& BRIEFLY NOTED: For 2022-01-13 Th: Yes, Josh Barro and editor/producer Sara Fay have joined the ‘Stacking horde. And I at least expect to learn a lot from them. Why? Because I already did, before they started this “Very Serious” venture. And because I know where they are coming from and understand it: they do not want Democrats to do stupid s—- that pointlessly alienates median voters, and they do not want Democrats to do stupid s—- that is counterproductive policy that leaves the country worse-off. I am not always going to agree with them as to what is stupid and not-stupid, but I do not have to worry that there is some editor who wants “the appearance of balance” or some source that needs to be beat-sweetened in the background pulling the strings. That they are joining is good news about the ‘Stack as a… we might as well call it a “Web3 public sphere”. But how is the ‘Stack doing at that, which I have decided is its world-historical task?...
That's a frightening list of high subscriber Substacks. A few grains within a mountain of chaff.
Indeed...
The top 120 are, I think, as I said, considerably better...