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Gal Beckerman

@galbeckerman

Staff writer at @TheAtlantic, formerly @nytimesbooks, and author of the forthcoming "How to Be a Dissident."

Katılım Mayıs 2009
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Gal Beckerman
Gal Beckerman@galbeckerman·
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...🧵
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The Atlantic@TheAtlantic·
The festooning of the president’s name and likeness across Washington, D.C., is consistent with authoritarian tendencies, @GalBeckerman writes: “Authoritarian leaders want their face in your face.” theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…
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Gal Beckerman@galbeckerman·
This is why @arash_tehran's thoughts on Iran are the ones I value most.
Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی@arash_tehran

No, I am not joyful about killing of Larijani, who likely masterminded killing of thousands of Iranian protesters in January. You know what I would be joyful about? If he was put in a fair trial in a democratic Iran. And you know what would even make me more joyful? If an officer slapped him once during the interrogation process and then that officer was put on trial himself and had to answer because in a rule-of-law, democratic country, you can't slap a prisoner. Even if he killed thousands of people. Call me delusional or holder of luxury beliefs but I won't give up on the quest for basic decency.

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Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker@sapinker·
Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96. He championed Enlightenment ideals, despite inheriting leadership of an intellectual movement (the Frankfurt School) which (preposterously) pretty much blamed the disasters of the 20th Century on the Enlightenment. nytimes.com/2026/03/14/boo…
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Raphael de Kadt
Raphael de Kadt@Rdekadt·
The world has lost an intellectual giant. This NYT obituary for Jürgen Habermas is the best I've yet seen in English. Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers nytimes.com/2026/03/14/boo…
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Gal Beckerman@galbeckerman·
It's maybe ironic to post about the death of Jürgen Habermas here in this twisted parody of a public square, but he's the philosopher we very much need right now, a believer in the power of communication and reason. Here's my Times obituary: nytimes.com/2026/03/14/boo…
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Parul Sehgal
Parul Sehgal@parul_sehgal·
My Art of Nonfiction interview w/the great Sarah Schulman is in this issue of @parisreview. We talked for four years (surely a record?) about her nonfiction + novels + organizing, about real solidarity vs. fake loyalty, and the necessity of modeling error theparisreview.org/interviews/847…
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Crown Publishing
Crown Publishing@CrownPublishing·
Thrilled to see THE FUTURE IS PEACE and HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT on The New York Times's nonfiction round up! Read more about these important titles at the link. nytimes.com/2026/03/06/boo…
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The Atlantic@TheAtlantic·
Both loyalists and dissidents cried over the death of Ayatollah Khamenei—and this shared reaction to a dictator’s demise is a symptom of the damage those dictators do, @GalBeckerman argues. theatlantic.com/books/2026/03/…
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The Atlantic@TheAtlantic·
Both loyalists and dissidents cried over the death of Ayatollah Khamenei—and this shared reaction to a dictator’s demise is a symptom of the damage those dictators do, @GalBeckerman argues. theatlantic.com/books/2026/03/…
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Adrienne LaFrance
Adrienne LaFrance@AdrienneLaF·
NEW in The Atlantic: @gcaw's big profile of Pete Buttigieg—who now has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. You probably see where this is going... theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…
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