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LessWrong posts by zvi“Substack and Other Blog Recommendations” by Zvi Substack recommendations are remarkably important, and the actual best reason to write here instead of elsewhere.
As in, even though I have never made an active attempt to seek recommendations, approximately half of my subscribers come from recommendations from other blogs. And for every two subscribers I have, my recommendations have generated approximately one subscription elsewhere. I am very thankful to all those who have recommended this blog, either through substack or otherwise.
As the blog has grown, I’ve gotten a number of offers for reciprocal recommendations. So far I have turned all of th...2025-06-3028 min
The Reason RoundtableThe Cultural Consequences of Trump's VictoryIn this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie attempt to describe the ongoing cultural shifts occurring in the wake of President Donald Trump's re-election.
01:53—Donald Trump and cultural "vibe shift"
30:40—Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
41:00—Weekly listener question
45:50—Trump outrage lightning round
53:55—This week's cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
"Trump Barely Won the Election. Why Doesn't It Feel That Way?" by Ezra Klein
"The Vibes They Are a-Shiftin,'"...2025-01-271h 06
Slow BoringMy chat with Nate SilverThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.slowboring.comWe talked for 75 minutes but the upshot is just that the election is close. 2024-10-1717 min
Explain It to MeLessons learned from Trump’s first termEzra and Matt look back on what’s surprised them. Resources:"Can anything change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump?" by Ezra Klein, Vox"Republicans are sowing the seeds of the next financial crisis" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox"Trump Is Losing Ground With White Voters But Gaining Among Black And Hispanic Americans" by Geoffrey Skelley and Anna Wiederkehr, FiveThirtyEight"Nate Silver on why 2020 isn't 2016" Ezra Klein ShowHosts:Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, VoxEzra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox2020-10-3052 min
Agreeing Loudly Coast to CoastAgreeing Loudly Special Podcast: Why The Democrats Are LosingPat, Troy and Carson take a deep dive into why democrats are
losing elections and provide their insights into how and when
the party of Roosevelt and Kennedy will start winning again. Troy
talks about the cynical aspects of identity politics, Pat does his
best Nate Silver and looks into the state legislative losses over
the last 7 years and Carson takes on the bipartisan neoliberal to
neoconservative policy consensus of tax cuts and who they really
benefit.
With some shameless pleas for Thomas Frank and Rick
Perlstein to pay attention to Agreeing Loudly and a handful of
gre...2016-04-3000 min