Tangle summarizes the leading arguments from across the political spectrum on major U.S. and world news, alongside quick hits and its own editors' takes. Readers get a balanced overview of the day's political stories plus occasional columns, such as Isaac Saul's new 'A Grain of Saul'.

Ross Barkan's essay newsletter offers long-form political and cultural commentary from a left-of-center perspective, examining media coverage of democratic socialism, the state of 'woke' culture, and media consolidation under Bari Weiss at CBS. Readers get pointed, opinionated analysis that engages with specific columns, outlets and recent controversies.

A free speech newsletter pairing original essays by Jacob Mchangama on historical and contemporary free expression, including a multi-part series on Frederick Douglass, with news roundups on government actions against press and speech. It offers a point of view grounded in scholarship and sources, aimed at readers interested in civil liberties and the history of free speech.

Paul Krugman, a Nobel-winning economist, writes commentary on economics and US politics, drawing on data and charts alongside news reporting. Recent issues cover the effects of Trump administration policy on healthcare coverage and household finances, and its stance toward Russia and Ukraine.