Editor in chief, Washington Monthly, former speechwriter for President Clinton, physically present if mentally distracted father, St. Louis Cardinals fan.https://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.social/post/3mdkrtr63hk2wIf you want to understand the roots of the MAGA crack up we are witnessing in real time, read this review essay @washingtonmonthly.com https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/29/the-unraveling-right/29 Jan 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:bp3vddfrix44gapiesrmuhsd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkrtr63hk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.social/post/3mdkoedbjtc2xIf you want to know the reason why Russia is not going to win, read this @washingtonmonthly.com https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/29/putin-energy-blitzkrieg-ukraine-backfires/29 Jan 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:bp3vddfrix44gapiesrmuhsd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkoedbjtc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.social/post/3mcmxxunibk2mMore of this please. Screw the water’s edge. The world needs to hear from national leaders of both parties that Trump’s foreign policy is broadly detested in America on borrowed time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/17/congressional-delegation-denmark-greenland-trump/17 Jan 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:bp3vddfrix44gapiesrmuhsd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmxxunibk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.social/post/3mbbur23osk2mHad a great discussion with the hosts of the Tests and the Rest podcast about which colleges provide the best value for your tuition and tax dollars, based on @washingtonmonthly.com’s 2025 college rankings. https://gettestbright.com/best-colleges-for-your-tuition-dollars/31 Dec 2025 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:bp3vddfrix44gapiesrmuhsd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbbur23osk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.social/post/3m7y5rejdm22tThis devastating NYTimes assessment of the American military’s broken weapons development and military industrial systems is spot on. But if you’ve been reading @washingtonmonthly.com…/1 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/08/opinion/us-china-taiwan-military.html14 Dec 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:bp3vddfrix44gapiesrmuhsd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7y5rejdm22thttps://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.social/post/3m7s63krkps2wMad respect for this headline. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/12/12/hoosier-daddy-0068855212 Dec 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:bp3vddfrix44gapiesrmuhsd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7s63krkps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/glastris.bsky.social/post/3m7hyxrevwk2dChina’s predatory economy is the problem. Uniting with our allies to fight back is the only sensible response. Instead, Trump is undermining our allies, and hence we are losing. There was an alternative. /1 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/business/china-trade-surplus.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare08 Dec 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:bp3vddfrix44gapiesrmuhsd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hyxrevwk2d