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A Substack newsletter of personal essays and stories by Danny Li, covering AI relationships, the manosphere and love

A Substack newsletter by an author writing under a pseudonymous name, offering essays on Jewish perspectives on politics and ethics

A Substack newsletter by a Scottish writer, Millennial Woes, offering opinion essays on contemporary politics, culture and society

All Cats Are Female, a Substack newsletter by Regan Arntz-Gray essaying on sex, gender, and social psychology debates

The Motte is a community forum for debating culture war topics, with weekly roundup threads and user-run moderation logs

A Substack newsletter by Jack Despain Zhou, a former Mormon, on pursuing order in a chaotic world

EXIT, a members-only fraternity of men pursuing projects and calls to build outside the present institutional system

Bet On It, a Substack blog by economist Bryan Caplan on wagers, arguments and economic ideas

Helen Dale's Substack newsletter of essays and working drafts on politics and culture, titled Not On Your Team, But Always Fair

Richard Hanania's Substack newsletter on foreign policy, American politics, and social science, with podcasts and essays

Steve Sailer's Substack, a newsletter of commentary on politics, culture, movies and social trends

Nate Silver's Substack newsletter of essays and election, sports, and poker analysis, with polling models and trackers

Aporia, a Substack magazine and podcast on social science, philosophy and culture, with pieces by Michael Rosen and Colin Wright

A podcast about internet controversies by Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog, published on Substack as Blocked and Reported

The Walt Right, a Substack newsletter by Walt Bismarck publishing original songs, audio episodes and short prose pieces

Astral Codex Ten, a Substack blog of essays on science, philosophy and culture by Scott Alexander

Matt Goodwin's Substack newsletter and podcast on British politics, the silent majority and establishment narratives

Personal website of Daystar Eld with rationalist Pokemon fanfiction, fiction, game reviews, and essays on therapy and psychology

Connor Leahy's Substack newsletter of essays and meditations on progress, including the multi-part series Nostos

A reader-funded Substack newsletter of investigative journalism and commentary by Michael Shellenberger and contributors, without advertising or outside investors

A newsletter by Dean W. Ball on emerging technology, AI policy and the future of governance

The Intrinsic Perspective is a Substack newsletter by Erik Hoel on natural philosophy, essays, polemics, and consilience

Essays on critical, philosophical and scientific debates in psychiatric practice and the psy-sciences by Awais Aftab, a Substack newsletter

Ian Leslie's site on psychology, creativity and curiosity: his books, the Ruffian newsletter and speaking, from the author himself

The Elysian is an essay blog on utopian futures, collective ownership and technology, written by Elle Griffin

Personal website of independent writer Andy Masley, with essays on AI, data centers, animal welfare and politics, plus lists and IB physics resources

A blog by economist Robin Hanson on why people believe and act as they do, and how to do better

A website from the Centre for Effective Altruism explaining the philosophy and movement of using evidence to find the most effective ways to help others

Elcenia, an in-progress fantasy novel series by Alicorn, co-created with a friend and published as a web fiction project

Katherine Dee's Substack newsletter of essays and case studies on Internet culture, online identity and media

A Substack newsletter by investigative reporter Matt Taibbi offering news, features, columns and creative writing on politics and media

A policy and politics blog by Matthew Yglesias, with Brian Beutler appearing in podcast-style posts, published on Substack

Essays by Henrik Karlsson on relationships, thinking and agency, published as the Substack newsletter Escaping Flatland

Uncharted Territories, a Substack newsletter by Tomas Pueyo on AI, tech, longevity, fertility, energy, democracy and education

The Argument is a Substack magazine on economics, policy and current affairs by Jerusalem Demsas

A newsletter by writer Derek Thompson on abundance, politics, and building a better world

David Gerard's personal home page linking his blogs on AI, blockchain and music, his books, and the Party Fears Perth fanzine archive

A American political news and analysis publication on Substack, with video, live events and newsletters by Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and others

A podcast of long-form interviews with intellectuals and researchers, hosted by Dwarkesh Patel

Noahpinion, an economics and current-affairs newsletter on Substack by economist Noah Smith

An online magazine of long-form essays on politics, science, culture and free speech, based in Australia and named Quillette