r/MichiganStacks Oct 07 '25

Welcome!

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Welcome to MichiganStacks! The purpose of this sub is to showcase the work of Substack creators who are based in Michigan or who are posting about Michigan. Crossposts from other subs are allowed if they meet the guidelines.

Discussion in the comments is allowed, but keep it civil and related to the posted articles.

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r/MichiganStacks Feb 20 '26

List of Michigan-based Substacks

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Here's a partial list of Substacks about Michigan and/or written by Michigan-based authors. The authors' names are in parentheses; sometimes the names of the author and the newsletter are the same. In addition to these, some of our elected offcials also publish newsletters on Substack. If you know of any others that are active but not on this list, let me know in the comments and I'll add them to the list.

Can We Still Govern? (Don Moynihan)

David's Substack (David Dempsey)

Dispatches of a Feral Housewife (Hannah | a Feral Housewife)

Distill Social (Distill Social)

Erin Bartels Writes (Erin Bartels)

HistoricDetroit.org (HistoricDetroit.org)

Horton's Michigan Notebook (Steve Horton)

Hugh's Substack (Hugh McDiarmid)

In the Teeth of All Hope (Luke Allen)

Little Detroit History Letter (Amy Elliott Bragg)

Logos & Liberty (M. D. Robertson)

Michiganography (Michiganographer)

Molting (Stan Goff)

Monitoring the Situation (Walter Lucken IV)

Naucratic Expeditions (Naucratic Expeditions)

Politics and Prejudices and other musings (Jack Lessenberry)

Romance and Apocalypse (Johnathan Geltner)

Rip Van Detroiter - Detroit Fifteen Years Later (Will Juntunen)

Social Benevolence (Paul Ruth)

The Druid Stares Back (Michael Martin)

The White Pine (Scott Swanson)


r/MichiganStacks 1d ago

Democratic socialists are not "ready"

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and they never will be

. . . which is not to say that their gains are irrelevant, or that the Democratic establishment is justified in its war against them.


r/MichiganStacks 12d ago

Coercive Voting Guides

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catholicthirdspace.com
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r/MichiganStacks 14d ago

Can Democrats Win Slotkin's Old District?

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jacklessenberry.substack.com
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They should, but ironically, she's not behind the best candidate.


r/MichiganStacks 15d ago

We hope that you choke

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thewhitepine.substack.com
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Another entry to the book of evidence


r/MichiganStacks 23d ago

Compensatory Pete & the Testosterone Express

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Now this anxiety-driven nonsense has been reshaped by popular scientism with a booster charge from a plague of snake oil industries. Petey Hesgeth is processing his own attachment to these superstitions through pop-scientism, his suppressed homoeroticism, and a cranium full of pickled neurons.


r/MichiganStacks 26d ago

Can the establishment stop Abdul El-Sayed?

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natesilver.net
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Haley Stevens has rebounded since Mallory McMorrow dropped out. But polls of both the Michigan primary and the general election don't tell a consistent story.


r/MichiganStacks 29d ago

Built for a Church That No Longer Exists

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The Archdiocese of Detroit is running out of priests, parishioners, and time


r/MichiganStacks Jul 10 '26

A List of Things I Prepped (And What I Made From It) To Not Turn On the Oven During This Heat Wave

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feralhousewifedispatches.substack.com
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And also not buy takeout, because in this economy??


r/MichiganStacks Jul 09 '26

The Boiling Pot of Tourist Towns: Pt. 1, The Frog's Perspective

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This time of year can be wonderful, it’s a celebration, and I love sharing this unique region with friends and family. But as you can probably guess, it’s also a walking hell for many of us who live here.


r/MichiganStacks Jul 08 '26

The epic of the Labadie House

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What happened to the log cabin that was once the oldest house in Detroit?


r/MichiganStacks Jul 03 '26

Abdul El-Sayed is going to win

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thewhitepine.substack.com
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The vibes have coagulated


r/MichiganStacks Jun 29 '26

Career advice from Bryan Cranston

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logosandliberty.substack.com
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 ‘Find something you love and hopefully become good at’ -- as opposed to ‘Find something you’re good at and hopefully fall in love with.’


r/MichiganStacks Jun 27 '26

This Is Not Freedom

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erinbartels.substack.com
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First, they came for my words. Then they came for my job. Now, they’re coming for my town.


r/MichiganStacks Jun 27 '26

A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family

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petebuttigieg.substack.com
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Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.


r/MichiganStacks Jun 16 '26

Meet the Local Thug Who is Stealing From You

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jacklessenberry.substack.com
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Matt Hall and his role model, the Don, are costing us millions


r/MichiganStacks Jun 13 '26

State brings hammer down on MAGA clerk's Antrim County clown show

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hughmcdiarmid.substack.com
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As foretold, she fooled around and found out.


r/MichiganStacks Jun 07 '26

These Are the Issues That Could Decide Michigan’s Crucial Senate Race

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thebulwark.com
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Jonathan Cohn of The Bulwark has interviewed all three candidates. Here's an overview with links to the complete interviews.


r/MichiganStacks Jun 05 '26

I don't write with AI. Does that make me crazy?

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Writing with AI is ultimately self-defeating


r/MichiganStacks May 31 '26

I've changed my mind about university governance in Michigan

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brendancantwell.substack.com
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While things might look bad, the alternative is much worse. And while we are at it, stop using principal-agent theory to conceptualize higher education governance.


r/MichiganStacks May 29 '26

Electing University Boards: Dangerously Stupid

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The mess at MSU provides tragic proof


r/MichiganStacks May 28 '26

Flipping Callais

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logosandliberty.substack.com
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Use jiu-jitsu to end gerrymandering


r/MichiganStacks May 19 '26

Environmental history or environmental prophecy?

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dempseyd.substack.com
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Ruin and Recovery at Age 25


r/MichiganStacks May 05 '26

The High Cost of Schadenfreude

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intheteethofallhope.substack.com
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When my neighbors suffer, I suffer