About American Advisor
American Advisor is a free morning newsletter covering national and world news, Washington, markets, and the decisions that affect your money. Alongside the reporting, we publish analysis from a conservative perspective.
The point is to give you more than a headline. You should come away knowing what happened, who made the decision, what changed, and what’s still unresolved. You shouldn’t need to have followed a story for months to understand today’s development.
Straight news
We start with the event itself. What was passed, announced, reported, or decided? Who was involved? What does the source establish, and what is someone claiming?
The distinctions matter. A spending announcement doesn’t tell you what a program delivered. A court order may answer one question while leaving the larger case open. A number needs a comparison before it tells you much.
We include the background needed to understand those details and link to the sources. When a story depends on another publication’s reporting, we say so. When the available information leaves a question unanswered, we leave it unanswered rather than fill the gap with certainty.
Conservative judgment
The newsletter’s analysis comes from a conservative perspective, including its attention to government authority, public spending, individual rights, the economy, and national security.
That perspective is stated, not presented as the only possible reading of a story. We explain the evidence behind an interpretation and the reasoning that connects it to a conclusion.
A party label doesn’t settle a factual question. The decision, the cost, the authority, and the documented outcome belong in the account regardless of who is in office. Where there are conflicting accounts, we identify them and explain what the available evidence can establish.
You can read the reporting, examine the argument, and reach a different conclusion.
Common sense
Washington is part of the newsletter, not the whole of it.
Each edition includes a market snapshot and news that affects household finances: taxes, retirement, benefits, interest rates, and prices. When a change has eligibility requirements or a deadline, those details belong alongside the announcement.
The Common Sense section covers useful things to know or do. That might be checking a recurring charge, comparing a less expensive service, recognizing a fraudulent message, or finding the official source before handing over personal information.
Some mornings, the most useful item in the edition may be a short paragraph halfway down.
A closer look at the record
Government programs are often announced with a goal and a price. The results come later, sometimes in an audit, a contract update, or a report that receives less attention than the announcement.
The Record section follows that part of the story. We put the stated goal, reported spending, and available results together. We identify the agency or office involved and distinguish a documented finding from an allegation or an unanswered question.
The point is to give readers something specific to examine—not simply repeat that a program succeeded or failed.
A familiar format, every morning
The edition begins with a short introduction and a moment from American history. The main stories come next, followed by markets, money news, and shorter reports from Washington, across America, and around the world.
Analysis gives one story more room. Look Ahead puts the next decisions and deadlines on the calendar. A quotation closes the edition.
Read it from the top, or go straight to the sections that interest you. Follow the links when a story deserves more of your time.