Archive - Gideon's Substack

Psalm 137 On My Mind

On watching "No Other Land" the day the Bibas childrens' bodies were returned

Feb 21 •

Fun With Proportional Representation: German Edition

Could the BSW and Linke bring the AfD to power?

Feb 18 •

Be Careful What You Wish For: Gaza Edition

Trump has laid a trap for Israel

Feb 12 •

A Solon, a King, or a Tyrant?

Do Trump's strongest ideological supporters agree on what they want him to be?

Feb 10 •

Revisiting the Thucydides Trap

Are we better off if we hang together? Or might we avoid hanging altogether by separating?

Feb 5 •

January 2025

On Pharaoh's Hardened Heart

I’m in the middle of making dinner—a bunch of folks are coming over tonight—so this is going to be a very short note.

Jan 31 •

The End of the Cordon Sanitaire

Without a broad and stable center, everyone has no choice but to work with the extremes

Jan 28 •

Emilia Pérez Is Not a Progressive Message Movie

And it's a better film because of it

Jan 27 •

Birthright Citizenship and the "Living Constitution"

Trump's executive order could pit ideological affinity against judicial philosophy

Jan 21 •

The Widening Gyre

A post I've been avoiding writing

Jan 20 •

Meeting David Lynch on the Dreaming Plane

The director who plumbed the dark depths of consciousness died this week.

Jan 18 •

Finally, a Cease-Fire

But I don't expect it to last long

Jan 16 •

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