Reading List- March 2025

General Interest

-A Learning A Day – Daily Wisdom

We’re Gonna Get Those Bastards– Medium Blog written by Jared Dillian, an excellent and irreverent writer. 

3-2-1 Thursday-James Clear -Weekly blog by author of best seller Atomic Habits

Big Think. – Big ideas in 10 minutes or less

Hickman’s Hinterlands – Medium blog written by A.M. Hickman, “An Itinerant geographer from the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. Incorrigibly anachronistic, comforted by isolated places and foul weather.”

Chris Arnade Walks the World– Refreshing observations from a blogger who walks the road less traveled. 

Marginal Revolution – general interest, multiple short posts daily 

News:

The Free Press – Daily, Refreshing centrist take on current events that you don’t get in the mainline press; $8/mo. There is a free version also. TGIF: A weekly comedic take on the news (think Jon Stewart) by Nellie Bowles is worth the subscription price.  

Axios—Local news, available in multiple cities. I subscribe to Minneapolis and Portland. I also subscribe to Axios AM for a Washington recap.

Nice News– Daily, upbeat news.

Politics

The Liberal Patriot. Thoughtful political analysis from a liberal perspective

-Understanding America: Thoughtful political analysis from a conservative perspective

Persuasion– centrist political ideas 

Discourse Magazine –  Centrist online journal of politics, economics, and culture

Yascha Mounk– Centrist essays on politics.

Letters From An American– A liberal daily blog from Heather Cox Richardson, with added historical perspective

Finance and Investing

The Hussman Funds -Deep dive on investing with lots of charts

Thoughts From the Front Line– Financial commentator John Mauldin covers general Themes concerning economic outlook and investing (I have subscribed for 17 years).

-The Jared Dillian Letter – Eclectic views on investing

Arts and Literature

The Marginalian – weekly, Best source for thought-provoking Literature on life, meaning, and happiness (I have subscribed for 10+ years)

The Red Hand Files– thought-provoking blog by popular musician Nick Cave

Tertula– Weekly source for new books.

All Music -Weekly source for new album releases