The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
We found 5 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast with the tag “the atlantic”.
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Bart Gellman: Stealing Democracy Right before Our Eyes
December 9th, 2021 | 41 mins 58 secs
2020, 2024, affirmative action, arizona, bart gellman, biden, black people, bosnian war, civil war, constitution, democracy, democrats, electoral count act, great replacement theory, hispanics, insurrection, jan. 6, latinos, michigan, muslims, nyfd, pennsylvania, presidential election, serbia, slobodan milošević, state legislatures, supreme court, the atlantic, the bronx, trump supporters, tucker carlson, university of chicago, violence, voters, white people, white population, wisconsin
Trump's official power as president wasn't what got him so close to toppling the 2020 election. It was his ability to convince supporters that black is white, and up is down — and they're preparing for next time. The Atlantic's Bart Gellman 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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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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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 Frum on What Never Trump Wants Now
September 20th, 2021 | 50 mins 43 secs
bob woodward, david frum, democrats, gop, never trump voters, the atlantic, trump, vaccine mandates
On today's podcast, David Frum joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss The Former Guy riding Velociraptors; the debate over vaccines; how Democrats can keep Never Trump voters - and the problem with Bob Woodward's books.