My DC bunker
For more than 200 years the purpose of Washington has been to reward clout with office
Substack
Sunday
Elon Musk is turning Twitter into Spirit Airlines
His war on Substack suggests he doesn’t understand the site he bought
Tuesday
Why I hate Substack
There are limits to self-publishing
Friday
How the legacy media became powerless
The 2024 election seems to sound the final knell for an industry that managed to hang on well past its prime
Wednesday
The winners and losers of the 2024 election
The sheer number of outside individuals, movements and institutions involved in the GOP’s sweeping night is astounding
Friday
Boeing workers fight for fair pay… on beach vacation
Plus: Taylor Lorenz leaves WaPo & Hurricane Helene victims offered abortions
Wednesday
Cooking for busy people
Once a week, Caro Chambers releases a new recipe to her 112,000 subscribers
Thursday
Disgraced former MSNBC host Mark Halperin charges thousands for news service
‘I understand possible disappointment for those who enjoy reading the newsletter’
Sunday
They wanted to break the internet. It broke them
BuzzFeed , Paper and the click crash of 2023
Tuesday
The Twitter Files communication breakdown
The ‘lengthy Twitter thread as method of storytelling’ is a bust
Tuesday
In praise of (very) small independent publishers
They punch above their weight, especially with religious books
Thursday
Dinesh D’Souza’s stupid movie
‘Yeah, it’s a total baffler how a president who spent four years ignoring his base could have lost’
Thursday
Diversifying democracy
The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure by Yascha Mounk reviewed
Monday
Stacking up
Substack gives authors an opportunity to take back control of their own careers and destinies
Sunday
Why I didn’t start a Substack
It has its limits, especially if you’re writing about books and arts
Saturday
Substack changed the business of journalism
Substack took off because people are increasingly distrustful of mainstream media outlets
Monday
The American media: the CCP’s useful idiots
Why are our journalists enabling an authoritarian ethnostate?
Saturday
Substack attack
What do progressives have against the newsletter platform?