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Thomas Chatterton Williams and the New Redeemers

Jun 12, 2026

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4 min read

Thomas Chatterton Williams and the New Redeemers

The Atlantic columnist buys what white supremacists are selling

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
Bari Weiss and the Incompetence Spiral

Jun 2, 2026

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3 min read

Bari Weiss and the Incompetence Spiral

The hire of Nick Bilton is a glimpse into how reactionary institutions collapse

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
Rich Guy Quote Journalism

May 14, 2026

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4 min read

Rich Guy Quote Journalism

How the media turns rich guys' opinions into news

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
What's Political Violence?

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

What's Political Violence?

When the media talks about political violence, they're only telling part of the story

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
The Little Mind of a Big Hawk

Apr 12, 2026

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8 min read

The Little Mind of a Big Hawk

Bret Stephens loves a war

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
Purity Politics Is A One-Way Ratchet

Apr 1, 2026

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7 min read

Purity Politics Is A One-Way Ratchet

The Hasan Piker drama is a proxy war for Democrats

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
On Blaming Israel

Mar 20, 2026

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8 min read

On Blaming Israel

The Iran war discourse is being shaped by bad faith actors

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
Hollow Opposition

Mar 3, 2026

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7 min read

Hollow Opposition

On Iran, top Democrats only have procedural concerns

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
No War but Culture War

Feb 12, 2026

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6 min read

No War but Culture War

The right holds political power, but for them that's never enough

Peter Shamshiri
Peter Shamshiri
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