The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
Episodes
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About Jared Kushner's Security Clearance
March 5th, 2019 | 31 mins 59 secs
congress, donald trump, executive power, jared kushner, national emergency, oversight, security clearance
Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Jared Kushner's security clearance, the use and abuse of executive power, Congressional oversight, and national emergencies.
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Confessions of an Oppo Man
March 4th, 2019 | 46 mins 5 secs
bias, donald trump, fox news, gop, media, michael jackson, wisconsin
Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his career as an oppo man, the rise and fall of the Wisconsin Mafia in the GOP, media bias and protecting the narrative, Fox News and its relationship with the White House, and the Michael Jackson documentary.
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Alienated America
March 1st, 2019 | 28 mins 15 secs
alienated america, conservatism, midwest, tim carney, trump, voters
Tim Carney from the Washington Examiner and American Enterprise Institute joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent column "The Holy War Over Trump" and his recently published book, "Alienated America."
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What's a Libertarian to Do?
February 28th, 2019 | 47 mins 15 secs
congress, conservatism, cpac, fusionism, libertarianism, regulation, trump
Reason magazine's editor-at-large Nick Gillespie joins Jim Swift and Charlie Sykes to discuss CPAC, conservatism, the fate of fusionism, and the future of conservatism and libertarianism in the age of Trump.
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Why the GOP is Afraid of Trump
February 27th, 2019 | 25 mins 40 secs
conservatism, house gop, jim jordan, joe walsh, michael cohen, mike pence, national emergency, president trump
Former Congressman Joe Walsh joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his changing views on President Trump, why Republicans in Congress are so afraid of President Trump, why they're running interference for him at the Cohen hearings, and why they caved, en masse, on his national emergency declaration.
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Russia, If You're Listening...
February 26th, 2019 | 31 mins 20 secs
doj, donald trump, fbi, kim jong-un, michael cohen, mueller investigation, mueller report, national emergency, north korea, robert mueller, russia, special counsel, trump, vietnam
David Priess from Lawfare joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Mueller Investigation, what we know the Russians did, and how they did it, Michael Cohen's Tuesday hill testimony, the vote to terminate President Trump's declared national emergency, and his trip to Vietnam.
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Monday Megacast
February 25th, 2019 | 36 mins 41 secs
asia trip, bill maher, cpac, donald trump, north korea, oscar, q anon
Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast join Jim Swift and Jonathan V. Last to talk about CPAC, President Trump's jaunt to Asia, Q Anon, the Oscars and Bill Maher.
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David Frum and the Long View
February 22nd, 2019 | 33 mins 40 secs
conservatism, david frum, donald trump, economy, gop, healthcare, taxes, tea party
David Frum from The Atlantic joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about his path from presidential speechwriter to party pariah, where the GOP has dropped the ball on everything from financial crisis to Obamacare, and what the future may hold in the era of Trump.
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Will We See the Mueller Report?
February 21st, 2019 | 33 mins 24 secs
doj, fbi, mueller investigation, mueller report, robert mueller, special counsel, trump
Kim Wehle joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the apparent beginning of the end of the Mueller Investigation. Will we see the report? She also discusses the revelations in Andrew McCabe's new book, as well as the legal matters behind President Trump's recently declared national emergency.
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The McCabe Show
February 20th, 2019 | 39 mins 44 secs
andrew mccabe, donald trump, fbi, justice thomas, mueller probe
Lawfare editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the rollout of Andrew McCabe's new book, a look at his tenure at the FBI, and an update on the Mueller Investigation and President Trump's transparent efforts to discredit law enforcement and his investigators. Also, a discussion about Justice Clarence Thomas and his views on stare decisis and Times v. Sullivan.
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Congress in a Cul-de-sac
February 19th, 2019 | 33 mins 16 secs
congress, courts, donald trump, executive power, immigration, national emergency, nondelegation doctrine, regulations, wall
Adam J. White from the Antonin Scalia School of Law joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's declared national emergency, congressional gridlock, and how the growth of unilateral regulatory action might cause courts to recalibrate the nondelegation doctrine.
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Why I Am Staying in the GOP
February 18th, 2019 | 30 mins 4 secs
2020 elections, conservatism, donald trump, gop, michael steele, national emergency, primary challenge, rnc, senate
Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss why he's remaining a Republican, the current state of the RNC and Trumpism, his relationship with Reince Priebus, President Trump's so-called National Emergency, and the future of the GOP majority in the Senate.
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First One In
February 15th, 2019 | 46 mins 17 secs
2020, democratic primary, elections, john delaney
Democratic Presidential Candidate John Delaney joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his campaign, where he stands on the issues, and where he thinks Americans can find common ground.
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Catering to the Edges
February 14th, 2019 | 34 mins 10 secs
2020, centrism, democrats, republicans, valentine's day
On today's wide-ranging (NSFW) podcast, political strategist Rick Wilson and writer Molly Jong-Fast join host Charlie Sykes to discuss Valentine's Day, the Democrats and their strange obsession with political death, why Reps. Ilhan Omar and AOC are embracing Mean Girls-style politics, the death of Lyndon LaRouche, and the grift inside the Trump Hotel.
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Could the Democrats Blow it in 2020?
February 13th, 2019 | 37 mins 33 secs
2020, donald trump, elections, green new deal, socialized medicine
National Journal's Josh Kraushaar joins Jim Swift and host Charlie Sykes to talk about whether things like the "Green New Deal" and socialized medicine and their popularity on the left will doom the chances Democrats have to win the presidency in 2020.
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The Show Must Go On
February 12th, 2019 | 29 mins 40 secs
2020, campaigns, mark mckinnon, politics
Mark McKinnon from Showtime's "The Circus" joins guest host Jonathan V. Last and Jim Swift to discuss how he makes his weekly show, why he's done with campaigns, a handicap of the Democratic 2020 race, and the importance of authenticity.