substack.com is a leader board for people who have controversial opinions and are being rewarded more handsomely for having them. By definition the biggest publications on sub stack are going to be counter to the dominant sort of ideology, maybe it's a way to put it. I am so glad that there is an outlet that has emerged at around the same time to enable those to exist. The internet is driving any subscription base publication to a narrowing of point of view because you have to deliver something your customers want. And guess what? Customers of the new york times don't want to see a republican senator writing about sending in the military. Like i've always been very vicaly aware