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Damon Linker's newsletter offers political and cultural criticism of the antiliberal right and social-justice progressivism, mixing historical context with commentary on current events. Readers get essay-length analysis that draws on political theory and intellectual history, such as Gramsci and thumos, to interpret Trump-era politics.
Economist Scott Sumner argues for restoring monetarism and nominal GDP targeting, explaining how interest on bank reserves changed the monetary system. He also shares reviews of films and books and comments on intellectual debates such as the legacy of Francis Fukuyama.
Essays by a historian and theologian on the methods of intellectual history, including the distinction between analogy and homology and the craft of conceptual argument. The newsletter also includes reflective pieces on the author's own scholarly formation and on how marginalia and personal notes preserve attention without preserving thought.
A Substack essay newsletter examining Counter-Enlightenment philosophy, post-Christian culture, and antisemitism through a critical lens focused heavily on Israel, Hamas, and Western universities. Recent issues argue that campus protests after October 7 reflected a betrayal by elite institutions and criticize political figures and media on Middle East politics.
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