Christopher David LaRoche

This, with @claroche.bsky.social in @ejir.bsky.social, was the most fun I’ve had writing a paper in years. A quick thread on what we do here. This paper argues IR theories tell stories, and stories get their meaning from their particular endings. /1

Sent you an email.

We should get back to that paper….

My newest in Foreign Policy.

The U.S. President Should Practice for a Nuclear Crisis The commander in chief gets almost no preparation for the ultimate decision. That needs to change.

“...real-world presidents are probably unprepared for the burden imposed by their sole authority to order a nuclear strike.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/13/n...

Many thanks, Ankit!

In Gen-Z vernacular, a self-own

Thoughtful piece from Nicole Grajewski. Damage is substantial -- but so is the incentive to move forward. "Military action can destroy equipment and facilities, but it cannot eliminate knowledge, dispersed materials, or the underlying strategic drivers of nuclear weapons development."

An annexation would also probably produce a permanent Democratic majority in the electoral college

The Family Man (2000) ⭐ 6.8 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy 2h 5m | PG-13

I’m going to go all in on 2003’s The Family Man. Kitschy, predictable, underrated