Substacks recommended by Rod Dreher's Diary

Recommended by Rod Dreher's Diary

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Substack and podcast(s) about mass-media culture, with an emphasis on the church and the family in the age of "screen culture"

Terry is a bulldog on questions of Christianity and culture, and writes prophetically to Christian leaders, both ordained and lay, about their urgent responsibility to disciple the faithful in the world in which we actually live, as opposed to the world they wish we lived in (the one where they don't have to take hard stands against popular habits). I look forward to seeing what he does with this newsletter.

- Rod Dreher's Diary

Christopher F. Rufo

Leading the fight against the left-wing ideological regime.

Sõida tasa üle silla

By Tara Thieke

Pursuing communion

The Upheaval

By N.S. Lyons (The Upheaval)

Exploring the shared upheavals of our era, including technological and cultural change, the ideological revolution consuming the West, the rise of China, and the crisis of liberalism.

N.S. Lyons is one of the most insightful and important voices today on the nexus between culture and geopolitics.

- Rod Dreher's Diary

Wrong Side of History

By Ed West

It's Ed West's sub stack

Ed West is one of the smartest and least predictable conservatives writing today.

- Rod Dreher's Diary

The Abbey of Misrule

By Paul Kingsnorth

Do not be conformed to this world

Visionary, urgent, profound!

- Rod Dreher's Diary

Year Zero

By Wesley Yang

An ongoing inquiry into the ideological fever that overtook the governing and chattering classes of America during the Trump years

A must read chronicle of our insane times.

- Rod Dreher's Diary

Fisted by Foucault

By Niccolo Soldo

You'll never think of Foucault the same way again

Niccolo Soldo is not (apparently) a religious believer, but he is on the Right, and his insights about Western elites are almost always penetrating and challenging. Plus, he's funny, and has genuine style.

- Rod Dreher's Diary

Aaron Renn

By Aaron M. Renn

Compelling insights on society, Christianity, family, cities, politics and economics.

One of the most important Protestant cultural analysts of our day.

- Rod Dreher's Diary