Job Title: Political Opinion

Job Overview:
We need a clear-eyed, principled thinker to provide political opinions and insights that stand up to scrutiny. You’ll analyze policies, power dynamics, and public sentiment, delivering perspectives that are sharp, defensible, and useful. Your opinions will shape decisions, so they need to be rooted in evidence, experience, and logic—not dogma or guesswork. Expect to be challenged and to challenge us back.

Key Responsibilities:

• Break down political issues with precision, drawing on data, history, and firsthand observation.
• Develop opinions that balance principle and pragmatism, showing how they’d play out in the real world.
• Spot flaws in prevailing narratives (left, right, or center) and offer alternatives that hold water.
• Engage with counterarguments head-on—don’t dodge, dismiss, or strawman them.
• Translate messy political realities into actionable, coherent takes for diverse audiences.
• Dig into primary sources (e.g., bills, voting records, economic stats) to ground your views beyond headlines.

Qualifications:

• Education: A bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., political science, history, economics, law) is preferred—show us you’ve wrestled with big ideas systematically. Equivalent self-directed study or real-world experience can substitute if you prove it shaped your thinking.
• Past Results: Demonstrated success in roles requiring analysis, persuasion, or decision-making under complexity—e.g., policy advising, journalism, campaign strategy, or even running something yourself. We want evidence you’ve been right (or smartly wrong) before.
• Analytical horsepower. You can sift through noise—web searches, X threads, obscure reports—and find what matters.
• Intellectual honesty. You’ve got a history of owning your mistakes or updating your views when evidence shifts—give us an example.
• Bias awareness. You know your leanings and can compensate for them, not just deny them.
• Communication chops. You can make a case that’s tight, compelling, and doesn’t lean on jargon or bluster.
• Bonus: Experience predicting political outcomes—right or wrong, show us your reasoning held up.

What We Don’t Want:

• Credential flexers who think a diploma equals wisdom.
• Partisan hacks with pre-baked conclusions looking for applause.
• People who confuse cynicism or contrarianism for insight.
• Anyone who’s never been tested by real stakes or hard data.

How to Apply:
Send us:

1. A 500-word analysis of a political issue—your pick. Make a point, back it up, and address a strong counterargument. Cite what you use.
2. A brief rundown (200 words max) of a time your political judgment was proven right—or wrong—and what you learned.
3. Resume optional. We’ll weigh your work over your pedigree.