# Derisivist

Noncreative nonfiction, impersonal essays, armchair journalism. Not data-driven or trauma-informed.

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## [Newsletter #45: Liberal democracy and liberal education](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-45-liberal-democracy-and)

_2026-05-07 · William Deresiewicz_

You cannot have the first without the second

## [Newsletter #44: Applications now open for The Matthew Strother Center 2026](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-44-applications-now-open)

_2026-01-18 · William Deresiewicz_

Plus, applications ongoing for Tivnu, the domestic Jewish gap year program

## [Newsletter #43: The state of Israel](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-43-the-state-of-israel)

_2025-12-10 · William Deresiewicz_

Report from a recent trip

## [Newsletter #42: Long interview with me](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-42-long-interview-with)

_2025-09-03 · William Deresiewicz_

Plus, some podcast appearances

## [Newsletter #41: video of Matthew Strother Center event](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-41-video-of-matthew-strother)

_2025-05-14 · William Deresiewicz_

Plus, Best American Essays announcement

## [clarification](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/clarification-c99)

_2025-04-27 · William Deresiewicz_

the May 12 event is online

## [Newsletter #40: Live event May 12](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-40-live-event-may-12)

_2025-04-27 · William Deresiewicz_

A conversation about the Matthew Strother Center for the Examined Life

## [Newsletter #39: Liberal exhaustion and the not-left](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-39-liberal-exhaustion)

_2025-04-19 · William Deresiewicz_

Post-election analysis; plus, a Jewish gap year opportunity

## [Newsletter #38: Who are the real elite?](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-38-who-are-the-real-elite)

_2025-02-12 · William Deresiewicz_

A brief consideration

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## [Newsletter #37: Ten Days in October](https://deresiewicz.substack.com/p/newsletter-37-ten-days-in-october)

_2025-02-09 · William Deresiewicz_

A collaborative report from the Matthew Strother Center for the Examined Life