Peter Wehner
Special guest
Peter Wehner is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He writes widely on political, cultural, religious, and national-security issues. Mr. Wehner has written for numerous publications—including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Financial Times, The Weekly Standard, National Review, Commentary, National Affairs, Christianity Today and Time magazine. In 2015 he was named a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, where he writes a monthly column. He has also appeared frequently as a commentator on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, and C-SPAN television.
Peter Wehner has been a guest on 9 episodes.
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When the Main Point of Politics Is Vengeance
December 28th, 2021 | 41 mins 35 secs
ahmaud arbery, american conservative, bannon, biden, coup d'état, derek chauvin, gop, jared schmeck, jill biden, jury verdicts, kim potter, liz cheney, peter navarro, republican party, trump, vaccines, yiddish
The Republican Party is now about knife fights and justifying just about anything -- like Peter Navarro laying out a clear description of the attempted Trump coup. Still, there are 2021 bright spots. Peter Wehner joins guest host Mona Charen on today's episode.
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Peter Wehner: Faith Has Become a Hood Ornament
November 2nd, 2021 | 46 mins 4 secs
catechism, christianity, christians, david platt, evangelical church, evangelical movement, faithful, gospel, grievance, hatred, idolatry, jesus, male dominance, masculinity, mclean bible church, ministry, pastor, politics, religion, the bible, trump
With many evangelicals spending hours a day watching Fox News and OANN, but just 25 minutes a week listening to a sermon, political culture has overwhelmed the culture of the church. Peter Wehner joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Peter Wehner on the Road to Political Violence
May 25th, 2021 | 47 mins 54 secs
adam kinzinger, anti-semitism, catastrophizing mindset, conspiracy theories, dark narratives, divid, george floyd, gop, january 6, liz cheney, politics, racial relations
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Peter Wehner joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s current politics and the the road to political violence. Plus, a discussion on America’s growing racial divide, and the catastrophizing mindset.
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Peter Wehner on Threats to Democracy
May 3rd, 2021 | 49 mins 18 secs
democracy, gop, peter wehner
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Peter Wehner joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his most recent item: The GOP Is a Grave Threat to American Democracy.
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Peter Wehner on the Politics of Demonization
November 26th, 2019 | 40 mins 1 sec
2020, christianity, demonization, donald trump, elections, evangelical christianity, free will, god, predestination, rick perry
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Peter Wehner of the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent item in The Atlantic: "Are Trump’s Critics Demonically Possessed?"
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Peter Wehner on the Risk of Congressional Inaction
September 25th, 2019 | 42 mins 58 secs
biden, congress, rudy giuliani, trump, ukraine
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Peter Wehner from the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the mobster mentality of the Ukraine call, and Congress's response.
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Peter Wehner on Trump, Rhetoric, and Violence
August 5th, 2019 | 45 mins 7 secs
donald trump, healing, racism, shootings, violence, white supremacy
Peter Wehner joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the recent mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, how our democracy depends on a culture of words, and whether or not President Trump can heal the U.S.
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Peter Wehner on How to Heal Our Republic
June 6th, 2019 | 47 mins 15 secs
On today's Bulwark podcast, Peter Wehner from the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book, "The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump."
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A Crisis of Faith
January 23rd, 2019 | 30 mins 54 secs
faith, politics, social media
Peter Wehner joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the intersection of faith and politics on the internet.