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Political magazines published in the United States

  • Rolling StoneRolling Stone magazine began in 1967 on $7,500 borrowed from family. Its first cover showed John Lennon in a helmet.
  • Esquire (magazine)In 1943, the government charged Esquire magazine with mailing lewd images. The Supreme Court disagreed in 1946.
  • Georgetown Journal of International AffairsThe Georgetown Journal of International Affairs is run by students, not a faculty committee. It was founded in 2000.
  • The New RepublicThe New Republic magazine once ran a KGB spy as its editor. Michael Whitney Straight edited it from 1948 to 1956.
  • Brown Journal of World AffairsThe Brown Journal of World Affairs began under a different name, the Brown Journal of Foreign Affairs.
  • The NationThe Nation urged a vote for a Socialist in 1932, then backed Roosevelt three times.
  • The AtlanticThe Atlantic magazine began with a five-hour dinner in 1857. A Boston publisher hosted Emerson and Longfellow.
  • Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs opened in 1922 with an essay by a former secretary of state. Elihu Root wrote it.
  • Slate (magazine)Slate magazine tried a paywall in 1998 and drew up to 20,000 subscribers. It later went ad-supported.
  • History News NetworkHistory News Network, usually shortened to HNN, is an online platform where historians comment on current events. Its stated aim is to take today's news and place it in a historical perspective. A headline rarely arrives with its backstory…
  • Monthly ReviewA scholar's inheritance paid for Monthly Review, a socialist magazine. He offered $5,000 a year for three years.
  • Harvard International ReviewThe Harvard International Review began monthly, but students could not sustain that pace.

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