Alan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to Him
The article explores the social isolation of Alan Dershowitz within the Martha's Vineyard community following his defense of Donald Trump. It details his history as a high-profile lawyer and his perspective on the backlash he has faced from liberal social circles.
Why it matters
It reflects broader societal tensions regarding political polarization, the ethics of legal representation, and the concept of 'cancel culture' in elite social spheres.
He has new friends on Martha’s Vineyard. But his tales of cancellation have not subsided.
Tony Luong for The Atlantic August 18, 2026, 8 AM ET Share Save H ere it is , August on Martha’s Vineyard, and Alan Dershowitz has barely been heard from.
Well, that’s not exactly true. He has been heard from on many topics—because Dershowitz is who he is, and pretty much anyone can join Substack, and TV bookers can be hard to resist. Still, he has said little publicly about the maddening injustice he’s faced in recent years: his annual summer shunning at the hands of the island’s liberal social gentry. Has this perennial comedy of ill manners—the Vineyard cancellation of Alan Dershowitz—finally run its course?
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