Merry Christmas from Parker Molloy and The Present Age
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Hello, readers. Welcome to the… 161st edition of The Present Age for 2022. Wow!
With Christmas just around the corner, I wanted to dedicate this newsletter to each and every one of you reading this. Whether you’re a paying subscriber, a free subscriber, or someone who doesn’t subscribe at all but happens to have found your way to readtpa.com, I want you to know that I value you. And whether you celebrate Christmas or any other wintry holiday (or no holiday at all), I hope you’re able to find love, comfort, and cheer as the year comes to a close.
A quick bit of housekeeping:
When I started this newsletter in 2021, I picked the somewhat arbitrary price point of $6 for monthly paid subscriptions (or $60 for annual subscriptions — which comes out to about $0.37 per newsletter). The good news: if you are a current paid subscriber or purchase a paid subscription anytime between now and December 31, your rate will never increase.
Beginning January 1, I plan to increase the monthly subscription price for new paid subscribers to $7 (or $65 for annual subscriptions). As always, there will be a whole bunch of free content here on TPA, so if you’re not in a position to pay, I’ll always do my best to make sure TPA is still a worthwhile inbox fixture.
I’m bringing this up now in hopes that some of you who may have been on the fence about upgrading to a paid subscription might consider taking the plunge and locking in the lower rate. Additionally, if you’re scrambling for some last-minute gift ideas, I just wanted to toss out there that gift subscriptions are also available!
The Present Age is 100% reader-supported, and those of you who do pay help me keep it free for everyone else. Okay! Extremely uncomfortable sales pitch over!
Today’s newsletter is something of a “best of” edition. If you read just one post, consider making it my 4-part “War on Christmas” series:
But there’s been a lot of stuff I’m proud to have written this year, so without further ado…