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Opening the future by understanding the past.
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Avg Comments
100.2
Avg Likes
3.5K
Engagement Rate
0.79%· ~3565 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.79% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| On Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justiceMay 9, 2026 | Public |
| Thinking Live with Lawrence Lessig on the End of Dark MoneyMy conversation with Larry LessigApr 30, 2026 | Public |
| Superpower SuicideThe geopolitics of our momentApr 21, 2026 | Public |
| Sky DefenseA New Way to Save Lives in UkraineApr 19, 2026 | Public |
| Thinking Live with Journalist Terry MoranA recording from Timothy Snyder's live videoApr 13, 2026 | Public |
| Thinking Live with Phillips O'Brien on War in Iran and UkraineA recording from my conversation with Phillips O'BrienApr 12, 2026 | Public |
| "Rebels in our own time"My 3/28 speech at No Kings 3, CincinnatiApr 11, 2026 | Public |
| The Hungarian CandidateIs Orbán's Decline Trump's Fall?Apr 10, 2026 | Public |
| The president speaks genocideThe words, the law, the futureApr 7, 2026 | Public |
26.8K paid
Weekly Growth
Stable
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Adam Kinzinger
454K subs
++0.2%/wk
Glenn Greenwald
319K subs
-0.3%/wk
Our Moral Moment w/ Bishop William Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
243K subs
-0.2%/wk
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Engagement Rate
0.79%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
1.5
median: 1.1
Publishing Consistency
47/100
median: 64/100
Subscribers
450K
median: 3K
Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published May 12, 2026
Usually publishes Sat
1.5 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$6/mo median
Above average(+25%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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Consistency Below Category Median
Publishing consistency (47/100) is below the Politics median (64/100).