Words For the Wise

Home
Notes
Archive
Leaderboard
About
In my Hudson Valley village, a 78-year-old Vietnam vet who has nearly spent half his life in jail goes into local drug court. It may be his…
"Words for the Wise" is back, intermittently for now. Paid subs are still turned off for now.
 • 
Michael Balter
Stay tuned—“Words for the Wise” is coming back!
We’ve been on hiatus while launching a newsletter serving your editor’s Hudson Valley village. Now that is done, watch for occasional posts and catchups…
 • 
Michael Balter
Payments paused…
“Words for the Wise” hopes to relaunch soon. Until then, no money will change hands.
 • 
Michael Balter
Hillary Clinton is back, in force. That’s not a good thing.
We reprint a piece published the day after Trump beat Clinton. It still hits the mark.
 • 
Michael Balter
Okay, boomer!
A boomer looks back and sees a lot of death and destruction. Looking forward, he wonders if it will ever stop and who will stop it.
 • 
Michael Balter
3
A letter to readers...
"Words for the Wise" will be publishing less often, at least for for the time being.
 • 
Michael Balter
3
An Israel-Gaza reading list
There is no contradiction between condemning the war crimes of Hamas and acknowledging that Israel is now committing war crimes too, on a massive scale.
 • 
Michael Balter
1
Poetry corner: Cancel my subscription!
"Words for the Wise" does not get many unsubscribe requests--just the opposite--but they do happen occasionally. Here are my unrepentant thoughts when…
 • 
Michael Balter
2
Words For the Wise
Words For the Wise
Politics, science, academia, #MeToo, investigations
Recommendations
View all 10
The Beinart Notebook
The Beinart Notebook
Peter Beinart
The Coop Scoop by Marc Cooper
The Coop Scoop by Marc Cooper
The Coop Scoop
Abortion, Every Day
Abortion, Every Day
Jessica Valenti
UnSpun
UnSpun
carey gillam
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Words For the Wise

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2024 Michael Balter
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture