In this article, we will go over the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. Before listing and ranking conservative newsletters, let’s have a look at conservatism in the United States.
Conservatism is a political ideology that values traditional institutions and practices and generally, opposes change and innovation. Conservatives believe in an organic conception of society and favor institutions that have evolved gradually and manifest stability. They believe that the government should serve people rather than the other way around. So, conservatives oppose any dramatic changes to the society brought about by governments.
The conservative ideology began taking a distinct form in reaction to the French Revolution. Although he never used the word conservatism himself, Edmund Burke, a British Parliamentarian and political writer, is generally acknowledged as the father of conservatism. His book ‘Reflections on the Revolution in France’ is an expression of a conservative’s rejection of the French Revolution.
Today conservatism is the most popular political ideology in the United States. Conservative politics in the United States involves advocating for a less regulated economy and upholding the ideologies in the Declaration of Independence. As we saw in our piece about the most conservative states in the US, most Republicans are conservatives (72%). Up until recently, half of Democrats were conservatives too. However, according to Gallup, in 2022, there has been a 4% increase in politically liberal Democrats. Still, as of 2022, nearly 36% of Americans identify themselves as conservatives. Coming in at a close second, 35% of Americans identify themselves as moderates.
While the recent uptick of 4% in liberalism might give the impression that conservatism is on a decline in the United States, it is not so. First, as pointed out by the Gallup report itself, the four-point uptick in liberal identification among Democrats was not enough to move the U.S. rate because of the decline in the Democrat population in the country. Secondly, social conservatism, typically considered the extreme form of conservatism, is on the rise in the country. It is described as having a conservative stance on socio-cultural issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and school. According to a 2023 Gallup report, 38% of Americans say that they are very conservative or conservative on social issues. In 2022, the percentage of such people was 33%. This also shows that social conservatism is at a decade high in the country. The last time this many Americans said that they were socially conservative was in 2012.
Conservative values have a significant impact on corporate America. Historically, companies in the country tend to align with the Republican party because of its comparatively conservative values on fiscal policies. In fact, according to a study by professors at Harvard Law School and Tel Aviv University, CEOs of S&P 1500 companies tend to donate more money to Republicans during election cycles as opposed to Democrats. The energy industry has the strongest tilt toward Republicans, according to the study. Over its eighteen-year review period, CEOs donated twice as much to Republicans as opposed to Democrats.
One of the most conservative companies in the United States is Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU). In 2022, it allocated 85.33% of its total political donations to the Republican Party. A report by the Guardian in 2016 also alleged that Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) provided funding to approximately two dozen right-leaning groups that were promoting skepticism regarding the connection between human activity and climate change.
With that backdrop, let’s look at the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to.
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Methodology
To curate our list of the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to, we used a consensus method. We looked at 5 (1,2,3,4,5) sources that listed and ranked online conservative publications. We noted these down along with the rank of each publication on our source.
Then we assigned Insider Monkey Score to each publication according to its frequency on our source. For example, if publication A occurred 2 times and publication B occurred 3 times on our sources, the former got an Insider Monkey Score of 2 while the latter got an Insider Monkey Score of 3.
As a tie-breaker, we used the sum of ranking. The higher this sum of ranking, the lower the publication ranks on our list. For example, if A and B have the same Insider Monkey Score but B’s sum of ranking is 9 while A’s sum of ranking is 8, A ranks higher.
Finally, we checked manually whether these publications issued email newsletters or not. Our list only includes the ones that issue newsletters through Email. It is also essential to note that our list ranks the issuing publications, not the individual newsletters.
25 – The Wall Street Journal
Insider Monkey Score – 1
While not a conservative publication as a whole, the editorial pages and columns of the Wall Street Journal have a conservative inclination. It offers a host of paid email newsletters that cover topics such as health, politics, climate, and energy.
24 – The Hill
Insider Monkey Score – 1
While not necessarily on the far right, more recently, readers have started to identify The Hill as slightly right of the center. It lets you subscribe to the newsletter according to the time of report (morning, noon, and evening) and topic. You can also subscribe to one of its digests, which provides essential summaries.
23 – Bill O’Reilly
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Named after and founded by an American conservative commentator, journalist, author, and television host William James O’Reilly Jr., Bill O’Reilly is part of the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. The publication offers the following newsletters: Weekly Column, Message of the Day, No Spin News Alert, The Daily Briefing, and The O’Reilly Insider.
22 – Media Research Center
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Media Research Center is an American conservative media watchdog group. It is dedicated to bringing political balance to the news and entertainment media. Media Research Center offers several newsletters with a conservative perspective.
21 – First Things
Insider Monkey Score – 2
First Things’ newsletters are 21st on our list of the best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. It is a journal to advance a religiously informed public philosophy. The journal offers the following four newsletter subscriptions: Weekly Newsletters, Sunday Spotlight: from the archives, Daily Newsletter, and General First Things Updates.
20 – Legal Insurrection
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Legal Insurrection is a publication by the Legal Insurrection Foundation, which is a conservative advocacy group based in Rhode Island. The publication offers daily weekday newsletters.
19 – Reason.com
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Reason.com’s newsletters are 19th on our list of the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. It is an American libertarian monthly magazine. Although it claims to produce independent journalism, which is outside of the left/right echo center, its values align more with the conservatives. Reason.com currently provides 13 email newsletters.
18 – Western Journal
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Western Journal is an American conservative news and political website based in Phoenix. The publication currently offers email news updates in the form of three newsletters.
17 – Town Hall
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Town Hall is an American website print magazine, and radio, which, in its word, is the leading source for conservative news. Its newsletter, which ranks 17th on our list of the best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to, delivers conservative stories and commentaries to the inbox.
16 – Hot Air
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Hot Air is one of the leading conservative blogs that offers breaking news and commentary. Although, it is worth mentioning that the blog does not lean on the extreme hard right.
15 – The Heritage Foundation
Insider Monkey Score – 2
The Heritage Foundation is an educational institution formed to build and promote conservative public policies. The foundation offers several newsletters, including “The Charge” and “The Insider”. The former is focused on energy, climate, and environmental policy, while the latter promotes conservative ideas in general.
14 – CNS News
Insider Monkey Score – 2
The online publication of CNS News was founded in 1998 to cover conservative news, which was ignored by the mainstream media. Currently, the publication provides news articles for Townhall. com, among other websites, for a subscription fee.
13 – The Daily Caller
Insider Monkey Score – 2
The Daily Caller leans toward the right wing and claims itself to be a 24-hour news publication. It was founded by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
12 – Fox News
Insider Monkey Score – 2
Fox News newsletters are 12th on our list of the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. It is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York. It offers several email newsletters which cover topics ranging from politics, breaking news alerts, and entertainment.
11 – The Washington Free Beacon
Insider Monkey Score – 2
The Washington Free Beacon was launched in 2012 as an American conservative political journalism website. Its Freedom Mail is one of the best conservative email newsletters.
10 – The Daily Signal
Insider Monkey Score – 3
The Daily Signal’s newsletters are 10th on our list of the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. It is a conservative American political media news and commentary website, which is also the multimedia news organization of The Heritage Foundation. The publication also offers its email newsletter, which delivers the most important stories for conservatives every day.
9 – Washington Examiner
Insider Monkey Score – 3
Washington Examiner’s newsletters are among the top 10 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. It is a US conservative news outlet and, as the name suggests, is based in Washington, D.C. The publication covers news on a variety of areas, including US politics, foreign affairs, and economics.
8 – NewsBusters
Insider Monkey Score – 3
NewsBusters is a rapid-response blog site that serves as an online platform for conservatives to share and view videos. It was launched by the Media Research Center with the mission of documenting and combating falsehood and censorship of news media. The website offers a daily newsletter which contains all the latest news.
7 – The Federalist
Insider Monkey Score – 3
The Federalist is an online magazine and podcast that covers the conservative side of politics, policy, culture, and religion. The Federalist Daily Briefing ranks 7th on our list of the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to.
6 – PJ Media
Insider Monkey Score – 3
PJ Media is a subscription-based commentary website catering to the American right wing. The company was acquired by Salem Media Group in 2019. Its newsletter brings conservative stories and commentaries straight to the inbox.
5 – The Washington Times
Insider Monkey Score – 3
The Washington Times newsletters are among the top 5 on our list of the 25 best conservative email newsletters to subscribe to. It is an American conservative daily newspaper that covers general interest topics but has an emphasis on national politics. The publication currently offers 20 newsletters.
4 – Twitchy
Insider Monkey Score – 4
Twitchy is an American Twitter aggregator and commentary website that was founded by Michelle Malkin, a conservative pundit, in 2012. The site is currently operated by Townhall Media and offers a free email newsletter which is among the top 5 on our list.
