Views & Opinions: Cebrating The Hill’s 30th anniversary

View Online  Views & Opinions Views & Opinions One Key Op-ed  Not yet over The Hill  Political journalism has been transformed over the last few decades. Through all the changes, The Hill has not only survived but thrived. As The Hill celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, we asked six of our alumni to write reflections on their time at The Hill.   Each offers insight into how The Hill has grown from a tiny niche newspaper into one of America's most-read and respected political publications. Greg Nash Jonathan Swan on how The Hill helped launch an American journalism career.   Klaus Marre on how The Hill changed the conversation.   Aaron Blake on how The Hill helped him learn and grow as a journalist.   Katie Bo Lillis on how The Hill let her report the story that changed her career.   Reid Wilson on The Hill's impressive alumni roster.   Scott Wong on "shocks and surprises" covering House Republicans for The Hill.   Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Friday, Oct. 25. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Other Points of View  Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: FTC's 'click to cancel' rule will make ending unwanted subscriptions easier By Lina Kahn, chair of the Federal Trade Commission This week, the FTC finalized a "click to cancel" rule that will require sellers to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it was to sign up. This is part of our broader efforts to crack down on unfair or deceptive pricing and put money back in Americans' pockets.    Read Here Why are Democrats losing? It's simple — hubris. By Keith Naughton, political strategist In the end, 2024 is about two campaigns featuring mediocre candidates who refuse to listen to the voters, stumbling toward the finish line. But if Kamala Harris and the Democrats lose, they have only themselves to blame.   Read Here If Harris wins, Trump will cry foul and run again in 2028 By Matt Lewis, podcaster and columnist One thing I'm willing to bet on is that Trump won't go away. If losing in 2020 wasn't enough to get rid of him, there is little reason to believe that losing in 2024 would do the trick.   Read Here The problem with polling  By Sheldon Jacobson, professor of computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To paraphrase Yogi Berra, predicting the future is difficult because it hasn't happened yet. When predicting the outcome of a tight election, it is even more challenging; with people's behavior and sentiments involved, which are notoriously unpredictable, small changes are amplified in determining outcomes, given how the Electoral College determines the winner.   Read Here Quick Takes  Opinions related to pivotal issues and figures in the news: Steve Bannon's Oct. 29 prison release could help Trump win Harris's foreign policy must differ from Biden's -- even if it means taking a page out of Trump's playbook Putin suffers another massive defeat, this time in Moldova It's not enough to abstain on Trump — you must vote for Kamala Harris   You're all caught up. See you next time!  Views expressed by contributors are theirs and not the opinion of The Hill. Interested in submitting an op-ed? Click here.  Check out The Hill's Opinion section online for the latest and take a moment to view our other topical products 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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