Substacks recommended by Anan Sahadei

Recommended by Anan Sahadei

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

No Delusions, No Despair

By Benjamin Kerstein

On the Jewish struggle and other epochal matters.

Ilana’s Substack

By Ilana M.

https://comparativestudies.osu.edu/explore-alumni-stories/2022-2023-graduate-alumni/ilana-maymind

Excellent writing and thought-provoking ideas!

- Anan Sahadei

Guerre and Shalom

By Daniel Clarke-Serret

England, Jerusalem, Democracy, Truth

Excellent writing and astute analysis

- Anan Sahadei

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis

Israel from the Inside is for people who want to understand Israel with nuance, who believe that Israel is neither hopelessly flawed and illegitimate, nor beyond critique. If thoughtful analysis of Israel and its people interests you, welcome!

Benny Morris's Corner

History and Current Affairs in the Middle East

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

By House of Wisdom

Policies, not politics. Trends, not talking points. Non-fiction.

Future of Jewish

By Joshua Hoffman

Future of Jewish is the ultimate newsletter about Judaism and Israel. Subscribe to better understand and become smarter about the Jewish world.

The Almagro School

By Éamann Mac Donnchada

I mainly write about Argentine and Spanish politics, but there may occasionally be stuff about other topics. "Almagro School" comes from when I lived in Buenos Aires and used to hang out with a friend in Almagro and argue about politics.

The Abrahamic Metacritique

By Hussein Aboubakr Mansour

Welcome to the Abrahamic Metacritique! The home of my writings dealing with Middle Eastern history, Arab intellectual life, philosophy, Jewish history, and Middle Eastern politics. —Hussein Aboubakr Mansour

Blacklisted

By Eve Barlow

The dangerous things I think out loud

Yascha Mounk

Big ideas that help you think for yourself.

Clarity with Michael Oren

I’m delighted to provide you with deep, multifaceted, and first-hand insights into Israel. No longer in public office, I can show you Israel up close, from the inside, as well as from 25,000 feet — all with total clarity.

rlandes’s Substack

My personal Substack

Streetwalking with Howard Jacobson

I have written over twenty books, including seventeen novels, and won the Booker Prize for fiction. Words are my faith, novels my passion, great novelists my paragons of truth. You might think I should get out more. You are right.

Fair For All

By FAIR Substack

Promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity.

John Aziz's Blog

Pro-peace, pro-futurism, pro-modernity, pro-freedom.

Andrew Fox

I write about global conflict, domestic extremism and the fight against antisemitism. As a former British paratrooper, I'm one of few academic researchers in the world who go to the places they write about. Join 13,000+ readers to get the ground truth.

Pariah--But The Truth, You Know, Ain't A Democracy

By Andrew Pessin

Musings both non-fictional and fictional (it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference)

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

By Restoration

Decades ago, I escaped the Islamic world and came to the West. Many don't know how good the West is, or how fragile. I fight for the restoration of what made the West great.

God of the Desert Digital Media Studios

By David Michael Swindle 🪬🌀🟦

From our origins as a book publisher we now expand into video in our mission to bring together the children of Abraham.

Etz Hasadeh

By Zohar Atkins

Torah, Philosophy, and Freedom

Notes from the End of Time with Kenaz Filan

History, Politics, Religion, Philosophy, and Culture while the barbarians gather outside the gates. The fires will be coming soon. Violins not provided.

A Narrow Bridge, Burning

By 9A

The whole world is a narrow bridge The bridge is burning but it is not consumed The main thing is to not be afraid

Clear writing, clear thinking.

- Anan Sahadei

The Editors

By Ira Stoll

trustworthy information and analysis to defend and expand freedom and prosperity. Edited by Ira Stoll.

Lens & Land: Dispatches from Israel

By Dave Bender

An insider’s view of Israel—through the camera lens, the beekeeper's veil, and the eyes of an ever-recovering reporter. Real news, uncommon views, and reflections from the sacred edge.

David's photography is a joy to the eye, complex and beautiful!

- Anan Sahadei

The Cosmopolitan Globalist

By Claire Berlinski

Edited by essayist Claire Berlinski, this is Substack's top forum for the discussion of international news among readers and writers, around the world, who are concerned about the future of liberal democracy and the gathering storm of global war.

Quillette’s Substack

TEN YEARS OF IDEAS

My Favorite Classical Music

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

Pat’s BEATEN WITH A SHTICK Substack

By Pat's BEATEN WITH A SHTICK

Snappy smackdowns of antisemitism and anti-Zionism from a gay, progressive left Canadian activist and writer.

Coleman’s Corner

By Coleman Hughes

Searching for truth in an uncertain world

The Overflowings of a Liberal Brain

By Helen Pluckrose

The Overflowings of a Liberal Brain is a community-driven publication that addresses political & cultural issues and offers a liberal perspective on how to understand them and respond to them.

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Never Alone

By Elissa Wald

Children of Israel are never alone.

Ido Singer

By When I Should Have Died

Writing When I Should Have Died—a braided memoir linking my father’s Holocaust survival to my Israeli childhood under terror. Inherited war. Inherited silence. Breaking both. New post every Thursday. whenishouldhavedied.substack.com

Singer writes with sensitivity and passion about multigenerational trauma, a reminder that behind our political concerns are real human beings with deeply felt human needs that must be met.

- Anan Sahadei

Israel Diaries

By Sheri Oz

Uncompromising analysis of Israeli life, identity, and conflict — from a trauma therapist turned investigative journalist.

Sheri Oz writes from her personal perspective in a manner that is thought-provoking and engaging.

- Anan Sahadei

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.

What Is Called Thinking?

By Zohar Atkins

Philosophy, Religion, and Culture

John Spencer - Urban Warfare

Welcome to my publication

Rumination's

By Nadin Brzezinski

When we explore the Ukraine War using both Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels, it is useful, I believe, to understand what people are talking about.

Ms. Brzezinski is a thoughtful and perceptive guide to the situation in Ukraine and Russia.

- Anan Sahadei

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

Writing from London

By Nick Cohen

Politics and culture from the UK and beyond by Nick Cohen

A Guide to Unreality

By Elana Gomel

This is your guidebook to the enchanting worlds of speculative fiction and to our world as reflected in the mirror of the imagination.

An Unimportant Woman🎗️

By EKB🎗️

Don't put off the important things. Stand up for your beliefs. Do what is right and honest. Have patience. Have self-respect. Be kind. And above all BE BRAVE. My name is Elise and I am Jewish.

EKB writes articulate, informative material with emotionally intelligent wisdom. Readers will be thinking about her insights long after reading them.

- Anan Sahadei

Small Potatoes

By Rachel Isaacs

Digging Deeper into Faith

WeissWord

By Yaniv Weissman

Analyst & Writer specializing in the intersection of global forces. Analyzing energy markets, geopolitics, and emerging technologies. Providing unique insights in English & Hebrew.

A Lighthouse

By Ariel Beery

Weekly strategic observations and recommendations on issues pertaining to Israel, the Middle East, and the World. Looking forward.

Haviv Gur

Canadian Zionist Forum

By David Roytenberg

A space for discussing Zionism and the status of the Jewish people in Canada

The Radicalist

By David Josef Volodzko

A newsletter about communism, fascism and extremist movements.