News you need to know from an exiled national security Fed, MSM journalist & fugitive hunter
Veteran former diplomat James L. Bruno offers consistently timely, insightful, often pungent and always well written analyses of current events in the natiional security sphere.
I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.
Talking Feds Substack with Harry Litman is a series of dispatches from the front of a constitution in crisis. Harry explains how the maneuvers of Trump and his circle transgress constitutional norms and threaten national security and the rule of law.
A collection of articles, essays and investigations by Michael Weiss, author of the New York Times Bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror and the forthcoming Trouble with the Neighbors: A History of Russia's Most Secretive Spy Agency
A report on how false claims online are undermining trust — and who’s behind them. Produced by co-CEOs Steven Brill, Gordon Crovitz, and the NewsGuard Team.
Humor. Outrageous discussions, surprising observations, live chats, polls, and the weekly Invitational humor contest (formerly The Washington Post's Style Invitational). Significant misanthropy tempered by a warm heart.
The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey offers an incisive and thought-provoking analysis by James M. Dorsey of the geopolitics in a swath of land stretching from Africa's Atlantic coast across the Middle East and Central Asia to the borders of China
Finding our way. Following our personal paths. Discovering the wondrous. I write about compelling and inspiring facts and people. I also reflect on some of my own personal experiences.
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.
An ongoing conversation about the daily mess of life: Family, politics, books, teaching, writing, journalism - and dogs, always dogs. In my world, hope is a fact.
A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week!
Writings from Barnett Rubin on Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan, and more. The stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Sinocism is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in China. Founding Editor/Reporter Bill Bishop scans the Chinese press daily for stories beyond the headlines and delivers astute, well informed commentary on US-China relations.
America’s Most Trusted Military News. Read in the Pentagon and by troops worldwide. “They’ve made a lot of fun of me and I’ve enjoyed every bit of it.”—Secretary of Defense Mattis