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Avg Comments
103.8
Avg Likes
2K
Engagement Rate
0.45%· ~2084 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 460K+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.45% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| Why Was Communism Appealing?Lesson six in my new lecture seriesAug 19, 2026 | Public |
| What is Ukraine?The fifth lecture in my new class, "Hitler and Stalin Today"Aug 12, 2026 | Public |
| On National Interest, Power, and Ethics with Susan RiceWatch Tim's conversation with Amb. Susan RiceAug 11, 2026 | Public |
| What is Communism?The fourth lecture in my new course, "Hitler and Stalin today."Aug 5, 2026 | Public |
| What is Fascism?The third lecture in my new course, "Hitler and Stalin today."Jul 29, 2026 | Public |
| A World of Empire Lecture two of my new lecture series: "Hitler and Stalin Today."Jul 22, 2026 | Public |
| New Lecture Series for the Public: "Hitler and Stalin Today"The first lecture in a ten-lecture series on Hitler and Stalin today.Jul 15, 2026 | Public |
| Supergirl (Movie Review)The Tragedy of CarelessnessJul 11, 2026 | Public |
| On Tyranny — Special 250th EditionWith friends, on video, to recall and to rebelJul 4, 2026 | Public |
vs 146 newsletters in Politics
460K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.45%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
1.7
median: 1.2
Publishing Consistency
57/100
median: 66/100
Subscribers
460K
median: 3K
27.4K paid
Weekly Growth
Stable
Paid Subscriber Retention
+0.7%
net growth
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Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published Aug 26, 2026
Usually publishes Sat
1.7 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$6.99/mo median
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Monetization Readiness
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