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Save the date: April 13 Founders Town Hall
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (226+ words) Hello Founders and Navigators! I'm excited to announce that our first Founders Town Hall of 2026 will be Monday, April 13 at 8:30 p.m. EDT. JVL and Sarah will host this virtual town hall providing a peek behind the curtain on the state of…...
Josh Barro and Paige Cognetti: The World Is Going to Blame Trump
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (39+ words) Paige Cognetti and Josh Barro join Tim Miller. The Bulwark LIVE tonight after Trump's address at 9 ET: YouTube or Substack Tim's livestream Thursday at 8 ET Josh's "Serious Trouble" pod Scranton's "The Office" 5K on May 2...
Kristi Noem's Husband Isn’t the Problem
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (208+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith. Kristi Noem's…...
Jon Lovett: It Is Time to Scream and Yell
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (62+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith. Jon Lovett…...
Save D.C. Golf From Donald Trump
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (473+ words) The Trump administration's effort to take over the public status of the courses began last fall. Debris from the demolition of the White House's East Wing was dumped between a few holes at East Potomac. Soon after, the administration terminated…...
How to Be Optimistic About the AI Apocalypse
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (346+ words) TOWARD THE END of The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, now out in theaters, codirector and chief interviewer Daniel Roher is talking to one of his guests when he drops the word "apocaloptimist." A portmanteau of "apocalyptic…...
Why the ICE Raid in ‘The Pitt’ Matters
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (185+ words) WHEN I'M NOT COVERING IMMIGRATION, I like to watch prestige TV. I treat it as a way to unwind and give myself space from the chaos and human suffering that often comes when covering immigration in the Trump era. Which…...
How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Gambling
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (147+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith. How America…...
Why is Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Posting Insane Gibberish?
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (90+ words) Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer give their takes on Kash Patel's girlfriend, a country music "sensation," over her bizarre Twitter rant about Michael Flynn, Candace Owens fights with MAGA media darling Nick Shirley, and comedian Druski mocks Erika…...
The Narrative Crisis of Modern Baseball
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (525+ words) The industry has solved the financial problem hand-wringing pundits have long forecast. It has refined the broadcast windows, partnered with streaming services, and turned the Home Run Derby into a high-octane content play. It even gave us the Field of…...