Evan Osnos
@eosnos
Staff Writer @NewYorker. Fellow @BrookingsInst Book 6/3/25: "THE HAVES AND HAVE-YACHTS: Dispatches on the Ultrarich" https://tinyurl.com/nhvfx8yk
Well put. @MADarbyshire of Bloomberg @business on my book: “'The jump from believing yourself worthy of an enormous fortune to believing yourself broadly superior because of it is not a hard one to make.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
.@eosnos interviews Wired’s Katie Drummond about the publication’s scoop-filled coverage of DOGE, and what Elon Musk’s experience in Washington taught Silicon Valley leaders. nyer.cm/yKSW8xr
Fun, imminent event news: I'll be speaking in Nantucket tomorrow (Thu July 24), in conversation with Michael Schulder at nantucketdreamland.org
Journalist @EOsnos on the disproportionate influence of the ultra-wealthy today: “There is a group of people who are… exerting an extraordinary level of control over the lives of others politically, socially, in influence terms.” “In 2004, billionaires in this country…
This analysis by @BharatRamamurti is a must-read about what’s coming. In terms of job loss and wealth concentration, the China shock < the AI shock. Now is the time for action—unless of course you think US politics are too sedate and unified.
The biggest economic issue that no one is talking about: AI is projected to replace 12 million jobs in the next decade. Americans say they're worried about it. But no national politician has a plan for it. A new piece with some ideas, from me, Zoe Jacobs, and Diego Haro. 1/
When the history of this era is written, closing off the shared-information stream contained in local NPR/PBS will be essential to capture -- but, of course, there will be fewer and fewer sources that document it.
"We have a newspaper that's printed once a week, so without the radio station, we're kind of in the blind here, locally." NPR's Frank Langfitt's richly observed story on Allegheny Mountain Radio - which relies heavily on federal $. (Not an NPR station) npr.org/2025/07/20/nx-…
Grateful to @BryanAppleyard & @Lit_Review for the deep read of my book on economic inequality. "Superb, dogged journalism. Osnos writes well and fact-checks his material obsessively. Furthermore, the issues he raises are profound." literaryreview.co.uk/stash-the-cash
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin and Reagan biographer Max Boot join Evan Osnos to discuss America’s most transformative presidents. Free lawn seating available. Learn more: svwc.com/free Subscribe: svwc.com/subscribe
Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin and Reagan biographer Max Boot join Evan Osnos to discuss America’s most transformative presidents. Free lawn seating available. Learn more: svwc.com/free Subscribe: svwc.com/subscribe
As the US bombs Iran, grateful for the wisdom of @ksadjadpour on this week’s New Yorker pod w/@eosnos @JaneMayerNYer Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
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I told NYT so much of the talk of war on Iran is a repeat of the build up to Iraq war. Then “we didn’t know better, and we bought all the happy talk about Iraq. But every single assumption proved wrong.” Trump is about to make the same mistake, this time with far graver…
Many thanks to @NPR’s Book of the Day. Great to talk with veteran foreign correspondent @langfittnpr about a world that is distant to many but also inescapably close to home podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/npr…
Wow
NEW Economist/YouGov Poll Net approval for Trump at the start of his 2nd term | when last asked for his handling of... Jobs & the economy +12 | -12 Inflation/prices +6 | -22 Immigration +11 | -8 Abortion -4 | -14 Crime +12 | -1 d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econ… d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econ…
The Haves and The Have-Yachts: Evan Osnos Explores the Minds of the Ultrarich, by @eosnos @ajkeen open.substack.com/pub/keenon/p/t… “Let me tell you about the very rich”, Scott Fitzgerald once said. “They are different from you and me”. One way they are different, the New Yorker staff…
A giant talent and loss, well-captured here. Sharing a house with William in Baghdad was a masterclass; he avoided press conferences, wandered, and wrote a defining early piece about the delusion and seclusion of the Green Zone. nytimes.com/2025/06/16/bus…
Thanks @nytimes for naming my book to its recommended reads ("Toggling between extravagances like simulated World War II battles and dueling luxury disaster refuges, Osnos takes the reader deep into our new Gilded Age.") As it happens, front-page photo is a sign of the times:
Good point, but having covered North Korea, I should note that even the dictator Kim Jong Un doesn't go this far. A 2024 AP headline says it all: "North Korea’s Kim turns 40. But there are no public celebrations of his birthday." apnews.com/article/north-…
Newsom on Trump's military parade: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, you see it with Putin, you see it with dictators around the world that are weak ... Weakness masquerading as strength ... that's about as small as it gets ... that's Donald…
At :59 the man arresting Senator Padilla says "there's no recording allowed here." It's a PRESS CONFERENCE
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.