Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸

“The Republican convention, broadcast to the nation on television, did to the Goldwater campaign what an iceberg did to the Titanic.” — There’s a lot going on in my field right now, but I refuse to let this perfect opening line from @MaxBoot’ ‚Reagan’ pass without proper appreciation.

The advantage of being absurdly naive is that you never understand quite how naive you are.

If you're looking for a holiday present....! 🙏

A teenager on the dire state of the digital and social media worlds, and how to not let smartphones consume adolescence: thebulwark.com/p/teenager-how…

Trump: “I'm a very strong person for free speech. At the same time…The newscasts are against me. The stories are — they said 97% bad…They'll take a great story, and they'll make it bad. See, I think that's really illegal personally.”

“Five of the Best Presidential Biographies.” Honored to have @economist.com recommend my Reagan book alongside other presidential biographies by Robert Caro, David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin and David Remnick—all writers I greatly admire. economist.com/culture/2025/0…

If you have a Christmas Amazon gift card burning a hole in your pocket, might I recommend “Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend”.... At 880 pages, the book looks intimidating. But Boot is a skillful writer and I flew through the book in a couple of weeks. georgepyle.substack.com/p/in-which-we-…

By blocking the U.S. Steel deal, Joe Biden showed he’s a Donald Trump mini-me on protectionism, @MaxBoot writes. wapo.st/42lXhYL

Biden’s U.S. Steel move blots his far-from-stainless trade record, @MaxBoot writes. wapo.st/3W6c9q5

Russia remains the preeminent practitioner of hybrid warfare, writes @MaxBoot. How should the West respond? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

To repel Russian attacks, the West must take action that is “sufficiently devastating to make Russian eyes water and deter future misbehavior.” @EitvydasB @MaxBoot buff.ly/4a4SOLI

Russia is suspected in a wide range of indirect attacks in Europe, including cutting undersea cables, @MaxBoot writes. wapo.st/3BGoryx

Just finished the @MaxBoot biography of Reagan; it's superb. No wonder it's making the lists of best books of '24. Much recommended.

Thank you Nick!

Opinion by Max Boot: The track record tells you what Moscow’s word is worth on the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243. wapo.st/3VYQPCN

“This is another argument, if any were needed, for even stricter sanctions on the Russian economy and even more support for Ukraine in resisting Russian aggression.” @MaxBoot wapo.st/3ZTLs95

Media: @MaxBoot: "Russia Has a History of Downing Passenger Planes -- and Covering It UP: If #Trump revokes #Ukraine’s ATACMS authority and relaxes, rather than ramps up, sanctions on #Russia, he will be sending #Putin a signal that his many depravities — from shooting down innocent aircraft to invading innocent countries — will carry no consequences. Only by making Russia pay a high price for its violations of international law can the West dissuade Putin from further aggression." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/… @washingtonpost

Russia has a history of downing passenger planes — and covering it up, @maxboot writes. wapo.st/41TjtJu