Tom Nichols
Special guest
Professor Tom Nichols is author of "The Death of Expertise." He is an expert on Russia, war, and nuclear weapons.
Tom Nichols has been a guest on 23 episodes.
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Tom Nichols: Putin, Unhinged and in a Bubble
February 24th, 2022 | 40 mins 15 secs
How serious is Putin's nuke threat? How should the world react to the invasion of Ukraine? And thoughts on the GOP's entertainment wing. Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Tom Nichols: Time for a Grand Coalition
January 10th, 2022 | 52 mins 6 secs
american democracy, arkansas, asa hutchinson, biden, constitution, cult, democrats, jan. 6, mandela barnes, midterms, mike rounds, mobs, progressives, ron johnson, senate, south dakota, stalinist, the squad, trump, wisconsin
Sure, former Republicans in the democracy coalition bear some responsibility for where we are today — and Democrats do too. But the only thing that matters now is who's on the side of the Constitution, and who isn't. Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Tom Nichols: Grow Up and Act like an Adult
December 2nd, 2021 | 55 mins 21 secs
abortion, biden, democrats, evangelicals, fox news, ilhan omar, illegal abortion, jan. 6, john adams, lauren boebert, liz cheney, name-calling, perjury, political violence, power, pro-democracy coalition, rhetoric, roe v wade, scotus, supreme court, the atlantic, travel restrictions, trump, voicemail
Republicans are blowing off the Jan. 6 investigation, and the Deplorable Squad is normalizing rhetoric that can lead to political violence. Can the pro-democracy coalition quit the name-calling and get down to business? Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Tom Nichols: There is No Bottom
October 28th, 2021 | 48 mins 7 secs
1968, charlie kirk, cotton, culture war, el paso, election administration, elections, fauci, fox news, garland, katie hobbs, kennedy assassination, mcveigh, michael flynn, murdoch, oklahoma city, rush limbaugh, sasse, school boards, tree of life, violence, wsj
The Wall Street Journal is trolling, Tucker Carlson has gone full Alex Jones, and Michael Flynn is comparing Dr. Fauci to Dr. Mengele. Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Tom Nichols on Confronting the Crazies
September 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 55 secs
anti-vaxx, biden mandates, chris christie, gop, ohio politics, tom nichols, trump
On today's podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Chris Christie; the Biden mandates; the thirsty politicians of Ohio; and our deeply unserious politics.
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Tom Nichols on Cat Ladies, Fascists, and Cori Bush
August 5th, 2021 | 46 mins 40 secs
ben domenech, biden's eviction moratorium, cat ladies, cori bush, defund the police, fascists, tom nichols, tucker carlson
On today's podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to torch just about everybody: Ben Domenech's thirstiness, Tucker in Hungary, Biden's eviction moratorium, and Cori Bush's "defund the police" fiasco.
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Tom Nichols: The Right's Anti-Vax Death Cult
July 9th, 2021 | 47 mins 8 secs
anti-vax, cancel culture, death cult, gop, ken buck, marsha blackburn, republicans, right, tom nichols
On today's podcast, Tom Nichols and Charlie Sykes discuss one of our dumbest senators, the GOP's rage machine, the anti-vax surge, and the right's own cancel culture.
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Tom Nichols: When Did Being Stupid Become Cool?
June 8th, 2021 | 42 mins 54 secs
big government, charlie kirk, conservatism, covid-19, gop, tom nichols
On today's Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how conservatism has gone from Edmund Burke to Charlie Kirk, why COVID has turned the GOP into the party of big government, and how Joe Manchin has offered the Democrats a marshmallow test.
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Tom Nichols on the Right's Circling the Drain of Crazy
April 27th, 2021 | 58 mins 28 secs
2020 election, arizona audit, gop, kevin mccarthy, lawyers, liz cheney, maricopa county, masks, rick santorum, stephen miller, tucker carlson, yaf
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss why the right has become addicted to crazy controversies, Liz Cheney and Kevin McCarthy’s showdown, and how the 2020 election was saved by lawyers.
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Tom Nichols on Dogs, Cats, and American Fascism
March 25th, 2021 | 58 mins 53 secs
cats, claremont institute, dogs, election, elections, maga, politics, purity tests, sidney powell, the american mind, trutherism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss downfall of Sidney Powell, Claremont’s fascist turn, and why MAGA purity tests can never be satisfied.
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Tom Nichols: Burn It All Down?
January 6th, 2021 | 57 mins 56 secs
#ettd, 2020, burn it down, challenge, elections, georgia, gop, pence, sedition, senate
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent item on the GOP’s sedition caucus, and what that means for the future of the GOP in a time where Trump is no longer President.
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Tom Nichols on Shaming the Fanatics
November 27th, 2020 | 57 mins 58 secs
black friday, conspiracies, cynicism, elites, flying, gop, populism, senate gop, shaming, thanksgiving, trump voters
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Black Friday, flying, why we should start shaming the bad faith actors on the Trumpian right, and how elite educated GOP officials cynically dumb themselves down to fleece the masses.
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Tom Nichols on Trump and Superman
October 12th, 2020 | 47 mins 43 secs
amy coney barrett, biden, scotus, superman, trump
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, court packing, the destruction of norms, and President Trump's Superman T-shirt idea.
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Tom Nichols on Trump’s Amazing Interview
August 4th, 2020 | 52 mins 52 secs
2020, 2024, burn it all down, john lewis, trump, trumpism
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the 2020 election, the 2024 election, as well as the "burn it all down" debate within the GOP.
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Tom Nichols on the Unmanliness of Donald Trump
May 26th, 2020 | 53 mins 34 secs
ann coulter, donald trump, joe biden, joe scarborough, manliness, tom nichols
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent article on the unmanliness of Donald Trump, President Trump's sick Joe Scarborough obsession, and Ann Coulter's latest Trumpian blues.
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Tom Nichols on Performative Disobedience
April 16th, 2020 | 51 mins
china, coronavirus, covid-19, donald trump, kayleigh mcenany, michigan, ohio, protests, tom cotton
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Presidential COVID-19 briefings, the Ohio and Michigan stay at home protests, and how China and U.S. politicians are squaring blame.