Welcome the Stranger

Substacknewsletter · by Nathan Smith

Big thinking about assorted topics, especially: (a) immigration and the case for open borders, (b) giant airships as a breakthrough general-purpose technology, (c) the defense of the Christian faith, and (d) a maverick approach to economics.

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Last post: Jun 26, 2026; Jun 26, 2026
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Welcome the Stranger is a Substack newsletter by Nathan Smith covering Literary criticism, Fairy tales and AI applications in literature. Its most recent indexed post is from Jun 26, 2026.

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