Channels Like The Federalist Society

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The Federalist Society
Subscribers 108K
Videos 5.1K
Views 77.9M

The Federalist Society covers topics related to constitutional law, the judiciary, federalism, and legal policy, as reflected in its video titles and keywords such as constitutional law, judicial philosophy, separation of powers, and rule of law. Content styles evident include panel discussions, live and recorded sessions, and court case explorations, with a focus on tutorials, deep-dives, and policy discussions. The channel publishes a large library of content (5,100 videos) and maintains an active presence since Aug 17, 2007, with an average of about 1.7K views per video, indicating steady, ongoing uploads.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are CrashCourse (80% match) and The Cato Institute (50% match). CrashCourse aligns with overlapping queries like constitutional law, judicial philosophy, and constitutional federalism, while The Cato Institute connects through constitutional law and concerns about judicial restraint versus activism; both share audience interest in legal and constitutional topics. The National Constitution Center (55% match) also appears as a competitor with overlaps in constitutional federalism and separation of powers. The Federalist Society has a larger subscriber base than National Constitution Center (108K vs. 66.3K) but smaller than CrashCourse (16.9M) and The Cato Institute (106K). Shared queries include constitutional law, federalism, separation of powers, free speech law, and judicial interpretation, indicating competition primarily in educational and policy-focused legal content.

Similar Channels

We found 42 YouTube channels similar to The Federalist Society

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#1 CrashCourse

80% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 24
SERP 100%
Similarity 66%
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Both target audiences interested in constitutional topics and legal philosophy, with strong overlap in searches like constitutional law and judicial philosophy, but CrashCourse’ s content is more modular and lecture-based (80% match on search, 66% content).

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#2 National Constitution Center

55% relevance

Subscribers 66.3K
Videos 2.4K
Views 13.9M
Appearances 9
SERP 20%
Similarity 78%
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Shares focus on constitutional federalism and interpretation methods and appeals to similarly engaged civics audiences, though NCC emphasizes public-facing exhibits and events over The Federalist Society's policy-centric legal discussions (55% match on search, 78% content).

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#3 LawShelf

51% relevance

Subscribers 54.1K
Videos 706
Views 5.9M
Appearances 7
SERP 18%
Similarity 74%
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Both cover constitutional topics and free speech issues with accessible explanations, but LawShelf centers on course-style analysis and paid curricula rather than The Federalist Society’s policy-driven discourse (51% match on search, 74% content).

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#4 The Cato Institute

50% relevance

Subscribers 106K
Videos 2.1K
Views 14.5M
Appearances 4
SERP 14%
Similarity 74%
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Both engage with constitutional law and the judicial process, though Cato emphasizes libertarian policy advocacy and restraint vs activism concerns, aligning in search interest but differing in tone and mission (50% match on search, 74% content).

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#5 Josh Blackman

50% relevance

Subscribers 7.9K
Videos 2.2K
Views 1.4M
Appearances 2
SERP 10%
Similarity 77%
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Both address free exercise and constitutional text interpretation with a legal scholar audience, yet Blackman provides more individual scholar commentary while The Federalist Society centers on institutional policy perspectives (50% match on search, 77% content).

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#6 Heimler's History

49% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M
Videos 746
Views 199.9M
Appearances 6
SERP 25%
Similarity 66%
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Both discuss constitutional federalism and text analysis, attracting readers interested in how federal structure operates, though Heimler emphasizes broad history education and regulatory themes over The Federalist Society’s legal-advocacy framing (49% match on search, 66% content).

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Federalist Society?

CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers) with an 80% match, National Constitution Center (66.3K subscribers) with a 55% match, and LawShelf (54.1K subscribers) with a 51% match. All three channels share a focus on law, constitutional topics, and civic education, similar to The Federalist Society.

What type of content does The Federalist Society make?

The Federalist Society creates content about legal and constitutional topics, including discussions on federalism, the judiciary, and public policy, as indicated by video titles such as The Amish Exception: The Story of Wisconsin v. Yoder, and panels on Laboratories of Liberty and Federalism and Subsidiarity. The channel uploads inconsistently, with recent videos showing 0 views for several uploads and one titled The Amish Exception with 20.4K views, and an average of about 1.7K views per video. The channel lists roughly 1.7K average views per video and indicates multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Federalist Society?

We analyze The Federalist Society's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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