The Blanks Slate

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week!

I write about crime, data, and crime data. Come join, it'll be fun!

Whatever intrigues me--these days the Russo-Ukraine War with regular departures

Civil Rights & American Democracy

A bunch of unedited stuff about international relations, American politics, political economy, the marketplace of ideas, and popular culture written by this Drezner guy

An irreverent podcast about the law

Reporting and commentary on civil liberties and the criminal justice system. Plus other stuff.

Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.

I'm trying to figure out how this will all turn out. That usually means nerding out about complex systems.