SPEAK UP: How have you gotten involved?

Or, What do you need to get started?

Today, we’re excited to be reviving our open threads to hear from you, our readers.

But first: Let me introduce myself, since I’m new around here. I’m Michael Berk, and I’m coming aboard as managing editor here at The Ink to help Anand build a bigger, better newsletter.

I’ve been a writer and editor for publications like The New York Review of Books and T…