Bari Weiss

If you aren’t familiar with her already, meet Bari Weiss. She is a writer I’ve been following for many years. I first noticed her when she was writing for The New York Times, and continued to read her when she wrote for The Wall Street Journal. She now puts out a digital periodical called The Free Press and hosts the podcast “Honestly.”

I always found her thinking to be smart, clear, and fearless. And although I agree with her opinions only about 60% of the time, I continue to follow her because she has that rare ability (rarer than ever in today’s politically hyper-charged world) to think rationally and independently about big, important issues and ideas.

One example: In the Dec. 20 issue of The Free Press, she published an essay titled “Actually, Color-Blindness Isn’t Racist,” by Coleman Hughes, host of the podcast “Conversations With Coleman.” You can read it here.