Kurt Andersen
@kurtandersen.bsky.social
Novelist and historian: The Breakup (2026), Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, Heyday, Turn of the Century, etc. Co-created Command Z (with Steven Soderbergh) and Studio 360, New Yorker writer, New York editor-in-chief, Spy co-founder https://www.kurtandersen.com
Fascinating. And so important for Democrats to acknowledge. Immigrants, including the quarter here unlawfully, want tight border security and admission policies. But not reckless mass deportation of non-criminals by masked federal bullies. In other words, they agree with a majority of all Americans.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Fascinating. And so important for Democrats to acknowledge. Immigrants, including the quarter here unlawfully, want tight border security and admission policies. But not reckless mass deportation of non-criminals by masked federal bullies. In other words, they agree with a majority of all Americans.
Brilliant @jamellebouie.net must-read on the “tight connection between autocratic governance and extreme graft,” how Trump-Republicanism is about “clearing the way for a smash and grab” to “siphon wealth from the public.” Savage, historically illuminating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Brilliant @jamellebouie.net must-read on the “tight connection between autocratic governance and extreme graft,” how Trump-Republicanism is about “clearing the way for a smash and grab” to “siphon wealth from the public.” Savage, historically illuminating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Feeling especially up for Thanksgiving this year.
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Feeling especially up for Thanksgiving this year.
Two centuries of world economic history in a perfect nutshell. The trajectories of the UK, Western Europe and the U.S. are what you’d figure — but Asia! Had no idea that in 1820 it was half the world’s GDP, before shriveling to less than a fifth in 1950. And of course now approaching half again.
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Two centuries of world economic history in a perfect nutshell. The trajectories of the UK, Western Europe and the U.S. are what you’d figure — but Asia! Had no idea that in 1820 it was half the world’s GDP, before shriveling to less than a fifth in 1950. And of course now approaching half again.
Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice memo 4 months ago obeying Trump’s order not to investigate or prosecute anyone involved with Jeffrey Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice memo 4 months ago obeying Trump’s order not to investigate or prosecute anyone involved with Jeffrey Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
And Pam Bondi’s announcement today, obeying Trump’s order, that DoJ will investigate his political adversaries friendly with Epstein.
I haven’t. Read and very much liked this by [email protected] that came out last year, however.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I haven’t. Read and very much liked this by [email protected] that came out last year, however.
Short-fingered vulgarian spectacularly living up to both parts of his nickname at once.
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Short-fingered vulgarian spectacularly living up to both parts of his nickname at once.
My auto-boilerplate for all such binary left-right Whither Democrats journalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My auto-boilerplate for all such binary left-right Whither Democrats journalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Another interesting historical fact from @pbump: 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another interesting historical fact from @pbump: 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
In Evil Geniuses I explain how big business and the rich since 1980 have used complex, obscure tax and other systemic changes to keep making the rich richer and our economy more and more unfair and unaffordable to most Americans.
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In Evil Geniuses I explain how big business and the rich since 1980 have used complex, obscure tax and other systemic changes to keep making the rich richer and our economy more and more unfair and unaffordable to most Americans.
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
They just did it again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Happy that he lost. Happy that these guys wasted $55 million. Happy that money failed to buy an election. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Happy that he lost. Happy that these guys wasted $55 million. Happy that money failed to buy an election. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
Good, informative piece. Americans could have nice things too! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Good, informative piece. Americans could have nice things too! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hilarious panicky confusion from Ohio’s Republican governor nominee Ramaswamy: the party raising prices of imports and about to make health care impossibly unaffordable must somehow now make affordability *their* #1 issue. Replacing unabashed hateful bigotry as their brand. x.com/vivekgramasw...
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hilarious panicky confusion from Ohio’s Republican governor nominee Ramaswamy: the party raising prices of imports and about to make health care impossibly unaffordable must somehow now make affordability *their* #1 issue. Replacing unabashed hateful bigotry as their brand. x.com/vivekgramasw...
Interesting he’s admitting that Americans blame Republicans for the government shutdown. And also suggesting that the next Republican presidential nominee (if it’s not him, of course) is doomed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Interesting he’s admitting that Americans blame Republicans for the government shutdown. And also suggesting that the next Republican presidential nominee (if it’s not him, of course) is doomed.
Separated At Birth
Bad guy whose oil-rich nation we may start a war against for spurious reasons....
...and bad guy whose oil-rich nation we started a war against for spurious reasons that lasted 8 years, wasted the lives of 4500 U.S. troops and 200K Iraqi civilians, and directly cost $1 trillion.
Bad guy whose oil-rich nation we may start a war against for spurious reasons....
...and bad guy whose oil-rich nation we started a war against for spurious reasons that lasted 8 years, wasted the lives of 4500 U.S. troops and 200K Iraqi civilians, and directly cost $1 trillion.
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Separated At Birth
Bad guy whose oil-rich nation we may start a war against for spurious reasons....
...and bad guy whose oil-rich nation we started a war against for spurious reasons that lasted 8 years, wasted the lives of 4500 U.S. troops and 200K Iraqi civilians, and directly cost $1 trillion.
Bad guy whose oil-rich nation we may start a war against for spurious reasons....
...and bad guy whose oil-rich nation we started a war against for spurious reasons that lasted 8 years, wasted the lives of 4500 U.S. troops and 200K Iraqi civilians, and directly cost $1 trillion.
And a scene from next week's episode.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And a scene from next week's episode.
From the 2017 parody memoir of his first year in office I did with Alec Baldwin –– Trump's vision for improving the White House. With the latest Trumpficiations of the East Wing and the Lincoln Bedroom's bathroom, it's now another reality-catches-up-with-satire prophesy.
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
From the 2017 parody memoir of his first year in office I did with Alec Baldwin –– Trump's vision for improving the White House. With the latest Trumpficiations of the East Wing and the Lincoln Bedroom's bathroom, it's now another reality-catches-up-with-satire prophesy.
Third try in 30 years by miserly anti-government Republicans to use shutdown to bully Dena to let them cut health care. First two in 1996 & 2013 were GOP political debacles. This time: health costs more unaffordable, GOP cuts are imminent—and they’ve weaponized hunger. My bet: GOP political debacle.
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Third try in 30 years by miserly anti-government Republicans to use shutdown to bully Dena to let them cut health care. First two in 1996 & 2013 were GOP political debacles. This time: health costs more unaffordable, GOP cuts are imminent—and they’ve weaponized hunger. My bet: GOP political debacle.
“Weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died in federal custody in 2019,” when Trump was president, “JPMorgan was flagging transactions potentially related to human trafficking. It also mentioned Epstein’s wire transfers to Russian banks and sensitivities around ‘relationships with 2 U.S. presidents.’” Link…
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died in federal custody in 2019,” when Trump was president, “JPMorgan was flagging transactions potentially related to human trafficking. It also mentioned Epstein’s wire transfers to Russian banks and sensitivities around ‘relationships with 2 U.S. presidents.’” Link…
In the New York mayoral election, new polls today from three top-tier pollsters, all conducted during the last week.
In all of them Zohran Mamdani beats Cuomo by margins of 10% to 26%. In one 51% of voters are for him.
Cuomo’s at 26-33% in all three. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🙏🏻👍🏻👏🏻
In all of them Zohran Mamdani beats Cuomo by margins of 10% to 26%. In one 51% of voters are for him.
Cuomo’s at 26-33% in all three. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🙏🏻👍🏻👏🏻
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In the New York mayoral election, new polls today from three top-tier pollsters, all conducted during the last week.
In all of them Zohran Mamdani beats Cuomo by margins of 10% to 26%. In one 51% of voters are for him.
Cuomo’s at 26-33% in all three. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🙏🏻👍🏻👏🏻
In all of them Zohran Mamdani beats Cuomo by margins of 10% to 26%. In one 51% of voters are for him.
Cuomo’s at 26-33% in all three. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🙏🏻👍🏻👏🏻
Maybe or maybe not these AI-driven tech
valuations turn out to be bubbles, and maybe or maybe not their popping would lead to a crash. But it’s extraordinary that the first time the market decided that any company was worth *$1 trillion* was only seven years ago.
valuations turn out to be bubbles, and maybe or maybe not their popping would lead to a crash. But it’s extraordinary that the first time the market decided that any company was worth *$1 trillion* was only seven years ago.
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Maybe or maybe not these AI-driven tech
valuations turn out to be bubbles, and maybe or maybe not their popping would lead to a crash. But it’s extraordinary that the first time the market decided that any company was worth *$1 trillion* was only seven years ago.
valuations turn out to be bubbles, and maybe or maybe not their popping would lead to a crash. But it’s extraordinary that the first time the market decided that any company was worth *$1 trillion* was only seven years ago.
Trump yesterday: "I have my highest poll numbers that I’ve ever had.”
New polls yesterday & today are both his worst so far this term
• Economist/YouGov 58% disapprove, 39% approve
• Reuters/Ipsos 57% disapprove, 40% approve
Under-30s are now at 75%-20% disapprove, down in 9 monhts from 50-50.
New polls yesterday & today are both his worst so far this term
• Economist/YouGov 58% disapprove, 39% approve
• Reuters/Ipsos 57% disapprove, 40% approve
Under-30s are now at 75%-20% disapprove, down in 9 monhts from 50-50.
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trump yesterday: "I have my highest poll numbers that I’ve ever had.”
New polls yesterday & today are both his worst so far this term
• Economist/YouGov 58% disapprove, 39% approve
• Reuters/Ipsos 57% disapprove, 40% approve
Under-30s are now at 75%-20% disapprove, down in 9 monhts from 50-50.
New polls yesterday & today are both his worst so far this term
• Economist/YouGov 58% disapprove, 39% approve
• Reuters/Ipsos 57% disapprove, 40% approve
Under-30s are now at 75%-20% disapprove, down in 9 monhts from 50-50.
Nicht alle Medien, aber ja, das tue ich. Wie ich in einem Buch dargelegt habe.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Nicht alle Medien, aber ja, das tue ich. Wie ich in einem Buch dargelegt habe.
His flying-monkey House Speaker says there’s no “way to amend the Constitution 22nd Amendment”—and Trump concedes that’s true! “If you read it, it’s pretty clear, I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad.” Reality-based! Except he added: “We have the greatest economy ever, my highest poll numbers ever.”
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
His flying-monkey House Speaker says there’s no “way to amend the Constitution 22nd Amendment”—and Trump concedes that’s true! “If you read it, it’s pretty clear, I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad.” Reality-based! Except he added: “We have the greatest economy ever, my highest poll numbers ever.”
News organizations’ polling coverage is SO stupid and misleading. In the NYC mayoral election, a new poll yesterday had Mamdani leading by “only” 10%, vs his 15% running average—OMG!
But a new poll just out has him +15%. So now he’s pulling ahead, right? No! It’s not a literal horse race FFS.
But a new poll just out has him +15%. So now he’s pulling ahead, right? No! It’s not a literal horse race FFS.
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
News organizations’ polling coverage is SO stupid and misleading. In the NYC mayoral election, a new poll yesterday had Mamdani leading by “only” 10%, vs his 15% running average—OMG!
But a new poll just out has him +15%. So now he’s pulling ahead, right? No! It’s not a literal horse race FFS.
But a new poll just out has him +15%. So now he’s pulling ahead, right? No! It’s not a literal horse race FFS.