Weekly Update, 2/2/20 - Mérida, the Liberty Democrat, & George Packer
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Hi everyone -
I’ve been in Mérida for the past two weeks studying Spanish, writing, and thinking a lot about my next steps for work and life. Without a garage to renovate in my backyard staring me down every day, it’s freed up some bandwidth.
So here is my first announcement:
I’m launching a new weekly politics column
Consider this my “coming out” announc…