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Uncontrollable or insane impulsion to wander. So that was the problem. It wasnt they disliked being enslaved or yearned for freedom and basic humanity, no, no, the problem according to Samuel Cartwright was that black people as a group were inherently defective. They were maniacs, always running away. Thats what he said. 107 years later it is embarrassing to repeat something this stupid out loud. So obviously insane. E. But heres what you should know. It was taken very seriously at the time and ...

Cases just skyrocketing in the places where its transmitting just ahead of the holidays. we also just got news that house majority whip james clyburn has tested positive for covid. he says hes fully vaccinated and boosted. so far asymptomatic. hes 81 years old. dr. craig spencer is director of global health and emergency medicine at columbia university medical center. he recently wrote about his concerns that omicron will overwhelm americas emergency rooms in "the atlantic." and dr. eric topol i...

Enough that the audience can feel like they know who they are getting their news from and feel connected to the people theyre getting their news from, without stepping away from having a real news organisation and a guarantee, a central guarantee, of trust and a style and a voice. so, is this is substack with a newsroom attached? no, but i think that newsrooms that dont learn whats happening — you know, substack�*s a small example, but really all of the talent industries, the whole media ind...

One is hiring really great journalists and, you know, having their names, their faces prominent enough that the audience can feel like they know who they are getting their news from and feel connected to the people theyre getting their news from, without stepping away from having a real news organisation and a guarantee, a central guarantee, of trust and a style and a voice. so, is this is substack with a newsroom attached? no, but i think that newsrooms that dont learn whats happening — you k...

About how they see the world? its hard to answer that in the abstract, but i think, basically...| dont want to hire people who a fair—minded reader is going to think that they cannot totally trust on the subject. for any reason — including because they have such a public stake in a side of an argument that you as a normal person are going to feel like its going to be hard to trust them. im interested to ask that question, because obviously rupert murdoch is investing heavily in opinion, and ...

For being public and strident about how they see the world? its hard to answer that in the abstract, but i think, basically. . .i dont want to hire people who a fair—minded reader is going to think that they cannot totally trust on the subject. for any reason — including because they have such a public stake in a side of an argument that you as a normal person are going to feel like its going to be hard to trust them. im interested to ask that question, because obviously rupert murdoch is in...

So, is this is substack with a newsroom attached? no, but i think that newsrooms that dont learn whats happening — you know, substack�*s a small example, but really all of the talent industries, the whole media industry, certainly the entertainment industry, have shifted in a way that individuals, journalists like you and me, have direct connections with audiences on social media, and a lot of institutions — the bbc, the new york times, the washington post — are built to sort of have, yo...

I think, if you talk to people certainly in the us and the uk, and many other places, if you either look at public opinion research or you ask them, you know, "are you delighted, are you satisfied with the way the news being delivered to you, with the news youre getting?" they will mostly say no, unfortunately. and i think theres a lot of things that we hope we can do well. one is hiring really great journalists and, you know, having their names, theirfaces prominent enough that the audience can...

Going to be hard to trust them. im interested to ask that question, because obviously rupert murdoch is investing heavily in opinion, and substack is really built around people whose opinions are really seen as valuable in and of themselves outside of a larger organisation. presumably, opinion has to be part of the equation here. i dont think we anticipate launching with much opinion journalism. i think there are ways, particularly getting scoops and breaking news, and a sort of open—minded an...

And substack is really built around people whose opinions are really seen as valuable in and of themselves outside of a larger organisation. presumably, opinion has to be part of the equation here. i dont think we anticipate launching with much opinion journalism. i think there are ways, particularly getting scoops and breaking news, and a sort of open—minded analysis that can connect with an audience without that kind of strident opinion that is often just about affirming peoples pre—existi...