Substacks recommended by PurpleAmerica’s Substack

Recommended by PurpleAmerica’s Substack

Charlie Cook

Founded The Cook Political Report

Adam Frisch

The Big Middle

Building consensus on solutions to our common problems.

Wigderson Library & Pub

By James Wigderson

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.

Adam Kinzinger

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?

The Home Front

By Reed Galen

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

Politics People

By Dom Scafidi

Your go-to source for unfiltered, balanced coverage of US political news. Written by Dom Scafidi, we'll dive deep into the political landscape with a unique blend of crass humor, insightful analysis, and real voices from across the country.

The Moderate Democrat

By Douglass Taft Davidoff

I am a moderate Democrat in a polarized crazy American political world.

A Zebra Without Stripes

By Holly Berkley Fletcher

Wandering and wondering through an evolving faith, a cross-cultural life, this authoritarian moment, and all kinds of random other stuff.

Notes from the Middleground

By Damon Linker

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

To the Contrary

By Charlie Sykes

You are not the crazy ones.

Very Serious

By Josh Barro

Josh Barro's newsletter about politics, the economy and culture.

Public Notice

By Aaron Rupar

Don't always agree with Rupar, but always find him entertaining

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

Kareem is probably the single best social commentator out there at the moment, and one hell of a great basketball legend.

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WelcomeStack

By The Welcome Party

Lead with facts and join the community focused on winning the middle

A MUST READ

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The Liberal Patriot

By John Halpin

Political and policy analysis from the vital center.

Calm Down

By Ben Dreyfuss

A substack about how the internet is making us all crazy.

Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

Matt Yglesias is the Godfather of the Substack Format and a great writer to boot.

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The Bulwark

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.

The single best insight on the state of politics today.

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