# The Contrarian

> Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.

- **Platform:** substack
- **Category:** Finance
- **Subscribers:** 471K
- **Paid subscribers:** 40K
- **Weekly growth:** -0.3%
- **Monthly growth:** -0.9%
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-14
- **Author:** The Contrarian
- **URL:** https://contrarian.substack.com
- **Profile:** https://newsletterinsights.io/newsletter/contrarian

## Recent Posts

- [The Tea ft. Chris Jones, Arkansas Congressional Candidate](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-tea-ft-chris-jones-arkansas-congressional)
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- [On Crypto, Congress Has a Moment of Clarity ](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/on-crypto-congress-has-a-moment-of)
- [Red-District Democrats Still Have a Problem](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/red-district-democrats-still-have)
- [Evening Roundup, September 23: Xi in DC and Nolan Wells ](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-september-23-xi-dc-nolan-wells-un-general-assembly-china-trump)
- [SCOTUS Was Right to Keep Federal Courts Out of Missouri’s Congressional District Border War](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/scotus-was-right-to-keep-federal)
- [Words & Phrases: ‘Heir Apparent’ or Ballot Box Poison?](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/words-and-phrases-heir-apparent-or)
- [Iowa Is ‘Uniquely Hurting.’ This Senate Candidate Is Ready to Bring the Cure](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/iowa-is-uniquely-hurting-this-senate)
- [Paramount Strikes Deal With State AGs, Paving the Way for Warner Bros. Merger](https://www.contrariannews.org/p/paramount-reportedly-strikes-deal)
- [So, What Did Senate Dems Just Vote For? Colin Seeberger on the Details in the Shutdown Deal](https://contrarian.substack.com/p/so-what-did-senate-dems-just-vote)

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