William Falk

Editor-in-Chief at The Week Magazine (US)

Editor at large of The Week

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Refusing to submit

2 months ago | theweek.com | William Falk

"Do not obey in advance." In his classic book "On Tyranny," that is historian Timothy Snyder's first rule for resisting a slide from democracy into authoritarian rule. Most of the power that autocrats accumulate, he warns, "is freely given" out of fear and resignation. We are now seeing that phenomenon come to life as Donald Trump and Elon Musk attempt to seek total, unfettered, and blatantly unconstitutional control of the federal government.
Unprepared for a pandemic

Jan 14, 2025 | theweek.com | William Falk

As the nation remembers — or chooses to forget — the events of Jan. 6, 2021, we might also spare a moment to recall what was happening five years ago this month. In January 2020, a novel coronavirus was rapidly spreading in China, and had infected its first Americans. But alarm bells were not yet ringing — at least not publicly.
An abject apology to Dear Leader

Dec 3, 2024 | theweek.com | William Falk

An open letter to President-elect Donald Trump: Now that you will soon assume the awesome — and greatly expanded! — powers of the presidency, I'd like to join Jeff Bezos in sending my "big congratulations" on your crushing victory over the enemy within. Please let me echo Joe and Mika of MSNBC in offering to turn the page and re-establish a thoughtful, heartfelt dialogue with you, Dear Leader.
An abject apology to Dear Leader

Dec 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | William Falk

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesAn open letter to President-elect Donald Trump: Now that you will soon assume the awesome — and greatly expanded! — powers of the presidency, I'd like to join Jeff Bezos in sending my "big congratulations" on your crushing victory over the enemy within.
It's not just an act

Nov 5, 2024 | theweek.com | William Falk

If Donald Trump is returned to power this week, it will be because millions of people did not believe him.
It's not just an act

Nov 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | William Falk

William FalkNovember 5, 2024 at 9:41 AM·2 min readWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ana Moneymaker / Getty ImagesIf Donald Trump is returned to power this week, it will be because millions of people did not believe him.
Russia's best investment

Oct 8, 2024 | theweek.com | William Falk

Turkey began investing in Eric Adams a decade ago, when he was just the Brooklyn borough president. The Turks saw Adams as an ambitious politician "on the rise," federal prosecutors say, and provided him with luxury air travel and hotels and illegal donations for a mayoral campaign.
Taking away the car keys

Aug 6, 2024 | theweek.com | William Falk

When I took my mother's car keys away, she cursed at me. I'd never heard my sweet, churchgoing mom use language like that in my life, but she couldn't accept that at 85, her fading vision, hearing, and memory made her unsafe at any speed. I was reminded of the day Mom followed me to the door, shouting "Give me those #@ $&%! keys back," when Joe Biden spent several weeks insisting against all evidence that he was fit to serve four more years.
Taking away the car keys

Aug 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | William Falk

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Joe Biden in the Oval Office . | Credit: Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesJoe Biden in the Oval Office . | Credit: Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesWhen I took my mother's car keys away, she cursed at me. I'd never heard my sweet, churchgoing mom use language like that in my life, but she couldn't accept that at 85, her fading vision, hearing, and memory made her unsafe at any speed.
No political victory lasts

Jul 9, 2024 | theweek.com | William Falk

You feel your political tribe is losing, don't you? Nearly all Americans share that perception, regardless of whether they identify as Republicans, Democrats, or independents — or even if they don't much follow politics at all. This "bipartisan pessimism" has a substantial basis in reality, says David Lauter in the Los Angeles Times.