A Change Coming to Membership–and a Window Before It Does
Monday, July 27th, 2026:
I want to tell you about a change…and I want to tell you the thinking behind it… because you’ve earned that from me.
Starting September 1st, 2026, new annual memberships to Jack Hopkins Now will move to $227 a year.
Here’s why.
Over these last stretches…through everything this country has thrown at us…I’ve come to understand something about what we’re building here. It isn’t a mailing list. It’s a tribe.
A rock-solid core of people I genuinely love working alongside…who show up… who think hard…who don’t look away.
And…as we grow, I want to keep it that way.
I want new members to be people who looked at this and said, “Yes. I’m in. I’m committed enough to help power this.”
That kind of intention is what keeps a community tight…instead of just big. And…I’d rather have that…always.
Now…the part that matters most for you.
If you’re already a paid subscriber…this change is not for you. Your rate stays exactly where it is.
You were here. You said yes when it counted…and I’m not about to ask the people who built this to pay more for it. That’s always been the deal…and it always will be. You keep your current price for as long as you stay with me. That’s not a promotion. That’s a thank-you.
And if you’ve been reading free…thinking about joining…this is your window.
Until September 1st, 2026, you can lock in the current $175 annual rate…and keep it for as long as you’re a member…even after the new price takes effect. Join now…and you’re grandfathered in, right alongside the core.
(If you joined when an annual subscription was $148–or even just $99–you've already seen how this works. When the price goes up for new subscribers, it never goes up for existing paid members. Your rate hasn't changed. And it never will.)
This also isn’t a change I’m making in a vacuum.
On Monday, July 20th, 2026, I started giving paid subscribers even more: Bedrock, three days a week, on staying strong and steady while the country shakes. Membership is growing…because what you get for it…is growing.
One thing I want to be clear about, because it matters to me: the money is not the measure.
The number of articles without a paywall stays generous; nobody who wants to be part of this work gets locked out of it. NO ONE.
Commitment is a spirit…not a price tag. The $227 is simply how the people who can… and who want to…choose to stand behind this. If that’s you…I’d be honored to have you.
We’re building something that lasts. Thank you for being why.
#HoldFast
-Jack
Jack Hopkins
P.S. If you’re already a member: do nothing. Your rate is safe…and it always will be. This is my way of making sure the people who were here first stay the best-treated people in the house. Your entry rate…is your forever rate. That’s how it has always been…and that’s how it will always be.
P.P.S. If you’ve been on the fence, this is the cheapest it will ever be to join. After September 1st, 2026, $175 is gone for good. Come lock it in, and come meet the tribe.
I don’t usually do this. I don’t plug things. But I’d regret not saying this one out loud.
I read Jack Hopkins because he doesn’t do the thing most political writers do — hedge until the point disappears into mush. He tells you what happened, then hands you the receipt: the exact dollar figure, the court filing, the disclosure form. The DOJ’s $892,192 banner. The DNC mortgaging its own headquarters while sitting on $18 million in debt. A federal judge who stopped taking DOJ’s word for it on the Epstein files. That’s not commentary dressed up as news. That’s the actual work, already done for you.
I pay for it because that kind of work doesn’t happen for free, and because in a media environment full of people guessing out loud with confidence, I’d rather read someone who checked first, every time, no exceptions.
If Jack ever sees this: thank you. Genuinely. This is the read that matters most to me, and it’s not close. #HoldFast
Thinking of subscribing? Join now while the rate is lower. I’ve never regretted my decision to go all in on this subscription, and I can tell you I don’t jump in with most contributors. You’ll learn a lot, and once in a while Jack will write something that jerks you back from the edge of despair just at the moment when you are losing hope; or when you are totally baffled with the political power plays. He explains what’s happening and what you can do to remain sane and to influence outcomes.