Short issues pairing interviews with authors and thinkers, such as John Ralston Saul and Paris Marx, with commentary on the state of the United States, its history, culture and tech power. Each issue includes an intro, key quotes and further reading.

Historian and author Diana Butler Bass writes about religion, politics and culture in America, with a focus on mainline Protestants and Christian nationalism. Issues combine commentary on survey data, reflections from travel, and weekly lectionary-based Sunday meditations.

Great Power is a personal newsletter by a writer blending family memoir, reflections on American national identity, and analysis of U.S. foreign policy, adversaries, and conflicts such as Ukraine and Russia. Readers get long-form essays mixing personal history with geopolitical argument and occasional fundraising appeals for aid to Ukrainian units.

Back Matter is The Yale Review's Substack, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the magazine through archival pieces, editorial notes and news of contributors' honors. Issues pair short commentary with excerpts from past Yale Review essays, stories and poems tied to current events.