Recommended by Robert F. Graboyes
For decades, Virginia Postrel has been a profound observer of the past, present, and future of humankind--with a special emphasis on technology. In "Virginia's Newsletter," she shares the odds and ends of that saga with her sharp wit and eye for detail.
Gene Steuerle is one of the most insightful analysts in Washington and has that rarest of rare qualities--being respected on both sides of the aisle.
Edwin Leap (MD) write soulful elegies on the life of an emergency medicine physician and on small places in the American South. As one raised in not-too-dissimilar environs, his writings ring true to me.
Years ago, Matt Taibbi wrote the single funniest book review I have ever read. In the years since, I've watched him question the pieties of his ideological allies as fiercely as he does those of his philosophical adversaries. Whether I agree or disagree with him, he's always entertaining and insightful.
Bari Weiss walked away from a prestigious position at the New York Times and, on the way out, aimed her verbal cannon fire at the abusive, illiberal atmosphere then rampant at that institution. At "Common Sense," she has built her own mini-media empire that always informs and constantly defies the ideological tribalism of our time.
Marc Andreessen has long been one of the greatest shapers of the internet in general, and more specifically, social media. He's an intellectual force of nature--and entertaining as hell.