The Press is hemorrhaging badly; the President, not so much. I have a feeling that many Substack subscribers have given up serious reading of major newspapers for a curated list of trusted authors on this platform. I know I have.
The Press is hemorrhaging badly; the President, not so much. I have a feeling that many Substack subscribers have given up serious reading of major newspapers for a curated list of trusted authors on this platform. I know I have.
While I love the Professor, her pots, and her point of view, I think it’s a mistake for us to give up reading the press that we don’t always agree with. We need to hear alternative points of view (not alternative facts, though!) to keep our minds sharp, our debating skills working, understand that there are legitimate points of that are different—and if nothing else, understand the enemy’s positions!
The Press is hemorrhaging badly; the President, not so much. I have a feeling that many Substack subscribers have given up serious reading of major newspapers for a curated list of trusted authors on this platform. I know I have.
While I love the Professor, her pots, and her point of view, I think it’s a mistake for us to give up reading the press that we don’t always agree with. We need to hear alternative points of view (not alternative facts, though!) to keep our minds sharp, our debating skills working, understand that there are legitimate points of that are different—and if nothing else, understand the enemy’s positions!
We read it. That’s why we’re pissed.
But not absorbing their despair, as have many of my acquaintances.