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Jeff Maurer
Personal blog · imightbewrong.substack.compoliticsculture
Jeff Maurer writes I Might Be Wrong, a personal blog at imightbewrong.substack.com about politics and culture. Since 2022, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “Joel Coen's “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, Reviewed by Ethan Coen”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Comedy, politics, and swearing in pretty much equal amounts.
Most-linked posts?
- Joel Coen's “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, Reviewed by Ethan Coen2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-02-04
What Hacker News says?
Like some of the renegades in the comments, I'm tempted to share an entire blog. Instead I'll share some highlights from my favorite blog of 2023. It's not tech-focused per se, but rather politics/policy by a former "Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver" writer and EPA speechwriter, Jeff Mauer. The blog is called "I Might Be Wrong". It's a perfect mix of smart and funny. Here are some highlights from this past year: "YI…
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on “Ask HN: Share your favorite software blog posts of 2023”Submitted Joel Coen's “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, Reviewed by Ethan Coen as a story · 6 points
HN discussionhttps://imightbewrong.substack.com/ It's not focused on tech, but occasionally touches on policy issues that are tech-adjacent. It's a refreshing, often insightful, and usually very funny take on current events. The author is a former writer for the HBO show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver".
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on “Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?”Submitted Meritocracy Is vital as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLots of good suggestions here. One that's missing is I Might Be Wrong by Jeff Mauer[0]. All the content is free. He's a former speechwriter at the EPA who did stand up comedy on the side, was discovered by one of the The Daily Show producers and got hired to write on John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight". He's super-smart, super-funny, and walks just the right political line, at least for me. I.e. he finds things to cri…
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on “Ask HN: Which substacks do you read as soon as it hits your inbox?”Submitted Joel Coen's “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, Reviewed by Ethan Coen as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Are You Taking Advantage of the New Freedoms? as a story · 1 points
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