Mark Koyama is as good as they come at combining the insights from cutting-edge economic history, history, and political economy and then conveying that in plain English. It's evident in his books and now his Substack.
An absolutely fascinating newsletter that tackles the big question in economics: why did the Industrial Revolution take place when and where it did? Anton digs into all the micro pieces that added up to the macro event of economic growth.
Maximum Progress is a blog by Max Tabarrok on economics, science, philosophy, and progress.
While nominally focused on the economics of progress and AI (a super important topic), Maxwell also masterfully weaves in commentary on a wide-ranging set of economic topics.