Most importantly, the intros let you know whether a story is worth your reading time. In addition, Pell apparently scours a wide range of publications, so the content has considerable reach. Since this is a free site, users can search for content through the archives or view the most recent e-letter. Befitting the site's non-corporate vibe, newsletter registration is ridiculously easy. But all they are really doing is trying to make a case for age-old thievery.
Theft is theft, whether it is enabled by a handgun or a computer keyboard.
Obviously, this isn't information you have to have. But it is information that provides a few rueful chuckles amid a world in which breathing room often seems in short supply. I've Been on the Desert on a Site with No Ads . . . The site itself is rather plain. Tellingly, there are no ads.