◆ Bio · Short
Michael Starr Hopkins is the editor of Burn The Playbook,
an independent investigative newsletter focused on accountability gaps in
campaign finance, the STOCK Act, lobbying disclosures, and executive
enforcement. He's a national-television political analyst with appearances
on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, CBS, NBC, Meet the Press, Morning Joe,
and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.
◆ Bio · One-line
"Michael Starr Hopkins, editor of Burn The Playbook and political analyst on national television."
◆ What BTP is
An independent investigative newsletter. Reader-supported. Published on Beehiiv at burntheplaybook.beehiiv.com. Two-of-three sourcing rule, right of reply on every named subject, public corrections log.
◆ Audience
11,000+ readers · readership concentrated in Capitol Hill, K Street, and national newsrooms.
◆ Output to date
18 issues archived · 14 receipts published · 7 cable appearances on file at /tv.
◆ Booking
Cable hits, panels, podcast appearances, conference keynotes. Direct line: info@btp.com. Same-day reply during the news cycle.
◆ Logo
Brand assets: ◆ glyph in vermillion #E8440A, masthead in Libre Baskerville Bold, paper #FFFCF5, ink #1A1A1A. The hero plate at /assets/hero-plate.png is the canonical visual.
◆ Citation
Cite as: Burn The Playbook, ${date}, burntheplaybook.news/issue/${slug}. We never paywall the citing receipt; embed-friendly.