
Seizing edification from the jaws of despair.
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 134 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
| Active | |||||

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's threat to upend air travel is as revealing as it is ridiculous.
Just in time for the Memorial Day kickoff of a summer travel season already hobbled by inflated gas prices, Homeland Security Se...
Remember “cancel culture”? Glad that’s behind us! Now we have the bracing clarity and certainty of the cancelocracy.
Stephen Colbert, whose last episode of The Late Show airs tonight, has handled the cancellation of his top-rated, long-run...
On micro-journalism: A year ago today, and a few months after I quit the Los Angeles Times for ethical reasons, I posted the first edition of Laughing Leads to Crying, which detailed the events leading up to said publication. (Spoiler: They...
Donald Trump is covering himself with our gold.
A few weeks before the 2016 Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump infamously boasted that he “could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” without losing any support. Given the jubilee...
When Eric Swalwell was forced out of the California gubernatorial race and Congress by horrific sexual assault allegations, it became clear that the Democratic establishment rapidly accreting around his candidacy had made the worst possible...
Subscribers, engagement, traffic and sponsorship for Laughing Leads to Crying.
| Subscribers | Engagement | 81 | Monthly Web Visits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accepts Sponsors | Estimated Cost per Ad | ||||
The writers behind this newsletter.
Writer and editor; Los Angeles Times defector; Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee alumnus; semicolon enthusiast. This is just, like, my opinion, man.
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist trying to make the world safe from absurdity. Herblock Prize recipient 2026. Columnist/Editorial Cartoonist for San Francisco Chronicle. Your one-stop opinion shop!
Co-founder and executive editor of Golden State and Golden State Report and veteran California journo for: LA Times, Sacbee, Los Angeles Daily News, among others. Many others.
You can find recent issues that have been published by Laughing Leads to Crying on Reletter by scrolling up to where it says Latest Issues. Tap on the link for any of the most recent emails or hit More Issues to see older ones.
To see how many people subscribe to Laughing Leads to Crying, simply upgrade your Reletter account. We provide readership numbers and lots of other stats for this newsletter so you can decide if it's worth reaching out to.
Newsletter advertising can be extremely effective when it's done right. Before you pitch Laughing Leads to Crying as a potential sponsor or partner, make sure that you've done your research and checked its newsletter stats with Reletter.
Then, personalize one of our winning pitching templates and send it to the right person using the contact info provided.
Newsletter ad rates (or CPM) vary depending on many factors, including industry, number of subscribers, open rate, ad placement and more.
To find out how much an ad will cost, contact Laughing Leads to Crying using the contact information provided and ask for a copy of their media kit.
Scroll up to where it says Related Newsletters to see other publications like Laughing Leads to Crying. You can also search our email newsletter directory to discover other newsletters that cover the topics you're interested in.
Reletter provides this newsletter's website URL above, where you will often find their contact information. We also provide links to associated social media accounts and pitching templates so you can reach out fast.