1c (I spend a LOT of time reading and clicking through, to the detriment of many other activities, but I couldn't possibly encourage you to send less 😊)
2a (retired, time of day or day of week hardly matters anymore)
3a (see 1c)
4a (my Google mail routinely cuts your emails off; I have to click to read them in the browser)
5a (only the Economist provides as many-sided perspectives on the world as CG! And it focuses on the economy and costs a heck of a lot more! Most useful: local sources and their take on the WHY of what is happening. Least interesting: pundit opinions on areas they do not personally know (the only things easier than opining are providing advice (the same thing, basically, but with more potential for damage) and spending other people's money)
6a (You are in a rare position of being able to analyze the top stories of the day from the inside rather than fly some flack in and have them "cover" the situation after a few hours… at a local bar. And you do continue to cover the globe.)
7b (I click through to the stories that seem worthwhile from the summaries (those that promise more valuable information or a fresh local perspective). That said, I rarely watch videos or, especially, listen to podcasts or speeches because I can read so much faster than I can listen, even at 1.25 or 1.5 speed, and I absolutely hate wasting time on inane chatter or lame jokes. Exception: the video from the Finnish intelligence guy you shared in this very newsletter. I was riveted to the screen despite all the technical annoyances (slides in incomprehensible Finnish, botched slide transitions, poor subtitles, poor quality video, etc.) because the content was so valuable, insightful, and important. BTW, thank you for starting it at 40:, I don't think I would have watched if it started at 0 with the intros.)
8a (Please provide a precis and then state WHY I should click through to the story)
9c (I trust you to select the best stuff – that's what my subscription pays for, right? The headlines I can get from any news aggregator; it's the local analysis that is most scarce. As far as videos and audios, see 7b)
10a or b (I read some, based on the summary. But see 5a; I guess it depends on how much you trust and value the particular person, not the think tank as a concept)
11a
12b
13a (but not quite as emphatic, I do not think it's "one of the most interesting parts of the newsletter; see 5a)
14b or c (not every story demands "historical annotation, cultural and linguistic insights," but sometimes they are indispensable)
15b (see immediately above – just use your judgment: would a person who knew about this story less than you find it comprehensible without an annotation?)
16c (Alas, I lack friends who share my cosmopolitan globalist interests and sensibilities)
17 What I find most regrettably missing from most history books and contemporary analysis is a common man's perspective. Yes, it is important to understand what makes the tyrants and their henchmen tick; to me, it is equally important to understand how these monsters are made possible and how they interact with their populations (in many cases, the relationship is symbiotic with many while slaughterous with some). That's why I find much of Vladislav Davidzon's reporting so compelling and so much Ukrainian twitter that you share so riveting: it's the stories of regular, ordinary people dealing with extraordinary, horrendous circumstances.
18 I subscribe!
19a
20a
21a (It is an excellent reminder about how much like the CPSU the CCP is: duplicitous, monistic, totally amoral.)
22a (Magazine? What magazine? 😊 I have my hands full just reading Global Eyes and other CG emails top to bottom!)
1C; 2A; 3A; 4C; 5A; 6A; 7B; 8B/C (the summaries are quite helpful for gauging whether I want to read the analytics pieces; headlines are usually sufficient for the straight reporting); 9C; 10A/B (I decide whether to read them based on the summaries); 11A; 12B; 13A; 14A (not necessary, but your commentary does not go unappreciated either); 15A; 16C (I really need to make more friends who are interested in current events); 17 (nothing I can think of offhand); 18B; 19A (sometimes a bit scattershot, perhaps, but that's part of the Claire Berlinski charm; one rarely finds a genius with a tidy desk); 20A; 21C
1C, 2B, 3A, 4C, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8B, 9C, 10A, 11A, 12B, 13A, 14A, 15A, 16B I share stuff, when I think it might have an impact, 17 It's fine., 18 F (Last time I checked, there was no PayPal option), 19B, 20A, 21B.
1C;2A;3A;4C;5B;6A;7A;8B;9C;10C;11A;12B;13C;14C;15A;16B;17(I'M GOOD);19C;20B;21D;22B
1c (I spend a LOT of time reading and clicking through, to the detriment of many other activities, but I couldn't possibly encourage you to send less 😊)
2a (retired, time of day or day of week hardly matters anymore)
3a (see 1c)
4a (my Google mail routinely cuts your emails off; I have to click to read them in the browser)
5a (only the Economist provides as many-sided perspectives on the world as CG! And it focuses on the economy and costs a heck of a lot more! Most useful: local sources and their take on the WHY of what is happening. Least interesting: pundit opinions on areas they do not personally know (the only things easier than opining are providing advice (the same thing, basically, but with more potential for damage) and spending other people's money)
6a (You are in a rare position of being able to analyze the top stories of the day from the inside rather than fly some flack in and have them "cover" the situation after a few hours… at a local bar. And you do continue to cover the globe.)
7b (I click through to the stories that seem worthwhile from the summaries (those that promise more valuable information or a fresh local perspective). That said, I rarely watch videos or, especially, listen to podcasts or speeches because I can read so much faster than I can listen, even at 1.25 or 1.5 speed, and I absolutely hate wasting time on inane chatter or lame jokes. Exception: the video from the Finnish intelligence guy you shared in this very newsletter. I was riveted to the screen despite all the technical annoyances (slides in incomprehensible Finnish, botched slide transitions, poor subtitles, poor quality video, etc.) because the content was so valuable, insightful, and important. BTW, thank you for starting it at 40:, I don't think I would have watched if it started at 0 with the intros.)
8a (Please provide a precis and then state WHY I should click through to the story)
9c (I trust you to select the best stuff – that's what my subscription pays for, right? The headlines I can get from any news aggregator; it's the local analysis that is most scarce. As far as videos and audios, see 7b)
10a or b (I read some, based on the summary. But see 5a; I guess it depends on how much you trust and value the particular person, not the think tank as a concept)
11a
12b
13a (but not quite as emphatic, I do not think it's "one of the most interesting parts of the newsletter; see 5a)
14b or c (not every story demands "historical annotation, cultural and linguistic insights," but sometimes they are indispensable)
15b (see immediately above – just use your judgment: would a person who knew about this story less than you find it comprehensible without an annotation?)
16c (Alas, I lack friends who share my cosmopolitan globalist interests and sensibilities)
17 What I find most regrettably missing from most history books and contemporary analysis is a common man's perspective. Yes, it is important to understand what makes the tyrants and their henchmen tick; to me, it is equally important to understand how these monsters are made possible and how they interact with their populations (in many cases, the relationship is symbiotic with many while slaughterous with some). That's why I find much of Vladislav Davidzon's reporting so compelling and so much Ukrainian twitter that you share so riveting: it's the stories of regular, ordinary people dealing with extraordinary, horrendous circumstances.
18 I subscribe!
19a
20a
21a (It is an excellent reminder about how much like the CPSU the CCP is: duplicitous, monistic, totally amoral.)
22a (Magazine? What magazine? 😊 I have my hands full just reading Global Eyes and other CG emails top to bottom!)
1C; 2A; 3A; 4C; 5A; 6A; 7B; 8B/C (the summaries are quite helpful for gauging whether I want to read the analytics pieces; headlines are usually sufficient for the straight reporting); 9C; 10A/B (I decide whether to read them based on the summaries); 11A; 12B; 13A; 14A (not necessary, but your commentary does not go unappreciated either); 15A; 16C (I really need to make more friends who are interested in current events); 17 (nothing I can think of offhand); 18B; 19A (sometimes a bit scattershot, perhaps, but that's part of the Claire Berlinski charm; one rarely finds a genius with a tidy desk); 20A; 21C
1C, 2B, 3A, 4C, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8B, 9C, 10A, 11A, 12B, 13A, 14A, 15A, 16B I share stuff, when I think it might have an impact, 17 It's fine., 18 F (Last time I checked, there was no PayPal option), 19B, 20A, 21B.
Oh, this is really encouraging! You can pay me with PayPal if you like; I'll then comp you a subscription.