All That’s New
By Mitch Berg
So, it’s been quite a year.
Around inauguration time, I had a job that I really enjoyed, with a few side hustles – a band, my show, and this blog (not that I’ve made any money from it in a long time – partly by choice).
In February, I got laid off. As part of my scrambling to keep my bills covered, I signed on at Hot Air – where I write 3-5 posts a week, and make a little money.
Then came July. I started the month unemployed – and ended with a day job (details not needed) and another longer-term bet with a startup. Plus another band (more info to come later).
So I’m cranking out 12 hours a day – and generally loving it. But it’s taken time away from the time I’d normally spend tinkering with the blog (which hasn’t been much in a while).
“So Merg – why not go over to Substack?”
I might. There’s a part of me that can’t imagine anyone paying anything to read what I write, but who knows? It’d certainly cut down on the maintenance woes that are increasingly dogging WordPress.
A 23 year old habit, rapidly pushing 24, is hard to change. And let’s be honest, I’m kind of a stubborn guy.
But yeah, this fall when we get our first cold rainy non-outdoor weekend I may just pull the trigger.
September 4th, 2025 at 1:04 pm
They have paid and non paid subs.
You can post a few bait paragraphs for free and then put the meaty parts behind the paywall. You can post some pieces all for free or all paid only.
You can leave comments open for everyone, only for paid subs or none at all (most of the leftist slags turn comments off).
Comments can include pictures. If you block comments, people can “restack” your post to their own tl, and add mockery or kudos where applicable.
Finally, there is virtually no censorship, save the usual no threats or engagement of violence.
September 7th, 2025 at 11:35 am
Substack does look good; not sure I’d personally want to import all the old stuff to it, as I have a difficult time imagining anyone gives a damn about my thoughts in re Arlen Specter in 2009. As a place to start fresh it has definite appeal.