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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
198.8
Avg Likes
804.9
Engagement Rate
0.10%· ~1004 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 1M+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.10% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
vs 159 newsletters in Politics
1M places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.10%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
62.6
median: 2.0
| Subscriber-only |
| Command Post: Trump Reportedly Wavering on Livestreamed Execution (w/ Margaret Donovan)A recording from The Bulwark's live videoOct 14, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| ‘Whalefall’ ReviewOr: The Squid and the Whale (Eat a Guy).Oct 14, 2026 | Public |
| Ramaswamy Campaign Ad Accidentally Featured a Sex OffenderThe campaign says it’s recutting the spot, which was meant to be about the plague of high property taxes.Oct 14, 2026 | Public |
| Trump’s Strategic Flunky Reserve Is Running LowThe rise and imminent fall of Katie Zacharia.Oct 14, 2026 | Public |
| Trump’s Final Humiliation of Lindsey GrahamThe ink was barely dry on the law named for the late senator when Trump broke it.Oct 14, 2026 | Public |
| America Is Making Its Own Problems WorseAll of the crises facing us around the world have one thing in common.Oct 14, 2026 | Public |
| Trump Insiders Are Already Trashing the New Press SecretaryGood show, long show.Oct 14, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
Publishing Consistency
100/100
median: 70/100
Subscribers
1M
median: 3K
Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:
Publishing Pace
Daily
Very Consistent
Category Rank
#4 of 604
in Politics
Engagement Trend
Building
too early to measure
90K paid
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Publishing Frequency
Daily
Last published Oct 14, 2026
62.6 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$6.25/mo median
Above average(+92%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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Publishing consistency (100/100) is well above the Politics median (70/100).
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