# Comment is Freed

> Politics, policy analysis, and foreign affairs from Sam and Lawrence Freedman.

- **Platform:** substack
- **Category:** Politics
- **Subscribers:** 93K
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- **Monthly growth:** +0.9%
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-15
- **URL:** https://samf.substack.com
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## Recent Posts

- ["There is no despair and there is no optimism"](https://samf.substack.com/p/there-is-no-despair-and-there-is)
- [Understanding MAGA](https://samf.substack.com/p/understanding-maga)
- ["My generation thought in argument"](https://samf.substack.com/p/my-generation-thought-in-argument)
- [Ask us anything](https://samf.substack.com/p/ask-us-anything-a5f)
- [Stolen Revolution](https://samf.substack.com/p/stolen-revolution)
- [AI and the New Fog of War](https://samf.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-new-fog-of-war)
- [Ask us anything](https://samf.substack.com/p/ask-us-anything-2ba)
- [Madmen and Realists ](https://samf.substack.com/p/madmen-and-realists)
- [A theory of power](https://samf.substack.com/p/a-theory-of-power)
- [ The Sudan War: is there any way out?](https://samf.substack.com/p/the-sudan-war-is-there-any-way-out)