David Hill

In our new issue, @davidhill.bsky.social explains how insurance companies grew too big to contain, and how prediction markets hope to follow in their footsteps.

The early days of insurance look a lot like Polymarket or Kalshi. In our new issue, @davidhill.bsky.social looks at the beginnings of an industry the prediction markets are trying to emulate: thebaffler.com/salvos/infin...

Been a long stride since I did @defector.com, spent a thrilling 8-hours at a doomed Aqueduct sacrificing a Game 5 Fort Greene barseat. Worth every last $132 dollar. Thanks: @toley.bsky.social @remas.bsky.social @davidhill.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social, why not? defector.com/a-final-day-...

On my latest book club episode I went to a Mets game with @ugarles.bsky.social to discuss The Natural. Turns out the middle of an MLB game isn’t the ideal place for a literary debate. But we somehow made it work. davidhill.substack.com/p/the-natura...

The indictment of a U.S. soldier who helped plan the raid that captured Nicolas Maduro is raising concerns about insiders profiting off classified info in prediction markets. Our @pbsnews.org conversation tonight with @elizlanders.bsky.social @davidhill.bsky.social www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Hey everybody! I am taking the helm of this classic American institution with @theonion.com and want to know what you fine folks would like to see from us.

These people clearly suck, but I can’t help but think that the fact they know they suck is uniquely New Yorker. Like anywhere else these people would feel no shame or remorse.

A Brief History of People Have Lost Their Sense of Humour 🧵

The $30/hour number Starbucks quotes? It's not a wage. It's a total compensation figure that requires benefits most baristas are deliberately scheduled too few hours to qualify for. New episode with @sbworkersunited.org is out now✊🏽 artofcitizenry.substack.com/p/no-contrac...

If you love to watch guys who wear t shirts under their jerseys play basketball, have I got the game for you

It took me a while to put my thoughts together, but I had to write about that Atlantic piece--even though I've never placed a single sports bet in my life: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...

I will never forget this as long as I live

I’m definitely lodging a complaint about the color ranks of today’s NYT Connections. The blue is harder than the purple again

Tough loss for High Point, but sometimes you just run into a more prayed-up opponent.

Openly wept at a high school production of Les Mis tonight how was your Friday night

That was an NBA veteran level flop. He’s ready.

All the jokes about this place are about how there will be no women there, unlike regular sports bars, which are notoriously great places for straight men to meet women

every year I tell myself that I don't care about March Madness, don't know anything about most of the teams, and won't watch, but then I always forget about the most magical element of the tournament that sucks me in every year: it is on while I am supposed to be working

I can’t watch round one of the tournament without thinking about all the years I watched the games on these in class

Talking prediction markets, sports gambling, and Atlantic cover stories with my friend @davidhill.bsky.social at 1 EST on Substack live. Come have lunch with us: substack.com/@davidhill/n...

Big day for people using gambling sites as sources of data to tell how a race is going

boy she bout to do it

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Always read @okr.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/64ba...

Lionel Richie’s face getting closer and closer to that blind lady’s bust every year

Lewis Hamilton one step closer to EGOT

Woo pig sooiee

Hill spoke to Geoff Bennett for the latest episode of PBS News' podcast, "Settle In," about America's love of betting and how prediction markets are changing the industry. For the full episode: to.pbs.org/4sGNciC

As prediction market betting becomes more prevalent in nearly every aspect of American culture, journalist and author David Hill says not everything needs to turn into a "betting proposition."

This is not good!

Who ordered this? What is the point of it

This story has taken over every conversation I’ve had for the last four days

Stayed up to watch The Secret Agent tonight. Not sure I understood all of it but it was definitely captivating.

Greetings, new friends! You may know me as an author, a prolific Bluesky poster and 4th place finisher on So You Call That Dancing? But you might not know that my partner Judith (@mzpress) and I have an online arts bookstore that's growing every day. Full inventory here: mzs.press/EVERYTHING-W...

I am not the new co-host but I AM available to come on this show and talk about Arkansas.

[Whispering to date while watching Money Plane when the Money Plane first appears on screen] That’s Money Plane

Christian socialism is on the ballot

This mural slaps. Literally turned around so I could get a picture.