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Press Freedom’s Real Crisis Is Hiding in Plain Sight
ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, we argue that the threat comes not only from governments but from public confusion about what the press even is. A renewed…
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April Showered Us With News
In recognition of that, and of May 1 (International Workers' Day), we're offering a discount to make subscribing more affordable. News junkies of the…
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MARCH MADNESS
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Apr 1
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Et Tu, Lector?
A Ides of March appeal: help push AQL into the algorithm’s top tier
Mar 8
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February Ends With A Bang
AQL MONTH IN REVIEW: A new American-Israeli war with Iran caps a month that saw Supreme Court pushback on tariffs, US-EU tensions, upheaval over social…
Mar 1
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Bunny Sang in Spanish at the Super Bowl. Bad?
And other tales from Bad Bunny's Isla Del Encanto
Feb 11
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The Washington Post Disaster is an Indictment of Both Publishers and Society
It’s too easy to blame journalists. The crisis in the news media stems from publishers who chased reinvention instead of excellence - and because too…
Feb 5
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January's Over, Mad Men Remain
Jonesing for a very special offer? We have one for you!
Jan 30
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Trump’s New Media Shakedown Scheme: Mergers
What we are watching with CBS and CNN is a classic authoritarian technique.
Jan 6
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Dan Perry
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Scenes of Unimportance, 2025 Edition
Here's to optimism in 2026. For a start, we're offering a 40% discount!
Dec 28, 2025
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Dan Perry
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On Gifts, Altruism, and Explanatory Journalism
With the world on fire, gifting a Substack publication like AQL may be the cool thing to do this holiday season
Dec 14, 2025
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November Rain
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Nov 25, 2025
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