Substacks recommended by John L. Micek

Recommended by John L. Micek

The Contrarian

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy

Preoccupied Los Angeles

📍Your LA Bookish Social Calendar 📚 for people who love people who love books

Does It Matter?

By Eleanor Hooks

Mental resilience and mental fitness don't remove challenges in life but raising awareness and using the tools will improve your responses to the challenges. We cannot always control what happens to us, but we can change how we respond. Welcome!

The Lately

By Samantha Dockser

books, tv, film, music, products, restaurants, & other pop culture musings. in other words, the things I've been enjoying lately

A lively collection of the latest and greatest by my favorite BookToker.

- John L. Micek

So What

By Chris Cillizza

An independent news creator. I call balls and strikes no matter what uniform the batter at the plate is wearing. Fair and fearless. Not owned by a billionaire or a massive media conglomerate.

Brooke Lea Foster's Dear Fiction

Dear Fiction is brought to you by author Brooke Lea Foster and takes you behind the scenes of my writing life, my books, travels, recommendations and lots more.

One of my favorite authors of the last year. She writes wonderful historical fiction set in my new home state, mostly through the lens of the Mad Men-era 1960s. It's all meticulously researched and engagingly written.

- John L. Micek

Special Intelligence

By Malcolm Nance

Daily Flash Traffic & Geopolitical Intelligence Analysis and Warnings You Need on War, Espionage/Terrorism. My ONLY Official Sites& I DONT DM people Tiktok @OfficialMalcolmNance Youtube @MalcolmNanceMedia BlueSky @malcolmnance.bsky.com X - @MalcolmNance

Ancient Origins UNLEASHED

Ancient Origins seeks to uncover what we believe is one of the most important pieces of knowledge we can acquire as human beings: Our beginnings

Because I am a serious history nerd.

- John L. Micek

Joel Mathis

Trying to make sense of things.

Joel is a long-time friend and colleague. He's a dedicated and smart journalist -- highly recommended.

- John L. Micek

The Bengal Stripe

By Nico Lazaro

A documentation of my personal style journey and the things that influence it.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

A badly needed civil discourse from someone who knows a thing or two about civil discourses.

- John L. Micek

The New Cue

By Ted Kessler

The World's Greatest Music Newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.

The spirit of the late, great, gone too soon Q Magazine lives on.

- John L. Micek

Civic Renaissance with Alexandra Hudson

A newsletter and intellectual community passionate about infusing beauty, goodness and truth into our public discourse. Join now and get the FREE mini-course "Greek Mythology in Ten Minutes"!

sprezza

By Sprezza

A community exploring men's style and personal taste.

Indispensable style advice.

- John L. Micek

The Bulwark

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.

Blackbird Spyplane

Your No. 1 source for “unbeatable recon” into style, travel & culture

PRESS RUN

By Eric Boehlert

Fearless media commentary