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Platform Portability
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This is Ross Barkan's newsletter - original essays on politics, society, and culture.
Data updated 1 week ago
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21K subs
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20K subs
The Argument
20K subs
Avg Comments
12.9
Avg Likes
75.4
Engagement Rate
0.40%· ~88 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
DEEPER LOOK with Michael Sellers
19K subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.40% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
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vs 496 newsletters in Politics
22K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.40%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
0.6
median: 1.1
Publishing Consistency
35/100
median: 64/100
Subscribers
22K
median: 3K
1.5K paid
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Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published Apr 10, 2026
0.6 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$6/mo median
Above average(+50%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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Start tracking — free22.0K subscribers and 0.40% engagement — past the threshold where Politics newsletters typically attract sponsors.
Consistency Below Category Median
Publishing consistency (35/100) is below the Politics median (64/100).