Ten Substack recommendations

I subscribe to over a hundred Substacks. Here are some of my favorites. There are several more I’d love to recommend—I might follow this up with another list in the future.

If you read all of these, you’ll see the world pretty much as I do. This can be taken as an inducement or a warning.

1. Astral Codex Ten

   I’m one of Scott Alexander’s many fans. If I were restricted to reading just one thing on the internet, it would be this. His posts are inevitably brilliant and original, though sometimes too long to finish.

I suggest starting with this:

The Colors Of Her Coat

2. Speak Now Regret Later

   Mickey Inzlicht is a good friend, but I’d read this even if I hated the guy. His posts are funny, belligerent, and original—and they always include Big Lebowski references.

3. The Bluestocking

   Helen Lewis has excellent taste, and this is a great collection of stuff from the internet—including, every once in a while, some of her own articles.

4. More to Hate
   I disagree with a lot of what Kate Manne writes—we come to the world from quite different perspectives. But of all the Substacks I read that push my envelope, this one is my favorite, and sometimes makes me worry that I’ve been wrong about everything.

5. The Intrinsic Perspective

   Erik Hoel writes long, thoughtful pieces, often connecting to areas I’m very interested in, such as consciousness. I’ve learned a lot from him.

6. Bentham’s Newsletter

   Always controversial, always interesting.

7. Dr. Psych Mom

   I got lured into reading this through the clickbait titles (Seven Things That Make You ‘Bad in Bed’), but this is a lot better than it sounds—wise, thoughtful, and humane advice about marriage and parenting.

8. Experimental History

   Adam Mastroianni has the best psychology newsletter on Substack—imaginative, funny, and beautifully written. And he’s a good guy to disagree with. (See his post I’m so sorry for psychology’s loss, whatever it is, my response Psychology is OK, and his response to my response: I sent Paul Bloom an email.)

9. Greco & Wansley

10. Open Questions.
    These are two new Substacks by scholars I really respect. Both tend to focus on topics that connect philosophy and politics; both are thoughtful and surprising—provocative but never trollish.

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