Gal Beckerman

I’ve spent the past year on a search. How do we push back against the forces that feel like they are crushing us right now? How do we resist the dehumanization of our politics, our technology? The answers came from people who pushed back before us: the dissidents...🧵

The festooning of Donald Trump’s name and likeness across Washington, D.C., is consistent with authoritarian tendencies, @galbeckerman argues: These are leaders who “like to have their face in your face.” Read more, and view a collection of images taken across the nation’s capital: theatln.tc/brEwDYY9 📸: Carolyn Van Houten

Awesome book, How to be a Dissident, by @galbeckerman: amazon.com/How-Be-Disside… Insights by Solzhenitsyn, Camus, Spinoza and other thinkers on dissent in response to tyranny

If you’re heading out for a summer vacation, The Atlantic’s writers and editors have suggested some page-turners to bring along. Our staff writer @galbeckerman chose “The Silver Bone.” See more selections here: theatln.tc/OdcDlpqD

HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT author Gal Beckerman joined Anand Giridharadas on The.Ink to talk about his book and what everyday people can do to fight back against the most pressing issues of our time. Watch their conversation at the link. the.ink/p/how-to-fight…

A killer recommendation from @galbeckerman for @TheAtlantic’s Summer Reads special—the first of @AKurkov Kyiv Mysteries. Samson Kolechko just unraveled his third case for @HarperViaBooks and @maclehosepress, so you had better catch up!

I love this art, I love the books, so happy to be involved with it: theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/…

How did Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lose his re-election? Author of "How to be a Dissident" @galbeckerman examines Hungary's recent election this Sunday at 9:30 PM ET on @cspan 2. After the program airs, watch the full book talk on our website c-span.org/event/book-tv/…

At noon ET, join the Atlantic staff writer Gal Beckerman and podcast host Adam Harris to discuss Beckerman’s new book, “How to Be a Dissident,” which is part history and part manual for living with integrity in an age of conformity and authoritarian drift. theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/…

What fun and sexy company to be in!

My plans for Cannes performative reading

Ibram X. Kendi’s new book, "Chain of Ideas," describes the "Great Replacement" theory as the product of a conspiracy—but he fails to explain why it appeals to people in the first place, @GalBeckerman argues: theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/…

"The admission that he doesn’t know is the engine of the whole project. 'How to Be a Dissident' is a book about moral self-inventory, written by someone honest enough to admit that his own might come up short." Sasha Razor on "How to Be a Dissident": lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-be…

Ibram X. Kendi’s new book, "Chain of Ideas," describes the "Great Replacement" theory as the product of a conspiracy—but he fails to explain why it appeals to people in the first place, @GalBeckerman argues: theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/…

Extremely grateful for this deeply engaged review of How to Be a Dissident in the @LAReviewofBooks, which correctly diagnoses my state of mind: "He does not flinch from his own dilemmas...This is writing that trusts the reader to be in the same difficulty. It earns that trust."

Ibram X. Kendi’s new book, "Chain of Ideas," describes the "Great Replacement" theory as the product of a conspiracy—but he fails to explain why it appeals to people in the first place, @GalBeckerman argues: theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/…

Congratulations to @brian_goldstone on winning the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for his landmark book, THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US. We are incredibly proud to see this important, revelatory piece of journalism continue to have a lasting impact. Join us in celebrating this incredible news! pulitzer.org/news/2026-puli…

I wrote about Ibram X. Kendi's new book, which takes on the admirable task of cataloging the spread of the dangerous Great Replacement Theory, but ignores the actual reasons why its proven so appealing. theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/…

When you understand that “doing nothing” is its own choice, it forces a different kind of honesty. It makes you ask what you can influence right now, what small move you can make today that shifts the trajectory even a little. Tune in with @galbeckerman buff.ly/RriJPIB…

Every medium carries its own energy. A text feels different than a call. A post hits differently than a conversation across a table. When you choose the right format, you’re shaping the connection. Listen to our latest episode with @galbeckerman now! futurehindsight.com/episodes/the-f…

หนังสือเล่มใหม่พึ่งออก How to Be a Dissident ของ Gal Beckerman นักเขียน The Atlantic เขียนถึงผมด้วย เล่มนี้เหมือนขยายจาก On Tyranny ของ Tim Snyder ซึ่งโฟกัสยุโรปตะวันออกเป็นหลัก หากเล่มนี้ครอบคลุมไปถึงอดีตกาล ตั้งแต่นักคิดอย่าง Spinoza, Hannah Arendt มาจนถึงนักเคลื่อนไหวสมัยใหม่