The Dispatch

We are launching The Dispatch to do right as we see it, by providing engaged citizens fact-based reporting and commentary on politics, policy and culture —informed by conservative principles. And, importantly, to offer a community and forum for thoughtful discussion and civil disagreement. We will be timely and topical, but we won’t be slaves to the relentless pace of the news cycle. We will slow things down, deliberately—because we think the times require more deliberation. Whenever possible, we want to pause and think before we react, to research and report before sharing our views. The daily race to be wrong first on Twitter can be entertaining and instructive, but we have no interest in entering the competition. In short, we aim to zig in an era of zagging. https://lnkd.in/e3Hu3XD

"In practice, these digital systems sometimes succumb to the same big fault as governments: They impose an order on a reality more complex than they can imagine." | Will Rinehart's latest Techne newsletter:

"Despite what has inarguably been the most tumultuous and consequential few weeks in recent political memory, the response from financial markets and the vast majority of the non-political world has been … crickets." | Scott Lincicome's latest Capitolism newsletter: https://buff.ly/3zOCSiv

President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the 2024 election Steve Hayes and Sarah Isgur will be joined by Jonah, Mike, and Declan to break down the president's decision. Grab a drink, prepare your questions, and join us on YouTube at 9:30 p.m. ET.

President Joe Biden is not seeking reelection, bringing an unprecedented degree of uncertainty into the presidential election just weeks before the Democratic Party was set to renominate him. Mike Warren for Dispatch Politics:

"In a way, I’m a prophet. I can prophesize things; I can see things that are gonna happen in the future that always do. That power comes and goes." | Guy Denton's conversation with the original lead guitarist of Kiss, Ace Frehley: https://buff.ly/3SikK73

"For Costner ... the throughline connecting these stories is an attempt to depict what he seems to regard as the forgotten fortitude of the pioneers who crossed the plains to settle the American West." | Ethan McGuire reviews Kevin Costner's "Horizon": https://buff.ly/3zOOBxz

My latest piece in The Dispatch unpacks TikTok's long history of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Is Christian nationalism a threat to conservative ideals? Are postliberals guiding us towards an irreversible path? Recently participated in a panel discussing these pressing issues and more with The Dispatch. https://lnkd.in/esSV2iJx

The ambiguous abortion language in the GOP’s new draft platform drew mixed reactions from Republican senators. Read more in today’s Dispatch Politics in The Dispatch https://lnkd.in/ei7kBk4a