Rob Wolfe

Writer/editor @monthly

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

The caning of an abolitionist senator in 1856 shocked a complacent nation. Today, the incident feels like a useful lesson about how words can incite violence—and help defeat it, @RMPWolfe argues: https://t.co/jSY5GpKDOP

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

A new book buries the Obama-era idea that small shifts in personal behavior can greatly improve the world, @RMPWolfe writes. https://t.co/yex1iSOIdb

[Rob Wolfe @RMPWolfe]

Govern by euphemism: In Trump’s Washington, helping Hispanic-serving colleges becomes “racial bias”—and cutting their funding becomes “equal protection.” In @monthly

https://t.co/zW7WecTKCk

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

Vance offers conflicting explanations for high prices, as Trump, who has denied they’re high at all, meets with Mamdani, whose unlikely New York City win was fueled by the affordability crisis. @RMPWolfe reports.

https://t.co/QSJSFEwbBp

[Eric Cortellessa @EricCortellessa]

One of the most important days for higher education every year: the release of the @monthly's College Guide and Rankings.

WM measures schools by how well they serve their students & communities, promote social mobility, and advance the public good. Read:
https://t.co/wSNR2kndwx

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Sian Beilock, Dartmouth’s president, has earned praise from free-speech advocates, conservative publications, and members of the Trump Administration, along with furious condemnation from other academic leaders. https://t.co/0C0PJ3qj77

[Kainoa Lowman @klowmn]

.@glastris and I dove deep into the weeds of the BEAD program, and US internet policy since the ’90s, for this new @monthly essay.

TLDR-don't let Abundos/Republicans tell you over-regulation is the reason rural Americans don't have broadband. Some highlights (1/x)

[Rob Wolfe @RMPWolfe]

@hh_matt I watched zone of interest a few weeks ago. It burrowed into my head and I couldn't stop thinking/reading about it. So, good, but...yeah.

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

In Oklahoma’s second-largest city, a new vision of economic development is being born. @Richard_Florida on what America can learn from Tulsa, in the new issue of the Washington @Monthly.

https://t.co/8KMc6YId1K

[Richard Florida @Richard_Florida]

This was a true labor of love. What has been accomplished in Tulsa is absolutely remarkable.

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

As GOP Senators Choose Their Leader, Trump Demands They Bend the Knee. The president-elect wants the Senate to abdicate its role in reviewing presidential appointments. It shouldn’t give, writes @petermshane.

https://t.co/ePq1dSpTDz

[Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth]

the @monthly is hiring a new writer/editor, extremely good opportunity for someone looking to break into policy journalism

https://t.co/HNrG5Q4IxG

[Eric Cortellessa @EricCortellessa]

The nation is more polarized than at any point since the Civil War. But soon, there will be at least one thing that binds us all together: Come Jan. 20, we will all be living in Trump’s America.

My @TIME cover story on Trump’s return to power:
https://t.co/jEDDNutgVb

[Paul @glastris.bsky.social Glastris @glastris]

For a related take, read the just-published investigation by @RMPWolfe @monthly on the recruitment firms that redline students from lower income neighborhoods so they never receive college brochures in the first place, /end https://t.co/pO0vfbtUmR

[Eric Cortellessa @EricCortellessa]

Here's a timeline: In 1983, Larry Hogan Sr. and his wife, Ilona, bought a bucolic 10-acre property in Frederick for $230,000. The spacious colonial with columns on the front porch, nestled in the woods, was also where they based their law practice (1/8)
https://t.co/rp9FATa1HB

[Paul @glastris.bsky.social Glastris @glastris]

I take pride in seeing young (or young to me) @monthly alumni writing first rate/high impact stories at other publications. Just in the last week we’ve seen…/1

[Paul @glastris.bsky.social Glastris @glastris]

Boom. @EricCortellessa @TIME reports that as MD governor, Larry Hogan, current GOP senate candidate, approved $16 million in state subsidies to a property his real estate firm represented and his family owned. /1. https://t.co/9XqWyiRkdH @monthly

[Paul @glastris.bsky.social Glastris @glastris]

Which candidates represent the educated elite? Harris, Walz, and their spouses all attended regional public universities, while Trump and Vance are the first all-Ivy League GOP ticket in U.S history, I noted on @cspanwj this morning. /1 @monthly

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

Hey, here's @glastris , the Washington @Monthly EIC, in @POLITICOMag on "The Overlooked Demographic That Is a Huge Opportunity for Democrats," the state college voter, particularly the regional ones, not the flagship ones. Here's why....1/x

https://t.co/hckbNSX0SY via @politico