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
A holiday tale I wrote a while back, audio-dramatized, 23 minutes long. It’s called “Human Intelligence.” Cheers! www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/stu...
"Human Intelligence: A Holiday Tale" | Studio 360 | WNYC Studios
This is what Kurt Andersen considers a holiday tale ... melting ice caps and extraterrestrial spies? Kurt's story, "Human Intelligence," was produced for radio by Jonathan Mitchel...
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December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A holiday tale I wrote a while back, audio-dramatized, 23 minutes long. It’s called “Human Intelligence.” Cheers! www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/stu...
The president are what? This White House don’t hire spokespeople who write correct.
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The president are what? This White House don’t hire spokespeople who write correct.
Temporary like the other emergency Supreme Court rulings on presidential powers this year, but a 6-3 majority, with 3 of the conservatives—Roberts, Barrett, Kavanaugh—joining the 3 liberals against Trump’s authoritarian overreach.
Good.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Good.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Temporary like the other emergency Supreme Court rulings on presidential powers this year, but a 6-3 majority, with 3 of the conservatives—Roberts, Barrett, Kavanaugh—joining the 3 liberals against Trump’s authoritarian overreach.
Good.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Good.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
As for understandable doubts about economic stats: seems impossible for Trump to rig them. GDP is reported by the 500-employee BEA, with a director appointed in 2022. Job-wage-inflation stats are from BLS, whose boss now was the #2 last 11 years, 2,000 employees. Both are career fed statisticians.
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As for understandable doubts about economic stats: seems impossible for Trump to rig them. GDP is reported by the 500-employee BEA, with a director appointed in 2022. Job-wage-inflation stats are from BLS, whose boss now was the #2 last 11 years, 2,000 employees. Both are career fed statisticians.
The key facts here beyond the headline:
• grocery prices (meat, poultry, bread, cereal, coffee) going up a lot
• “Most of the strength is coming from wealthier households” spending on travel, restaurants, luxuries — Oxford Economics chief economist
• corporate profits way up, $166B Q3 vs $6.8B Q2
• grocery prices (meat, poultry, bread, cereal, coffee) going up a lot
• “Most of the strength is coming from wealthier households” spending on travel, restaurants, luxuries — Oxford Economics chief economist
• corporate profits way up, $166B Q3 vs $6.8B Q2
December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The key facts here beyond the headline:
• grocery prices (meat, poultry, bread, cereal, coffee) going up a lot
• “Most of the strength is coming from wealthier households” spending on travel, restaurants, luxuries — Oxford Economics chief economist
• corporate profits way up, $166B Q3 vs $6.8B Q2
• grocery prices (meat, poultry, bread, cereal, coffee) going up a lot
• “Most of the strength is coming from wealthier households” spending on travel, restaurants, luxuries — Oxford Economics chief economist
• corporate profits way up, $166B Q3 vs $6.8B Q2
The news coverage every day—exposing our corrupt authoritarian regime that gives only cynical lip service to America’s revolutionary founding principles—reminded me the article we did in Spy in 1989. Kind of prescient. 1/2
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The news coverage every day—exposing our corrupt authoritarian regime that gives only cynical lip service to America’s revolutionary founding principles—reminded me the article we did in Spy in 1989. Kind of prescient. 1/2
So corny and old-fashioned and normal. I like it! www.instagram.com/reel/DSh5eqE...
zohrankmamdani on Instagram: "New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026. RSVP + details can be fo…"
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December 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So corny and old-fashioned and normal. I like it! www.instagram.com/reel/DSh5eqE...
The most flagrantly, grotesquely corrupt American in history.
In just one year, $2 billion from big donors mostly now benefiting financially.
Pius the Trumps’ direct personal $3 or $4 billion payoff haul so far—real estate deals from Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar, crypto boondoggles, etc.
In just one year, $2 billion from big donors mostly now benefiting financially.
Pius the Trumps’ direct personal $3 or $4 billion payoff haul so far—real estate deals from Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar, crypto boondoggles, etc.
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The most flagrantly, grotesquely corrupt American in history.
In just one year, $2 billion from big donors mostly now benefiting financially.
Pius the Trumps’ direct personal $3 or $4 billion payoff haul so far—real estate deals from Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar, crypto boondoggles, etc.
In just one year, $2 billion from big donors mostly now benefiting financially.
Pius the Trumps’ direct personal $3 or $4 billion payoff haul so far—real estate deals from Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar, crypto boondoggles, etc.
I love these very much. "The Holiday Cards of Famous Artists"(From Rose Florence's Substack: theroseperiod.substack.com/p/the-holida...
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I love these very much. "The Holiday Cards of Famous Artists"(From Rose Florence's Substack: theroseperiod.substack.com/p/the-holida...
I’m all in for economic populism and Zohran Mamdani.
But I can’t help noting: this collection of portraits of Democratic Socialists of America leaders and elected officials at a conference this month really does look like the cast of a Portlandia reboot. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
But I can’t help noting: this collection of portraits of Democratic Socialists of America leaders and elected officials at a conference this month really does look like the cast of a Portlandia reboot. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
December 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’m all in for economic populism and Zohran Mamdani.
But I can’t help noting: this collection of portraits of Democratic Socialists of America leaders and elected officials at a conference this month really does look like the cast of a Portlandia reboot. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
But I can’t help noting: this collection of portraits of Democratic Socialists of America leaders and elected officials at a conference this month really does look like the cast of a Portlandia reboot. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
Good and true piece.
This latest cycle of vibe-shift swings, from Peak Woke (2020-21) through the anti-woke backlash of Peak MAGA (2024-25), was remarkably fast. Rhymes with the 1967-1980 left-right lurches. Except that then the right won actual landslide mandates and didn’t insanely overreach.
This latest cycle of vibe-shift swings, from Peak Woke (2020-21) through the anti-woke backlash of Peak MAGA (2024-25), was remarkably fast. Rhymes with the 1967-1980 left-right lurches. Except that then the right won actual landslide mandates and didn’t insanely overreach.
December 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Good and true piece.
This latest cycle of vibe-shift swings, from Peak Woke (2020-21) through the anti-woke backlash of Peak MAGA (2024-25), was remarkably fast. Rhymes with the 1967-1980 left-right lurches. Except that then the right won actual landslide mandates and didn’t insanely overreach.
This latest cycle of vibe-shift swings, from Peak Woke (2020-21) through the anti-woke backlash of Peak MAGA (2024-25), was remarkably fast. Rhymes with the 1967-1980 left-right lurches. Except that then the right won actual landslide mandates and didn’t insanely overreach.
Remarkable, fascinating story in @AirMail.news I knew nothing about. Far-right black MAGA conspiracy kook Candace Owens is married to far-right Bridesheady Oxford son of a British Lord.
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The First Couple of the New Right
Candace Owens, George Farmer, and the London church where old-world grandeur meets Digital Age grievance.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Remarkable, fascinating story in @AirMail.news I knew nothing about. Far-right black MAGA conspiracy kook Candace Owens is married to far-right Bridesheady Oxford son of a British Lord.
airmail.news/issues/2025-...
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I already felt positively toward Democratic Senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social. Listening to his conversation with David Remnick on the @NewYorker.com podcast turned me into an enthusiastic Graham Platner supporter.
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Graham Platner Is Staying in the Race
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 12/19/2025 · 50m
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December 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I already felt positively toward Democratic Senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social. Listening to his conversation with David Remnick on the @NewYorker.com podcast turned me into an enthusiastic Graham Platner supporter.
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Huh, wonder what it was about Stefanie that just never clicked with Trump. Because he hires and steadfastly supports plenty of other women, such as his HHS secretary, attorney general, key U.S. attorney, and director of national intelligence.
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Huh, wonder what it was about Stefanie that just never clicked with Trump. Because he hires and steadfastly supports plenty of other women, such as his HHS secretary, attorney general, key U.S. attorney, and director of national intelligence.
Just finished The Lowdown, the series created by Sterlin Harjo starring Ethan Hawke on FX. Might be my favorite show of 2025. What a remarkable run Hawke’s had the last nine years, great performances in great things—First Reformed, The Good Lord Bird, Blue Moon, now this. Bravo.
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Just finished The Lowdown, the series created by Sterlin Harjo starring Ethan Hawke on FX. Might be my favorite show of 2025. What a remarkable run Hawke’s had the last nine years, great performances in great things—First Reformed, The Good Lord Bird, Blue Moon, now this. Bravo.
Serious question/suggestion. The press (and normal people) refer to billionaire allies of Russia’s corrupt autocratic president as oligarchs. Shouldn’t the U.S. press call the politically influential billionaire media allies of the would-be autocratic U.S. president—Musk, Bezos, Ellison—oligarchs?
December 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Serious question/suggestion. The press (and normal people) refer to billionaire allies of Russia’s corrupt autocratic president as oligarchs. Shouldn’t the U.S. press call the politically influential billionaire media allies of the would-be autocratic U.S. president—Musk, Bezos, Ellison—oligarchs?
Serious question/suggestion. The press (and normal people) refer to billionaire allies of Russia’s corrupt autocratic president as oligarchs. Shouldn’t the U.S. press call the politically influential billionaire media allies of the would-be autocratic U.S. president—Musk, Bezos, Ellison—oligarchs?
December 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Serious question/suggestion. The press (and normal people) refer to billionaire allies of Russia’s corrupt autocratic president as oligarchs. Shouldn’t the U.S. press call the politically influential billionaire media allies of the would-be autocratic U.S. president—Musk, Bezos, Ellison—oligarchs?
Before the Brown shooting, a stranger in a classroom building bathroom strikes you as wrongly dressed for the 37° weather. You exchange a glance. Then you follow the guy outside, around the block, eventually ask, “Your car’s back there, why are you circling the block?”
Tipster is a freak, right?
Tipster is a freak, right?
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Before the Brown shooting, a stranger in a classroom building bathroom strikes you as wrongly dressed for the 37° weather. You exchange a glance. Then you follow the guy outside, around the block, eventually ask, “Your car’s back there, why are you circling the block?”
Tipster is a freak, right?
Tipster is a freak, right?
I’d known nothing of liberal political bigwig Patrick Gaspard until hearing him today on @timmiler.bsky.social’s terrific podcast. Now I love him. So smart and wise. Especially recommend listening to him on his advisee Zohran Mamdani from around 25:00 to 44:00. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Patrick Gaspard: A White House Screamathon
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 12/18/2025 · 1h 7m
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December 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’d known nothing of liberal political bigwig Patrick Gaspard until hearing him today on @timmiler.bsky.social’s terrific podcast. Now I love him. So smart and wise. Especially recommend listening to him on his advisee Zohran Mamdani from around 25:00 to 44:00. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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You guys. No. It's named by statute. Do better.
BREAKING: Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center will become the Trump-Kennedy Center: Leavitt
Leavitt said the the board unanimously voted to rename the performing arts venue.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You guys. No. It's named by statute. Do better.
Really enjoyed seeing this on Trump’s Truth Social site, just posted.
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Really enjoyed seeing this on Trump’s Truth Social site, just posted.
Hakeem Jeffries looks like a Doonesbury character.
December 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Hakeem Jeffries looks like a Doonesbury character.
Fun to watch these four panicked rats desperately running to get off the sinking Republican Party ship in their swingy purple New York and Pennsylvania Congressional districts.
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Fun to watch these four panicked rats desperately running to get off the sinking Republican Party ship in their swingy purple New York and Pennsylvania Congressional districts.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey look! I have a novel coming out next spring. And some smart people I know think it's actually good! Like @kurtandersen.bsky.social and @mollyjongfast.bsky.social and @josephoneill.bsky.social and Ron Rosenbaum. You should order it today!
Very informative conversation I just had with the AI chatbot Claude. 1/4
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Very informative conversation I just had with the AI chatbot Claude. 1/4