The Bulwark Podcast
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We found 10 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast with the tag “schools”.
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Tim Miller: About That Press Conference
January 20th, 2022 | 54 mins 20 secs
2021, arizona, bad faith, biden, clinton, diaper, education, fdr, george hw bush, george w. bush, hoover, inauguration day, incursion, jan. 20, johnson, kennedy, kids, liz cheney, mar-a-lago, masks, mollie hemingway, nixon, obama, presidency, republicans, right-wing twitter, russia, schools, ukraine, vaccines, vote counting, voting, youngkin
Charlie Sykes and Tim Miller take the measure of Biden's press conference and his first year in the office — and come down on different sides. The Bulwark coalition in all its glory, on today's podcast.
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Donald Cohen: The Privatization of Everything
November 23rd, 2021 | 48 mins 31 secs
bill clinton, bridges, chicago, colleges, covid, democracy, for-profit universities, heads in beds, libraries, morgan stanley, parking meters, patent, prisons, private contractors, private prisons, privatizing public services, public employees, public goods, public sector, roads, ronald reagan, schools, student debt, transparency, vaccines, water, welfare
Should the government really be run like a business, or just be run really well? Author Donald Cohen debates Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Greg Lukianoff: We Are Creating a Culture of Student Fragility
November 19th, 2021 | 52 mins 11 secs
berkeley, college campuses, college students, dorian abbot, first amendment, free speech, higher education, ideas, k-12 education, microaggression, milo, oppression, safety, schools, trauma, universities, university officials, violence, words
People are actually quite resilient, but when young students are told they can be harmed by words, it can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Greg Lukianoff from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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David Jolly: Funding Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
November 8th, 2021 | 48 mins 22 secs
american history, biden presidency, critical race theory, democratic messaging, democratic party, infrastructure bill, liz cheney, national review, polls, progressives, republicans, schools, the squad, voters
Democrats have to go all in on owning their victory on infrastructure. And Biden's "Yeah, he's not Donald Trump!" honeymoon is over. Former Congressman David Jolly joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Mona Charen: Swing Voters Swung
November 3rd, 2021 | 51 mins 36 secs
college-educated voters blue-collar voters, democrats, dog whistle, education, elections, gifted education, new jersey, phil murphy, racism, rural voters, schools, virginia, youngkin
Yes, there was a white backlash against Critical Race Theory, but there was also genuine concern about equity trumping excellence in education. Plus, Democrats forgot to speak to the Black and Latino working class. Mona Charen joins 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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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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Josh Kraushaar on Why It Pays to Be Crazy
April 7th, 2021 | 46 mins 46 secs
60 minutes, corporate donations, covid-19, election law, elections, fundraising, fundraising scam, georgia, gop, infrastructure, marjorie taylor greene, ron desantis, schools, teachers unions, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Josh Kraushaar joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why, when it comes to GOP politicians, it pays to be crazy. Plus, discussion of the Georgia election law, infrastructure week, and schools and COVID-19.
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A.B. Stoddard on Why Russia Matters in 2020
September 3rd, 2020 | 41 mins 55 secs
2020, biden, covid, debt, elections, entitlements, law and order, nancy pelosi, polling, russia, schools, trump
On today's Bulwark Podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why Russia's role in the upcoming election is so important, and why Trump's history on Russia dealings matters. Plus, a discussion about debates, the polls, and Trump and Biden's messaging.
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Rick Wilson on Attacking the Death Star
August 5th, 2020 | 47 mins 32 secs
2020, ads, death star, donald trump, fear, jared kushner, joe biden, lincoln project, rick wilson, schools, shame
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Rick Wilson joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his forthcoming book, "Running Against the Devil", the Lincoln Project's plan to attack the Trumpian death star, and the politics of pain as a teacher.