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  • Josh Barro

    I have a lot of opinions.

  • Dean W. Ball

    I write about AI, emerging technology, and the future of governance.

  • Tyler Austin Harper
  • Dave Weigel

    National political reporter for Semafor. Mostly post about what books I'm reading.

  • Cartoons Hate Her

    Social dynamics and relationships, from a late adopter of social skills.

  • Nate Silver

    https://www.natesilver.net/ Really just a poker player at heart, but I sometimes make election forecasts and write about things.

  • Megan McArdle

    Columnist at the Washington Post. Opinions my own, and boy do I have a lot of them.

  • Matthew Yglesias

    Blogger, journalist, podcaster, trying to get back to my roots.

  • Ben Dreyfuss

    Writer, SoulCycler, occasional Twitter Main Character, former editorial director @motherjones. my tweets automatically delete so if you plan on complaining about them in the future, take screenshots.

  • Mike Solana

    billionaire media tycoon and mayor of san francisco. vp @foundersfund. ringleader @hereticon. editor-in-chief @piratewires 🏴‍☠️

  • Gabriel Rossman

    Professor of Sociology at UCLA.

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    Culture Editor

  • Sarah Longwell

    Publisher

  • Andrew Sullivan

    Recovering blogger

  • Jonathan Chait

    Writer for New York Magazine.

  • Kristen Soltis Anderson

    Founding Partner, Echelon Insights. Contributor, CNN. Contributing opinion writer, NYT. I write about polls, politics, social trends and the Millennial generation.

  • Freddie deBoer

    shootin down the walls of heartache

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