Welcome Back to "Welcome to Sullyville," now on Ghost! Allow me to reintroduce myself and to clarify the mission of this newsletter: tracing the darkest corners of the gilded American underworld, that morass of crime, corruption, and inequity which defines our country today.

How Wall Street Put Organized Crime Out of Business

The Savagery of America, 2021

When Even A Sci-Fi Wasteland Seems More Alluring Than Reality

Finding Meaning In The Coldest Winter

Cherry Blossoms and Coronavirus

The Crisis Before the Storm

Why All Billionaires Are Criminals

Jimmy McGill versus Saul Goodman, Better Angels and Worse Devils

Kaleb Horton on Charles Portis

RIP Charles Portis.

Oscar Fever

Riding the River

Embracing The Hack Mindset

Thinking About Thinking About Writing