Drew Holden

Washington, D.C.

Managing Editor at americancompass.org

Managing editor at @AmerCompass, @Commonplc. Link to my Substack about the media, @Holden_Court, is below. Maker of 🧵threads🧵

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2 months ago | threadreaderapp.com | Drew Holden

That story came four days after a previous effort from @washingtonpost to write off these videos as Republican efforts to mislead voters: proof, the Post claimed, that “the politics of misinformation and conspiracy theories do not stop at the waters edge.” And it wasn’t just the Post. @AP used the same exact framing to pretend the mental undoing of the guy with the nuclear codes was no big deal. Really. “The experts” said it was nothing to worry about.
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2 months ago | threadreaderapp.com | Drew Holden

The rush to hit Trump has led to some other funny side by sides from @NPR, like this one about Covid’s danger. And on some issues, @NPR has really taken on the role of advocacy organization, not media entity.
More Than Decline

Mar 3, 2025 | americancompass.org | Drew Holden

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted a wide range of social problems, from the slow deaths of American communities to cultural hypochondriasis to the damage that can be done by a too-powerful government bureaucracy. One subject given surprisingly short shrift was the dawning realization that America can’t make things anymore.
Remember the Steele Dossier?

Jan 23, 2025 | drewholden.substack.com | Drew Holden

Discover more from Holden CourtUnpacking what the media get wrong and why it matters. Over 2,000 subscribersAs Trump’s second term begins, I find myself wondering what media coverage of his administration will look like. It led me to reflect on the worst “journalism” of his first term and, naturally, one story stands out amid all the false and misleading claims: allegations of “Russian collusion,” known more colloquially as “Russiagate.”Holden Court is a reader-supported publication.
Introducing Commonplace: a Magazine About What Matters in America

Jan 16, 2025 | drewholden.substack.com | Drew Holden

As a self-described media critic, I wanted to be the first to share with you a new publication, Commonplace, an online magazine about the political, economic, and social concerns of ordinary Americans. It launched yesterday, and it’s brought to you by the think tank American Compass. I’ll be the managing editor, so I wanted to provide my very-not-biased take about what it is and why you should subscribe to it (which you can do here).
It Can’t Just Be DOGE

Jan 7, 2025 | americancompass.org | Drew Holden

President-elect Donald Trump’s return to Washington will surely bring with it a renewed focus on the administrative state and its excesses. Exemplifying that effort is the much–media–maligned Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. While the two currently seem sidetracked by immigration debates online, we shouldn’t forget where their energies will (hopefully) soon be directed back to their wildly popular new gig overseeing DOGE.
The Biggest Media Story of Biden’s Presidency

Jan 6, 2025 | drewholden.substack.com | Drew Holden

Discover more from Holden CourtUnpacking what the media get wrong and why it matters. Over 2,000 subscribersAs President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, no story about the media during his time in office should stand out in the history books as sharply as the corporate press’s unwillingness to cover Biden’s cognitive decline.
The Biggest Media Story of Biden’s Presidency

Jan 6, 2025 | drewholden.substack.com | Drew Holden

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, no story about the media during his time in office should stand out in the history books as sharply as the corporate press’s unwillingness to cover Biden’s cognitive decline. Few things make the level of egregiousness more clear than the way the media’s tone changed as soon as Biden was no longer a presumed useful tool against President-elect Donald Trump.
More Than Decline

Dec 19, 2024 | theamericanconservative.com | Drew Holden

Economics More Than Decline What Trump’s second term could mean for a decimated industrial power. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted a wide range of social problems, from the slow deaths of American communities to cultural hypochondriasis to the damage that can be done by a too-powerful government bureaucracy. One subject given surprisingly short shrift was the dawning realization that America can’t make things anymore.
Nearly $500,000 in Medical Debt Wiped Out

Nov 22, 2024 | drewholden.substack.com | Drew Holden

Thank you to everyone who donated to my Army 10 Miler run last month. Together, we were able to donate $2,500 to Undue Medical Debt. Your generosity truly blew me away, through giving, helping share the fundraiser, or just not unsubscribing/unfollowing when I mentioned it. I wanted to provide some incredible context around that money.