A philosophy newsletter that uses pop culture, podcasts and everyday experiences like restaurant etiquette to explore ethics, moral psychology and social norms. Readers get personal, essayistic reflections that take philosophical theses seriously while staying playful.
Website: https://www.ethicsforassholes.com/
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.
Sub Umbra publishes essays on the history of esoteric and occult thought, tracing how ideas such as enchantment, the occult and the monad changed meaning across eras. Readers get carefully sourced historical and philosophical analysis that challenges common narratives.
A Catholic theology publication that explains and defends doctrine using the Scholastic and Thomistic method, including responses to contemporary debates and multi-part series on topics like penal substitution and Protestantism. Readers get long, citation-heavy articles drawing on papal teaching, councils and Scholastic authors.
Poems, essays and commentary from poet David Whyte, with context on how and where each piece was written. Readers get reflective writing on love, resentment, nature and everyday human experience, plus material from his Three Sundays Series.
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