Is it possible for the Trump White House to properly pronounce Iran?

As the #nyc #Election for mayor goes into the home stretch, let's re-read Rebecca Traister's New York Magazine piece from 2021 about Andrew Cuomo's toxic workplace culture. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

From mullahs to military men: "The outside world has often assumed that Iran’s regime exhibits reckless risk-taking and belligerence because it has been run by religious men. The danger is the military men are worse." economist.com/middle-east-an…

Art of the ceasefire: U.S. pretends to obliterate Iran's nuclear sites Iran pretends to retaliate Israel pretends to have won

This was such a fascinating discussion!

This is an interesting read: Gulf states want no winner in the conflict between Israel and Iran by Mira Al Hussein theconversation.com/gulf-states-wa… via The Conversation

Wherein the great Allison Schrager tells me and Brad Stone the U.S. economy is has entered its “middle-aged man” era on its 249th birthday 🎂 Bloomberg Businessweek

I wish I'd been wrong on where the trade talks were going. Since I wasn't, you should read the piece.

Econ mystery: who is paying for Trump’s tariffs? There are 3 (and a half) suspects. A look at the clues the data is giving us. My latest for Businessweek Bloomberg #economy #Tariff #TrumpTariff #Inflation

Reminded of one of my favorite episodes of The Indicator when the great Cardiff Garcia and I spoke with Dr. Lisa D. Cook about her work in the field of economics. npr.org/2020/06/11/875…

"Dodik is too powerful and too volatile to confront, his demands must be accommodated and then he will moderate." That was a central pillar of Western policy in Bosnia for nearly quarter century. Turns out, as many of us said: nope. So many years lost appeasing a paper tiger.

Trump wants to control the Fed. He tried to fire Jerome Powell but failed. He's turned to Lisa Cook, a Black woman doing two things at once: diverting attention from his authoritarian grab and turning it into a culture war. open.substack.com/pub/interruptr…

Authoritarianism doesn't just happen at the hands of one person. Audio Recording Reveals United Group and Telekom Srbija CEOs Discussing Undermining Serbian Broadcaster occrp.org/en/news/audio-… via Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Trump Administration Live Updates: Rubio Bars Palestinian Officials From Attending U.N. General Assembly nytimes.com/live/2025/08/2…

So craven..... Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor’s Race nytimes.com/2025/09/03/nyr…

An absolutely superb fall books issue! So many must reads. A murderers' row of brilliant minds.

The Dems, Edward Luce argues, need to stop reacting to Trump and start operating as if he didn’t exist-a suspect position but he nails it. on.ft.com/47AQuwL

If Serbians want to live in a democracy, then its govt needs to give up on imperial fantasies, accept the sovereignty of Kosovo and its role in the genocidal aggression in Bosnia in the 1990s, writes Jasmin Mujanović foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/15/ser…

Helpful explainer via bechamilton for Just Security U.N. Commission Finds That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza: What Does It Mean? at justsecurity.org/120762/coi-gen…

Bloated & Broke: The UN at 80 open.substack.com/pub/interruptr…