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democracy and dictatorship, Russia and Ukraine, America and Europe, local and global, past and present.
Data updated Yesterday
Avg Comments
17.1
Avg Likes
1.1K
Engagement Rate
0.61%· ~1097 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.61% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
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| Moscow is BurningAlso: Summer BooksJun 20, 2026 | Public |
| In Retrospect: Poland, Russia, EuropeA conversation about historyJun 13, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Ukraine is Not Losing And for Russia, that's a huge defeatJun 8, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| The Moldovan SurpriseThe tiny nation that keeps standing up to RussiaMay 30, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| What, actually, is European Civilization? The foundational texts of classical liberalism were written in Europe tooMay 15, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Putin's War Comes Home Even Muscovites feel itMay 11, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Kleptocracy Inc Time to take stockMay 3, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
vs 145 newsletters in Politics
180K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.61%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
1.1
median: 1.1
Publishing Consistency
75/100
median: 65/100
Subscribers
180K
median: 3K
10.7K paid
Weekly Growth
Stable
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Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published Jul 13, 2026
Usually publishes Sun, Sat, Mon
1.1 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$6/mo median
Above average(+33%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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Priced at $8/mo, 33% above the Politics median of $6/mo.