Rick Perlstein
@rickperlstein
The only reason I write about politics is to attract the attention of jazz musicians. I answer every email: [email protected].
Old joke: at a protest, cop smacks liberal in the head. Calls him a "commie." "I'm an ANTI-Communist!" "I don't care what kind of Commie you are, you're coming down to the station house with me." Solidarity with all my siblings in resistance. The bad guys don't distinguish.
Staggeringly accessible and sensible discussion of Iran and nuclear technology. One-stop shopping for everything you need to know. angryplanetpod.com/p/a-history-of…
New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate.
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
Sounds like we might have come within spitting distance of a broken arrow. Thanks for DPGE, @elonmusk!
Nixon had this. Phlebitis. Developed when it looked like he might have to testify in the Watergate criminal trials.
Haunting and fascinating doc drops on PBS today about Nagasaki from Greg Mitchell. open.substack.com/pub/gregmitche…
We've now arrived at the Tiananmen Square phase of the Trump administration
Random question for jazzbos: any Bill Carrothers fans here?
The Big Beautiful Gulags Bill. eschatonblog.com/2025/06/stephe…
Without demented lunacy like this from Democrats over what they call "antisemitism," many of Trump's fascist tactics would not be possible.
This is the most racist, absurd, unhinged thing a democrat senator not named Fetterman has said in a long time. Absolutely revolting. In a just world she would be forced to resign.
Hey DC kiddies! I have a gig out your way on 7/16. "The Watergate Syndrome" Tickets, Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite share.google/Np1t3UdTRcxHyo…
This whole Mamdani thing is young people versus old people. Like a referendum on whether the Democrats will be a party of life or a party of death.
What investigative reporter is going undercover with ICE goon squads? This is, like, THE story right now. Who trains? What rules of engagement? What propaganda do they consume? How do they recruit, and weed out non-sadists? Would they follow orders to shoot regime enemies?
TODAY @ 4:30p CST is the new Occupy Democrats Show! We have author @rickperlstein joining @markbland @featherbangs to discuss #Trump #nixonland America in relation to it's past! Especially with Trump being...well... Trump! Tune in on all major social media platforms. Like,…
Trump's State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says America is "the greatest country on earth next to Israel"
Must watch. More like this, Dems!!!
BREAKING: Both the White House and RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #MAGAKidnappers
This is a magnificent journalistic development. NPR interviews two the greatest scholars of American Christian Talibanism, Fred Clarkson and Carol Mason, for an unflinching look at the political implications of Vance Boelter's crime. npr.org/2025/06/17/nx-…
Fun fact: Iran has opened its nuclear facilities to international inspection in the past. Israel never has.