by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 24, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
This week I wrote for the MacArthur Foundation about disability in American jails. The numbers are stark and reveal a systemic crisis, almost 20 years since I first started covering this issue as a reporter. In 2025, individuals in jails are four times more likely to...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 16, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
As a 23-year-old I faced a few challenges. Thanks to a natural ability to write and a good work ethic, I graduated with a top class degree in English. The problem was I had no idea what I wanted to do with it, and some bad habits. I felt lost after six months at...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’ve had a great time over the last six months writing a daily newsletter where I read the newspaper. But I’ve stopped doing it this morning because I couldn’t convert free subscribers to pay. I am grateful to those who did convert, but in the end, I...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 2, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
As a Manhattan “press agent,” Morty Matz understood the importance of public profile. He understood the importance of taking credit for your best work, and for your worst? He understood how to stay out of the headlines for that, too. I’m a modern-day...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’d be rich enough to fund a Super PAC for Andrew Cuomo if I had a dollar for every establishment Democrat who’s asked me lately, “how can we reconnect with young men?” The answer is: Zohran Mamdani, although I’m afraid I have bad news for the old-school Democrats:...
