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Sam Freedman
Personal blog · samf.substack.compoliticseconomics
Sam Freedman writes Comment is Freed, a personal blog at samf.substack.com about politics and economics. Since 2022, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “How bad does it need to get? Understanding the NHS Crisis”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for commentary on Putin's miscalculation in Ukraine, the Israel-Gaza conflict, and the East Palestine train derailment. Commenters also discuss immigration and US science agencies, though not through his posts.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Politics, policy analysis, and foreign affairs from Sam and Lawrence Freedman.
Most-linked posts?
- How bad does it need to get? Understanding the NHS Crisis2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-06-17
- Going Nuclear – On Thinking the Unthinkable2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-09-20
What Hacker News says?
Historically/as national origin story, no. But it has in recent decades accepted quite a large number of immigrants, and is at this point at a higher foreign-born % than the US, if still lower then Canada or Australia. That's not quite the same as having a culture rooted in the immigration narrative, but it has changed significantly. And I'll also mention that while integration of significant immigration into an exi…
Comment linking /p/the-truth-about-integration
on “What's happening inside the NIH and NSF”Submitted Russia's Plan C as a story · 55 points
HN discussionThis is an interesting take on Putin's miscalculation in Ukraine. He's a spy, not a soldier. He relies on subterfuge and fabrication. And he's being undone as his fabricated and delusional view of Ukraine, Russia and the world bangs up against reality. https://samf.substack.com/p/giving-peace-a-chance
Comment linking /p/giving-peace-a-chance
on “Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a generation, maybe a century”Submitted Going Nuclear – On Thinking the Unthinkable as a story · 11 points
HN discussionMan, too bad, I really wanted to see what Kissinger thought of the Israel-Gaza conflict. RIP Mister. You were a great intellectual. For anyone else who might care I found yesterday a great take on that conflict by Lawrence Freedman. [1] https://samf.substack.com/p/why-not-losing-is-not-tantamount
Comment linking /p/why-not-losing-is-not-tantamount
on “Henry Kissinger Has Died”Submitted Going Nuclear – On Thinking the Unthinkable as a story · 4 points
HN discussionhttps://samf.substack.com/p/its-not-a-dead-cat
Comment linking /p/its-not-a-dead-cat
on “Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment”Submitted How bad does it need to get? Understanding the NHS Crisis as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Gradually, Then Suddenly as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted How bad does it need to get? Understanding the NHS Crisis as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to make government work: Lessons from a rare British success story as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted It's Not a Dead Cat as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Audit – What I got right and wrong in 2022 – Sam Freedman as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How much does numeracy matter for policy-making? as a story · 1 points
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