Archive - Word Salad

A Bunch of Irish Lobsters

On Mamdani, Megadonors, and Burning Down the House

Jul 9 •

Happy (yes, happy) Fourth!

But first, two things making me sad right now

Jul 4 •

A recording from David Litt's live video

Jul 1 •

and

31:16

June 2025

A Few More Hours

Some big news, a final excerpt, and the cactus of existential dread.

Jun 28 •

A Conversation with Kamala Harris's Middle East Advisor

On Iran, tough family discussions, and kernels of truth

Jun 27 •

and

Ilan Goldenberg

32:37

All It Took was The Worst Year of My Life

Or, "Toilet Saddam"

Jun 27 •

Live with David Litt

A recording from David Litt's live video

Jun 26 •

and

37:06

The Outrage Machine

From Chapter 11

Jun 26 •

If I Lived Like Him, I Would Die

Jun 25 •

A Conversation with The Atlantic's Tom Nichols

"Empathy creates the space for tough love."

Jun 24 •

49:52

What Makes Me Hopeful. Even now.

A few scattered thoughts in a crazy world

Jun 24 •

"An Instant Classic" (w/ edited transcript)

James Fallows and David Litt talk speechwriting, wave riding, and David's new memoir, It's Only Drowning.

Jun 23 •

53:44

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