Substacks recommended by John Quiggin's Substack Newsletter

Recommended by John Quiggin's Substack Newsletter

Bryan Bruce Investigates

The one stop location for the writing, podcasts and videos of award winning documentary makers and writer Bryan Bruce.

Jim’s Substack

By Jim Green

My personal Substack

Good info on the hopeless state of nuclear power

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Jane Gilmore

The place I share longer thoughts about men's violence against women than I can fit in a social media post.

The Universal and the Vacuous Events

By R Meager

Either rotten or good, or both rotten and good

Some interesting reflections on life

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Programmable Mutter

By Henry Farrell

Technology and politics in an interdependent world

Optimally Irrational

By Lionel Page

Looking into the reasons why people and society work the way they do

RedBridge’s latest Insights & Intel

A quick hit that looks at what’s driving current issues.

The Climate Brink

By Andrew Dessler

The Choice is Ours: Climate Disaster or a Sustainable Future

Great source of information on climate modelling and climate policy

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digressionsimpressions’s Substack

By nescio13

My personal Substack

Okay, Liberal

By Paul Crider

The substack of Paul Crider

Yastreblyansky’s Substack

Trying to practice the Confucian injunction to rectify all the names. And some of the stories.

Graphs about Religion

By Ryan Burge

Tons of data analysis about religion and politics. Mostly in the United States but a little bit of international stuff, too.

Knowledge, Choices, and Values

By Brian Weatherson

Philosophical work in progress by Brian Weatherson

Phillips’s Newsletter

By Phillips P. OBrien

Whatever intrigues me--these days the Russo-Ukraine War with regular departures

The Gauntlet

By Julia Doubleday

COVID Information, Updates, and Commentary

Yipes

By Ro

Things that stick in the mind.

I read this piece on Nostalgia for the Blogosphere just as I was feeling that nostalgia https://yipes.substack.com/p/nostalgia-for-the-blogosphere

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The Permanent Problem

By Brink Lindsey

the quest to "live wisely and agreeably and well"

#ausecon with Peter Martin

Economics, from Australia

Drezner’s World

By Daniel W. Drezner

A bunch of unedited stuff about international relations, American politics, political economy, the marketplace of ideas, and popular culture written by this Drezner guy

Erik Examines

By Erik Engheim

History, economics and politics with a Nordic perspective

Cut For Length

By Claire Connelly

Journalism from the cutting room floor, and other mental scrawl

Noel’s Newsletter

By Noel WAuchope

Nuclear industry satire

Other Green Worlds

By jonathan green

Walking, weeding and wonderings

Notes from the Middleground

By Damon Linker

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

DemocracySOS

By Steven Hill

"Saving our democracy...E Pluribus Unum"

Noel’s Newsletter

By Noel Wauchope

Usually about nuclear issues

Interesting info on nuclear power

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The Chris Hedges Report

By Chris Hedges

Covering US foreign policy, economic realities, and civil liberties in American society.

The Future of Everything

By Tim Dunlop

This newsletter provides analysis and discussion of how power works in our society, and it shares insights and ideas with anyone interested in something beyond the echo chamber of the mainstream media.

Bentham's Newsletter

By Bentham's Bulldog

Utilitarianism, ethical veganism, culture war stuff, philosophy, morality, and more!

The Watch

By Radley Balko

Reporting and commentary on civil liberties and the criminal justice system. Plus other stuff.

Nicholas Gruen

Weekend readings and selected Links

Very Serious

By Josh Barro

Josh Barro's newsletter about politics, the economy and culture.

Matthew’s Newsletter

By Matthew McManus

Writing

The Archimedean Point

By Cyril Hédoin

Economics, Philosophy, & Liberal Politics

The overlap between economics and philosophy is where most of the interesting ideas (to me, at any rate) are happening

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Can We Still Govern?

By Don Moynihan

improving the quality of government, public policy, reducing administrative burdens

Transmittable Stories

By Tim Dunlop

An account of relocation during Covid

My blogtwin back in the Good Old Days, maybe again on Substack

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The UnPopulist

By Shikha Dalmia

Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.

Focusing in particular on the threat to US democracy

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The Future, Now and Then

By Dave Karpf

A newsletter that mixes insights from the history of the digital future (#WIREDarchive) with observations and rants about the state of politics today. Basically a blog for your inbox.

What is says on the packet

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blue milk

By Andie

Mostly at this age, I write about things that turned out to be good decisions. And I still write a lot about feminist motherhood, to be honest.

Beautiful writer, focusing on parenthood and feminism

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Arc Digital

Independent media site covering politics, culture, and society. Go beyond the echo chambers.

ACEMAXX-ANALYTICS’s Newsletter

macroeconomic comments, analysis, observations, short interviews and book reviews and more ...

Thinking about...

By Timothy Snyder

Opening the future by understanding the past.

Bogan Intelligentsia

By Joel Jenkins

Writer and independent political analyst focused on the intersection of class, the state of the nation, and Australian independent policy.

The Emergent City

City strategist, trying to say interesting things at the intersection of urban planning, politics, culture, design and economics.

Volts

By David Roberts

A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week.

Chartbook

By Adam Tooze

A newsletter on economics, geopolitics and history from Adam Tooze. More substantial than the twitter feed. More freewheeling than what you might read from me in FT, Foreign Policy, New Statesman.

Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

Unpopular Front

By John Ganz

the junk shop of history

The Bulwark

Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. No partisan loyalties. No tribal prejudices.