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Award-winning author and film director ranges widely: from politics and media to music and movies, and features the best political cartoons almost daily.
Data updated 1 month ago
Avg Comments
7.7
Avg Likes
90.9
Engagement Rate
4.93%· ~99 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
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Engagement vs Politics
4.93% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
$20–$39
Based on Politics category benchmarks
We don't have enough growth data for Between Rock and a Hard Place yet. The average Politics newsletter has 3K subscribers.
Based on 1.2K Politics newsletters tracked
vs 162 newsletters in Politics
2K places you in the bottom half of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
4.93%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
7.0
median: 1.1
Publishing Consistency
100/100
median: 64/100
Subscribers
2K
median: 3K
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Publishing Frequency
Daily
Last published Apr 2, 2026
7.0 posts/week avg
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$6/mo median
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Monetization Readiness
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