https://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3m7wbruczoc2fReposting this Comment from , tragically, 2012, which remains true, and in many ways even truer, tonight. https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-simple-truth-about-gun-control14 Dec 2025 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7wbruczoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3m5u53x3iss2dLaw Dork https://www.lawdork.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web17 Nov 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5u53x3iss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lmxzweyks22eSo thrilling to see Habs advance to playoffs! We've had better teams, of course, and more finished teams -- but I can't recall a Montreal Canadiens team that played with more heart, more spirit , or had a brighter core of young players.17 Apr 2025 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxzweyks22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lmxzup7bqc2eI've been a crazed Habs fan for almost sixty years now (58 to be precise.) We've had better teams, of course, and more finished teams -- but I can't recall a Montreal Canadiens team that played with more heart, more spirit , or had a brighter core of young players. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2025 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxzup7bqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lkysddb4js24Teaching tomorrow night. https://myfivethings.com/class/adam-gopnik-five-things-ive-learned/22 Mar 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkysddb4js24https://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lkyscgavfs24I'll be teaching tomorrow night at 8 EST, all about the nature of learning and what I've learned. I'll have guests, you'll be able to ask questions, and it should be fun.You can register below https://myfivethings.com/class/adam-gopnik-five-things-ive-learned/22 Mar 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyscgavfs24https://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lkishhtp4k24Glad to offer this praise of Canadian patriotism, trying to distinguish it from the more toxic forms of nationalism. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkishhtp4k24https://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lbkpk4wet22cReposting my piece from a year ago about visiting Dealey Plaza. Nov.22nd, 1963 --the moment my consciousness, like so many others, turned inside out. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-intimate-reality-of-the-jfk-assassination22 Nov 2024 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkpk4wet22chttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lbd7ob3imk2tMy most recent piece on the theory and practice of crowds and mobs. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/11/25/multitudes-dan-hancox-book-review-the-crowd-in-the-early-middle-ages-shane-bobrycki19 Nov 2024 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd7ob3imk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lan5nir4622qAnd here, to mark my migration to this place, some simple and wise words from my wisest predecessor, E.B. White.11 Nov 2024 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lan5nir4622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamgopnik.bsky.social/post/3lan5jamh3c2qMy piece from Fort Sumter the weekend before the election. On Folding The Flag: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/dispatches/after-trumps-reelection-how-can-americans-rebuild-a-common-life11 Nov 2024 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:vmchhhld7wpuspajmouceptt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lan5jamh3c2q