Substacks recommended by Robert Aquinas McNally

Recommended by Robert Aquinas McNally

Between the Lines with Melissa Fraterrigo

Between the Lines is a newsletter dedicated to finding (and inspiring!) stories of the everyday so that we may think, see, and improve ourselves through writing.

Melissa Fraterrigo is both an exceptional writer and an exceptional teacher of writing.

- Robert Aquinas McNally

Matthew’s Substack

By Matthew Kerns

My personal Substack

Fascinating deep dives into the Old West from an author who knows the lore deeply.

- Robert Aquinas McNally

A Sigh of Relief: Talking About Justice & Accountability

By Dashka Slater

An exploration of topics related to The 57 Bus and Accountable, including justice, accountability, radicalization, free speech, hate speech, social media, restorative justice, and much more.

A focus on restorative justice, something she knows more than a little about, from bestselling and never boring author and journalist Dashka Slater.

- Robert Aquinas McNally

Lucid

By Ruth Ben-Ghiat

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

An excellent running commentary on the dangers of dictatorship in this day and age.

- Robert Aquinas McNally

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Reframing the day's events in terms of the larger perspective of American history. An invaluable perspective.

- Robert Aquinas McNally