Why You Should Stick Around
It’s not just my effortless charm.
I’m still on vacation, as you can see. Your 15th wedding anniversary only happens once. Then it’s your 16th. However, I wanted to address a trend I’ve seen on Substack after the election. People are announcing that they’re withdrawing from political news all together. Someone unsubscribed with the note “no point anymore.” (Hope you’re OK.) I get it. I don’t enjoy the prospect of writing about MAGA chaos and cruelty until my 10 year old starts high school. So, I won’t do that.
Here’s what you can expect from this newsletter in the coming year: More culture and arts coverage, befitting the title of this publication. More features about constructive efforts to make the world a better place and not just dwelling and dunking on the worst aspects of human nature. More content that doesn’t just make me (and you) angry. I’m going to enjoy myself.
Yes, I’ll continue covering big picture issues, but only if I feel I can offer a unique perspective. I won’t just write outrage bait.
So, I encourage everyone to stick around and help maintain the wonderful, insightful community we’ve built. I appreciate every one of you. As always, I hope current subscribers will consider becoming paid subscribers, and I guarantee that I won’t feed your spiritual ennui but provide some uplifting content for your morning.
See you next week.
I have unsubscribed from some Substack but only those whose immediate response on Wednesday or Thursday was to explain that all blame for losing the election was Harris or the Dems for insisting on running women for president. I like what you plan for your work here so I'm sticking around.
I think a lot of people just need a break—to absorb the enormity of what’s happened, to mourn, to marshall resources, evaluate their levels of risk, and of course avoid the gloating hordes of MAGAts. I, a former journalist and lifelong news junkie, have disabled all my news apps. No one will write the truth, that the only thing Trump *didn’t* do to whip up racial animus was put on a klan hood and, given another month of campaigning, who’s to say he might not’ve gone there, too. So that’s it for the national news and a lot of people feel that way. But I still support writers, so I won’t be abandoning Substack. Or you.