Peter Zusi
@peterzusi.bsky.social
Director, NYU Prague. Czech, German and Comparative Literature. Verbal and visual modernisms. Kafka. Mushrooms. Cats (or, at least, one particular cat). All opinions here are my own (re-post ≠ necessarily endorsement).
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It’s those little things… like that the bend in Maiselová is placed not BETWEEN buildings but 1/3 of the way into one building….
#PragueIsBeautiful
#PragueIsBeautiful
October 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It’s those little things… like that the bend in Maiselová is placed not BETWEEN buildings but 1/3 of the way into one building….
#PragueIsBeautiful
#PragueIsBeautiful
Trump’s “campaign of summarily killing people”
October 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump’s “campaign of summarily killing people”
Oh my god
Waves of destruction, just for the sake of destruction.
Waves of destruction, just for the sake of destruction.
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Oh my god
Waves of destruction, just for the sake of destruction.
Waves of destruction, just for the sake of destruction.
Was this headline written at gunpoint, @nytimes.com ? Dangerously close to “Dear Leader” rhetoric…
Watch it.
Watch it.
October 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Was this headline written at gunpoint, @nytimes.com ? Dangerously close to “Dear Leader” rhetoric…
Watch it.
Watch it.
Can anyone enlighten as to why Qatar needs an air base in Idaho? (Serious question.)
A five-point-five billion Trump golf course in Qatar, and Qatar gets an air base in Idaho.
October 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Can anyone enlighten as to why Qatar needs an air base in Idaho? (Serious question.)
How did they manage to find three?
October 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
How did they manage to find three?
Superb analysis:
I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Superb analysis:
We’ve all done it at some point
Chien-Chi Chang. A newly arrived immigrant (Tang Z) eats noodles on a fire escape. New York City, USA, 1998.
October 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We’ve all done it at some point
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
Reposted by Peter Zusi
My hot take of the elections in n the Czech Republic:
There is a strong case to be made that Czech political parties have the goofiest names in all of Europe.
There.
There is a strong case to be made that Czech political parties have the goofiest names in all of Europe.
There.
October 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
My hot take of the elections in n the Czech Republic:
There is a strong case to be made that Czech political parties have the goofiest names in all of Europe.
There.
There is a strong case to be made that Czech political parties have the goofiest names in all of Europe.
There.
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Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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At NYU's Democracy Project (more on that later), Prof. Caleb Nelson has a feature essay arguing that originalism does not support the unitary executive branch theory. Caleb is one of the country's leading originalist scholars, frequently cited by the Court.
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
At NYU's Democracy Project (more on that later), Prof. Caleb Nelson has a feature essay arguing that originalism does not support the unitary executive branch theory. Caleb is one of the country's leading originalist scholars, frequently cited by the Court.
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
Is anybody surprised?
Síť stovek až tisíců falešných účtů na TikToku se zřejmě snaží ovlivnit volby – šíří proruský obsah a propaguje SPD nebo Stačilo! Úřady mluví o robotické síti s masivním dosahem až přes milion zhlédnutí. Zjišťujeme, kdo za tím stojí a jak se tomu bránit.
Česko odhalilo stovky falešných účtů, které se snaží ovlivnit volby
České intenzivně úřady řeší síť stovek propojených účtů na sociální síti TikTok, které se zjevně snaží zasáhnout do voleb ve prospěch antisystémových stran. Popisujeme, jak síť dostává antisystémový o...
denikn.cz
September 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Is anybody surprised?
Just in case you were wondering how Barok is holding up these days
September 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just in case you were wondering how Barok is holding up these days
In celebration of #Caturday in these horrible days I offer you a soupçon, or perhaps a potpourri, nay verily a smorgasbørd, of my cat’s feet:
September 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In celebration of #Caturday in these horrible days I offer you a soupçon, or perhaps a potpourri, nay verily a smorgasbørd, of my cat’s feet:
Comey v. Croneys
(Gift link):
The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
(Gift link):
The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
Opinion | The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Comey v. Croneys
(Gift link):
The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
(Gift link):
The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
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In 2016, JD Vance mused that Trump might be "America's Hitler"
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In 2016, JD Vance mused that Trump might be "America's Hitler"
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Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election.
Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.
“America First.”
Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.
“America First.”
Bessent Says US in Talks With Argentina Over $20 Billion Lifeline
The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country’s foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain inv...
www.bloomberg.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election.
Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.
“America First.”
Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.
“America First.”