Hey Lowdowners, Deanna here!Last week, Hightower did something he rarely does: he asked directly. And you showed up.72 new paid subscribers joined the Lowdown in the past week — including 15 who went all in at the founding level. We are (clearly) not a giant media operation; we are three people with no big money backing and a lot of opinions. Numbers like these make a real difference in what we can do.Here’s what some of you said when you signed up:“I have been a subscriber since your print days, and have always enjoyed your humor and good sense in [...]