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Newsletter · By Paul Waldman · English · Paid tier available · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    The Billionaires Have Met Free Speech, and They Are Not Pleased (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="811" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fizl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbdb18617-41e7-4290-813a-5f2df6d3192e_1374x811.png"

  2. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Trump loves communism (opens the original)

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    Get more from Paul Waldman in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and Android<a class="install-substack-app-embed-link" href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-redirect?utm_camp

  3. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Please Stop Pretending You Don’t Want to Be President (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="743" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qy1Q!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52207a7a-9eea-4acb-8878-e125a3dc0161_1197x743.png"

  4. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    AI Genius President Invents Superstupidity (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="490" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EKj8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcbd673e0-49ba-47b8-98ba-bacb9346f1ae_877x490.png" w

  5. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Republicans Try to Be Just the Right Amount of Racist (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="866" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eUEy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7be8f938-0629-454f-ac20-9339a4a41dfa_2000x1189.w

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