Special Announcement: Two Dispatch Live Events This Weekend
Dear Dispatch readers,
I’m writing to you on this fine Saturday for two reasons—and they’re related.
First, I want to make you aware of two special Dispatch Live discussions this weekend: one this afternoon and one tomorrow morning. The first will take place at 4 p.m. ET and will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, featuring two reporters who have covered the war extensively. I’ll be joining my colleague Jonah Goldberg, our executive editor Declan Garvey, and reporter Mary Trimble to discuss the war and its implications with Tim Mak, author of a very important newsletter on the war, and Bennett Murray, a Dispatch contributor whose most recent piece from Ukraine, published yesterday, offers a detailed and gripping account of the conflict from the front lines.
The second discussion will take place tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET, and will focus on the results of today’s South Carolina Republican primary and the chaotic election year in front of us. That discussion will take place live at the Principles First Summit in Washington, D.C., where Jonah and I will be joined by Dispatch senior editors Sarah Isgur and Michael Warren.
You are welcome to join us for both conversations—simply by clicking the links below:
Ukraine
When: Saturday, February 24, 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
Principles First
When: Sunday, February 25, 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT
Where: https://youtube.com/live/KUtBDYQEiuQ
We hold discussions like these regularly—at least once a week, usually Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET—and we call them Dispatch Live. These live-streamed conversations are easy to access and they provide our members with the opportunity to participate in smart, thoughtful discussions about the big issues of the day—in our politics, our culture, and our world. But that’s the catch: They’re usually restricted to Dispatch members. Our members have the opportunity to chat with one another and ask questions of the panelists and the newsmakers. If the live conversation doesn’t fit with their schedule, they also have the option of watching or listening to the discussion later. It’s one of many benefits of a Dispatch membership and a perk that some of our members rate as the one they enjoy most.
And that brings me to the second reason for this note: Dispatch memberships.
I hope you’ll consider joining us today as a Dispatch member. Not only will you get access to these live-streamed discussions, you’ll also have full and unfettered access to all of the newsletters and standalone articles we publish—from the must-read Morning Dispatch news briefing, to Jonah’s wildly popular G-File. From The Collision, our newsletter on the important intersection of law and politics this election year written by Sarah Isgur and Mike Warren, to Nick Cattogio’s Boiling Frogs, among the most insightful newsletters published anywhere about this crazy moment in American politics. There’s Wanderland from Kevin Williamson, Capitolism from Scott Lincicome, Dispatch Politics from our seasoned crew of political reporters, and much, much more.
We surveyed our Dispatch members not too long ago and asked them about the value of their Dispatch memberships. “Based on your experience as a member of The Dispatch:
How would you rate the current value for the price of membership ($100/year, $10/month)?”
The results, from more than 600 responses: 48.2 percent said they received a “great value” for the price of their membership and 50.3 percent said they received a “fair value” for their membership. And one reason we know they were telling the truth? Our “churn rate”—publisher jargon for people who cancel memberships or subscriptions—is among the lowest in our industry. People who join the Dispatch remain members at an exceptionally high rate because they value what we provide. But there’s no risk: If you join and you don’t find we provide great value, simply cancel your membership at any time.
So, I hope you’ll consider joining us for our conversation on Ukraine in a couple of hours or our conversation on politics tomorrow morning. They’re both open to Dispatch members and non-members alike, so pop on in. But going forward, I hope you’ll consider joining us as a Dispatch member to take advantage of these Dispatch Live conversations every week—and to avail yourself of everything else we have to offer.
Cheers,
Steve Hayes
