The Best of The Bulwark
10 most popular The Bulwark articles, as voted by our community.
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All Classics Are Funny
If it isn’t hilarious, do you really think anyone is going to be reading it in ten thousand years? I didn’t think so.
The Bulwark on Apathy
Apathy Keeps Russia’s Death Cult Alive
Some Russians embrace their country’s nihilism. Others help maintain it through their resignation and indifference.
The Bulwark on Running
The Brutal Wonders of a Late-Summer Run
The athletes and writers who made running into an American trend in the 1970s were hip to the way a good August or September run can “summon up the presence of death itself.”
The Bulwark on Russia
I Commanded U.S. Army Europe. Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies.
The two armies at war today couldn’t be more different.
The Bulwark on TV
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
The Bulwark on Writing
The World Through a Copyeditor’s Eyes
Advocate. Prose custodian. Adjunct to the life of the mind. A person in my role wears many hats—and keeps many secrets.
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Doug Mastriano’s Election-Takeover Plan
Stop the Steal is only a pretense for seizing control.
A Terrible Year
It’s been one year since the fall of Afghanistan. Our Afghan allies—the ones lucky enough to be alive—are still suffering.
The Ballad of Clay Travis
Last month, Clay Travis’ podcast had the most listeners since its inception. This is noteworthy since Travis is a sports journalist and his podcast is, ostensibly, a show about sports. And there…
The Coen Brother
If Ethan Coen is done making movies with his brother Joel, what might that mean for projects from each Coen Brother going forward?
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