Unpopular Front is an independent newsletter of left-leaning essays on politics, history, and culture, including psychoanalytic and Marxist readings of media and commentary on current US political events. It also offers paid subscribers a regular roundup of reading, watching, and event recommendations.

A journal from the Niskanen Center publishing long-form essays on American politics, liberalism, and public policy, including housing and political science research. Readers get reasoned, research-informed arguments and book reviews on the renewal of democratic institutions.

Long-form essays applying media theory and philosophy to current politics, media and technology, including a multi-part argument drawing on Baudrillard and a critique of machine consciousness claims. Readers get dense, argued analysis that engages other writers' work directly.

Long-form essays applying economic theory to regulation, technology and governance, including data center community benefit agreements, Tocqueville's Democracy in America, and electric grid resource adequacy. Readers get original analytical frameworks backed by data and close reading.