Tangle

Tangle is an independent political news outlet founded in 2019 by journalist Isaac Saul. What began as a newsletter called The Shuffle evolved into a standalone publication focused on addressing what Saul saw as a core failure of modern media: partisan echo chambers. Tangle’s central premise is simple but ambitious—to present multiple perspectives on the same political story so readers can better understand the full debate before forming their own conclusions.

Each weekday, Tangle publishes a deep dive into a single major political issue. The format typically includes a factual news summary followed by arguments from the political left, right, and sometimes libertarian or independent viewpoints. The publication then offers an “Editor’s Take,” where Saul (or another staff writer) provides analysis, along with reader responses that reflect a range of ideological perspectives. This structure is designed to model transparency and intellectual humility, making clear where reporting ends and opinion begins.

Tangle operates as a reader-supported, for-profit outlet with free and paid subscription tiers. Revenue primarily comes from subscribers rather than traditional advertising, which the organization argues allows it to maintain editorial independence. Over time, it has expanded into podcasts and multimedia content, supported by a small but growing team of editors, writers, producers, and fact-checkers.

At its core, Tangle positions itself as a corrective to polarization in American political media. By foregrounding disagreement rather than suppressing it—and by explicitly labeling analysis—it aims to cultivate a readership that values nuance over outrage and curiosity over confirmation.