The Lectern is an opinion blog covering US politics, faith, labor and culture, with pieces critical of Trump's approach to disasters and the Biden administration's Israel policy. Readers get partisan commentary framed around moral leadership and power, though the excerpts are short on original reporting.
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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.
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.
Khaled Salih's newsletter offers long-form essays on intelligence, error-correction, and how institutions get trapped by their own ideas, currently drawing on his forthcoming book BACKSPACE and commentary on Macron's response to French protests. Readers get sharp philosophical argument applied to current political events, with close reading of key sentences and a clear critical stance.
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