A personal essay newsletter exploring how everyday friction, from bureaucratic runarounds to eroding democratic norms, drains people's time, attention and dignity. Issues mix reflective first-person writing with arguments about collective life and what it takes to sustain democracy.
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Yascha Mounk publishes essays and long-form interviews on politics, democracy, culture and ideas. Issues feature his own analysis alongside conversations with authors and scholars such as James Marriott and Eliot Cohen.
Über Rechts berichtet und analysiert die deutsche extreme Rechte, vor allem die AfD und die Neue Rechte, mit eigenen Recherchen, internen Dokumenten und Podcast-Gesprächen. Die Leser erhalten Einordnungen zu Parteistrategie, Institutionen und rechter Ideologie, teils in Kooperation mit Fachmedien wie dem Verfassungsblog.
Long-form interviews with political scientists, historians and regional experts on democracy, authoritarianism and political development. Readers get in-depth discussion of current events and research, such as Israel's election, Fukuyama's recognition thesis and the limits of AI for authoritarian control.
Rebecca Solnit publishes essays and analyses on politics, democracy, technology, climate and culture, often drawing on history and personal experience. Readers get reflective, opinionated long-form writing, including occasional republished older essays.
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