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A weekly newsletter that links current headlines to overlooked history, aiming to give readers a slower, more durable way to stay informed. Recent issues cover the tech elite's influence, youth pessimism, and critical reading in the age of endless scrolling, drawing on W.E.B. Du Bois.
Dan Carlin's Substack companion to his Hardcore History and Common Sense podcasts, with updates on upcoming audio releases, the Alexander the Great series, and his reflections on current events. Readers get production updates, historical narrative previews, and personal commentary on why new audio has been slow.
This newsletter explains U.S. constitutional law through current events and parenting analogies, with numbered ConLaw lessons on topics like federal raids, executions and criminal procedure. Readers get accessible legal analysis of news stories from a lawyer's perspective.
A history-focused newsletter that frames current events around media literacy, antisemitism, and antizionism, with articles on French unrest and historical Nazi-era persecution of Jews. It also publishes paywalled multi-part investigations into the Muslim Brotherhood and alleged funding networks.
A daily newsletter that rounds up the day's political, cultural and internet news stories, with each issue organized around a list of linked sources. Readers get a quick overview of major US and world events, plus an 'on this day' history item.
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