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Honest news. Smart analysis. Good faith.

You may have noticed that sh*t has gotten weird the last few years.

Fox News hosting a White Power Hour. Twitter turning into Pepe Town Alt-Light X. An entire political movement obsessed with drag queens and bathrooms. Pandemics, insurrections, and a Bad Orange Man.

At the heart of all this weirdness is a reconsideration of liberalism and democracy that started in Europe and has migrated to America.

The Bulwark was founded to provide analysis and reporting in defense of America’s liberal democracy.

That’s it. That’s the mission.

We publish written articles and newsletters. We create podcasts and YouTube videos. We give political analysis from experts who have spent their lives in the business.

Some of what we do is behind a paywall. Most of what we do is not. That’s because we are a mission-based organization first and a business second. 

And you can’t help save democracy from behind a paywall.

The Bulwark was founded in 2018 by Sarah Longwell, Charlie Sykes, and Bill Kristol. The idea, then and now, was to tell you what we think—with honesty and good faith.

To put country over party.

To know that we’re all in this together.

And to build a home for the politically homeless.

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The people who work at The Bulwark may be the brains, but The Bulwark community is the spine of the organization.

So if you want honest news, smart analysis, and good faith conversations—The Bulwark is the place for you.

Come join us. We’ve got a country to save. And the only way to do it is together.

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• all articles and newsletters including Morning Shots by Charlie Sykes, The Triad by Jonathan V. Last and Press Pass by Joe Perticone

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• weekly livestreams featuring a live chat with members and staff

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• special projects like The Corruption of Lindsey Graham by Will Saletan

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