lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Gonna be interesting to see, if Dems take Congress and the White House by 2028, if the Court is going to try to find some way to undo their decisions. A left-wing dictatorship might not be as appealing to them as a right-wing dictatorship. 001
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 05/05/2025America, the Ignorant... lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/trumps-hea...lawrencegoldstone.substack.comTrump’s Headlong Rush to IgnoranceIn March 1970, during the confirmation hearings for Richard Nixon’s nomination of the stunningly unimpressive but pro-segregation G. 000
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 30/04/2025O Canada! lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/two-lesson... 010
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 28/04/2025This is why the stock market hasn't cratered...yet. lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/trump-fidd...lawrencegoldstone.substack.comTrump Fiddles While America (Slowly) BurnsA few days ago, the New York Times ran a feature story on China’s “Army of Robots,” in which it noted, “Factories are being automated across China at a breakneck pace. 010
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 21/04/2025lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/in-stupidi...lawrencegoldstone.substack.comIn Stupidity There is HopeDonald Trump’s first hundred days in office have not gone as swimmingly as he hoped nor as disastrously as the rest of us feared. 000
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Have Jews so forgotten their own history that they would vote for appeasement? 000
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 11/03/2025If Trump does mitigate the tariffs and the markets go up as a result, someone OUT OF GOVERNMENT needs to investigate to see who bought. It is hardly out of the realm of possibility that Trump will tip off his cronies or even have trades done for him through nominees. 021
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 11/03/2025According to our new president, these are just small market blips because, wow, the really good stuff is on the way. I'm not sure if we elected PT Barnum or Nero. lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/market-upd...lawrencegoldstone.substack.comMarket Update: In Trump We Trust? Hmmm.In a key scene in the classic Frank Capra film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey (played by a noble, sincere James Stewart), faced with a run on his family-owned bank instigated by the evil, gra... 021
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 06/03/2025This could make a real difference. Macron has been advocating it for years, but Tusk is a new, vital recruit. www.france24.com/en/live-news...france24.comEmergency EU summit seeks to bolster defence to counter US pivot from allianceEU leaders are holding emergency talks on Thursday in a bid to cement European support for Ukraine and bolster the bloc's defences against Russia as the US, under President Trump's administration, piv... 000
Reposted by @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.socialNancy Goldstone @nancygoldstone.bsky.social · 24/02/2025What a lovely review! Thank you, Brendan! historynerdsunited.com/2025/02/the-...historynerdsunited.comThe Rebel Empresses by Nancy Goldstone - History Nerds United Blog SiteMy review of The Rebel Empresses by Nancy Goldstone. The lives of Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France. 001
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Democratic leadership has to stop pretending that this is just some extreme and perverse version of "normal." lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/no-we-haventlawrencegoldstone.substack.comNo, We Haven’t…Recently, Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz posted on X—where he should have already cancelled his account in favor of Bluesky—“People like efficiency but they are not stupid and they know you don’t just ca... 010
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 22/02/2025This is the NY POST??????? It's like Himmler criticizing Hitler. 021
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 22/02/2025I am torn as to whether to use social media, and so I'm using social media to voice that concern. (This sort of thing is probably why my books don't sell.). Here's something that will give a sense of my problem. lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...lawrencegoldstone.substack.comLessons From the True Mad MenBack in high school, I and most of my friends favored the same philosophical journal. 011
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 24/11/2024With AI poised to invade our lives...as if many of the human voices screaming in our ears were not misleading enough...I think it's vital to try to recognize its limits. Van Gogh certainly helped us. lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/creativity...lawrencegoldstone.substack.comCreativity and ImitationAs part of our post-apocalyptic recovery, my wife Nancy and I drove up to Los Angeles to visit the Getty. Some people find refuge in music; for us it’s art. We were especially interested in an exhibit... 011
lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social @lawrencegoldstone.bsky.social · 24/11/2024It may be a small satisfaction, but every X deserter is a step in the right direction. For anyone who is interested, here is a podcast I did with Madiba Dennie on what comes next. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoFz...youtube.comA Rejection of Democrats or a Rejection of Democracy? with Lawrence Goldstone and Madiba K. DennieYouTube video by SideBar 1133
