Eminent Americans

The Metropolitan Review is a books and culture review magazine founded in 2025.

Dispatches, links and commentary from the editors of The Point.

Reflections on Literature in Demographic History

Exploring the relationships between social justice discourse, inequality, and the rise of the symbolic professions.

A psychiatrist in recovery explores the addictions in all of us, integrating science, philosophy, and the art of flourishing in recovery. Columbia University bioethicist, author of THE URGE: OUR HISTORY OF ADDICTION, a New Yorker Best Book of 2022.

My focus on this blog will be the intersection of science, technology and society: everything from the history and current status of AI and software; the relationship between science and politics, and how technology is changing workplaces and expertise.

I write about the Great Books, classic literature, and the contemporary publishing world.

My personal Substack

Political philosophy, psychoanalysis, spirituality. literature. Not necessarily in that order.

Extra Credit is a newsletter highlighting the best thinking, writing, and research from The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Liberal Arts.

Cultural and literary essays. Flavour profile: hints of bitterness, notes of saltiness.

My personal Substack

Religion, politics, etc. Things can seem pretty broken—but there is a way back. It will definitely involve neighborhood, religion (in my case, Judaism), family, other old truths. And coffee ice cream. And the way-back seat in the station wagon.

I am good for you

Reflections on writing, creativity, and insights I’ve learned from the recent publication of my debut novel.

Exploring critical, philosophical, and scientific debates in psychiatric practice and the psy-sciences

writing whatever

"IN A TRUE DEMOCRACY, EVERY MAN IS AN ARISTOCRAT"

These heavy sands are language tide and wind have silted here

A show about what we wear

Intellectual Journal - essays, stories, reflections

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

A podcast from the outskirts of the zeitgeist

Criticism, essays, etc.

literature & culture

A blog/newsletter about literature, health, spirituality, psychedelics, nature, society, my cats, paranormal phenomena, esoteric physics, extraterrestrials, secret government projects, prehistory, and other topics.

Lawrence Weschler's Fortnightly Compendium of the Miscellaneous Diverse.

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

Essays from a modern Christian conservative

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

cool but rude

Essays on Literature, Philosophy, and Contemporary Culture

Race, inequality, and economics in the US and throughout the world, by Glenn Loury.

A newsletter about books, ideas, and thinking about how to live.

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary.

It's the Internet, ἁspirated.

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - Orwell

Economics and other interesting stuff

Politics, psychology, and tips on averting the apocalypse.

essays, stories, poems