moral ambition

Rutger Bregman's Newsletter

Substack from historian Rutger Bregman on moral ambition and doing work that matters, aimed at people considering a career built around impact.

From the site: Historian | Author of ‘Moral Ambition’ (2025), ‘Humankind’ (2020) and ‘Utopia for Realists’ (2014) | Co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition. Click to read Rutger Bregman, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Why I recommend it: Directly relevant if you are rethinking what your career is for. It argues a position hard; take the questions, not the prescriptions.