“The Angry U.S. Negro's Rallying Cries Are Confusing His Just And Urgent Cause”
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Politics The New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie gave the newsletter a shoutout (Welcome, new subscribers!) in a recent column [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/opinion/democrats-progressives-moderates-elections.html] on the Democrats’ interminable messaging debate, the subject of another recent column [https://www.
Can The Right Get Any Worse? (Yes.)
Hey all. Let's hop to it. Politics I’ve written in the newsletter before about Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, admittedly less because I’ve been a close student of his governance than because I’m fascinated by who he is ideologically — a real deal Republican “moderate” in the
Giving Thanks for Survey Research
Hey all, I wanted to take a post to talk about a few recent polling reports I’ve been thinking about recently. Let’s hop to it. Politics Earlier this month, Jacobin and YouGov released a report [https://images.jacobinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/08095656/CWCPReport_CommonsenseSolidarity.pdf] on
Wes Anderson Is Good, Sorry.
Searchlight PicturesFilm I’m not ashamed to say I liked The French Dispatch, and I don’t really mind Anderson’s whole schtick either — the fact that he’s developed a distinctive style and a preferred set of characters and themes can’t reasonably be counted as a strike against
Purpose, Pleasure, and Blowing Up Pipelines
Hey all, There’ll be a politics post later this week and another sooner on The French Dispatch, which I enjoyed, but today I thought I’d share a few pieces I’ve been thinking about recently that seem to rhyme thematically. Let’s hop to it. Culture & Politics
Confederation & Constitution
Hey all, Just one housekeeping note: I recently signed up as an affiliate with Bookshop [https://bookshop.org/] — a site that dedicates a portion of its book sales to independent bookstores. It’s a neat alternative to Amazon, and I hope to curate lists of recommended books and such on
Virginia Is For Blunders
Hey all, There’ll be one more post this weekend. Let’s hop to this one. Politics I spent the late evening of my birthday this week parsing the results of Virginia’s governor’s race. And I’ve been thinking a good deal about McAuliffe’s loss since, not
The Woke Equilibrium
Hey all, I thought I’d take a post to share some of the culture writing I’ve liked in recent weeks. These are all pieces about identity politics, a subject that I’ve essentially tired of addressing myself. In most of the pieces I’ve done in this lane,
Mail Time!
Hey all, It was another particularly busy week at the end of a particularly busy month for me, but things are evening out enough now that I can get back to doing these less fitfully. After today’s Mail Time post, expect a couple more make-ups in the next couple
Do We Have To Fight About Music?
Hey all, Sorry about the tardiness here. Most of the past week has been much more hectic — writing and otherwise — than I expected. This will be this week & weekend’s post; I’ll see if I can do an extra make-up post later this month. Also, remember to send
