Josh Barro
joshbarro.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2022
Josh Barro writes a Substack on US politics, economics and culture, and co-hosts podcasts, with some lighter pieces on everyday topics.
What HN saysCommenters cite his takes on Bluesky and Gavin Newsom, and recommend his podcasts for keeping up with US news and politics.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Universities Are Not on the Level3 people · 70 points · first shared 2024 · 56 comments on HN
- 2This Week in Mayonnaise Clinic: Changing the Clocks Is Good2 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 3Ozempic Is Obviously Good for Business2 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 4It's Fine to Order the Same Dish as Your Spouse1 people · 3 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 5Why You Should Quit More, with Annie Duke1 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 6The Subway Is for Transportation1 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 7So, Why Not the Coin?1 people · 1 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 8The Fed Moves Closer to Reality1 people · 1 points · first shared 2022 · 1 comments on HN
- 9We Need a Better Homeownership Society1 people · 1 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 10The Kennedys Were Always Bad1 people · 1 points · first shared 2023 · 2 comments on HN
- 11Normal Fiscal Politics Can Resolve the Debt Ceiling Crisis1 people · 1 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 12Bluesky isnt a bubble its a containment1 people · first shared 2025
- 13Podcast1 people · first shared 2022
- 14Gavin newsom is gross and embarrassing1 people · first shared 2025
What HN people wrote when they linked it
FeloniousHam · 2026-08-11
> it collapsed into being a mediocre bubble like Twitter, but without the scale.
I liked Josh Barro's take: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/bluesky-isnt-a-bubble-its-a-containment
delichon · 2026-07-15
This was passed in 1974, then repealed a few months later by popular demand.
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/this-week-in-the-mayonnaise-clinic-ba9
tptacek · 2025-01-09
Is there an orthodoxy about people approving of Gavin Newsom? I'm about as partisan a Democrat as there is on the site and I think he's awful.
https://www.joshbarro.com/p/gavin-newsom-is-gross-and-embarrassing
klooney · 2024-01-13
From his substack, basically the same article: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/universities-are-not-on-the-level
loeg · 2022-12-19
I like the Josh Barro podcasts for keeping up with US news and politics -- Serious Trouble (https://www.serioustrouble.show/) and Very Serious (https://www.joshbarro.com/podcast).