# Recommended Political commentary magazines or websites? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 8, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341 "2003-10-08T19:18:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ready29003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/1 "2003-10-08T19:18:56Z")
I recently picked up [Commentary Magazine](http://www.commentarymagazine.com/index.html) and read almost all the articles discussing the Supreme Court behavior. I really enjoyed the articles. I understand this magazine is considered conservative, but I certainly didn’t find all the opinions expressed to be one sided. Does anyone have any suggestions for other magazines or periodicals that dissect the behavior of congress, the Supreme court, and the executive branch with a similiar tone and depth? I am particularly interested in viewpoints that watch for political acts that may have an important effect on the very structure and health of our democracy, where it is, and where it is going. Or discussions that examine the elements of socialism and capitalism in the USA and really debate and explore the consequences of each. Thanks. Book recommendations also welcome. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/2 "2003-10-09T02:46:18Z")
Well there’s always [The New Republic](http://www.tnr.com) for commentary on politics and the arts. A majority of the contributors are liberals, but certainly it’s not one hundred percent. The political reporting covers topics that only get minimal attention from the mainstream media, especially budget issues. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/3 "2003-10-09T03:09:59Z")
I’ll second _New Republic_ as worth a look. Also: [National Review](http://www.nationalreview.com/) [Reason](http://www.reasonmag.com/) [Jewish World Review](http://www.jewishworldreview.com/) [Chronicles](http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/) And for an informative, if very biased (so who’s not?) insight into Mideast happenings: [DEBKAfile](http://www.debka.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/4 "2003-10-09T06:40:27Z")
Some of my favorite blogs: [http://www.instapundit.com/](http://www.instapundit.com/) > **[Move to Reason site - The Volokh Conspiracy](https://volokh.com/)** > > We’ve moved to the Reason site — at http://reason.com/volokh — as part of a new joint venture; if you aren’t redirected automatically, please click here. > **[The Dish](http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/5 "2003-10-09T15:54:06Z")
Aardwolf Free Press Albion Monitor, biweekly alternative e-zine American Freedom Coalition American Political News Review American Political Science Association American Prospect American Revolution, The Amerikan Newspeak AntiShyster On-Line As We Are Atlantic Monthly, The Bad Subjects (journal) - UC Berkeley Ballot Access News Basic Citizen’s Definitive Electronic Freedom Guide, A Boston Review California Voter Foundation Commerce Business Daily Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly (gopher) Conservative Voice, The Conservatively Incorrect Cornell Political Forum Covert Action Quarterly Covert Action Quarterly CyberWire Dispatches DeepTimes Democracy Network (Dnet) DOCument, The Earth Times Eco-Socialist Review Electronic Green Journal Federal Employees News Digest Forecast, The Fratricide Freedom Daily - Freedom Foundation publication Freedom Network News FreeSpeech News Freedom Writer George Government Publications Network Grassroots Magazine Grassroots Youth Magazine In Orbit Around the Web IntelWeb Intellectual Capital Today’s Ideas Tomorrows Policies InterFace Online Magazine Internet Herald Jack’s Politics Page Jax Web Politics Journal of Democracy Legislative Watch ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/6 "2003-10-09T15:56:12Z")
Oh yeah I almost forgot my favorite… Mother Jones. I used to enjoy George but then John died and so did the magazine. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/7 "2003-10-09T16:12:32Z")
For political commentary, I can’t rate [this site](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=7) highly enough. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/8 "2003-10-09T16:26:57Z")
If you want a view of government action from a libertarian perspective, _Liberty_ is a worthwhile magazine to read. I also like to check out the [Cato Institute](http://www.cato.org) website. As someone who tends to social libertarianism but economic social democracy, i don’t agree with everything that these sources say, but they have some very smart writers and are worth reading. ---
**Author:** ![ready29003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/9 "2003-10-09T17:28:35Z")
Isabelle could you please tell me which on your list are your top 5 picks? ---
**Author:** ![Stimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Stimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-political-commentary-magazines-or-websites/206341/10 "2003-10-10T00:06:47Z")
The Progressive - a liberal stance. > **[The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good](https://progressive.org/)** > > Championing grassroots progressive politics, civil liberties, human rights, economic justice, a healthy environment, and a reinvigorated democracy.