Tom Nichols
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Staff writer at The Atlantic. Cat guy, democracy defender. Actor for a day on Succession, Jeopardy champ. New Englander and curmudgeon.
The best part is when Lily looks shocked, as if someone pushed her over onto her back when in fact, she did it herself
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The best part is when Lily looks shocked, as if someone pushed her over onto her back when in fact, she did it herself
You literally said this. But even if you meant something else - and I can't keep trying to parse it - the article notes that most of these new converts are not from Catholicism but from the evangelicals and other Protestant sects.
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
You literally said this. But even if you meant something else - and I can't keep trying to parse it - the article notes that most of these new converts are not from Catholicism but from the evangelicals and other Protestant sects.
omg omg
Ahem. I am a grown man. I do not get enthusiastic about such things. Carry on.
omg
Ahem. I am a grown man. I do not get enthusiastic about such things. Carry on.
omg
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
omg omg
Ahem. I am a grown man. I do not get enthusiastic about such things. Carry on.
omg
Ahem. I am a grown man. I do not get enthusiastic about such things. Carry on.
omg
Armenian traditions aren't Orthodox doctrine. The Orthodox Church is not requiring hair coverings in church and they're not adopting Catholic masses. I'm sorry someone carped at you at a funeral, but feel free to attend an Orthodox service - like this one, with all the head scarves
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Armenian traditions aren't Orthodox doctrine. The Orthodox Church is not requiring hair coverings in church and they're not adopting Catholic masses. I'm sorry someone carped at you at a funeral, but feel free to attend an Orthodox service - like this one, with all the head scarves
But it hasn’t got a lot of spam in it
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
But it hasn’t got a lot of spam in it
The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
I wrote about this in a working paper on the Russian system decades ago. (I don't stand behind all of it - it was a working paper. Amazing that it still exists online.)
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I wrote about this in a working paper on the Russian system decades ago. (I don't stand behind all of it - it was a working paper. Amazing that it still exists online.)
um, because we were a union of states and those states wanted to be free to chose their own forms of
no, no I'm not doing this
no, no I'm not doing this
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
um, because we were a union of states and those states wanted to be free to chose their own forms of
no, no I'm not doing this
no, no I'm not doing this
People are asking if I've written on the constitutional reform issue. I did, briefly, at the end of my last book:
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
People are asking if I've written on the constitutional reform issue. I did, briefly, at the end of my last book:
This guy is a fantastic player, but I also love that he sways back-and-forth, just like I did when I played, which is why my friends called me “Rain Man” after seeing me on the show
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This guy is a fantastic player, but I also love that he sways back-and-forth, just like I did when I played, which is why my friends called me “Rain Man” after seeing me on the show
People ALWAYS feel gaslighted when someone says the economy is doing fine, because we are a spoiled and decadent society that makes demands on government that few governments can fulfill.
Here's something from 1994, which people think were the Good Old Days:
Here's something from 1994, which people think were the Good Old Days:
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
People ALWAYS feel gaslighted when someone says the economy is doing fine, because we are a spoiled and decadent society that makes demands on government that few governments can fulfill.
Here's something from 1994, which people think were the Good Old Days:
Here's something from 1994, which people think were the Good Old Days:
"My polite question"
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
"My polite question"
this will be my new blocking gif
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
this will be my new blocking gif
Look, I know some of you said you'd feel safer if *I* were the Secretary of Defense, and I told you all that I'm just not qualified.
But I've thought it over, and while I was down in DC, I made some calls.
I accepted the offer.
/1
But I've thought it over, and while I was down in DC, I made some calls.
I accepted the offer.
/1
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Look, I know some of you said you'd feel safer if *I* were the Secretary of Defense, and I told you all that I'm just not qualified.
But I've thought it over, and while I was down in DC, I made some calls.
I accepted the offer.
/1
But I've thought it over, and while I was down in DC, I made some calls.
I accepted the offer.
/1
A lovely morning at the office where I got to hang out and enjoy lunch with @sallyjenx.bsky.social - another of Bluesky’s favorite people!
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A lovely morning at the office where I got to hang out and enjoy lunch with @sallyjenx.bsky.social - another of Bluesky’s favorite people!
Usually, JVL is the prince of darkness, but I have to agree with him that we may be seeing the high water mark of Trump here. Consider his evidence:
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Usually, JVL is the prince of darkness, but I have to agree with him that we may be seeing the high water mark of Trump here. Consider his evidence:
And yeah, still a big girl
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
And yeah, still a big girl