What does it mean to be vulnerable at scale? To go out on a limb and lay bare not just one's opinions, but the private details of a life? The most effective political writing often exists at the intersection of quantitative data and personal anecdote. A writer's argument - if it is to convince - must accurately speak to the external reality we all share while inviting us to understand the author's internal experience that provides the emotional anchor. Writer and political commentator Andrew Sullivan has gathered his essays from the last 31 years - a record of joys, sorrows, missteps and victories - all written down, in public.

Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989 - 2021, by Andrew Sullivan

The Weekly Dish, by Andrew Sullivan

Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott, by Andrew Sullivan

What Andrew Sullivan Taught Me About Michael Oakeshott, by Giles Fraser

Alone Again, Naturally, by Andrew Sullivan (Originally appeared November 28, 1994, in The New Republic)

Nighthawks (1942), by Edward Hopper

New York Movie (1939),by Edward Hopper

Automat (1927), by Edward Hopper

The End of Gay Culture, by Andrew Sullivan

Andrew's Twitter: @sullydish

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