Bastiat's Window

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.

- Robert F. Graboyes

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.

- Robert F. Graboyes

Glenn Reynolds’s Instapundit has been my end-run around dull, biased, same-ole same-ole media for years. I’m looking forward to the Substack version.

- Robert F. Graboyes

Sensible Medicine is a consortium of stellar thinkers with diverse viewpoints writing on a broad range of medical issues: research methodologies, Anthony Fauci, various drugs, COVID, obesity, and lots more.

- Robert F. Graboyes

At "Getting the L out ... Notes from the lesbian diaspora," Beth Elliott is a complete hoot. Her writing is smart, funny, insightful, visual, and personal.

- Robert F. Graboyes

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.

- Robert F. Graboyes

H.D. Miller has a tremendous eye for food and other delights of life. From chicken-and-waffles to Boaz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” to the Abernathy boys, Miller’s writings are a wild and enjoyable ride.

- 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.

- Robert F. Graboyes

As a devotee of free speech, Shiny Herd is a must-read.

- Robert F. Graboyes

The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) focuses on liberty, egalitarianism, and the universality of humankind. I'm honored to be a Fellow at the organization's medical branch--FAIR in Medicine.

- Robert F. Graboyes

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.

- Robert F. Graboyes

Perhaps the best left-of-center Substack out there. Always thoughtful, and often unpredictable.

- Robert F. Graboyes

At "The Age of Invention," Anton Howes gives a sense of just what a thrilling time the Industrial Revolution was. He's great for a deep dive into the ways of iron and steam and coal and hydro and gears and sprockets.

- Robert F. Graboyes

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.

- Robert F. Graboyes