Yair Rosenberg
@yair-rosenberg.bsky.social
Staff writer, The Atlantic.
Teller of stories, troller of Nazis.
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Music: bit.ly/azyashir
Teller of stories, troller of Nazis.
Newsletter: theatlantic.com/newsletters/sign-up/deep-shtetl/
Music: bit.ly/azyashir
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For some Americans, foreign actors “stand in the way of prosperity or otherwise corrupt the country,” @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. “But when lashing out becomes a substitute for looking inward, such criticism devolves into conspiracism.”
Blaming Foreigners for American Failings Won’t Fix Them
Railing against Ukraine, Israel, and other outsiders is easy. Solving problems at home is not.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
For some Americans, foreign actors “stand in the way of prosperity or otherwise corrupt the country,” @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. “But when lashing out becomes a substitute for looking inward, such criticism devolves into conspiracism.”
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November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I wrote about how American politicians love to blame foreigners and external actors for domestic problems, and how this often prevents us from understanding the real causes of those problems and solving them. Gift link:
Blaming Foreigners for American Failings Won’t Fix Them
Railing against Ukraine, Israel, and other outsiders is easy. Solving problems at home is not.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I wrote about how American politicians love to blame foreigners and external actors for domestic problems, and how this often prevents us from understanding the real causes of those problems and solving them. Gift link:
I wrote about how American politicians love to blame foreigners and external actors for domestic problems, and how this often prevents us from understanding the real causes of those problems and solving them. Gift link:
Blaming Foreigners for American Failings Won’t Fix Them
Railing against Ukraine, Israel, and other outsiders is easy. Solving problems at home is not.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I wrote about how American politicians love to blame foreigners and external actors for domestic problems, and how this often prevents us from understanding the real causes of those problems and solving them. Gift link:
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The ICC one is pretty bad. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Revealed: Qatar-linked intelligence operation targeted ICC prosecutor’s alleged victim
Exclusive: Woman who accused Karim Khan of misconduct was subject of covert operation involving two British private intelligence firms
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The ICC one is pretty bad. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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Anyway, I laid out how all this was going to happen over a year ago. Wish I'd been wrong. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Anyway, I laid out how all this was going to happen over a year ago. Wish I'd been wrong. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This is a great idea in theory but in practice would incentivize massive voter fraud (speaking hypothetically, for a friend)
what if we had the hot dog for when you go vote instead of a sticker, like in australia
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is a great idea in theory but in practice would incentivize massive voter fraud (speaking hypothetically, for a friend)
This is refreshing in its unvarnished clarity. No more "Zionists," no more "Frankists," no more euphemisms. Just Jews.
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is refreshing in its unvarnished clarity. No more "Zionists," no more "Frankists," no more euphemisms. Just Jews.
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Worth revisiting what I wrote in 2022 after Trump dined with Nick Fuentes. As I said then, all of this was foreseeable:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Worth revisiting what I wrote in 2022 after Trump dined with Nick Fuentes. As I said then, all of this was foreseeable:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Worth revisiting what I wrote in 2022 after Trump dined with Nick Fuentes. As I said then, all of this was foreseeable:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Worth revisiting what I wrote in 2022 after Trump dined with Nick Fuentes. As I said then, all of this was foreseeable:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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What's really going on with the right and Jews right now: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What's really going on with the right and Jews right now: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I wrote about J.D. Vance's bad answer to that anti-Semitic question, and the choices that he and other contenders for the conservative future will have to make about how they treat Jews, antisemitism, and Israel. Gift link:
J. D. Vance’s Bad Answer to an Anti-Semitic Question
The vice president will need to choose between accommodating and rejecting the right’s anti-Semites.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I wrote about J.D. Vance's bad answer to that anti-Semitic question, and the choices that he and other contenders for the conservative future will have to make about how they treat Jews, antisemitism, and Israel. Gift link:
I wrote about J.D. Vance's bad answer to that anti-Semitic question, and the choices that he and other contenders for the conservative future will have to make about how they treat Jews, antisemitism, and Israel. Gift link:
J. D. Vance’s Bad Answer to an Anti-Semitic Question
The vice president will need to choose between accommodating and rejecting the right’s anti-Semites.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I wrote about J.D. Vance's bad answer to that anti-Semitic question, and the choices that he and other contenders for the conservative future will have to make about how they treat Jews, antisemitism, and Israel. Gift link:
I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
So close to getting it, and yet so far
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So close to getting it, and yet so far
FOX just put up a graphic saying that Shohei Ohtani's hard hit percentage is "100th percentile." Apparently, not only does he transcends the normal bounds of baseball, he transcends the laws of mathematics.
October 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
FOX just put up a graphic saying that Shohei Ohtani's hard hit percentage is "100th percentile." Apparently, not only does he transcends the normal bounds of baseball, he transcends the laws of mathematics.
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“I *love* Jews, by which I mean people who don't exist” is a very popular idea
Hard to find a better illustration of why you should ignore everything before the 'but':
October 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“I *love* Jews, by which I mean people who don't exist” is a very popular idea
Hard to find a better illustration of why you should ignore everything before the 'but':
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hard to find a better illustration of why you should ignore everything before the 'but':
"One lesson I learned about running that also applies to writing: The best time to do something important is usually right now. And when you have to get something done in a short amount of time, it’s wise not to spend that time complaining about how little time you have."
I've just written about my intense relationship with my father and how running helped me both connect with him and avoid becoming him. It's my first article ever for @theatlantic.com My dad wrote here in 1967, and it seems fitting to publish this 58 years later.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Why I Run
I took up the sport to be like my father. I kept going because he stopped.
www.theatlantic.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"One lesson I learned about running that also applies to writing: The best time to do something important is usually right now. And when you have to get something done in a short amount of time, it’s wise not to spend that time complaining about how little time you have."
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The Israeli hard right’s "program of unfettered settler expansion and violence, unending war and eventual settlement in Gaza, and no negotiations with the Palestinian Authority is irreconcilable with a more regionally integrated Israel and an expanded Abraham Accords."
Why J. D. Vance Just Called an Israeli-Parliament Vote ‘Stupid’ and an ‘Insult’
And why it matters for the future of U.S.-Israel relations
www.theatlantic.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Israeli hard right’s "program of unfettered settler expansion and violence, unending war and eventual settlement in Gaza, and no negotiations with the Palestinian Authority is irreconcilable with a more regionally integrated Israel and an expanded Abraham Accords."
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Last week, an Israeli far-right politician boycotted Trump's Knesset speech. This week, the far right voted symbolically to annex the West Bank, against Trump's wishes. The Israeli settler right is at war with Trump's Middle East agenda, and the conflict is only going to grow. My latest (gift link):
Why J. D. Vance Just Called an Israeli Parliament Vote ‘Stupid’ and an ‘Insult’
And why it matters for the future of U.S.-Israel relations
www.theatlantic.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Last week, an Israeli far-right politician boycotted Trump's Knesset speech. This week, the far right voted symbolically to annex the West Bank, against Trump's wishes. The Israeli settler right is at war with Trump's Middle East agenda, and the conflict is only going to grow. My latest (gift link):
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J. D. Vance called a Knesset vote on West Bank annexation “stupid.” @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social on what his comment means for the future of U.S.-Israel relations:
Why J. D. Vance Just Called an Israeli Parliament Vote ‘Stupid’ and an ‘Insult’
And why it matters for the future of U.S.-Israel relations
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
J. D. Vance called a Knesset vote on West Bank annexation “stupid.” @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social on what his comment means for the future of U.S.-Israel relations:
Last week, an Israeli far-right politician boycotted Trump's Knesset speech. This week, the far right voted symbolically to annex the West Bank, against Trump's wishes. The Israeli settler right is at war with Trump's Middle East agenda, and the conflict is only going to grow. My latest (gift link):
Why J. D. Vance Just Called an Israeli Parliament Vote ‘Stupid’ and an ‘Insult’
And why it matters for the future of U.S.-Israel relations
www.theatlantic.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Last week, an Israeli far-right politician boycotted Trump's Knesset speech. This week, the far right voted symbolically to annex the West Bank, against Trump's wishes. The Israeli settler right is at war with Trump's Middle East agenda, and the conflict is only going to grow. My latest (gift link):