Substacks recommended by James Strock

Recommended by James Strock

Professor Publication

By Professor M.S. Rao

Welcome to my publication

"That Optimism Man" Victor Perton’s Substack

By Victor Perton

"What makes you Optimistic? What makes you feel Optimistic?"

Victor Perton is a force of nature! His invincible optimism is smart, tough, and highly contagious.

- James Strock

Talent Talks

By Linda Fairchild

Contemporary art gallerist in San Francisco now an independent book publisher promotes visual artists and writers.

Against Crony Capitalism

By Nick Sorrentino

We explore what happens when government and private interests conspire.

Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption

This newsletter offers (1) quarterly analyses of trends in politics & policy, (2) six interesting charts from the week each Sunday morning & (3) invitations to live events with new authors & leaders.

Eric Kaufmann

Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham, and Director of the Centre for Heterodox Social Science. I specialize in nationalism, the cultural left and political demography. My writing explores populism, immigration, and cultural conflict.

Lee Fang

Investigations and observations about the public interest.

The Orwell Foundation

News and insights from the UK's most prestigious prizes for political writing, plus new features on Orwell's life, work and legacy.

Matt Goodwin

Politics analysed differently

Andrew Doyle

Reflections on politics, culture and the arts

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

By Open the Books

Transparency revolutionizes U.S. public policy and politics.

No Delusions, No Despair

By Benjamin Kerstein

On the Jewish struggle and other epochal matters.

Outspoken with Dr Naomi Wolf

Essays, updates and arguments from an eyewitness to a new dark age, with thoughts on how to keep liberty, justice and human rights alive.

Armas

By Joshua Treviño (Armas)

Culture • Events • Strategy

Robert Bryce

Energy, power, innovation, and politics.

How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov

By Yuri Bezmenov // How To Subvert Subversion

A dissident's guide to modern urban progressive life through sarcasm, memes, and data.

Radically Pragmatic

By Radical Radha

Dismantling hegemonic narratives and lessons on building a profound life.

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

A User's Guide to History

By H. W. Brands

Everybody uses history, some better than others. This User's Guide offers suggestions on how the past shapes the present, and how the present shapes what we think about the past.

The Ideas Lab

By Eliot Wilson

Innovative thinking about politics, business and society, with historical reflections

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

Public

By Michael Shellenberger

Reporting on free speech, civilization, and humanity.

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

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

The Liberal Patriot

By John Halpin

Political and policy analysis from the vital center.

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.

The Brockovich Report

By Erin Brockovich

Ready to join the fight? Erin Brockovich & team deliver you the unfiltered truth on the national water crisis, toxic chemicals in the environment, & other health problems in your backyard, including how to speak up & take action.

Simple, Not Easy

By Larry Kamer

The firehose of information aimed at most of us creates a world where the ingestion of complex, multi-layered subjects is simple, but gaining a true understanding and perhaps a lesson or two is anything but easy.

Renew the Republic

By Frank DiStefano

Renew the Republic is a publication by Frank J. DiStefano about ideas and reinventing America.

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

Persuasion

By Yascha Mounk

The community for those who believe that a free society is worth fighting for.

The Weekly Dish

By Andrew Sullivan

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

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Wide World of News

By Mark Halperin

All the latest news, analysis, and links on politics, America, and the world.

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 New Nationalist

Recommended by James Strock