Astral Codex Ten publishes long-form essays on AI safety, rationality, politics, science and culture, alongside reader-written book reviews and weekly open threads. Readers get argumentative, carefully reasoned analysis plus community news such as meetups, surveys and grant-related projects.

CrashOut is Ioan Grillo's bilingual newsletter on organised crime, cartels, gangs, and related politics, with a focus on Mexico and US involvement in the drug war. Recent issues cover the arrest of a former Chihuahua attorney general over CIA involvement in a raid and a multi-part series on extortion networks in Mexico.

Data-driven analysis of US politics, public opinion and elections, including original monthly polling, early-vote tracking and podcast interviews. Readers get poll results with methodology, historical comparisons and context on threats to federal statistics.

InvestigateWest is a nonprofit newsroom publishing investigative reporting on the Pacific Northwest, often in collaboration with other outlets. Readers get in-depth stories on local media, law enforcement, criminal justice and government accountability.