It’s finally happened: Jacobin’s in the New York Times. So to help commemorate this special moment — when the Grey Lady herself acknowledged the presence of a dyed-in-the-wool socialist quarterly — I thought I’d write up a brief “Jacobin’s greatest hits” to help any new readers get acquainted with us and find out what makes us different from other left-wing publications.

Hard to believe but it’s been less than two years since I joined up with this outfit. Considering our reputation for slick presentations, the early days — before superstar creative director Remeike Forbes joined up — look mighty crude. It makes me wonder just how it was that we were able to impress from the start.

The answer is grim for the radical left but good for Jacobin: because the bar was so, so low.