The letters

Some people would rather read.

Every episode's argument as an essay, with every source. Plus two columns you won't find anywhere else.

Matt's letter

Balance Wins

The written edition every Tuesday, and a Thursday column on the one thing the week's coverage got wrong, traced back to its source.

November 17, 2026 · audio edition

What the country voted for, and what it didn't

The written edition of episode 1: the steelman in full, the split stated honestly, every claim linked.

The local desk

Dallas Desk

North Texas and the new state government, every other Sunday, from the suburbs that flipped it. The legislature in January, Prop A and what the county does instead, who is running for what in 2028.

November 22, 2026

The suburbs that flipped it, and the Prop A they didn't

Collin and Denton went Democratic statewide and said no to Prop A on the same ballot. What the county does instead.