The Underview is a podcast-style newsletter from the Arkansas Ozarks that examines faith, power, and belonging through long interviews with religious and academic guests. Each issue previews an episode on topics like Christian nationalism, civic engagement, and the role of local churches in public life.
Website: https://www.theunderview.com/
Historian Jemar Tisby writes weekly essays on faith, history, and justice, focusing on white Christian nationalism and the Black Christian tradition. Readers get historically grounded analysis of current politics, along with reflections on storytelling and activism for justice.
Long-form essays on pre-colonial African history, drawing on primary sources such as traveller accounts, manuscripts and economic records. Readers get a free portion of each essay, with the remainder behind a Patreon paywall.
Luke Burgis writes essays blending philosophy, Catholic thought, art history and technology, often reflecting on how modern technocratic systems shape human life. Recent issues cover Michelangelo's unfinished sculptures as a lens on technology, a critique of Anthropic's use of 'discernment' in AI ethics, and the changing nature of human work.
Minutes is an essay newsletter that, despite its description as mostly about walking, in these excerpts examines startup economics, asset-light software, and the post-scarcity economy. It also offers cultural critiques, such as comparing hardcore founder profiles to medieval hagiography and reading Revelation as commentary on economic power.
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