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Corey Nathan

@coreysnathan.bsky.social
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Creative Businessman, Engaged Citizen Hubby, dad and die hard @mets fan Exec. Producer, Host of Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other

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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yes, “My Hometown” is about a place. But it’s really about a time, and mostly it’s about people. (And it’s still such a trip to have one of my favorite outlets, @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social, share something I wrote. Lemme know if you’d like a gift link.)
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I'm not great at this part, so cutting to the chase: @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social published my essay today. Telling my observant Jewish family I'd become a Christian, and what the 25 years since taught me about staying in the room with people you deeply disagree with. Pour a full cup of coffee.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"What have you heard about that?" might be the five most useful words in American politics right now. @dcinbox.bsky.social Lindsey Cormack on raising citizens, talking across difference without keeping score, and her new show Government That Doesn't Suck.
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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I had such a great conversation with @coreysnathan.bsky.social on Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other. We talked powerlifting, civics, parenting, and why democracy depends on people actually knowing how to use it. It's all here: www.politicsandreligion.us/e/lindsey-cormack
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Lindsey Cormack || How to Raise a Citizen for a Government That Doesn't Suck | Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
The founders weren't just the names in the history books. You count as one, and citizenship is something you practice. Lindsey Cormack studies how members of Congress actually talk to the people they ...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Wrote a #4thofJuly essay that opens with a firebombed synagogue and closes on an 87-year-old named Eloise who's been showing up to rallies since the early '60s. It's about what survives after a sacred place gets desecrated. Link below.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Wrote this last week in DC. Before the weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial. Sometimes the essay arrives before the fact does.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Wrote this essay last week while walking through Washington. Before last night. Before the weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial. Sometimes the metaphor arrives before the fact does.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
My latest on Substack. Would love your thoughts.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@carissaveliz.bsky.social's new book PROPHECY (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) argues that AI predictions aren't really about knowing your future — they're about controlling it. She joins Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other for a conversation that's hard to shake. Link in comments.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Wasn't sure if I should share something this personal, but a dear friend reminded me it's Mental Health Awareness Month. So maybe someone can relate. Or maybe it helps someone understand a loved one a little better. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Jefferson placed a bust of Hamilton across from his own at Monticello. In old age, he'd look at it and say: "Opposed in life as in death." Not enemies. Adversaries.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
From the latest on Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com/p/stolen-gro...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
For 15 years, I didn't put my hand on my heart during the Pledge. Then I started again. Not for the reason you think. Full essay at the link in comments. Free to read.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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At What Cost?
Trumpism, Progressive Overreach, and the Democracy We Say We Care About
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Most Americans want to make a difference in the lives of others. Most assume they're the only ones who feel that way. Brian Hooks of Stand Together joined TP&R to talk about the collective illusion — and what it looks like when the exhausted majority finally shows up. 🎧 bit.ly/Spotify_Bria...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Today's the day THE QUEEN AND HER PRESIDENTS hits shelves. And it just so happens the luminous @susanpagedc.bsky.social is this week's guest on @goodfaithpolitics.bsky.social, where she got candid about the long road in journalism, her craft, and a lot more you won't find in the book jacket.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
No Kings, the Constitution, and the cauterizing of the civic conscience
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My latest on Substack. Would love your thoughts if you get a chance to read it. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/the-laughi...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Rajiv Mehta, founder of Mapping Ourselves and member of WEAVE: The Social Fabric Project. "The self is plural." One of the more radically nuanced ideas in a convo full of them. Part of our ongoing WEAVE series. His book Camaraderie is out this summer. 🎧 www.politicsandreligion.us/e/raj-mehta_...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Something a little different. Would love your thoughts if you get a chance to read it. open.substack.com/pub/coreysna...
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A Canticle for Bailey
When despair for the world grows in me
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
One is an ancient tyrant who demanded idol worship. The other is from Babylon.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Tribalism isn't a flaw. It's ancient wiring that kept us alive. The problem is it hasn't caught up with civil society. And staying in real conversation across difference isn't natural. It's a decision. Braver Angels' Wilk Wilkinson on the new episode. Link below.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“We don’t need yet another commentary about how uncivil the current occupant of the Oval Office is. But this is the latest painful reminder that those of us who still have some semblance of good will and good faith have work to do.” coreysnathan.substack.com/p/dispatches...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Be water, my friend. New piece on civic renewal, cross-difference conversations, and why a small handful of pub conversations might make all the difference in the world. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/dispatches...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Is America becoming more judgmental? What about other countries? New episode with Jonathan Evans from @pewresearch.org digging into what the data actually shows about how Americans see each other. Good one to sit with. www.politicsandreligion.us/e/jonathanev...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our vocabulary is being colonized by those whose actions and character render them unqualified to commandeer such valuable words. As Bono once said of Helter Skelter, “This is a song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles; we’re stealing it back!”
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Trump ran on getting OUT of foreign wars. Then launched one without a congressional vote. Some of his voters are noticing the gap. This essay is for them and for anyone trying to talk to them. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Many voters supported policies. The question is whether they supported abandoning constitutional limits to achieve them. New essay: When the Constitution Becomes the Obstacle
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
When the Constitution Becomes the Obstacle The argument: Supporting deportations, tariffs, or cultural pushback is one thing. Supporting the dismantling of constitutional guardrails to achieve those goals is something else. The first step is admitting it. open.substack.com/pub/coreysna...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
@jonrauch.bsky.social spent yrs resisting the word "fascism." He used it last month. Rauch isn't a cable news partisan. He wrote the book defending free inquiry from both the left AND right. If he's finally saying it, the ? isn't whether he went too far. It's why so many of us are still hesitating.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Gustavo Arellano's father crossed into the U.S. in the trunk of a Chevy. Eventually became a citizen. Never missed an election. @gustavoarellano.bsky.social has spent 25 years covering immigration. New episode of TP&R -- and it's a good one. www.politicsandreligion.us/e/gustavo-ar...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
If it’s Talarico vs Paxton in TX, it’ll be one to watch. Otherwise, it’s fools gold for Dems.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"The image of God in me loves the image of God in you." That was @lisasharper.bsky.social's prayer before walking into a classroom with a student who showed her no respect. Pastor Amy Schenkel brought it into our conversation as a kind of floor, the minimum viable posture for any hard relationship.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Abigail Spanberger just launched her presidential campaign. Wow, what a welcome contrast.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New episode: The Election Whisperer 🎙️ @katieharbath.bsky.social spent a decade inside Facebook managing elections globally. No playbooks. Just impossible trade-offs where every option had major downsides.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
America used to be described as an idea. Lately it’s described more like a variable. Carney’s comments made that clearer and Tocqueville explains why the response has to be civic, not just electoral. Essay: coreysnathan.substack.com/p/after-the-...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Tocqueville warned that democracy decays not through sudden tyranny but gradual withdrawal. What if we’re watching that withdrawal at scale? New essay: After the Pleasant Fiction. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/after-the-...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Kazadi Katambwa’s career arc is wild. He started as a runner delivering tapes across LA and ended up working on campaigns for Dunkirk, Inception, Mad Max and more. We got deep into how trailers actually get made and why the best ones trust the audience. Really loved this conversation.
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
How do we practice connection across difference without surrendering moral clarity? Photographer John Noltner argues that proximity changes everything. “It's hard to hate somebody up close.” New TP&R episode: www.politicsandreligion.us/e/johnnoltne...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Anonymity doesn’t just change how we speak. It changes who we are allowed to see as human. New essay: Anonymity and the Collapse of the Thou A culture trained to dehumanize eventually turns lethal. coreysnathan.substack.com
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
The most dangerous historical mistake isn’t forgetting the past. It’s remembering it in a way that lets us claim righteousness while excusing harm. This essay asks where we actually belong in the stories we tell about ourselves. coreysnathan.substack.com/p/cosplaying...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Trust and taste do not age out. They compound. Debi Struzan and Dana Flowers Mitchell on Trailer Geeks and Teaser Gods Episode 137 Trust the Taste
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A new essay on sports, ritual, memory, and shared attention. A Ballgame. A Ritual. And What We Carry Forward coreysnathan.substack.com
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
New TP&R episode is live. Talked with @mattklewis.bsky.social about the ten year anniversary of Too Dumb to Fail and how populism, media incentives, and tribalism reshaped American politics. Worth the full listen: www.politicsandreligion.us/e/mattlewis2026 @coreysnathan.bsky.social
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I’ve been thinking a lot about how scripted our public conversations have become, how rarely we actually listen anymore, and what that costs us as human beings. I wrote about it on the latest Substack. 👉 bit.ly/1-11-26_Subs...
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Corey Nathan @coreysnathan.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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The Script and the Song: On the Unsettling Predictability of Modern Souls
Why We’ve Lost the Art of Listening to One Another
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