President Biden urged a fresh start after four years under Donald Trump in his #InaugurationDay address vntyfr.com/vVZkyMf

Wolf Blitzer is god damn psyched to see Lady Gaga, apparently.

Wolf looks like Frank Costanza

“With Trump gone, the head has been decapitated, but that doesn’t mean this is going away.” vntyfr.com/C93T8q0

Mitch Guitar

Borowitz still at it with the cutting, no-holds-barred satire, I see.

It’s clear that a transformation in Republican politics will be gradual, if it happens at all vntyfr.com/FYuGVUA

13 Ways of Looking at a Mitten

The reflexive negative messaging about the vaccine has been so baffling and incredibly self-defeating. The hope of the post-vaccine future seems like a strong antidote to the pandemic fatigue driving a lot of risky behavior right now.

Obviously, J&J’s vaccine isn’t perfect. But it is 85% effective at preventing severe COVID. That feels like a critical number to share. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01…

"Independence Day is a celebration of America as we want it — and sometimes pretend it — to be," writes Eric Lutz. "What happened in Highland Park on Monday was the reality of America as it so often is." bit.ly/3yJR89u

The story of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy is one of both cruelty and incompetence. @itscaitlinhd spent a year and a half investigating how it came to be, and who is responsible: on.theatln.tc/Ft6KBnB

For the December issue of VANITY FAIR, I profiled Chris Murphy 🟧—with cameos from Cory Booker, steve kerr, and more. vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/c…

This week's substack post is excerpts from the VANITY FAIR piece - which will be in the December issue - on my work on fighting American social isolation and building a conversation around repairing the spiritual health of our country. chrismurphyct.com/p/we-need-to-t…

Michael is a pleasure to work for—a writer's editor.

Programming note: My contract is up at Vanity Fair after seven great years. I'm proud of the work I did and I'm looking forward to doing more of it, so get in touch with ideas, tips, and opportunities: [email protected].