Substacks recommended by Gnome Chonky

Recommended by Gnome Chonky

Seymour Hersh

It's worse than you think

GOAT reporter

- Gnome Chonky

Lee Fang

Investigations and observations about the public interest.

Great heterodox, old-school reporting. Kind of similar approach to Taibbi, Shellenberger, et al.

- Gnome Chonky

Numb at the Lodge

By Sam Kriss

These heavy sands are language tide and wind have silted here

Funniest writer on Substack. China series was great.

- Gnome Chonky

The Upheaval

By N.S. Lyons (The Upheaval)

Exploring the shared upheavals of our era, including technological and cultural change, the ideological revolution consuming the West, the rise of China, and the crisis of liberalism.

Thoughtful and nuanced discussion of culture and politics from a perhaps somewhat right-leaning perspective.

- Gnome Chonky

Reactionary Feminist

By Mary Harrington

Feminism Against Progress

Yet another disillusioned ex-progressive, writing eloquently and with feeling. With a focus on women's issues, motherhood, and feminism.

- Gnome Chonky

The Abbey of Misrule

By Paul Kingsnorth

Do not be conformed to this world

Thoughtful, progressive-turned-heterodox-religious convert musings on humanity, where we're headed, and other similarly non-Taylor Lorenz subjects

- Gnome Chonky

Aaron Mate

By Aaron Maté

Reporting and analysis by award-winning independent journalist.

Strong leftist antiwar reporting on foreign policy, especially the Middle East

- Gnome Chonky

Fisted by Foucault

By Niccolo Soldo

You'll never think of Foucault the same way again

Nice center-right (someone branded him "reactionary" but I wouldn't go that far) perspective on European and American politics. Features a weekly roundup of recommended readings from around the net.

- Gnome Chonky

BIG by Matt Stoller

The history and politics of monopoly power.

The best reporting on antitrust

- Gnome Chonky

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

Consistently represents critiques and perspective of disaffected (old-school) liberals/D's. Believes in old-school reporting, e.g. actually talk to sources to verify anything. Very funny writer too.

- Gnome Chonky

Yawny's Digest

Recommended by Gnome Chonky