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The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell 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.
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Avg Comments
170.0
Avg Likes
665.9
Engagement Rate
0.08%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 1M+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.08% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
vs 146 newsletters in Politics
1M places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.08%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
49.7
median: 1.2
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Publishing Consistency
88/100
median: 66/100
Subscribers
1M
median: 3K
Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:
Publishing Pace
Daily
Very Consistent
Category Rank
#4 of 1159
in Politics
Engagement Trend
Building
too early to measure
90K paid
Paid Subscriber Retention
+0.0%
net growth
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Publishing Frequency
Daily
Last published Aug 28, 2026
49.7 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$6.99/mo median
Above average(+72%)
Monetization Readiness
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Publishing consistency (88/100) is well above the Politics median (66/100).
