Josh Barro writes a Substack on US politics, economics and culture, and co-hosts podcasts, with some lighter pieces on everyday topics.
Commenters cite his takes on Bluesky and Gavin Newsom, and recommend his podcasts for keeping up with US news and politics.
Is there an orthodoxy about people approving of Gavin Newsom? I'm about as partisan a Democrat as there is on the site and I think he's awful.
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/gavin-newsom-is-gross-and-embarrassing
I like the Josh Barro podcasts for keeping up with US news and politics -- Serious Trouble (https://www.serioustrouble.show/) and Very Serious (https://www.joshbarro.com/podcast).
> it collapsed into being a mediocre bubble like Twitter, but without the scale.
I liked Josh Barro's take: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/bluesky-isnt-a-bubble-its-a-containment
This was passed in 1974, then repealed a few months later by popular demand.
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/this-week-in-the-mayonnaise-clinic-ba9
From his substack, basically the same article: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/universities-are-not-on-the-level