Paul @glastris.bsky.social Glastris
@glastris
EIC of @monthly from my dining room table; former Bill Clinton speechwriter; co-author, The Other College Guide; co-founder, @voteathome; St. Louis Cards fan
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Of the countless ways that David Gergen contributed to our great country, what I will remember him for most was his kindness to everyone he worked with, his sound judgment, and his devotion to doing good in the world. His innate interest in helping others was what made him so…
They look like the three best teachers at some high school in Nebraska.
100% this
he's correct here I've said it before, and will say it again: In refusing to combat the economic crises facing the working class, Democrats create opportunities for the American Right to pretend to be the populists.
BREAKING: Joe Rogan saw this clip of State Rep. James Talarico demolishing Republican hypocrisy and said he needed to have Talarico on the show. Talarico is one of only three Democrats to get on Rogan and is a rising star in the Democratic Party. Let’s go.https://t.co/BVASvjUYyS
The media melted down like Chernobyl b/c Bill Clinton had a 5 minute chat with Loretta Lynch when he ran into her at an airport in 2016. But shielding Dear Leader from any scrutiny regarding his relationship with a sex trafficking rapist and it's crickets.
Epstein Files: FBI Agents Reportedly Told To ‘Flag’ Docs Mentioning Trump forbes.com/sites/alisondu…
Former Bill Clinton speechwriter Paul Glastris says Trump, like past presidents, sees solving the Israel-Palestine conflict as a path to lasting legacy. #Trump #Israel
The idea of federally funded accounts that boost wealth has been kicking around left-and-right policy circles since the ‘90s. Trump’s just-passed version makes a mess of this once-promising notion. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/15/bui…
Donald Trump might offer Ukraine kind words in his big speech tomorrow, but judge him by his deeds. @monthly Kyiv correspondent @tamarjacoby on what Trump must do to put himself on the right side of history. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/13/tru…
Fair point about state capacity. That’s where abundance liberals are on their strongest ground. We addressed that at some length here. @monthly washingtonmonthly.com/2025/03/23/the…
This has a lot of focus on who deserves blame - and of course Rs and lobbyists deserve tons. I don't think that contradicts Ezra's basic point - the problem is that this mess happens - who cares how we assign blame? I'm with the left critics of Abundance when they say that a…
Great work here. Bad broadband has nothing to do with regulation and everything to do with entrenched telcos and weak competition. Well done @klowmn and @econliberties
.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
I was honored to contribute an essay to @thestatesforum's inaugural policy journal on proven ways that states can combat corporate power in rural America statesforum.org/journal/issue-…
I argue that there are several bi-partisan policies that state lawmakers can use to check corporate price gouging of rural peoples' basic needs: like healthcare, groceries, and equipment repair
.@glastris and @klowmn dig deep and follow the facts to expose what Ezra Klein's abundance theory gets wrong about the failure to expand rural broadband: It's not because of onerous regulations. It's because of telecom monopolies. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/the…
In addition to correcting the record on Biden's rural broadband program, this excellent essay (and thread!) shows Bush and Obama tried the Abundance approach to universal broadband--deregulate and subsidize Comcast/Verizon--and explains why it failed
.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay. TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)
Here’s our chat about how to feed the world without frying the world: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/fee…
I love the Washington @monthly so I of course loved doing its pod. We talked about why beef is the baddie, why twee organic farms aren’t better for the planet, and other WE ARE EATING THE EARTH stuff. Link and transcript below!
NEW: Sec. Noem has now admits "last mile" disaster communications weren't up to par in the Texas catastrophe. But while bodies were still being recovered on Tuesday DHS canceled a $3 million grant focused on improving precisely those kinds of "last mile" comms.…
What really caused the failure of a federal program to develop rural broadband? @glastris and Kainoa Lowman weigh in at @monthly washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/the…