Archive - Liquidity Preference

So long, Substack

Readers, this has been a fun experiment, but I’ve decided to pull the plug. This is the last installment of my Substack newsletter. I’ve only written…

Dec 22, 2023 •

September 2023

Consider an Infinite Negroni

If your Instagram feed is anything like mine this week, you’re seeing a lot of red-hued cocktails. That’s because this is Negroni Week, an annual event…

Sep 21, 2023 •

July 2023

Seabirding and hat tipping

I’ve written a few posts in this newsletter alluding to a new project I’ve been working on called Seabird. I’ve been vague about the details, but this…

Jul 28, 2023 •

June 2023

Aquavit Week returns, last call for Cocktails on Tap

Plus: really, really old whiskies

Jun 17, 2023 •

April 2023

Notes on Notes, notes on Finland and other things

Welcome, new subscribers! The launch of Substack Notes, Substack’s new competitor to Twitter, has brought in quite a few of you. Thank you for signing…

Apr 13, 2023 •

March 2023

My new book: The New Prohibition

In 2019, when I published The Rediscovery of Tobacco, I thought I wouldn’t have much more to say on the subject. I was mistaken. As it turns out, the…

Mar 23, 2023 •

December 2022

Books, bans, and Expats

Good news first: After a very long wait, Raising the Bar is finally out! My friend Brett Adams and I started work on the proposal for this book back in…

Dec 13, 2022 •

November 2022

Three futures for Twitter

Back in April, when the prospect of Elon Musk buying Twitter was taking shape, I wrote a long post about social media, blogging, and the political…

Nov 4, 2022 •

September 2022

Nicotine: the drug too stigmatized even for Portland

More than any other substance, nicotine inverts the attitudes toward drug use that typically hold among the political left and right. Liberals and…

Sep 13, 2022 •

July 2022

Juul or denial?

If you follow nicotine and tobacco policy in the United States, the big news recently is that Juul was made illegal… until it wasn’t. The FDA’s Juul ban…

Jul 20, 2022 •

June 2022

New book alert! Raising the Bar is coming soon

You know when would have been a great time to publish a book about making cocktails at home? 2020. Instead, that’s when my friend Brett Adams and I…

Jun 22, 2022 •

April 2022

Menthol and media

Today’s newsletter is longer than usual, wading into some very different topics. But first, some recent writing and video appearances… This morning, the…

Apr 28, 2022 •

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