The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
We found 10 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast with the tag “congress”.
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Andy Smarick on the Post-Trump GOP
October 28th, 2019 | 44 mins 1 sec
2020, congress, conservatism, conservative movement, donald trump, elections, gop, grifters, trolls, trumpism
On today's Bulwark Podcast, R Street's Andy Smarick joins guest host Jim Swift to talk about his item on a post-Trump GOP, whenever that happens, and how the underlying principles of the movement might be upheld by future generations. Also, a discussion about how the pipeline of future leaders might survive Trumpism, and how a dedication to government service might ameliorate bumper sticker conservatism.
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Bryan McGrath on Trump and American Exceptionalism
October 14th, 2019 | 44 mins 2 secs
american exceptionalism, assad, carpe donktum, congress, foreign policy, generals, isis, jim mattis, maga, sanctions, secdef, syria, transactionalism, trump, turkey, video, waiver, whistleblowers
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bryan McGrath joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss recent developments in Syria with Turkey, the Kurds, and ISIS, the increasingly transactional nature of U.S. foreign policy, Mattis, Trump, and Congress's waiver, plus how American exceptionalism took a turn from the serious to a carnivalesque funhouse mirror version.
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Greg Weiner on Why Trump Has Overplayed His Hand
October 2nd, 2019 | 31 mins 49 secs
congress, donald trump, greg weiner, impeachment
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Greg Weiner joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent NYT column, and how Donald Trump may have inadvertently awakened a long-dormant Congress.
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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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Bill Kristol on What the Democrats Need to Do
September 23rd, 2019 | 33 mins 45 secs
congress, democrats, gop, hunter biden, joe biden, primaries, rudy, ukraine
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the cost of not punishing misdeeds, and his advice for Congressional Democrats on what they can do in response.
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Friday Megacast
August 9th, 2019 | 51 mins 12 secs
congress, el paso, gun control, guns, immigration, joe biden
On today's Bulwark podcast, publisher Sarah Longwell and senior writer Andrew Egger discuss President Trump's tone-deaf visit with hospitalized survivors of the El Paso shooting, whether new gun legislation is likely in this Congress, and how much Joe Biden stands to lose for gaffes in the 2020 primary.
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Adam White on Federalism and Gun Control
August 6th, 2019 | 38 mins 10 secs
congress, federalism, gun control, massacres, states
Adam J. White joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the response to the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, why states might be able to do something since Congress likely won't, and whether or not a domestic terrorism law is on the horizon.
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The Mueller Hangover
July 26th, 2019 | 54 mins 54 secs
congress, donald trump, hearings, robert mueller, spending
Sarah Longwell and Andrew Egger discuss the aftermath of Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress—from disappointed #Resistance elegies to conspiratorial Trumpworld rambles—and break down the week's sundry news, the new hefty spending bill and the next round of Democratic debates.
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Rick Wilson on the Battle of the Framing
July 24th, 2019 | 43 mins 44 secs
2020, aoc, congress, democrats, donald trump, economics, house freedom caucus, mitch mcconnell, republicans, robert mueller, socialism, twitter
Rick Wilson joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the first half of Robert Mueller's day on Capitol Hill, the two disparate audiences Congress is pandering to, why the "five minute rule" is stupid, and how socialism, economics, and racial politics will factor into the 2020 elections.
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David Priess Previews the Mueller Hearing
July 23rd, 2019 | 40 mins 58 secs
congress, david priess, debt, deficit, donald trump, fbi, house of representatives, lawfare, mueller hearing, mueller report, robert mueller, spending
David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to preview Wednesday's Mueller hearing.