Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy

Commentary, columns, cartoons, and more...

A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things

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I create a weekly political animation that I publish every Thursday morning, (if not sooner). You can also join the Ink Spot Club and find sketches, writing, audio & other types of mad satirist experiments — all while supporting my work!

Hi, I'm Dave Hill. Here are some hastily written posts with not nearly enough profanity. I apologize. Life is beautiful. Just ask my dog.

My personal Substack

Musings from Michael Jantze, creator of stories with pictures. That's the norm.

Ann Telnaes- Artist, visual storyteller, creator of "Open Windows"

Comedian, writer (The Simpsons, Parks & Rec, Ted), True Tales From Weirdsville, Hanging With Dr. Z, other junk

Cartoons, cartooning, comics... the work and projects of Shannon Wheeler plus other stuff

Promoting & preserving art & culture, one conversation at a time

Short pieces of advice from books

Into the weeds on national security, foreign policy, and cybersecurity

Sharing Cartoons, Humor & Writing Tips

Big Enthusiasm for Small Details

Rolando Pujol is the creator of The Retrologist and the author of "The Great American Retro Road Trip." He is an executive producer at WABC-TV and a longtime newspaper and TV journalist.

I can't draw so I have to describe these to you.

Notes on economics and more

I probably started writing the piece you are about to read because I thought it contained something funny. Fingers crossed I was correct in this assumption.

A free cartoon in your inbox every week made with human hands + live drawing vids with the most interesting people, creative insights & illustrated stories that prove being a New Yorker cartoonist & comedian in NYC is exactly as unhinged as you'd imagine.

Reports from the edges of the internet, tips for living better, mind-blowing curiosities, tasty recipes, and recommendations for media and technology.

Economic history, economics, political economy, finance, & forecasting. Here to try to make you (and me) smarter in a world with many increasingly deep & complicated troubles...

News on projects, comics, drawings, and writing on whatever moves me. It goes out few times a month at most. Very low stakes overall.

Independent accountability journalism.

A digest of great reads and other cool stuff by John Biggs.