Substacks recommended by Diane Francis

Recommended by Diane Francis

Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

By Anne Applebaum

democracy and dictatorship, Russia and Ukraine, America and Europe, local and global, past and present

Anne Applebaum is astute, plugged in, and an excellent writer.

- Diane Francis

Phillips’s Newsletter

By Phillips P. OBrien

Whatever intrigues me--these days the Russo-Ukraine War with regular departures

Outstanding military expertise

- Diane Francis

The First Person with Michael Judge

The former WSJ editor's independent newsletter featuring conversations with—and essays by—writers, thinkers, and doers around the globe.

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