Slow Boring

A Niskanen Center journal linking ideas, and people, in pursuit of an America where competitive markets and an effective state advance the common good.

Exploring how AI works and how it's changing our world.

Why has the world become more gender equal? Why are some societies more gender equal than others?

Global Dispatches serves: Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Sustainable Development, Global Health, Crises, Human Rights, International Relations -- and world news that matters "To Save Us From Hell" is our new weekly podcast about the United Nations!

Essays and analysis about elections, media, sports, poker, and all the other things I care about.

Julia Belluz is a health journalist. Here's the latest on her new writing and stories in progress.

Because vigorous internal debate isn't a weakness—it's essential.

Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.

I analyze politics, housing affordability, transportation, culture and urban living. Mostly focused in the Bay Area but not exclusively.

Comedy, politics, and swearing in pretty much equal amounts.

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.

Economics and other interesting stuff