Rob Rakove
@robrakove.bsky.social
Historian at Stanford University, author of "Kennedy, Johnson, and the Nonaligned World" and "Days of Opportunity: The United States and Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion." It's good to have options.
" . . . and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside."
November 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
" . . . and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside."
One of the ships is even named for Stockdale.
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
One of the ships is even named for Stockdale.
"This never happened to the other fellow"
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"This never happened to the other fellow"
Deadloch was a delight.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Deadloch was a delight.
The Schabowski photo looks like a classic needle-scratch still shot.
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Schabowski photo looks like a classic needle-scratch still shot.
Word repetition isn't even a misdemeanor.
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Word repetition isn't even a misdemeanor.
"This is apparently CNN"
– James Earl Jones, probably
– James Earl Jones, probably
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"This is apparently CNN"
– James Earl Jones, probably
– James Earl Jones, probably
Thinking of this, for no real reason:
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thinking of this, for no real reason:
easy there with the thesaurus, kiddos
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
easy there with the thesaurus, kiddos
Thomas Reed would have been a great Sunday morning guest
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thomas Reed would have been a great Sunday morning guest
"Did I use too much arsenic?"
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Did I use too much arsenic?"
Beyond his particulars, there's also the wider choice by the Times and other papers to elevate the op-ed page, especially in their online presentation. Inevitably it comes at the expense of raw reporting.
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Beyond his particulars, there's also the wider choice by the Times and other papers to elevate the op-ed page, especially in their online presentation. Inevitably it comes at the expense of raw reporting.