I'm Suspending "Attack"
I will stop posting on this Substack for now. It has not done what I hoped it would do. I started “Attack” to show Democrats more effective rhetoric. I don’t have a big platform, so my strategy was to influence the influencers, that is, to educate a small group who do have big platforms. “Attack” never attained even the relatively small number of subscribers needed to attract the attention of opinion leaders.
It was always a quixotic endeavor. For years, I watched in despair and disbelief as Democrats employed the same tired arguments over and over while Republicans slowly accumulated more power. Two summers ago, with a second Trump term looming, I decided it was my duty to do something and started “Attack.” I worked on my own. I could post just once a week. I didn’t have graphics. I didn’t have a fancy website. I didn’t do videos. I didn’t do live broadcasts. I didn’t interview people. I didn’t address the events of the day or Trump’s latest outrage. All the things you need to do to build an audience.
I don’t consider “Attack” a failure. It gave me the space to articulate my ideas about political rhetoric. I’ve said just about everything I have to say. Anything I write in the future would just elaborate on what I’ve already said. “Attack” will remain available for anyone who finds it useful. I don’t entirely close the door to writing posts in the future if there’s a compelling reason.
I’d like to thank my readers and subscribers. I hope you got something out of it. If you’re interested in this line of thought, I can recommend two people to follow:
Lukium’s “American Manifesto” offers very good diagnoses and prescriptions for how to combat Republicans.
I like Scott Dworkin’s “The Dworkin Report” as an antidote to doom scrolling—he focuses on the resistance’s successes.
Thank you again, and bye for now.


I'm sorry you didn't get the attention and traction you wanted, but your views did make me stop and rethink some things. I hope you get inspired to write again soon!
Thank you for the great posts - many of which I would like to return to - so I’m hoping the existing posts will remain up. Maybe send your posts directly to DNC? Thank you, Eric. Your writing has sparked many a good conversation in our house.