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How Things Work
hamiltonnolan.com
A Substack newsletter by Hamilton Nolan on labor, politics, and power, called How Things Work
politics · en · tier B · 5 shared · 0.10
Political Currents
rosselliotbarkan.com
Political Currents, a Substack newsletter of original essays on politics, society and culture by Ross Barkan
politics · en · tier B · 6 shared · 0.04
North South Notes
northsouthnotes.org
politics · en · tier C · 2 shared · 0.03
Listening Sessions
hdavidsessions.com
A Substack newsletter by David Sessions on ideas, politics, gay history and culture, called Listening Sessions
politics · en · tier B · 0 paying (Buy Me a Coffee) · 2 shared · 0.03
personal canon
personalcanon.com
fiction · en · tier C · 6 shared · 0.03
Unpopular Front
unpopularfront.news
Essays and commentary on politics and culture by John Ganz, a Substack newsletter
politics · en · tier B · 8 shared · 0.03
The Metropolitan Review
metropolitanreview.org
A books and culture review magazine founded in 2025, published on Substack, with sections on books and style
film · en · tier B · 4 shared · 0.02
programmablemutter.com
general · en · 6 shared · 0.01
Slow Boring
slowboring.com
A policy and politics blog by Matthew Yglesias, with Brian Beutler appearing in podcast-style posts, published on Substack
politics · en · tier B · 11 shared · 0.01
wisdomofcrowds.live
A Substack newsletter of essays on culture and ideas by Damir and Shadi, with over 13,000 subscribers
politics · en · tier B · 5 shared · 0.01
scientificdiscovery.dev
health · en · 2 shared · 0.01
Black Gate
blackgate.com
A fantasy literature blog, Black Gate, featuring essays, reviews and forgotten-author retrospectives on pulp and sword-and-sorcery fiction
fiction · en · tier A · 21 paying (Patreon) · 3 shared · 0.01
The Hinternet
the-hinternet.com
A Substack newsletter of longform essays and reflections on the internet by Justin Smith-Ruiu, with a featured columnists section
podcast · en · tier B · 5 shared · 0.01
Astral Codex Ten
astralcodexten.com
Astral Codex Ten, a Substack blog of essays on science, philosophy and culture by Scott Alexander
general · en · tier B · 8 shared · 0.01
People's Policy Project
peoplespolicyproject.org
People's Policy Project is a think tank publishing economic policy analysis and white papers on welfare, labor, housing, and climate
politics · en · tier A · 624 paying (Patreon) · 4 shared · 0.01
Experimental History
experimental-history.com
Experimental History, a Substack newsletter on psychology and science by experimental psychologist Adam Mastroianni, published every other Tuesday
science · en · tier B · 7 shared · 0.01
Lawyers, Guns & Money
lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
A political and cultural blog with posts on war, elections, music and sports by contributors including Scott Lemieux
politics · en · tier A · 816 paying (Patreon) · 4 shared · 0.01
The Unspeakeasy with Meghan Daum
theunspeakablepodcast.com
The Unspeakeasy with Meghan Daum, a Substack newsletter and podcast of writing, livestreams and community by author Meghan Daum
podcast · en · tier B · 2 shared · 0.01
Christopher McKitterick
christopher-mckitterick.com
Science fiction novels, short stories, poetry and blog posts by author Christopher McKitterick, with an archive of James Gunn's SF center
fiction · en · tier A · 22 paying (Patreon) · 2 shared · 0.01
The Great Gender Divergence
ggd.world
The Great Gender Divergence, a Substack newsletter by Alice Evans on why societies differ in gender equality
science · en · tier B · 2 shared · 0.00
A Y J A Y . O R G
ayjay.org
Personal site of humanities professor Alan Jacobs, with essays and writing on culture, literature and reading
education · en · tier B · 206 paying (Buy Me a Coffee) · 7 shared · 0.00
Current Affairs
currentaffairs.org
A left-leaning American magazine of politics and culture, with articles and a print edition, edited by Nathan J. Robinson
politics · en · tier A · 350 paying (Patreon) · 13 shared · 0.00
The Free Press
thefp.com
The Free Press, a news and commentary publication with investigative stories, essays and podcasts by Bari Weiss and contributors
news · en · tier B · 10 shared · 0.00
zeteo.com
Zeteo, a news media organization and video channel on current affairs and media accountability, founded by Mehdi Hasan
news · en · tier B · 4 shared · 0.00
worksinprogress.news
history · en · 4 shared · 0.00
Arc Digital
arcdigital.media
news · en · tier C · 5 shared · 0.00
NonZero Newsletter
nonzero.org
A newsletter by Robert Wright on politics, human nature, and averting global catastrophe, hosted on Substack with an accompanying podcast
podcast · en · tier B · 4 shared · 0.00
The Elysian
elysian.press
The Elysian is an essay blog on utopian futures, collective ownership and technology, written by Elle Griffin
finance · en · tier B · 4 shared · 0.00
spytalk.co
SpyTalk, a Substack newsletter by Jeff Stein on intelligence, national security and espionage reporting and analysis
news · en · tier B · 2 shared · 0.00
Undertone
danschulz.co
podcast · tier C · 2 shared · 0.00
locusmag.com
general · en · tier A · 383 paying (Patreon) · 5 shared · 0.00
The Prism
gurwinder.blog
The Prism, a Substack newsletter by Gurwinder on navigating the digital age
general · en · tier B · 4 shared · 0.00
pursuitofliberalism.com
podcast · en · 2 shared · 0.00
joinreboot.org
politics · en · 4 shared · 0.00
Blackbird Spyplane
blackbirdspyplane.com
A Substack newsletter on style, travel and culture, with city guides and product picks, called Blackbird Spyplane
general · en · tier B · 4 shared · 0.00
The Bulwark
thebulwark.com
A American political news and analysis publication on Substack, with video, live events and newsletters by Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and others
politics · en · tier B · 9 shared · 0.00
Strength In Numbers
gelliottmorris.com
Strength In Numbers, a data-driven newsletter and podcast on U.S. politics, polls and elections by G. Elliott Morris
politics · en · tier B · 2 shared · 0.00
Drop Site News
dropsitenews.com
Drop Site News, an independent online news outlet on politics and war, with video livestreams, interviews and reports by Murtaza Hussain and Sarmad Jawad
news · en · tier B · 2 shared · 0.00
hyperdimensional.co
A newsletter by Dean W. Ball on emerging technology, AI policy and the future of governance
tech · en · tier B · 4 shared · 0.00
noahpinion.blog
Noahpinion, an economics and current-affairs newsletter on Substack by economist Noah Smith
politics · en · tier B · 8 shared · 0.00
Ian Leslie
ian-leslie.com
Ian Leslie's site on psychology, creativity and curiosity: his books, the Ruffian newsletter and speaking, from the author himself
general · en · tier B · 3 shared · 0.00
mindthefuture.info
general · en · 2 shared · 0.00
commonplace.org
A magazine on American politics and society, with issues on elections and climate and a roster of contributing authors
politics · en · tier B · 3 shared · 0.00
Weird Studies
weirdstudies.com
A podcast by Phil Ford and J. F. Martel on art and philosophy, weird ideas, and the limits of the thinkable
podcast · en · tier A · 1,509 paying (Patreon) · 3 shared · 0.00
Brandon Vaidyanathan
beautyatwork.net
general · en · tier C · 2 shared · 0.00
The Argument
theargumentmag.com
The Argument is a Substack magazine on economics, policy and current affairs by Jerusalem Demsas
politics · en · tier B · 5 shared · 0.00
default.blog
Katherine Dee's Substack newsletter of essays and case studies on Internet culture, online identity and media
general · en · tier B · 2 shared · 0.00
thefitzwilliam.com
general · en · 3 shared · 0.00