Bill Kristol
Special guest
William Kristol was the editor at large of The Weekly Standard, is a regular on ABC’s This Week and on ABC’s special events and election coverage, and appears frequently on other leading political commentary shows. Before starting The Weekly Standard in 1995, Mr. Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future, where he helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican congressional victory. He served as editor for 21 years.
Bill Kristol has been a guest on 61 episodes.
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Bill Kristol on Biden v. Putin
June 11th, 2021 | 41 mins 14 secs
bill kristol, compromise, doj abuses, g7, infrastructure spending, police dramas, president biden, putin, secret dinners, trump, vindman
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Biden's first G7 as President, the Putin problem, Trump's DOJ abuses, infrastructure spending and compromise, secret dinners, and police dramas.
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Bill Kristol on "Boob Bait for the Bubbas"
May 27th, 2021 | 48 mins 1 sec
democrats, gop, governing, midterms, rhetoric
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how the GOP has resorted to placating its base with tough-sounding rhetoric, despite letting the inmates run the asylum and steal all the attention from the leadership that is seemingly unwilling to govern.
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Bill Kristol on the Rise of Elise Stefanik
May 14th, 2021 | 45 mins 7 secs
conflict, elise stefanik, fox news, insurrection, israel, joe biden, liz cheney, mask mandates, palestine
On today's Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the rise of Elise Stefanik and the pure opposition right and why it's unhealthy, the latest with mask mandates, and the growing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
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Bill Kristol on Biden and Big Government
April 29th, 2021 | 43 mins 1 sec
big government, congress, economics, economy, first 100 days, joe biden, president, rudy giuliani, speech, spending, ukraine
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about President Biden’s address to Congress, his first 100 days, the economy, and Rudy Giuliani's bad day.
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Bill Kristol on Why the GOP is Getting Worse
April 23rd, 2021 | 40 mins 16 secs
biden, covid, gop, police, qualified immunity, shootings, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about policing, COVID-19, Biden’s first 100 days, and why the GOP is getting worse.
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Dems Love Corporations
April 14th, 2021 | 43 mins 22 secs
campaigns, covid 19, death, elections, money, murder, never trump, police, use of force
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Mona Charen and Bill Kristol talk about the new money chase in campaign funding, the COVID-19 response, police shootings, and whether there are green shoots in Never Trump GOP candidates.
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Bill Kristol on the GOP's Fundraising Scams
April 9th, 2021 | 44 mins 45 secs
appropriations, book, congress, fundraising, gop, infrastructure, john boehner, legislation, nrcc, president biden, rnc, winred
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s fundraising scams, John Boehner’s new book, and President Biden’s infrastructure bill.
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Bill Kristol on Kevin McCarthy's Crass Revisionism
March 19th, 2021 | 53 mins 32 secs
clinton, cuomo, deviancy, donald trump, franken, gop, insurrection, january 6th, kevin mccarthy, northam, putin, revisionism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Kevin McCarthy and the GOP’s crass revisionism of the January 6th insurrection, and why the GOP suddenly no longer likes tough talk from America’s President when it comes to Putin.
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Bill Kristol on the GOP's Anger Management
March 12th, 2021 | 46 mins 10 secs
biden, cats, covid, dogs, fox news, speech
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Biden COVID-19 speech, how the right is overreacting to it, and the internal arguments about cats and dogs.
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The GOP's Trump Captivity
March 2nd, 2021 | 41 mins 27 secs
andrew cuomo, democrats, establishment, gop, mike lee, political elites, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol and Mona Charen step in for Charlie Sykes to discuss why Republicans can’t quit Trump, British police shows, and Andrew Cuomo’s scandals.
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Bill Kristol on Impeachment and a Biden Report Card
February 10th, 2021 | 38 mins 17 secs
donald trump, future, gop, impeachment, incitement, january 6, maga, president biden, rally, report card, republican party, trial
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Donald Trump's second impeachment, the future of the GOP, and a report card for President Biden in his first weeks in office.
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Bill Kristol on the GOP's Choice: Cheney or Taylor-Greene
February 3rd, 2021 | 47 mins 51 secs
congress, covid-19 relief, gop, house, impeachment, liz cheney, marjorie taylor-greene
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the House GOP’s Cheney / Taylor-Greene choice, impeachment, and COVID-19 relief.
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Bill Kristol: The GOP Has Learned Nothing
January 22nd, 2021 | 45 mins 40 secs
biden, gop, impeachment, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why the GOP has learned nothing during the Trump era.
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F*ck 2020
December 31st, 2020 | 58 mins 4 secs
2020, politics, year in review
On the last Bulwark podcast of 2020, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol join Charlie Sykes to take a look back at what the heck happened this year.
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Bill Kristol: Why I'm Still Alarmed
December 23rd, 2020 | 45 mins 37 secs
bill barr, doj, jeffrey rosen, pardons, rule of law, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why we should be alarmed about Trump’s 11th hour pardons, and why Jeffrey Rosen taking over for Bill Barr at DOJ concerns him.
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Victory Lap?
November 9th, 2020 | 55 mins 50 secs
biden, campaign, election, four seasons, inauguration, transition, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Sarah Longwell, Bill Kristol, and Jonathan V. Last join Charlie Sykes to discuss Joe Biden’s big weekend, Four Seasons Total Landscaping’s role in history, and what to worry about between now and January 20, 2021.