Substacks recommended by James Strock

Recommended by James Strock

Against Crony Capitalism

By AgainstCronyCapitalism

We explore what happens when government and private interests collude.

Matt Goodwin

Politics analysed differently

Rob Henderson's Newsletter

Human nature, psychology, social class, luxury beliefs, and more.

The Chris Hedges Report

By Chris Hedges

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

OpenTheBooks Substack

By Adam Andrzejewski

Transparency revolutionizes U.S. public policy and politics.

Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

By FAIR Substack

Promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity.

New Nationalism

By Robert Claude

Current Public Policy Issues based on the life and philosophy of Theodore Roosevelt

The New Nationalism is a tremendous newsletter, building on Theodore Roosevelt's philosophy and personification of America's national ideal. Robert Claude is an effective and energetic exponent of TR's leadership, which is perhaps more relevant now than at any time in the past century.

- James Strock

The Upheaval

By N.S. Lyons (The Upheaval)

Exploring the shared upheavals of our era, including technological and cultural change, the ideological revolution consuming the West, the rise of China, and the crisis of liberalism.

Freddie deBoer

cool but rude

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

The Usonian

By Harrison Blackman

Storytelling and Design from the Edge

Harrison Blackman is a highly talented and versatile writer, capturing and conveying the essence of fascinating phenomena from his explorations around the world and across time. Highly recommended!

- James Strock

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.

Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning with Sasha Stone

A rumination on the collapse of culture on the left. Is it really that bad? Yes, it is really that bad.

Sasha Stone is a fearless observer and participant in the political and cultural controversies of our contested moment. Her newsletter is intelligent, stimulating, provocative and inspiring. Highly recommended!

- James Strock

The Weekly Dish

By Andrew Sullivan

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - Orwell

News Items

By John Ellis

News Items: Interesting, important or both.

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

The Next Nationalism

Recommended by James Strock