I enrolled my son in a state of the art soccer training center for all the wrong reasons. You can read about it in the new Sports Issue of @believermag. thebeliever.net/bola-cheia/

💬 Entrevista | La Nobel de la Paz, María Corina Machado, reivindica la celebración de elecciones para garantizar la soberanía de Venezuela ✒️ @borismunoz 🔗 elpais.com/america/2026-05-1…

Los invito a leer la conversación que sostuve con María Corina Machado. Si les parece, compártanla. Lo agradeceré. María Corina Machado: “La posición de Estados Unidos y otros aliados pesa en mi decisión de volver, hay que buscar el momento correcto” elpais.com/america/2026-05-1…

In the new issue of Zyzzyva, I talk to Venezuelan scholar, journalist, and poet @borismunoz about literature, authoritarianism, and the importance of cronistas.

#USA “This is an egregious attack on the First Amendment and on journalists’ ability to do their work,” said CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg. “As an international organization, we know that the treatment of journalists is a leading indicator of the condition of a country’s democracy. These arrests are just the latest in a string of egregious and escalating threats to the press in the United States — and an attack on people’s right to know.” RE: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-condemns…

“[COPA] is a place for skills training, not play. This is a place to be improved, rated, sold off to the highest bidder.” —@chrisarnold on an elite soccer training facility thebeliever.net/bola-cheia/

“A goal is a magical concoction of aim and force and luck. Like a life.” —from “Bola Cheia,” an essay by @chrisarnold thebeliever.net/bola-cheia/

“COPA is the most American way possible to train your kid to play soccer.” —@chrisarnold on an elite soccer training facility thebeliever.net/bola-cheia/

Chris Feliciano Arnold (@chrisarnold) takes his son to a cutting edge, data-driven soccer academy training in Walnut Creek: thebeliever.net/bola-cheia/

On the public airwaves talking about citizenship with callers from the @WNYC audience. 📻 wnyc.org/story/the-fears-of-…

To become Americans, naturalized citizens promise to defend the laws of the U.S. What if defending them now puts their status at risk? @chrisarnold, a naturalized citizen, evaluates the civics test to see if it still rings true to what America has become. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…

I wrote about citizenship @TheAtlantic. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…

To become Americans, naturalized citizens promise to defend the laws of the U.S. What if defending them now puts their status at risk? @chrisarnold, a naturalized citizen, evaluates the civics test to see if it still rings true to what America has become. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…

Authoritarians around the world are threatening the inherent value of facts and art. @LaurenMarkham_ and I wrote about our belief in art that embraces facts. It’s why we’re hosting the Storyboard Residency @stmarysca this June. Read more @lithub lithub.com/truth-power-art-a…

We live in a skeptical, cynical age, but the pursuit of truth can still be beautiful. That's why @smcmfa @stmarysca is hosting a residency for writers focused on fact-based projects in any genre. Apply by 3/15. stmarys-ca.edu/storyboard-re…

#Gaza: During the 15 months long war, CPJ has documented: 165 journalists & media workers killed: 157 Palestinian, 2 Israeli, & 6 Lebanese. 49 journalists injured. 2 journalists missing. 75 journalists arrested. CPJ is still investigating other reports. cpj.org/2025/01/journalist-c…