Scripting News: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 I considered my Blogger of the Year award for 2025 very carefully, and yesterday did a podcast about my choice, David Frum , who is doing an outstanding job of adapting his work to the podcast medium, as it was intended to work. What finally made my decision easy was his last episode of the year , where along with fellow Atlantic staff writer, Charlie Warzel , they considered how podcasting works, and what if anything they should do to conform. The answer is -- don't conform. It isn't up to any single contributor to turn the tide, instead their only job is to be true to themselves, and learn from others and share what they've learned. Be a human-size blogger. I thought perhaps this represented my opportunity to speak to them, and help understand that there are tech people who want to work with them and enhance their freedom, rather than consume it. But we need their help to do it. They've settled on Substack, without rea...