Jeffrey Goldberg

Most of us have been privileged to live in a world of peace, prosperity, and, above all, stability," @Tyrangiel writes. "We should plan to wake up in Software Beirut, where nothing is broken all the time, but anything might break at any time, and the main skill you need is not being surprised."
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Joe Biden: “The easiest thing for me to do would have been to say I wouldn’t run again. It would have been far easier for me, and for my family. But I felt an obligation to run. I felt I had set the country on the right path.”
From this @mviser piece:
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

One person Joe Biden evidently didn't call when he decided to drop out of the race: The guy who gave him his biggest break in politics, Barack Obama. @mviser reports:
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

"To make the case that his debate debacle should not have been disqualifying, he notes that Barack Obama had had a “terrible” outing during his first debate in 2012 and had left it to his vice president to “stop the bleeding. Which I did.” The argument may strain credulity, but it is quintessentially Biden." -- @mviser:
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

An unrepentant, unreflective Joe Biden makes the case that he was ready to be president again. @mviser reports:
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…