Donald Trump’s first year back in office is in the books, but how accurate were The Bulwark predictions from this past year?

How MAGA fell in love with a tiny, socialist Scandinavian nation—as long as it’s just about vaccine recommendations.

While most Americans were with family, Trump spent the night before Christmas Eve rage-posting threats at TV networks he doesn’t like.

It’s hard not to like this song. The message is simple: Come on in, stay a while, and have a great time. Chestnuts, eggnog, family, fireplaces; this is a classic feel-good Christmas song. Eldredge has ...

Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell made a mistake. They decided to take on their haters and read mean comments from the internet about each other. What followed was a mix of roasting, self-reflection, ...

MY PRIEST THE OTHER SUNDAY preached about Advent—no surprises there—and the tension between Advent’s waiting-period approach to Christmas, and America’s no-holds-barred commercialized celebration.

One of life’s challenges, I think, is to try spend all of your days with this sort of appreciation for the goodness of life, even before you cross that threshold. I am grateful to willoughby for ...

Timothée Chalamet shines in Josh Safdie’s weirdo outsider sports movie.

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Even skeptical and religion-averse younger Americans see something worth passing on in the jolly avatar of the Christmas holiday.

The Vermont senator is holding out for a bigger health care package. Advocates are asking: Is the price worth it?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, eager to make good on a fanciful campaign promise to end the war in Ukraine within twenty-four hours of taking office—or even sooner—has encountered a conundrum. To wit: Wars ...