Andrew Weinstein
@andrewjweinstein.com
Presidential appointee in Obama and Biden administrations. Served as United States Public Delegate to United Nations. DNC Lawyers Council Chair. Trial Lawyer. Music & Hockey Fan. Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship.
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No country grows stronger when its foreign policy is shaped by ego instead of principle.
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
No country grows stronger when its foreign policy is shaped by ego instead of principle.
A “peace board” where nations must pay $1B for a seat isn’t diplomacy — it’s extortion dressed up as foreign policy. Turning global stability into a pay‑to‑play scheme is reckless, corrupt, and dangerous.
Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, report says
The Trump administration wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing a draft charter.
www.reuters.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A “peace board” where nations must pay $1B for a seat isn’t diplomacy — it’s extortion dressed up as foreign policy. Turning global stability into a pay‑to‑play scheme is reckless, corrupt, and dangerous.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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2016 was much better.
January 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
2016 was much better.
If you weaponize the DOJ to intimidate elected officials, that’s not “politics.” It’s a federal crime. Retaliatory investigations violate civil‑rights and obstruction laws. Anyone turning law enforcement into a threat is advertising their own liability.
January 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
If you weaponize the DOJ to intimidate elected officials, that’s not “politics.” It’s a federal crime. Retaliatory investigations violate civil‑rights and obstruction laws. Anyone turning law enforcement into a threat is advertising their own liability.
Donald Trump didn’t just meet with Tucker Carlson this week — he met with him twice, right after Carlson gave a Holocaust‑denying white nationalist a two‑hour, unchallenged platform. That’s not coincidence. It’s endorsement.
January 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Donald Trump didn’t just meet with Tucker Carlson this week — he met with him twice, right after Carlson gave a Holocaust‑denying white nationalist a two‑hour, unchallenged platform. That’s not coincidence. It’s endorsement.
Donald Trump pardoned the “Camp Auschwitz” rioter, hosted a Holocaust‑denying white nationalist for dinner, and declared that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.” That’s not a coincidence. It’s a culture. My latest essay explores the dangerous mainstreaming of extremism
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate
The betrayal behind the rhetoric of safety
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Donald Trump pardoned the “Camp Auschwitz” rioter, hosted a Holocaust‑denying white nationalist for dinner, and declared that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.” That’s not a coincidence. It’s a culture. My latest essay explores the dangerous mainstreaming of extremism
You can’t fight antisemitism while validating Holocaust deniers, gutting civil‑rights enforcement, and excusing open hatred inside your own movement. My new piece traces how the Trump administration is mainstreaming hate — not by accident, but by design.
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate
The betrayal behind the rhetoric of safety
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 AM
You can’t fight antisemitism while validating Holocaust deniers, gutting civil‑rights enforcement, and excusing open hatred inside your own movement. My new piece traces how the Trump administration is mainstreaming hate — not by accident, but by design.
We’re watching a dangerous shift: rhetoric once considered fringe is now treated as acceptable political strategy. I wrote about how we got here — and what’s at stake.
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate
The betrayal behind the rhetoric of safety
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
We’re watching a dangerous shift: rhetoric once considered fringe is now treated as acceptable political strategy. I wrote about how we got here — and what’s at stake.
Once protest is labeled “insurrection,” the next step is labeling dissenters as enemies. That’s the slope we’re on. The Insurrection Act was meant for genuine emergencies—not for a president eager to silence anyone who refuses to fall in line.
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Once protest is labeled “insurrection,” the next step is labeling dissenters as enemies. That’s the slope we’re on. The Insurrection Act was meant for genuine emergencies—not for a president eager to silence anyone who refuses to fall in line.
When career prosecutors resign because they’re being pushed to investigate a grieving widow instead of a federal agent who killed an unarmed woman, that’s not “law and order.” That’s a warning sign.
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
When career prosecutors resign because they’re being pushed to investigate a grieving widow instead of a federal agent who killed an unarmed woman, that’s not “law and order.” That’s a warning sign.
The world is watching Iran. Thousands killed. Thousands detained. And still, people march — for dignity, for survival, for a future they can recognize. Their courage demands more than silence.
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The world is watching Iran. Thousands killed. Thousands detained. And still, people march — for dignity, for survival, for a future they can recognize. Their courage demands more than silence.
It really is staggering to see so many people willing to toss aside our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly erratic,visibly unraveling, criminally convicted reality show charlatan. And yet, here we are.
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
It really is staggering to see so many people willing to toss aside our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly erratic,visibly unraveling, criminally convicted reality show charlatan. And yet, here we are.
Enough delay. Release the remaining Epstein files. A functioning democracy doesn’t hide the truth.
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Enough delay. Release the remaining Epstein files. A functioning democracy doesn’t hide the truth.
Beth Israel survived the Klan in 1967. It will survive this too.
But the fact that it has to is the problem.
But the fact that it has to is the problem.
Suspect arrested after a fire destroys the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, 6 decades after a KKK bombing | CNN
A suspect has been arrested after a fire tore through Beth Israel, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, leaving the congregation forced to rebuild from the ashes — again.
www.cnn.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Beth Israel survived the Klan in 1967. It will survive this too.
But the fact that it has to is the problem.
But the fact that it has to is the problem.
I filmed this backstage at a Dead & Company show, not long after the Parkland shooting. Bob Weir had asked to meet a group of student survivors — and the care, time, and respect he showed them was unforgettable. He always showed up to inspire the next generation. Fare thee well to a true legend.
January 11, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I filmed this backstage at a Dead & Company show, not long after the Parkland shooting. Bob Weir had asked to meet a group of student survivors — and the care, time, and respect he showed them was unforgettable. He always showed up to inspire the next generation. Fare thee well to a true legend.
It will take a generation to repair the damage this presidency has inflicted — and that’s assuming we get the chance.
January 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
It will take a generation to repair the damage this presidency has inflicted — and that’s assuming we get the chance.
I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.
A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the Country We’re Becoming
What we tolerate now will define us.
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.
This has been a hard and unsettling week. Take a moment to check in on the people around you. You never know whose day you might help carry.
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This has been a hard and unsettling week. Take a moment to check in on the people around you. You never know whose day you might help carry.
A president claims his “own morality” is the only check on his power. The U.S. arrests a foreign leader. And somehow, neither of those is the biggest story of the week. This isn't just a news cycle; it’s a constitutional freefall.
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A president claims his “own morality” is the only check on his power. The U.S. arrests a foreign leader. And somehow, neither of those is the biggest story of the week. This isn't just a news cycle; it’s a constitutional freefall.
Renee Good deserved better. Her family deserved better. Her state deserved better. And our democracy deserves better than a government that treats truth as an inconvenience and accountability as optional.
A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the Country We’re Becoming
What we tolerate now will define us.
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Renee Good deserved better. Her family deserved better. Her state deserved better. And our democracy deserves better than a government that treats truth as an inconvenience and accountability as optional.
Every democracy slides the same way: abuse of power, denial of facts, and a public asked to look away.
This moment demands attention — and accountability.
This moment demands attention — and accountability.
A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the Country We’re Becoming
What we tolerate now will define us.
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Every democracy slides the same way: abuse of power, denial of facts, and a public asked to look away.
This moment demands attention — and accountability.
This moment demands attention — and accountability.
A federal agent killed a U.S. citizen on camera. The government seized the evidence. And now they’re telling us not to believe what we saw.
My new piece on truth, power, and the country we’re becoming:
My new piece on truth, power, and the country we’re becoming:
A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the Country We’re Becoming
What we tolerate now will define us.
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
A federal agent killed a U.S. citizen on camera. The government seized the evidence. And now they’re telling us not to believe what we saw.
My new piece on truth, power, and the country we’re becoming:
My new piece on truth, power, and the country we’re becoming:
A federal agent killed a U.S. citizen in a state that never asked for federal involvement — and now the federal government is blocking that state from investigating the killing.
That isn’t federalism.
That isn’t public safety.
That is occupation.
That isn’t federalism.
That isn’t public safety.
That is occupation.
January 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A federal agent killed a U.S. citizen in a state that never asked for federal involvement — and now the federal government is blocking that state from investigating the killing.
That isn’t federalism.
That isn’t public safety.
That is occupation.
That isn’t federalism.
That isn’t public safety.
That is occupation.
A U.S. citizen was shot at point-blank range on a public street. Now, federal agents are barricading the scene and blocking local authorities from doing their jobs. This is not how a democracy functions—it is how a police state operates. Renee Good deserves justice, not a federal cover-up.
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A U.S. citizen was shot at point-blank range on a public street. Now, federal agents are barricading the scene and blocking local authorities from doing their jobs. This is not how a democracy functions—it is how a police state operates. Renee Good deserves justice, not a federal cover-up.