Jeanne

My first public talk about AUTOCRATS VS DEMOCRATS @Stanford is on December 3rd.

Register now:

fsi.stanford.edu/events/book-...

Imagine that

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

Would like to have a chat with you, can you send me a text on my number 4077068655

Hey Roy, how’s the weather with you there ?

@drannieandrews.com

This is the way

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson should be arresting KKKrumpf for pretending to be a human being! He can't even refer to Mr. Johson by name.

“For those who still believe in the promise of international engagement and democratic ideals to advance American interests abroad, Michael McFaul’s book offers both clarity and hope.” —
Hillary Rodham Clinton

American Diplomacy: The Vanguard of US Foreign Policy Strong diplomacy is not just tradition, it’s a strategic necessity for America.

American Diplomacy: The Vanguard of US Foreign Policy
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

Read Anne Applebaum on AUTOCRATS VS DEMOCRATS:

This is the

American grand strategy for our time—a guide for the next generation of leaders.”

—Anne Applebaum, author of Autocracy, Inc.

Why I Wrote Autocrats vs Democrats The personal and political motivations behind my latest book.

open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

You might hate your job. But at least you're not a russian general invited to a meal & drinks with Putin next to an open window.

Old Skool #Audio Stack. #Audiophile

I would love it if you stopped by the Sioux City Art Center to see my new painting! It’s part of the Local Perspectives exhibition, and you can see it at 225 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, Iowa now until February 8th, 2026.

#Brodalisque #Aeschylus #SiouxCityArtCenter #OilPainting #art

Anyone else remember that old SNL sketch in which Jon Lovitz is playing Michael Dukakis and Dana Carvey is playing George H.W. Bush and they're debating and in mid-debate Dukakis turns to the camera and says, "I can't believe I'm losing to this guy"?

Yeah, *that*

Michigan Avenue right now.