Elias Wachtel

@EliasWachtel

@TheAtlantic Politics, Global, & Ideas Formerly @thefp Classics and Philosophy @Columbia Tips: [email protected] or Signal e_wachtel.19

Joined November 2022

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Elias Wachtel
@EliasWachtel
Aug 26
If there's one Dolly essay to read today, it's this from @anniejoyw8: "She was whiskey in a teacup, and to a little Southern Baptist with an affinity for lipstick and boundary-pushing, she was proof that one could love both God and dime-store glamour"
The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
Aug 26
“Dolly showed us southern girls that you didn’t have to sacrifice femininity to be taken seriously,” @anniejoyw8 writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/…
Elias Wachtel
@EliasWachtel
Jul 16
As a kid, the only story I liked more than the Odyssey was Beowulf
The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
Jul 16
“The Odyssey” is not, strictly speaking, a children’s book. But @moody decided to try reading it to his 3-year old son anyway. He reflects on how his toddler has come to appreciate the great yarn: theatlantic.com/family/2026/07…
Elias Wachtel
@EliasWachtel
Jul 16
While everyone's thinking about the Odyssey, I make the case for Ancient Greek in @TheAtlantic! Gift link below:
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Elias Wachtel
@EliasWachtel
Jun 13
Data centers "give concrete form to a technology whose promises and perils can otherwise seem abstract." Thus "the reasons for resisting them may ultimately have less to do with the tangible costs than the symbolic ones." My latest in @TheAtlantic:
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Elias Wachtel
@EliasWachtel
Jun 12
I wrote about how the data center backlash is overblown for @TheAtlantic. For anyone who would like to yell at me today, I'll attach a gift link below so you can read the article!
The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
Jun 12
“Data centers are allegedly an unmitigated disaster: They guzzle water, strain electric grids, and raise prices ... But the data-center panic is overblown,” @EliasWachtel argues. In some contexts they can bring real benefits, he reports. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/…
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