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David Klion

New York

Writer and Contributing Editor at Jewish Currents

Working on a book about the legacy of neoconservatism. Writing for all your favorite lefty magazines. KLEE-on (from the Russian Клионский)

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Articles

  • Andor Is the Best Star Wars You Will Ever See

    3 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | David Klion

    Tony Gilroy, the Hollywood script doctor behind Michael Clayton and the Jason Bourne series, is known for writing taut, realistic, intelligent political thrillers. Incongruously, he’s also the mind behind Andor, the Star Wars spinoff series that debuted in 2022 and whose second and final season launches today on Disney+. Addressing skeptics of the latter, he recently told The Wall Street Journal, “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

  • The War on the Liberal Class

    4 weeks ago | theideasletter.org | David Klion

    Is it really the end of the End of History? Is this the demise of the “long” 20th century? To many observers, the neoliberal hegemony that Francis Fukuyama diagnosed a generation ago appears to be over. Both liberal democracy and the globalized free market are in retreat: Anti-establishment, anti-institutional, anti-incumbent politicians skilled at extreme rhetoric have been gaining ground in many advanced democracies.

  • Schumer’s Warning

    1 month ago | thebaffler.com | David Klion

    Antisemitism in America: A Warning by Chuck Schumer. Grand Central Publishing, 256 pages. 2025. Barely two weeks into his second presidency, Donald Trump mused that he would like to see the entire Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip relocated to other countries, possibly never to return. “Why would they want to return?

  • When They Came for Columbia University

    1 month ago | thenation.com | David Klion

    When They Came for Columbia UniversityThe university has become the Trump administration’s test case for the largest assault on higher education since the McCarthy era. Sadly, it has notably failed to defend itself.

  • The Cruel World According to Stephen Miller

    2 months ago | thenation.com | David Klion

    Books & the Arts / March 10, 2025 The Loyalist The cruel world according to Stephen Miller. The Cruel World According to Stephen Miller How did he become the Trump era’s architect of hate? Ad Policy This article appears in the April 2025 issue. Illustration by Joe Ciardiello.

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