Why Am I Firing This Up?
What's the point of this Substack? Can't you already find whatever I've got to say if you really want it (and honestly, who does)?
If you are on this Substack, at least at the outset, you probably already know me. You might know me from my job analyzing education policy at the Cato Institute. You are perhaps familiar with my sporadic and delightful grilling and barbecue posts on X. Or, I don’t know, maybe you’re family. But whoever you are, you might be wondering what the point is of this Substack.
Part of what I’ll do here is write about education policy. I mean, go with what you know, right? But I’ll also venture outside of that box, discussing broader political issues, social policy, political theory, history, barbecue and grilling, and many other things that pop into my head. And I hope anyone who bothers to read this will happily post reactions (only nice, affirming ones, of course) and make this space at least as informative for me as it is for you. And maybe that will eventually render my thoughts a little more appetizing for everyone.