Adam Serwer

Texas

Staff Writer at The Atlantic

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Articles

The Tyrant Test

1 week ago | sueddeutsche.de | Adam Serwer

For as long as I’ve been alive, American presidents have defined tyrants by their willingness to use military force against their own people in reprisal for political opposition. This was a staple of Cold War presidential rhetoric, and it survived long into the War on Terror era.
The Tyrant Test

1 week ago | rsn.org | Adam Serwer

A leader who uses military force to suppress his political opposition ought to lose the right to govern. For as long as I’ve been alive, American presidents have defined tyrants by their willingness to use military force against their own people in reprisal for political opposition. This was a staple of Cold War presidential rhetoric, and it survived long into the War on Terror era.
The Tyrant Test

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Adam Serwer

For as long as I’ve been alive, American presidents have defined tyrants by their willingness to use military force against their own people in reprisal for political opposition. This was a staple of Cold War presidential rhetoric, and it survived long into the War on Terror era. Ronald Reagan declared in 1981 that “it is dictatorships, not democracies, that need militarism to control their own people and impose their system on others.” His successor, George H. W.
Opinion: Musk and Trump still agree on one thing

2 weeks ago | adn.com | Adam Serwer

Far be it from me to judge anyone enjoying the feud between Donald Trump and his benefactor Elon Musk over Trump’s signature legislation, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But in the conflict between the president and the world’s richest man, the public is the most likely loser.
Opinion: Trump is wearing America down

2 weeks ago | adn.com | Adam Serwer

The first time President Donald Trump tried to institute a travel ban to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from reaching the United States, back in 2017, massive protests erupted at major airports across the country. This time, at least so far, there has been nothing of the sort. The disparity in reactions helps illustrate how habituated Americans have become to a president who wields his power with discriminatory intentions.
Musk and Trump Still Agree on One Thing

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Adam Serwer

Far be it from me to judge anyone enjoying the feud between Donald Trump and his benefactor Elon Musk over Trump’s signature legislation, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But in the conflict between the president and the world’s richest man, the public is the most likely loser.
The Travel Ban Shows That Americans Have Grown Numb

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Adam Serwer

The first time President Donald Trump tried to institute a travel ban to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from reaching the United States, back in 2017, massive protests erupted at major airports across the country. This time, at least so far, there has been nothing of the sort. The disparity in reactions helps illustrate how habituated Americans have become to a president who wields his power with discriminatory intentions.
Trumpova vláda zahájila válku se samotným lidským věděním

3 weeks ago | respekt.cz | Adam Serwer

Kontext••26 minutKroky dnešní administrativy připomínají období temna, které následovalo po pádu Říma (The Atlantic)Když barbarští válečníci plenili Řím, neměli v úmyslu odsoudit západní Evropu ke staletím nevzdělanosti. Nebyl to předvídatelný důsledek jejich činů. To samé není možné říct o rozsáhlém útoku na lidské vědění a pokrok, který nyní podniká Trumpova administrativa – o záměrné likvidaci vzdělání, vědy a historie.
Opinion: The new dark age

3 weeks ago | adn.com | Adam Serwer

The warlords who sacked Rome did not intend to doom Western Europe to centuries of ignorance. It was not a foreseeable consequence of their actions. The same cannot be said of the sweeping attack on human knowledge and progress that the Trump administration is now undertaking — a deliberate destruction of education, science and history, conducted with a fanaticism that recalls the Dark Ages that followed Rome’s fall. Every week brings fresh examples.
The New Dark Age

1 month ago | sueddeutsche.de | Adam Serwer

The warlords who sacked Rome did not intend to doom Western Europe to centuries of ignorance. It was not a foreseeable consequence of their actions. The same cannot be said of the sweeping attack on human knowledge and progress that the Trump administration is now undertaking—a deliberate destruction of education, science, and history, conducted with a fanaticism that recalls the Dark Ages that followed Rome’s fall.