Eric Weinberger
@ericweinberger.bsky.social
Writing, etc. No guru, no method, once teacher.
Cambridge, Mass. to The Hague, the Alps, and back to Cambridge
ericweinberger.substack.com
Cambridge, Mass. to The Hague, the Alps, and back to Cambridge
ericweinberger.substack.com
Pinned
It's only on b'sky that we keep saying, "This is insane"
Not sure how Larry Summers could ever be Hamlet but this does get to the heart of the matter.
The answer might well be the Corporation.
The answer might well be the Corporation.
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Not sure how Larry Summers could ever be Hamlet but this does get to the heart of the matter.
The answer might well be the Corporation.
The answer might well be the Corporation.
Imagine being the very wealthy President of the United States at age 79 & despite being deeply corrupt since birth, this investment is something that would cross your mind...
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Imagine being the very wealthy President of the United States at age 79 & despite being deeply corrupt since birth, this investment is something that would cross your mind...
God bless the Daily Telegraph, still going where no one else dares to go
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
God bless the Daily Telegraph, still going where no one else dares to go
Your next Aaron Sorkin movie will be "Epstein at Harvard," including multiple investigations (Harvard's own, MAGA's many)
As I was saying…
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Your next Aaron Sorkin movie will be "Epstein at Harvard," including multiple investigations (Harvard's own, MAGA's many)
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"Some day, son, all this will be yours"
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"Some day, son, all this will be yours"
Never in US history has there been a party standard-bearer who is constitutionally ineligible for the Presidency. It's gonna be interesting!
Two realities to keep in mind
1) Mamdani CANNOT run for prez. Born in Uganda, no joke. That is huge blessing: means that his message and style can be judged on their own terms, not 'What does this mean for Iowa caucuses?'
2) Trump is weak and getting weaker, old and getting older. Supporters know
1) Mamdani CANNOT run for prez. Born in Uganda, no joke. That is huge blessing: means that his message and style can be judged on their own terms, not 'What does this mean for Iowa caucuses?'
2) Trump is weak and getting weaker, old and getting older. Supporters know
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Never in US history has there been a party standard-bearer who is constitutionally ineligible for the Presidency. It's gonna be interesting!
Zohran doesn't have the thumbs-up, of course... perhaps because his hands are larger?
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Zohran doesn't have the thumbs-up, of course... perhaps because his hands are larger?
We're two days away from the 50th anniversary. Here is my favorite death-of-Franco story.
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Some day, son, all this will be yours"
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"Some day, son, all this will be yours"
Three days later
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Three days later
What if she isn't interesting?
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What if she isn't interesting?
Saudi Arabia soft power
So yesterday Trump was holding hands with MBS, and today he's demanding the execution of two Senators and four Representatives.
Seems like something rubbed off
Seems like something rubbed off
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Saudi Arabia soft power
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50 years ago today, Franco died.
We're two days away from the 50th anniversary. Here is my favorite death-of-Franco story.
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
50 years ago today, Franco died.
50 years ago today, Franco died.
We're two days away from the 50th anniversary. Here is my favorite death-of-Franco story.
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
50 years ago today, Franco died.
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Christ, what's the next Larry Summers headline going to be?
(Wrong answers only)
(Wrong answers only)
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Christ, what's the next Larry Summers headline going to be?
(Wrong answers only)
(Wrong answers only)
Ah, too late for Larry
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ah, too late for Larry
Christ, what's the next Larry Summers headline going to be?
(Wrong answers only)
(Wrong answers only)
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Christ, what's the next Larry Summers headline going to be?
(Wrong answers only)
(Wrong answers only)
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I'm still thinking about how the Saudi despot does his best to make sure no one is killed and dismembered at one of his embassies again.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm still thinking about how the Saudi despot does his best to make sure no one is killed and dismembered at one of his embassies again.
Reposted by Eric Weinberger
Saudi Arabia soft power - i.e., what comes to mind when MBS is in the news
“Behead” seems like it should entail giving someone a head rather than the reverse
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Saudi Arabia soft power - i.e., what comes to mind when MBS is in the news
It's too bad we don't live in a political or legal culture where, say, a lawyer who joined a partisan campaign to do work like this (Bush 2000 FL recount) knew that precluded his being named a judge in later life.
Agree this is an important piece.
Also:
-Don't miss Lincoln Caplan's excellent piece, on same theme, last month in Harvard magazine www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
-Every Roberts profile should point out that he was on GWB's Florida Recount team in 2000. As were Brett K, Amy CB.
Also:
-Don't miss Lincoln Caplan's excellent piece, on same theme, last month in Harvard magazine www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
-Every Roberts profile should point out that he was on GWB's Florida Recount team in 2000. As were Brett K, Amy CB.
I have long said people don't be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts as much as they should be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's too bad we don't live in a political or legal culture where, say, a lawyer who joined a partisan campaign to do work like this (Bush 2000 FL recount) knew that precluded his being named a judge in later life.
I'm still thinking about how the Saudi despot does his best to make sure no one is killed and dismembered at one of his embassies again.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm still thinking about how the Saudi despot does his best to make sure no one is killed and dismembered at one of his embassies again.
Saudi Arabia soft power - i.e., what comes to mind when MBS is in the news
“Behead” seems like it should entail giving someone a head rather than the reverse
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Saudi Arabia soft power - i.e., what comes to mind when MBS is in the news
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Hmm.... do I send this to Larry Summers?
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hmm.... do I send this to Larry Summers?
"Which one of you guys is Franco?"
We're two days away from the 50th anniversary. Here is my favorite death-of-Franco story.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Which one of you guys is Franco?"
Reposted by Eric Weinberger
We're two days away from the 50th anniversary. Here is my favorite death-of-Franco story.
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're two days away from the 50th anniversary. Here is my favorite death-of-Franco story.