Josh Barro offers opinionated commentary on US politics, economic policy and culture, with recent issues covering Federal Reserve independence, the political legacy of identity-focused progressivism, and the permanent daylight saving time bill. Readers get argument-driven analysis with specific data and examples from a centrist perspective.
Website: https://www.joshbarro.com
A weekly newsletter by a Supreme Court scholar that explains the Court's rulings, procedures and history, with commentary on the docket and on related legal and institutional controversies. Issues combine news roundups with in-depth analysis of specific orders, litigation and Court reform proposals.
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.
Silver Bulletin publishes data-driven analysis of elections, polling, media, sports and poker, including regularly updated forecast models and polling averages. Readers get transparent methodology, pollster ratings and dashboards covering the midterms, presidential approval and the generic ballot.
FiftyPlusOne publishes non-partisan, data-driven political news and polling aggregation, including a weekly polling roundup called The Trendline. Recent issues cover investigations into fabricated data by pollsters and notable poll findings ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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