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  • Jim Swift

    Senior Editor, The Bulwark.

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    Editor, The Bulwark

  • Tim Miller

    Writer-at-Large, The Bulwark Host of the Bulwark Podcast

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    Culture Editor

  • Jonathan Cohn

    Writer, The Bulwark ... Author, SICK (2007) and THE TEN YEAR WAR (2021) ... Fan of Red Sox, Dolphins, Wolverines, Billy Joel ... Proud husband & dad

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    Senior Reporter at The Bulwark

  • Sarah Longwell

    Publisher

  • William Kristol

    Editor at Large, The Bulwark. Director, Defending Democracy Together. Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol.

  • Dalibor Rohac

    Dalibor Rohac is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a contributing editor at the American Purpose, and a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. Twitter: @DaliborRohac.

  • Andrew Egger

    Andrew Egger is White House correspondent for The Bulwark. He previously covered politics for The Dispatch and The Weekly Standard.

  • Ilyse Hogue

    Just a person who uses the internet to get through life and try to shift the world into a more humane place.

  • Michael Albertus

    Professor of Political Science at University of Chicago and author of Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn't, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies. He writes on democracy equality, and development on Substack (The Good Society) and X.

  • John Dickerson

    Author, journalist, Political Gabfest co-host. Contributing writer at The Atlantic.

  • Adrian Carrasquillo

    I’ve covered immigration and Latino voters over the last decade. Now: Author, Huddled Masses a brand new newsletter from The Bulwark. Having a blast doing this work. Bad Bunny aficionado in my free time.

  • Lauren Egan

    Reporter at The Bulwark

  • Catherine Rampell

    Catherine Rampell is economics editor at The Bulwark and an anchor at MS NOW (fmrly MSNBC). She specializes in econ, politics, public policy, immigration. Previously at WaPo, NYT, CNN, PBS NewsHour.

  • Progress & Development

    Analysis on development, progressive foreign policy, global rights and health. Written by Lauren Dobson-Hughes. A mix of global, G7 and Canadian commentary. Many 1990s pop culture references.

  • Eric Scarffe

    Eric Scarffe is an Associate Professor of philosophy at Florida International University. His interests include philosophy of law, political philosophy, as well as the overlap betwee abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights.

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