# Eric Zorn: The Picayune Sentinel

> Chicago, Illinois and national politics with a dash of humor, music and sports.

- **Platform:** substack
- **Category:** Politics
- **Subscribers:** 14K
- **Paid subscribers:** 1K
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-19
- **URL:** https://ericzorn.substack.com
- **Profile:** https://newsletterinsights.io/newsletter/ericzorn

## Recent Posts

- ['All's well that ends well.' Jens Zorn, 1931-2026 ](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/alls-well-that-ends-well-jens-zorn)
- [Did the Tribune publish an AI written op-ed? ](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/did-the-tribune-publish-an-ai-written)
- [Word of the year? No. 'Slop' is an impotent cry of denial](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/word-of-the-year-no-slop-is-an-impotent)
- [What to say when you don't know what to say](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/what-to-say-when-you-dont-know-what)
- [2026 starts off unpredictably, but don't let that stop you from making some predictions](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/2026-starts-off-unpredictably-but)
- [Legalize consumer fireworks in Illinois: A Krazy idea?](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/legalize-consumer-fireworks-in-illinois)
- [When Trump goes low, Gavin Newsom goes lower, and it's delightful!](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/when-trump-goes-low-gavin-newsom)
- [The President misspoke. Why is that seemingly impossible for the White House to admit?](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/the-president-misspoke-why-is-that)
- [I've got your 'emergency' right here, President Trump](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/ive-got-your-emergency-right-here)
- [Murder, I wrote](https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/murder-i-wrote)

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