Against the Grain
kellyjohnstonExplaining things about history, politics, policy, culture, and food that the media can't, or won't.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Latest Issues
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
One consequence of a hard-fought, very close election is blame-gaming.
Earth Day 2026: Cause for Celebration, not Extremism
I asked several AI platforms to craft a 750-word essay on why the environment is better this Earth Day than it was on the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970. Claude, Anthropic’s new system, produced the best one, but it has a few biases. Here ...
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What a Great Time to be Alive
There is a parlor game that historians and philosophers have played for generations: if you could live in any era, which would you choose? First Century times when Jesus Christ walked the earth? Ancient Athens for its philosophy? Renaissanc...
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Authors
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Blogger at Against the Grain. Former food lobbyist, Secretary of the US Senate and congressional staff veteran, former GOP campaign operative involved in 35 campaigns in 25 states, and ex-newspaper editor and state capitol news correspondent.
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