Substacks recommended by James W. Phillips' Newsletter

Recommended by James W. Phillips' Newsletter

The Next Great Experiment

By Sam Currie

State capacity, technology and political philosophy

Information Processing - Steve Hsu

For many years I wrote the blog Information Processing on Google's Blogspot. I've recently moved it to Substack.

Southeast London Psalms

By Jide Ehizele

Essays on identity, belonging, and purpose—anchored in Christ and Southeast London.

One of the most interesting UK-based voices I have found recently.

- James W. Phillips' Newsletter

Statecraft

By Santi Ruiz

How policymakers get things done

An excellent DC-based publication on how change really happens inside government systems.

- James W. Phillips' Newsletter

Ruxandra's Substack

By Ruxandra Teslo

Pro-progress, anti-safetyist commentary on Scientific & Cultural matters from a Genomics PhD. Attempting to shape culture towards optimism, an abundance mindset & freedom.

Edward M. Druce

Applied History, integrating: politics, military, finance, intel.

Ed was one of my fellow 'weirdos and misfits' in Number Ten Downing Street and is well worth reading.

- James W. Phillips' Newsletter

Ben’s thoughts on R&D

By Ben Johnson

UK research, development and innovation policy

Dominic Cummings substack

Systems Politics and Regime Change

CMOON

By Cristina Moon

Finding spiritual strength and the ability to stay calm amid chaos. Dispatches from Cristina Moon, a social change strategist and Zen priest in Hawaiʻi.