The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
Episodes
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Jonathan V. Last: No, DeSantis is Not a Safer Choice
November 1st, 2021 | 47 mins 31 secs
biden, democratic party, desantis, facebook, gop, mcauliffe, mlb, polls, republican party, spending bill, trump, youngkin
The GOP cements its role as a lifestyle brand. Why the GOP may not be able to replicate Youngkin. And Facebook's role in the derangement of American politics. Jonathan V. Last joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Tim Miller on Our Political Dingleberries
October 29th, 2021 | 54 mins 47 secs
adam kinzinger, adl, anti-defamation league, biden, democrats messaging, diamond & silk, fox news, halloween, hershel walker, liz cheney, locker room talk, mcconnell, moderates, pelosi, polls, progressives, spending bill, the squad, tucker carlson, virginia, war on terror, youngkin
Adam Kinzinger exits stage left, Hershel Walker enters stage right, and Liz Cheney goes YOLO. Plus, when will Democrats figure out how to sell their bill? Tim Miller 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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Jack Goldsmith & Bob Bauer: Restoring the Presidency
October 27th, 2021 | 44 mins 47 secs
biden, bipartisan, clinton, constitutional, democrats, house, inspectors general, jan 6, metaxas, presidential pardons, presidential power, republicans, riot, senate, separation of powers, subpoena power, trump
Presidents of both parties have been exploiting loopholes for years. Trump showed just how urgent the problem of presidential overreach is. Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith join Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Catherine Rampell: When Taxing the Rich Doesn't Include Millionaires
October 26th, 2021 | 43 mins 49 secs
affordable care act, aoc, ap english, beloved, budget, child tax credit, doctors, inflation, lawyers, manchin, safety net bill, schools, sinema, social policy bill, social spending bill, taxes, toni morrisson, youngkin
With a wealthier and more highly educated base, do Democrats have the political will to actually tax the rich? The Washington Post's Catherine Rampell joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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McKay Coppins: Our Democracy Needs Busy, Bustling Newsrooms
October 25th, 2021 | 48 mins 7 secs
alden, baltimore sun, chicago tribune, cities, communities, david axelrod, david simon, democracy, journalism, local news, new york daily news, newspapers, newsrooms, reporters, the atlantic, the wire
Increasing polarization, misinformation, and the erosion of public trust can be traced to the death of newspapers. Why is a secretive hedge fund hollowing out local newsrooms? The Atlantic's McKay Coppins joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Tyler Merritt: We Are Not Monolithic
October 22nd, 2021 | 43 mins 31 secs
african americans, before you call the cops, black americans, black voices, george floyd, karens, race, youtube
The deaths of Black people awakened our nation last year. What happened to our conversation about race? Author and actor Tyler Merritt joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Bill Kristol: Democrats, Please Don't Let a Political Meteor Hit Us Again
October 21st, 2021 | 48 mins 47 secs
2020, biden, colin powell, community college, democrats, irs, manchin, mcauliffe, pre-k, progressives, republicans, sinema, virginia, voting rights, white house, youngkin
Republicans have no agenda beyond denying the truth about 2020, and changing election rules. But if the Democrats can't get it together, there could be a Trumpian restoration. Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Charlie Warzel: I Should Have Warned You
October 20th, 2021 | 51 mins 10 secs
careers, contempt, far right, jan. 6, jobs, journalism, liz cheney, media, millennials, pandemic, press, steve bannon, trump, work from home, work life
Can our media rise to meet the dangerous moment we are in? Journalist Charlie Warzel joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Will Saletan: The Vaccination Culture War
October 19th, 2021 | 52 mins 20 secs
bill cassidy, charlie sykes, dennis prager, gop, january 6, slate magazine, trump, tucker carlson, unvaccinated, will saletan
After its embrace of the unvaccinated and the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, the GOP can no longer claim it's the party of law and order. Do the Democrats have it in them to take on that role? Will Saletan joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Ben Schreckinger: The Bidens and the Media's Credibility
October 18th, 2021 | 42 mins 9 secs
art, art gallery, burisma, colin powell, delaware, fox news, hunter biden, hunter's laptop, jim biden, joe biden, painting, the bidens, the big guy, the delaware way, the mainstream media, tony bobulinski, trump, tucker carlson, ukraine
While there has been no shortage of exposés about Trump, his administration, and his family, a new book about the Bidens is getting relatively limited attention. Is the mainstream media applying a double standard? Ben Schreckinger joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Bill Kristol: Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right
October 15th, 2021 | 48 mins 40 secs
abbott, biden, classrooms, democrats, desantis, hb 3979, holocaust, independents, jan. 6, josh mandel, kevin mccarthy, maga, mask mandates, mcauliffe, pledge of allegiance, republicans, schools, southlake, texas, virginia governor's race, youngkin
When you can't align with the people who equate mask mandates to Nazi Germany — or with people who get triggered by the Federalist Society — where does the Rational Center belong? BIll Kristol joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Ian Bassin: Putting Democracy First
October 14th, 2021 | 44 mins 12 secs
charlie sykes, congress, democracy in crisis, gop, ian bassin, school board meetings, trump
Our democracy is in a crisis, but there's also a growing movement across the country to join forces to fight for it. Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Emma Green: Is the Claremont Institute saying the silent part out loud?
October 13th, 2021 | 47 mins 38 secs
2020 election, civil war, claremont institute, criminal justice, federalist society, flight 93 essay, jan. 6, john eastman, jon gruden, judge luttig, michael luttig, national conservatism, prisons, systemic racism, the atlantic, trump
The Claremont Institute is the intellectual home of America's Trumpist right — as well as election theft mastermind John Eastman. The Atlantic's Emma Green joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast. Is the conservative think tank just giving words and ideas to the ball of energy that elected Trump, or further inflaming our already inflamed politics?
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David Priess: Getting the Truth on January 6
October 12th, 2021 | 45 mins 28 secs
ashli babbitt, bannon, biden, china, cia, claremont, fake furs, insurrection, jan 6, jon gruden, nfl, pompeo, republicans, saudis, subpoenas, trump, veep, white house
Not only is Trump doubling down in support of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, he's turning Ashli Babbitt into a martyr. Plus, when will Biden build back better bumper sticker-style messaging from the White House? Lawfare's David Priess joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Larry Sabato: Our Divided America
October 11th, 2021 | 43 mins 19 secs
ballots, biden voters, big lie, civil war, dejoy, democracy, election, grassley, infrastructure, maga, mail, mcauliffe, politics, sabato, scalise, secession, trump voters, usps, virginia governor's race, youngkin
Americans hate the other side so much, they want to bust up the country, censor media they don't like, and allow "their"president to act without checks and balances. That's according to recent polling by Larry Sabato, who joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast. As long as Donald Trump remains on the stage, democracy in America is not safe, says Sabato.