Justin Vogt
@jvogt.bsky.social
Executive Editor at Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs.com)
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An update on the “American dream,” from NPR’s Scott Horsley:
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
An update on the “American dream,” from NPR’s Scott Horsley:
Noriega got Rickrolled www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Noriega got Rickrolled www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Surprising that none of these folks picked the song "Harvest," which would be my answer. Some other songs from the record with that title appear, as does "Harvest Moon." But no "Harvest." stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Neil Young Song
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young!
stereogum.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Surprising that none of these folks picked the song "Harvest," which would be my answer. Some other songs from the record with that title appear, as does "Harvest Moon." But no "Harvest." stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
Has anyone ever made a strong case, grounded in data and empirical evidence, that Bill de Blasio's *pre-Covid* record as mayor was bad? Curious to know what metrics one would use to make that case.
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Has anyone ever made a strong case, grounded in data and empirical evidence, that Bill de Blasio's *pre-Covid* record as mayor was bad? Curious to know what metrics one would use to make that case.
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Presidents have the right to fire general officers and have done so in the past. But there is no precedent for the rapid dismissal of so many senior officers without any real explanation, evidence of failings, or misconduct. This looks like an attempt to install compliant leaders. bit.ly/47aHw7J
The Dilemma of Duty Under Trump
What his assault on the U.S. military means for America.
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Presidents have the right to fire general officers and have done so in the past. But there is no precedent for the rapid dismissal of so many senior officers without any real explanation, evidence of failings, or misconduct. This looks like an attempt to install compliant leaders. bit.ly/47aHw7J
I had a good convo about the prospects for peace in Gaza with Khaled Elgindy, Shira Efron, and Dan Shapiro. Each one makes a slightly different case for hope in the short term, and a slightly different case for doubt in the long term. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Will the War in Gaza Really End?
Podcast Episode · The Foreign Affairs Interview · 10/15/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I had a good convo about the prospects for peace in Gaza with Khaled Elgindy, Shira Efron, and Dan Shapiro. Each one makes a slightly different case for hope in the short term, and a slightly different case for doubt in the long term. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
My 7-year-old is reading "Charlotte's Web." My 13-year-old is reading "Animal Farm." In conclusion, animal husbandry is a land of contrasts.
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My 7-year-old is reading "Charlotte's Web." My 13-year-old is reading "Animal Farm." In conclusion, animal husbandry is a land of contrasts.
Has anyone from OpenAI explained why a tool like Sora 2 should exist? What, in the developers’ view, are the benefits that outweigh the obvious costs?
October 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Has anyone from OpenAI explained why a tool like Sora 2 should exist? What, in the developers’ view, are the benefits that outweigh the obvious costs?
A sweet appreciation of Rachel's, pegged to Touch and Go Records reissuing the group's albums, including "Music for Egon Schiele," a work I have cherished for 30 years. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
‘People seemed deeply insulted’: how cult 90s band Rachel’s took chamber music out of the classical world
The graceful ensemble prefigured the neo-classical phenomenon and found surprising success in the post-Nirvana alt-rock boom. After the deaths of two members, reissuing their debut has proven bittersw...
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A sweet appreciation of Rachel's, pegged to Touch and Go Records reissuing the group's albums, including "Music for Egon Schiele," a work I have cherished for 30 years. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
Love this, @davecolon.bsky.social: like an exorcism to expel the spirit of John Rocker. bsky.app/profile/dave...
I rode the 7 train with Sean Manaea on his regular commute from Midtown to Citi Field, and he told me all about being just another New Yorker nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/12/m...
SEE IT: Mets Pitcher Sean Manaea Is Just Another Guy On The Subway - Streetsblog New York City
As the beloved Amazin's open a crucial homestead, we took a subway ride to Citi Field with a man on whose arm depends everything. The ride, at least, was no big deal for this veteran commuter.
nyc.streetsblog.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Love this, @davecolon.bsky.social: like an exorcism to expel the spirit of John Rocker. bsky.app/profile/dave...
yarvin did the ISIS dril meme
September 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
yarvin did the ISIS dril meme
The Animal Collective Effect
September 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Animal Collective Effect
Seems like the anti-Mamdani forces have been focused on trying to push out the wrong candidate. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/n...
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Seems like the anti-Mamdani forces have been focused on trying to push out the wrong candidate. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/n...
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It’s the best detailed description of the benefits to the U.S. of the international order the Trump administration is destroying.
The Trump Administration "weaponizes and maintains uncertainty in order to extract as much as it can for as little as possible in return.” @adamposen.bsky.social
The New Economic Geography
Who profits in a post-American world?
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s the best detailed description of the benefits to the U.S. of the international order the Trump administration is destroying.
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Today, @steveinskeep.bsky.social interviewed Ty Cobb, who led the White House response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
“What did you think when you heard about the FBI search of John Bolton’s house and office?” Inskeep asked.
“Well, I went down and locked my door,” Cobb replied.
“What did you think when you heard about the FBI search of John Bolton’s house and office?” Inskeep asked.
“Well, I went down and locked my door,” Cobb replied.
August 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today, @steveinskeep.bsky.social interviewed Ty Cobb, who led the White House response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
“What did you think when you heard about the FBI search of John Bolton’s house and office?” Inskeep asked.
“Well, I went down and locked my door,” Cobb replied.
“What did you think when you heard about the FBI search of John Bolton’s house and office?” Inskeep asked.
“Well, I went down and locked my door,” Cobb replied.
A truly incredible story. @katiehonan.bsky.social has reported on some crazy things, but this is just beyond. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A truly incredible story. @katiehonan.bsky.social has reported on some crazy things, but this is just beyond. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
American officials "must spend less time worrying about how to weaken their rival and more time figuring out how to make their country the best and most vigorous version of itself."
— Dan Wang and Arthur Kroeber www.foreignaffairs.com/china/real-c...
— Dan Wang and Arthur Kroeber www.foreignaffairs.com/china/real-c...
The Real China Model
Beijing’s enduring formula for wealth and power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
American officials "must spend less time worrying about how to weaken their rival and more time figuring out how to make their country the best and most vigorous version of itself."
— Dan Wang and Arthur Kroeber www.foreignaffairs.com/china/real-c...
— Dan Wang and Arthur Kroeber www.foreignaffairs.com/china/real-c...
Highly relevant and useful to read today: Stacie Goddard's essay on Trump's vision of a concert of powers, which FA published back in April. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Rise and Fall of Great-Power Competition
Trump’s new spheres of influence.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Highly relevant and useful to read today: Stacie Goddard's essay on Trump's vision of a concert of powers, which FA published back in April. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
dear lord flatbush farm is now a sweetgreen
August 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
dear lord flatbush farm is now a sweetgreen
trying to imagine explaining this to 2015 me
August 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
trying to imagine explaining this to 2015 me
"Israel’s campaign in Gaza is the most lethal case of a Western democracy using the punishment of civilians as a tactic of war."
— Robert A. Pape, author of "Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War" www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/unpar...
— Robert A. Pape, author of "Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War" www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/unpar...
The Unparalleled Devastation of Gaza
Why punishing civilians has not yielded strategic success.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Israel’s campaign in Gaza is the most lethal case of a Western democracy using the punishment of civilians as a tactic of war."
— Robert A. Pape, author of "Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War" www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/unpar...
— Robert A. Pape, author of "Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War" www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/unpar...
SAURONHENGE IS COMING nygroove.nyc/eye-of-sauro...
August 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
SAURONHENGE IS COMING nygroove.nyc/eye-of-sauro...
The long, sordid history of the tactics producing mass hunger in Gaza. "Throughout the twentieth century, starvation blockades were integral to Western strategic thinking—and, as many statesmen saw it, to the maintenance of international order itself." www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israe...
Israel, Gaza, and the Starvation Weapon
The ICC tests a rarely prosecuted war crime.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The long, sordid history of the tactics producing mass hunger in Gaza. "Throughout the twentieth century, starvation blockades were integral to Western strategic thinking—and, as many statesmen saw it, to the maintenance of international order itself." www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israe...
"The coming wave of old and shrinking populations will fundamentally reshape geopolitics. In at least one way, that transformation will be for the better." — Mark Haas www.foreignaffairs.com/world/coming...
The Coming Pax Geriatrica
Aging societies and depopulation will lead to fewer wars.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"The coming wave of old and shrinking populations will fundamentally reshape geopolitics. In at least one way, that transformation will be for the better." — Mark Haas www.foreignaffairs.com/world/coming...