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WhoWhatWhy’s Best of Russ Baker’s Substack for 2023

12/30/23

Every week, WhoWhatWhy’s editor-in-chief provides bracing, fresh thinking with new perspectives on the events that define our times in his Substack, “Going Deep with Russ Baker.” Here are some of our favorites from 2023.

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Norman Lear: The Man with the REAL Family Values

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Man reading news in the Dead Sea. Photo credit: Pete / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

How Major News Orgs Help GOP and Trump

Report shows they focus on human drama, while ignoring actual policy implications affecting us all. Read more. 

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Why Kennedy Was Doomed

Alternative homes for political and news discourse. Read more. 

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Here’s How Loathsome Characters Like Boebert and Trump Win

As America bleeds out, we split constitutional hairs. Read more. 

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Elon Musk Is Killing Twitter, So Where Should You Turn Next?

Alternative homes for political and news discourse. Read more. 

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Diabolical GOP Plan Would Guarantee Global Warming Wins

A plan by the super-rich to grab power would lead to human extinction. Read more.

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Fog of War: A Whole New Scenario for Nord Stream Bombing?

Very little can be taken at face value — not documents, not claims, not supposedly trustworthy sources. Read more.

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If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Were President, How Safe Would We Be?

A dream for some, a nightmare for others. Read more.

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Coming to Grips With the Anti-Vaxxer, pro-RFK Jr. Worldview

While looking everywhere for the deep state — you might fall down a sinkhole. Read more.

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Vladimir Putin, president of Russia. Photo credit: © Artur Widak/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press

Western and Russian Imperialism: Our Wrongs Don’t Make Putin Right

The bifurcation of the left reflects a growing lack of common sense and empathy with the actual circumstances faced by ordinary people. Read more.

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A National Archives staff member reviews files. Photo credit: The Washington Times/ZUMAPRESS.com

The Truth on JFK’s Death Lies in the Weeds

The truth may be hiding in plain sight, but proving it can require meticulous parsing of massive amounts of seemingly obscure information. That’s why we need to understand the National Archives. Read more.

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    Russ Baker is Editor-in-Chief of WhoWhatWhy. He is an award-winning investigative journalist who specializes in exploring power dynamics behind major events.

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