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The Bulwark
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good faith.
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Episodes
The BulwarkBREAKING: Trump Says 18 Deaths Are “Small Potatoes” | Command Post
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mark Hertling and Ben Parker react live to Trump dismissing the mounting costs…
The BulwarkDavid French: MAGA Is Making America Less Free
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Marco Rubio is using dubious powers to create a new class of immigrant…
The BulwarkThe Senators Who Suck
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com It’s almost Book Week! How to Eat an Elephant drops on Tuesday and the Best…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Trump Misreads Jobs Report, Threatens To Cut Off Trade | Receipts Live
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and JVL break down Donald Trump’s latest economic claims—and…
The BulwarkA Witness to Film History
This week I’m joined by Godfrey Cheshire to discuss his new book, Cheshire on Film: Life & Writings. Cheshire is a longtime critic—in addition to writing for…
The BulwarkTrump Is BEGGING Ken Paxton to Fix His Look
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump wants Ken Paxton in the Senate, but he really wishes Paxton would…
The BulwarkEven Fox News Won’t Hide the Truth About Trump’s Grotesque Oil Deal
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan takes on Trump’s Venezuela oil deal, as the president openly…
The BulwarkJonathan V. Last: How Much Stupid Can We Possibly Take?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Thom Tillis was the pivotal vote to confirm a buffoon to run the Department of…
The BulwarkJohn Roberts Sounded the Alarm on Trump’s Illegal Ballroom (w/ George Conway)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and George Conway discuss Trump’s attempt to overhaul mail-in…
The BulwarkTrump’s Election Crackdown Has a Problem: Voters Are Fighting Back
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss why the Republican Party can see…
The BulwarkMAGA Pollster Thinks Texas, Ohio and Even KANSAS Could Turn Blue (w/ Rich Baris)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com MAGA pollster Rich Baris joins Tim Miller to explain why Republicans may be…
The BulwarkEx-CIA Officer: Scott Bessent Just Gave Putin One Hell of a Talking Point (w/ Marc Polymeropoulos)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos give their takes on…
The BulwarkMichael Weiss: The Clown Car at the Pentagon
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Army is currently operating without any Senate-confirmed civilian or…
The BulwarkFollow the Receipts
Everyone has a take on the economy. Catherine Rampell has the receipts. After getting its start on Bulwark Takes, Receipts is becoming a show of its…
The BulwarkCommand Post: Hegseth’s Generals Gave Him a Dire Warning About the Iran War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The USS Abraham Lincoln finally returns to port after nearly 300 days at…
The BulwarkWhat We Did to This 20-Year-Old Is Unforgivable
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A 20-year-old Haitian college student, Pierre Damas Bel, came to America to…
The BulwarkThis Story Has Democratic Insiders Going NUTS
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Lauren Egan give their takes on the behind-the-scenes scramble…
The BulwarkKen Paxton Is Running One of the Worst Campaigns in America
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL discuss the U.S. Supreme Court letting Trump’s ballroom go…
The BulwarkRuby Cramer: The Power of MAHA
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Vaccine skepticism and distrust of pharmaceutical companies long predated RFK…
The BulwarkMorning Shots Live: Army Secretary Resigns After Warning Trump About Hegseth
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger has uncovered one of the strangest congressional candidate…
The BulwarkJD Vance’s Latest Speech Sends Tim Miller Over the Edge
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and a secret guest take on JD Vance’s disastrous trip to Michigan…
The BulwarkThe President Is Posting Fake Bombings and Threatening Allies
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump is posting AI-generated war footage, threatening Canada…
The BulwarkTrump Took the Bait and Walked Straight Into the Data Center Backlash (with Bill Kristol)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump’s war is far from over, top military leaders are warning Hegseth that…
The BulwarkMAGA Mondays: MAGA Influencers Secretly Working for the Pentagon
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer went live to cover the Pentagon’s secret army of…
The BulwarkTrump Wants the FCC to “Punish” Kristen Welker for Telling the Truth
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Ben Parker unpack a brutal 24 hours for press freedom: Trump…
The BulwarkPoliticians Loved Data Centers. Now They’re Running Away From Them. (w/ Nathaniel Rich)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller talks with author and Tulane professor Nathaniel Rich about climate…
The BulwarkThe Trump Admin Found a Way to Make Mass Deportation Even Crueler
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol talks with Jim Swift, reporting from Springfield, Ohio on ICE's…
The BulwarkYou Won’t Believe What Marjorie Taylor Greene Did | The Trio
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer give their takes on Milo Yiannopoulos…
The BulwarkInside Trump’s National Security Dumpster Fire (w/ Julia Curlee)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mona Charen speaks with former CIA officer Julie Curlee about her two decades…
The BulwarkTrump Said He’d Target Illegal Immigration. That Was a Lie. (w/ Doug Rand)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump’s immigration crackdown isn’t just targeting people who entered the…
The BulwarkWhy Ed Markey May Survive a Revolt Against Old Candidates (with Adam Reilly)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Why is 80-year-old Ed Markey surviving a Democratic revolt against aging…
The BulwarkKaroline Leavitt Is Getting Out. Why Would Anyone Want Her Job? (w/ George Conway)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House and George Conway has a few…
The BulwarkMark Cuban Thinks He Could Run as a Republican. Tim Has Some Bad News.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL is out this week, so Tim and Sarah discuss Mark Cuban’s comments that he…
The BulwarkBen Rhodes: Is Trump Stumbling into a Wider War?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The wars in Iran and Ukraine are increasingly entangled, CIA Director John…
The BulwarkReceipts Live: Trump Has Absolutely No Idea How Trade with Canada Works
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Catherine Rampell give their takes on Trump’s escalating trade…
The BulwarkHow Copyright Law Is Being Used to Squelch Speech
This week I’m joined by Puck’s Eriq Gardner to discuss his fascinating piece on Warner Bros.’ efforts to keep a lid on spoilers for their new show, Lanterns…
The BulwarkWhy Did Trump Pick This Loser to Run a Swing State?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Joe Perticone give their takes on Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s…
The BulwarkSam Stein Used to Be a Thief
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com We’ve hit the August doldrums, so Tim is taking the daily pod on a little…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Trump Orders Lake Ontario Renamed to "Lake America"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Andrew Egger went live to cover Trump order to rename Lake…
The BulwarkTalarico’s Texas Surge Should Terrify Republicans
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Katy Tur on MS NOW for his take on Trump’s growing disconnect…
The BulwarkTrump’s Immigration Policy Is Sending People to Their Deaths
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take on the intentional cruelty and escalating human cost…
The BulwarkTrump Is Racing to Build His Ballroom Before the Courts Stop Him (Andrew Weissmann)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss a pair of Supreme Court moves…
The BulwarkNeera Tanden: How to Win
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The only likely way to end the nightmare of Trump—and Republicans supporting…
The BulwarkCommand Post: Pete Hegseth Is Hollowing Out the U.S. Military
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) give their takes on Trump’s…
The BulwarkWall Street Legend Calls Out Scott Bessent
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Stanley Druckenmiller just delivered a brutal public rebuke of his former…
The BulwarkAll MAGA Media Can Talk About Now is Trans Sports
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL are back together for a JAM-PACKED show. They…
The BulwarkWhat Is Trump’s CIA Director Doing in Moscow?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip to Moscow has raised major…
The BulwarkTracy Alloway and Will Sommer: A Cabinetful of Clueless Grifters
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Yield curve control has gone mainstream (seriously, just ask the Asheville…
The BulwarkMorning Shots Live: Trump Is Coming for Lake Ontario
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to cover Trump's dumbest idea yet…
The BulwarkBREAKING: SCOTUS Lets Trump Move Ahead With Mail Voting Crackdown (w/ Richard Hasen & Steve Vladeck)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein is joined by UCLA School of Law's Richard Hasen and Georgetown…
The BulwarkRepublicans Don’t Want Trump Anywhere Near the Midterms
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Katy Tur hosts Sam Stein, Mona Charen, and others for a wide-ranging…
The BulwarkTim Miller Loses It Over MAGA’s Sick Attack on a Political Prisoner
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller breaks down the ugly smears fueling Michigan’s Senate race, why…
The BulwarkCanada’s Message to Trump: Kiss My Ass
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell give their takes on the latest escalation…
The BulwarkRep. Jared Huffman: Pete Hegseth Is Preparing for a Religious War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Congressman Jared Huffman joins Joe Perticone for his take on the rise of…
The BulwarkBill Kristol: The Weak Bully Keeps Flailing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Canada flat-out rejected Trump’s terms in trade talks, so now it looks like we…
The BulwarkMAGA Mondays: Trump Can’t Wave a Flag, MAGA Goes to War With the WNBA
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover the IndyCar race in DC, the…
The BulwarkShield of the Republic Says Farewell
Eric and Eliot open their final show on the Bulwark with a plethora of jackassery including Trump’s threat to bomb Oman, his curtailing of joint exercises with…
The BulwarkTrump’s War Has Left America Weaker (w/ Michael Wood) | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Michael Wood joins Bill Kristol to assess the failed Iran war, the damage to…
The BulwarkTrump’s Iran War Blew Up His “America First” Promise (w/ Will Saletan)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mona Charen and Will Saletan discuss the fallout from Trump’s Iran war, his…
The BulwarkTim Miller Digs Into Andy Biggs’ Record—and Finds Something Disturbing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller runs through the disturbing record of Arizona gubernatorial…