Analysis, commentary, and opinion of North Carolina and national politics from the perspective of a center-left, 30-year veteran of the campaign battlefield.
The classic Hu's Letter is a free digest that comes out at irregular intervals, featuring my favorite links, half-baked thoughts and assorted recommendations. That will always be free. Extra rants/essays and archives older than 12wks are paywalled.
This free newsletter offers a weekly analysis of trends in politics & policy -- six interesting charts each Sunday morning plus one video. We also share invitations to live free events with authors & leaders.
Disorder Up is about the myriad ways - funny; harrowing; weirdly inspiring - that the present political moment is absurd and chaotic, and what we do about it.
We collect anonymous stories from people around the world. We choose our favorite ones and give them to songwriters who turn them into new original songs. We share those anonymous stories and the songs they inspire here.
Politics, religion, foreign policy, and culture from a Christian trans woman. 2025 Military Reporters & Editors Award for Commentary/Opinion. 2024 NLGJA Award for Excellence in Blogging. 2024 EPPY Award for Best Political/News Blog.