political discourse newsletters

NewsletterFIT tracks 12 newsletters that cover political discourse as a primary topic, 11 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are Public (200K), Open to Debate (54K) and Melanie Phillips (46K).

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology

  1. 1
    Public 200K subscribers

    Substack Several times a week · last post 14 days ago

    Likely audience: journalists

  2. 2
    Open to Debate 54K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: civic leaders

  3. 3
    Melanie Phillips 46K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 14 days ago

    Likely audience: Political analysts

  4. 4
    How Things Work 43K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: activists

  5. 5
    Charlie J Kirk 23K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 12 days ago

    Likely audience: Religious leaders

  6. 6
    The Earthly 13K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Climate activists and organizers

  7. 7
    The Republic of Letters 9K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 8 days ago

    Likely audience: Academic researchers

  8. 8
    Central Air 6K subscribers

    Substack Every two weeks · last post 27 days ago

    Likely audience: policy analysts

  9. 9
    Dave Schut 3K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 9 days ago

    Likely audience: Media critics

  10. 10
    Number Two Pencil 1K subscribers

    Substack Monthly or less · last post 42 days ago

    Likely audience: Political commentators

  11. 11
    In Between Days —

    Ghost Every two weeks · last post 14 days ago

    Likely audience: Political analysts

  12. 12
    Dan McClellan 4K subscribers

    Substack last post Apr 24, 2026

    Likely audience: history enthusiasts

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