Historian and author Diana Butler Bass writes about religion, politics and culture in America, with a focus on mainline Protestants and Christian nationalism. Issues combine commentary on survey data, reflections from travel, and weekly lectionary-based Sunday meditations.

Short issues pairing interviews with authors and thinkers, such as John Ralston Saul and Paris Marx, with commentary on the state of the United States, its history, culture and tech power. Each issue includes an intro, key quotes and further reading.

A Substack journal from journalist Terry Moran combining field reporting, video films and moral argument about American democracy, presidential character and power. Issues include a video report from Maine ahead of the midterms and essays criticizing Trump and Republican allegiance to him.

A personal essay journal on place, politics and heritage, mixing critiques of Trump-era policy (the Reflecting Pool renovation, Venezuela, Greenland) with reflections drawn from heritage conservation and philosophy. Readers get dense, opinionated commentary that connects specific sites and events to larger questions of sovereignty and social memory.