# American Crisis

> A newsletter that explores the crucial relationship between journalism and American democracy.

- **Platform:** substack
- **Category:** Media
- **Subscribers:** 54K
- **Paid subscribers:** 4K
- **Weekly growth:** +0.9%
- **Monthly growth:** +1.6%
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-15
- **Author:** Margaret Sullivan
- **URL:** https://margaretsullivan.substack.com
- **Profile:** https://newsletterinsights.io/newsletter/margaretsullivan

## Recent Posts

- [A 'D' and a bunch of 'B's — my report card for the media covering Trump's awful speech](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/a-d-and-a-bunch-of-bs-my-report-card)
- [How the media should cover this deranged president](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-the-media-must-cover-this-madman)
- [Response from NYT journalists on two complaints about Iran coverage](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/response-from-nyt-journalists-on)
- [How to write a headline in the (lying) Trump era](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-to-write-a-headline-in-the-lying)
- [Trump's gold sneakers, Biden's age and the media's love of a simple story line](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/trumps-gold-sneakers-bidens-age-and)
- [As Trump's plans become clearer, reject these four dangerous ideas](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/as-trumps-plans-become-clearer-reject)
- [American Crisis, Ep. 10: Garrett Graff on what if Watergate happened today](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/american-crisis-ep-10-garrett-graff)
- [A few final words from the incomparable Linda Hirshman ](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/linda-hirshmans-last-words)
- [American Crisis, Ep. 5: Neal Katyal on whether the Constitution gives American presidents too much power](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/american-crisis-ep-5-neal-katyal)
- [The yin and yang of the New York Times in the Trump era](https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-yin-and-yang-of-the-new-york)