1) Thank you for reading the Daily Dime. It's never taken for granted.
2) My reading list looks a lot like yours, which tells me I'm doing something right.
3) The Atlantic and New Yorker remain essential reads for me. The Atlantic, in particular, has become indispensable with its mix of long, deeply reported articles and quicker takes on the news of the day. I feel the same guilt as many do about the New Yorkers that often pile up, but then I'll pick up an issue and find a profile of Willie Nelson that I didn't know I needed and be reminded of why I keep subscribing. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/29/willie-nelson-profile
Thanks for these great resources, Bob. I also recommend the podcast “Left, Right and Center,” in which 3 panelists discuss one issue from those perspectives. Great way to get a balanced view.
While driving, I often pause at radio stations between the local public radio station and a local Latin hits station (105.5 FM KDDK where you can hear headlines in Spanish with a Mexican and Central American focus on the news). In this range of the FM spectrum (lowest and highest frequencies) there resides a rich ecology of Christian Nationalist broadcasting that includes Jimmy Swaggart and Moon Griffon (107.2) providing alerts on the sinister workings of the Demon-crat Party, and constant references to the Nation of Israel and the Book of Revelation. The value is that you need to be reminded -- frequently -- of what White voters around here accept as news when they're not at home with the TV locked on FOX.
As for the NY Times and the Advocate, I appreciate that they are at least trying, usually in good faith, to practice something resembling journalism. In practice, what often comes out is only Cargo Cult journalism. You can make any case you want for liberal/conservative bias, especially if you get to define what those words mean. But you shouldn't ignore a more serious bias, which is that there is only a limited set of stories that corporate media are capable of telling. The more spineless the publishers and editors become, the more formulaic their approach becomes, which makes it easy for bad faith actors to play them.
Much praise to Paul Krugman, whose content I have enjoyed for 25 years. A rare and welcome case of someone who knows what he writes about and admits it when he gets it wrong. I can't think of a better source for insight into what is rotten at the NY Times and other legacy media.
Also:
Brad DeLong (Grasping Reality) is, like Krugman, an academic economist with worthwhile insights.
Nate Silver (Silver Bulletin) is another. indispensable, source who writes about things he knows about.
The Economist. A better name for this weekly newsmag would be "The Capitalist," but their coverage is not as parochial as our domestic news media.
The Philadelphia Trumpet, a free monthly. A large part of the US public can only interpret modern events in terms of biblical prophecy, including but not limited to the Revelation of John. The value is not the content, but the awareness that your friends and neighbors feed uncritically on this stuff.
1) Thank you for reading the Daily Dime. It's never taken for granted.
2) My reading list looks a lot like yours, which tells me I'm doing something right.
3) The Atlantic and New Yorker remain essential reads for me. The Atlantic, in particular, has become indispensable with its mix of long, deeply reported articles and quicker takes on the news of the day. I feel the same guilt as many do about the New Yorkers that often pile up, but then I'll pick up an issue and find a profile of Willie Nelson that I didn't know I needed and be reminded of why I keep subscribing. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/29/willie-nelson-profile
Thanks for these great resources, Bob. I also recommend the podcast “Left, Right and Center,” in which 3 panelists discuss one issue from those perspectives. Great way to get a balanced view.
While driving, I often pause at radio stations between the local public radio station and a local Latin hits station (105.5 FM KDDK where you can hear headlines in Spanish with a Mexican and Central American focus on the news). In this range of the FM spectrum (lowest and highest frequencies) there resides a rich ecology of Christian Nationalist broadcasting that includes Jimmy Swaggart and Moon Griffon (107.2) providing alerts on the sinister workings of the Demon-crat Party, and constant references to the Nation of Israel and the Book of Revelation. The value is that you need to be reminded -- frequently -- of what White voters around here accept as news when they're not at home with the TV locked on FOX.
As for the NY Times and the Advocate, I appreciate that they are at least trying, usually in good faith, to practice something resembling journalism. In practice, what often comes out is only Cargo Cult journalism. You can make any case you want for liberal/conservative bias, especially if you get to define what those words mean. But you shouldn't ignore a more serious bias, which is that there is only a limited set of stories that corporate media are capable of telling. The more spineless the publishers and editors become, the more formulaic their approach becomes, which makes it easy for bad faith actors to play them.
Much praise to Paul Krugman, whose content I have enjoyed for 25 years. A rare and welcome case of someone who knows what he writes about and admits it when he gets it wrong. I can't think of a better source for insight into what is rotten at the NY Times and other legacy media.
Also:
Brad DeLong (Grasping Reality) is, like Krugman, an academic economist with worthwhile insights.
Nate Silver (Silver Bulletin) is another. indispensable, source who writes about things he knows about.
The Economist. A better name for this weekly newsmag would be "The Capitalist," but their coverage is not as parochial as our domestic news media.
The Philadelphia Trumpet, a free monthly. A large part of the US public can only interpret modern events in terms of biblical prophecy, including but not limited to the Revelation of John. The value is not the content, but the awareness that your friends and neighbors feed uncritically on this stuff.
One of the first things I do every morning is read Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American. Indispensable!
She’s wonderful
Bob, I like Axios. I agree with the Advocate, NYT, La Luminator and NPR all part of my daily newsfeed. I also love my time with the Hallow App.
Great taste, Bob! I can only add Heather Cox Richardson and Robert Reich.