportunity" john-adams.nl/evan-osnos/

A fitting topic this week: @sbg1 and @JaneMayerNYer and I take a look at what’s going on with J.D. Vance, our man (briefly) in Pakistan. newyorker.com/podcast/politi…

The Beijing Brief is your one-stop shop for the sharpest analysis of the U.S.-China relationship from @ryanl_hass, @jonczin, @patricia_m_kim & @kyleichan. Listen to the first episode: brookings.edu/articles/the-d…

and he didn't move to the center, just mobilized the base.

"Tell me how this ends?" In an emergency Washington Roundtable on Iran, @JaneMayerNYer @sbg1 and I dig into the rationales, the blind spots, the finances, and the key lessons from Vietnam to Iraq and beyond swap.fm/l/tny-tps-x

For what lies ahead in Iran, listen to David Remnick's interview (posted Fri) with @ksadjadpour , who predicted "the autumn of the ayatollahs" but warns "The last two decades has proven that we don't have the ability to dictate our preferred outcome." newyorker.com/podcast/the-ne…

Reminds me of this podcast on the historical pattern in which a frantic autocrat--advised by only cowering, compromised toadies--waddles into a flood of self-destructive choices. Mussolini invaded Ethiopia, then allied with Hitler, and so on newyorker.com/podcast/politi…

Fascinating science and history of strongmen: The dopamine hit from power and impunity is intoxicating, but, craving a bigger hit, you go nuts -- and you lose the public. That's "autocratic backfire." With @ruthbenghiat @sbg1 @JaneMayerNYer newyorker.com/podcast/politi… Ben-Ghiat

Lots worthwhile here from @niubi of @sinocism e.g. "They're trying to build a whole Chinese knowledge system, whether it’s economics, philosophy, or social sciences, to effectively decouple from the Western systems"

Join @MarkLClifford in conversation with @eosnos on February 18! Register below. leonlevycenterforbiography.c…

In the Epstein era "wealth and ostentation are all too often associated w/ social status, unchecked privilege, and unaccountability...money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded." by @JohnCassidy newyorker.com/news/the-finan…

SCOOP China warns US that planned new arms sales package for Taiwan could threaten Trump visit to Beijjng. US developing package that could reach as much as $20bn. Patriot missiles, surface-air missiles & other systems in big package. #USChinaScoop as.ft.com/r/122b166c-29d5-48…

Looking forward to this event with @eosnos Feb. 18 at CUNY's Leon Levy Center for Biography in NYC to discuss the imprisoned publisher Jimmy Lai, who awaits sentencing in solitary confinement in #HongKong.

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million Original Bezos purchase price of the Washington Post in 2013: $250 million Bezos net worth in 2013: $25.2 billion Net increase in Bezos wealth since buying the Post: $224.2 billion Last reported annual losses of Post: $100 million Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5 @JeffBezos

China hands in NYC Feb 18: Come hear the amazing story of Jimmy Lai: "billionaire businessman...who became China’s most famous political prisoner." I'll interview biographer @MarkLClifford, who heads @thecfhk Details @CUNY's @biographyctr gc.cuny.edu/events/troublema…