Welcome to the many new readers who discovered this newsletter when my essay about why I am moving to Italy went a bit viral.
I was really affected by how much the essay connected with people. I figured there would be some resonance, but I severely underestimated the dissatisfaction so many people are feeling about the state of America, and that’s without me even mentioning the political situation.
I paused this newsletter in April when I realized it was not aligned with where I am in this season of life, which is one of unapologetically ‘changing the channel’ on what is not working. (Hello, Italy!) For those who are new here, I explain a bit about how I got to that point in the essay below.
In mid-September, I re-launched this newsletter as Changing the Channel after leaving a two-decade career in the political media. I've included the relevant posts below if …