The Bulwark
Pro-democracy, anti-Trump news and opinion site on Substack, run by Sarah Longwell.
At a glance
Who owns it
Controlled by Center Enterprises, Inc..
People
Sarah Longwell (publisher), Jonathan V. Last (editor) and 3 others
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- The Bulwark is an American news and opinion outlet started by Sarah Longwell with Bill Kristol and Charlie Sykes after The Weekly Standard closed.
- It launched as a news aggregator in December 2018 and was rebuilt in 2019 with former Standard staff; its own page gives 2019 as the founding year.
- Described as centrist or centre-right, it is consistently critical of Donald Trump.
- It publishes on Substack, produces about a dozen podcasts, and said in February 2025 that it had 76,000 paid subscribers.
Why it matters
- A home for anti-Trump conservatives and centrists, and one of the largest publications on Substack.
Key facts
- Founded
- Launched in December 2018 as a news aggregator, a project of the Defending Democracy Together Institute; rebuilt in 2019 with staff from The Weekly Standard. The Bulwark's own page says founded in 20191
- Owner
- Center Enterprises, Inc., trading as Bulwark Media1
- Publishing
- On Substack; Bulwark+ paid membership from 2021; 76,000 paid subscribers claimed in February 20251
- Podcasts
- About a dozen, including The Bulwark Podcast (from November 2018, renamed The Bulwark Daily in August 2026), hosted by Charlie Sykes until February 2024 and then Tim Miller1
- People
- Publisher Sarah Longwell; editor Jonathan V. Last; editor at large William Kristol; writers including Tim Miller, Catherine Rampell, Sam Stein and Will Sommer2
Who owns it
Controlled by Center Enterprises, Inc..
Parent company
- Center Enterprises, Inc.
trades as Bulwark Media 1
People
Founded by
- Sarah Longwell
- Jonathan V. Last
- Bill Kristol
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