To the Contrary

Dad, Veteran, Author, “The Paradox of Democracy,” Host of The Gray Area. 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gray-area-with-sean-illing/id1081584611

Formerly a life-long Republican. We need to find our empathy again. We need to save our country and help one another. I’m here to stand in the gap. Join me.

Telos is a new publication by veteran journalist Ryan Lizza about the crisis in Washington.

Don't give in to the lies. Hold on to the truth!

Conservative commentator James Wigderson, the former editor of RightWisconsin and a former weekly newspaper columnist for the Waukesha Freeman, offers his thoughts on the current state of politics and culture.

A witness to change in an age of acrimony: Essays on politics, communications, culture and life.

Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith, two former senior government lawyers from different political backgrounds and administrations, decode the presidential power issues and controversies of the day.

Welcome to SUM FLUX, a repository of extraordinary prose.

Tara Palmeri is an investigative journalist covering Power & Politics. Author of "The Red Letter." No Agenda. No Bias. Just the Scoop.

TALKING FEDS Substack with Harry Litman is a series of dispatches from the front of a constitution in crisis; Litman explains how the maneuvers of Trump and his circle transgress constitutional norms and threaten national security and the rule of law.

Columns, essays, podcasts, and so on.

Have we ever seen this before? Let's put the news in perspective and take the long view with political historian Professor Julian Zelizer.

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh is a citizen-supported movement resisting authoritarianism and restoring classic American values like civic engagement, tolerance, and mutual respect. Join our community!

Suspended just high enough to let the earth do the moving for me. Fiction, Art, Culture, Life & Critters.

Drawing on my experience covering all or parts of 10 presidential campaigns, I will try to cut through the fog that inevitably envelops so many candidacies and inject some common sense.

Essays and conversations about big ideas that don't need a news hook.

(Almost) daily reflections from novelist and essayist J.F. Riordan, author of the North of the Tension Line series, and of two books of essays on life, "Reflections on a Life in Exile" and "But Still They Sing". Frequent gratuitous dog photos.

"But there was one Elephant—a new Elephant—an Elephant’s Child—who was full of ‘satiable curtiosity, and that means he asked ever so many questions."

democracy and dictatorship, Russia and Ukraine, America and Europe, local and global, past and present

You want to get an entry-level job in journalism but you don't know where to start. We're here to help.

I’m terrified by America’s fascism trend and disgusted that my party is now a Trump cult. My time inside the system and in the probe of the January 6 attack has left me with just an ember of hope. Making it grow requires the hard truth. Can we handle it?

Writer and author, especially on legal subjects. Cato Institute, election law, and Maryland civic stuff.

Illuminating, educating, and organizing the pro-democracy movement.

Tireless resistance to autocracy.

I had a front-row seat to history during Trump 1.0 – and blew the whistle. Every week, I offer sharp insights, expose hidden risks, and unpack the headlines so we can stay informed and ready. Join me as I cut through the noise designed to distract us.

Apostate GOP political consultant. Pundit, NBC analyst, screenwriter. EV nut. Oddball.

Living for today, dreaming of tomorrow, fighting for a future

As the Marx Brothers said, there ain't no sanity clause--but these are my latest thoughts about politics, policy, culture, books and other stuff.

We are building a pro-democracy coalition of moderate women and men that stand for truth, freedom, equality and justice for all. Our goal is to strengthen and ensure that pro-democracy representation is at all levels of government. www.BigTentUSA.org

An independent news creator. I call balls and strikes no matter what uniform the batter at the plate is wearing. Fair and fearless. Not owned by a billionaire or a massive media conglomerate.

Bringing America Back from the Edge

The #BeastOfTheDay Had to Go Somewhere

Wandering around an infinitely complex, ever changing world.

What you need to know about politics and the media each week, with an occasional dash of sports, music and more. For more about me: visit my website: brianrosenwald.com

A weekly newsletter aiming to make the Supreme Court’s rulings, procedures, and history more accessible to all

I read the news today, oh boy

On books & ideas

A bunch of unedited stuff about international relations, American politics, political economy, the marketplace of ideas, and popular culture written by this Drezner guy

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

Exploring connections between religion, gender, & politics and defending our democracy.

Explains what is happening, and why in our turbulent era. Speaks truth to power. 1 written & 1 broadcast commentary/day 6x/week.

Stew on This is a slow-cooked blend of history, culture, and reflection, served through essays, screen musings, and bookish thoughts for readers who prefer depth over hot takes.

I watch all the Fox News you'd never want to.

Politics and culture from the UK and beyond by Nick Cohen

Dispatches from the era of negotiable truth

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

24sight News is the independent news site covering the battle for American democracy, from the statehouse to the White House. By veteran reporter and author Tom LoBianco, Congressional ace Juliegrace Brufke, pollster Michael Cohen and friends.

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