Browse newsletters about historical context

Foreign Exchanges

by Derek Davison

Derek Davison provides daily international news roundups with context and commentary, challenging conventional DC wisdom on US foreign policy and global events.

La Storia e le Idee | Substack

by La Storia e le Idee

La Storia e le Idee offre quotidianamente storia contemporanea. Usa fonti accademiche per capire il mondo, evitando polemiche e fake news.

Cultural Perspective | Way Yuhl | Substack

by Way Yuhl

Way Yuhl analyzes global events through culture, history, and long-term patterns, offering structured insights into "why it's happening" and what comes next.

HOGELAND'S BAD HISTORY | William Hogeland | Substack

by William Hogeland

Historian William Hogeland explores 'bad history,' unearthing America's conflicted and unsettling past, from race and war to political chicanery, to contextualize modern turmoil.

Everything Briefing | Jacob Redman | Substack

by Jacob Redman

Jacob Redman's Everything Briefing delivers a daily, wire-service style overview of global political, economic, and cultural developments.

Public Sphere

Journalist Luke Johnson explores democratic decline through reporting from Russia and Eastern Europe, drawing lessons from the Ukraine war and interviewing experts.

The Long View

by Julian Zelizer

Princeton professor and presidential historian Julian Zelizer offers The Long View on American politics, providing deep historical context for current events.