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The Bulwark Daily
Tim Miller and guests discuss the latest political news for the flagship podcast of the Never Trump movement and the reality-based community. Every weekday we provide insightful analysis, political hot-takes, an unabashed defense of liberal democracy and long-form interviews that cut through the "both-sides" BS. Plus a few laughs to help you wash down the crazy.
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Episodes
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David French: We Are in the Bad Multiverse
Kash Patel is making legal threats to try to silence his critics, and Tulsi Gabbard wouldn't even be able to get a security clearance in the regular job…
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Rep. Mikie Sherrill: Who Will Be In Charge of Our National Security?
We're going back to a president who can't be bothered to read his briefing books. So who will be getting in the ear of the man who had the judgment to choose…
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Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical
Russ Vought, Trump's nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget—and a Project 2025 author—believes we are living in a post-constitutional America and…
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Bill Kristol and Elaina Plott Calabro: A Sordid Lot
Kash Patel, who could potentially run the FBI, is a compulsive liar who can't keep his facts straight about his work experience or even where he was born…
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Jonathan Chait: A Scary Clown
Pete Hegseth may have a winning Fox & Friends smile, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military aligns…
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George Will: Democracy Rests on Persuasion
For those living under a gray cloud because of what the American electorate has done, it's time to get to work on changing opinions. People who follow the news…
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Bill Kristol: We Were Right To Be Alarmed
The danger of Trump's nominees is that the main condition of employment—aside from being on Fox—is their fealty to him, and a willingness to go along with the…
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Sarah Longwell and Jonathan V. Last: The Lonely Boy Club
The country is now paying for the pathologies of the oligarchs and baddies who were stuffed into lockers when they were kids. And let's be honest: A chunk of…
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Sam Harris: Our Democracy Is Already Unraveling
Because Trump wasn't penalized for trying to steal the 2020 election, our democracy has already been damaged. And he was laying the groundwork to do it again…
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Marc Caputo and Dan Goldman: Trump v. the United States
The incompetent and compromised nominees Trump has assembled at record pace show how little regard he has for the essential functions our government provides…
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Jen Psaki: Don't Speak to Me
The Democrats focus too much on reaching white college-educated voters, and the threat to democracy was not the right closing message. Plus, Nancy Mace needs…
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Bill Kristol: A Power Play for Autocracy
Trump is flooding the zone with unqualified nominees who would destroy government norms and standards and create the kind of chaos that would let him do what…
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Amanda Carpenter: Lessons from the Tea Party Era
Ted Cruz and Jim DeMint ground things to a halt in the Senate quite effectively during the Obama era, and Democrats should take a cue from them for Trump's…
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Rick Wilson and David Brooks: MAGA to the Max
Trump's appointments—like degenerate Matt Gaetz and Putin stooge Tulsi Gabbard—are about his raw power and his stupid show, but are also a risk to our nation's…
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Osita Nwanevu: Democrats Need A Better Story
Republicans have been good at telling a story about the economy and how people should feel about it, and Democrats haven't responded in a sufficiently…
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Jon Lovett: The Worst People Are Happy
The worst people believe their worldview has been validated, while the best people are uncertain, scared, and angry. But we have to stay focused on the menace…
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Bill Kristol: A Pro-Putin America First
The Trump team is moving quickly to sell out Ukraine, but it's not clear yet whether Putin would settle for taking a quarter of the country—or if he intends to…
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BONUS EPISODE with James Carville: We Are the Opposition
It's time to get our opposition organized and develop a narrative about Trump. And one narrative that's likely to emerge is how he betrayed his voters. Plus…
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Ben Wittes: Americans Elected a Serial Criminal to Be President
The Trump trials were a cosmic democratic disaster, and the justice system did not do justice: Trump was not treated in the same way as other people who've…
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Tom Nichols: This Is What They Want
The American people made their choice, and the fight to preserve the global democratic coalition against the global authoritarian movement continues. But maybe…
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Sarah Longwell and Jonathan V. Last: Election Debrief
Kamala's tailored campaign message and ground game didn't matter. Voters were unhappy with Biden and didn't want a 'regular' politician. They also didn't care…
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David Frum: Pride in the Fight
Whatever happens tonight, Never Trumpers and voters should be proud that we rose to the challenge of Trump—and that a majority of Americans see through this…
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Bill Kristol: Maybe It's Dobbs, After All
Republicans are crowing about a big turnout of early rural voters and a decrease in African American voters in the cities. But the early vote also features a…
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Ann Selzer: How Could This Be?
Few states are as red as Iowa, and yet the legendary Iowa pollster Ann Selzer found that Kamala has leapfrogged over Trump to take the lead there. The…
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Mehdi Hasan: Memory-Holing the Worst President
The WSJ wants readers to think that Trump is too stupid to coup—despite Jack Smith's indictment showing a very clear plan. And for those on the left and right…
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Adam Kinzinger: All the Little Bros
Trump and his pack of dude-bros are pitting men against women, even inside the home—the current Republican Party is definitely not pro-family or pro-marriage…
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Alex Vindman and Lakshya Jain: No More Petty Tyrants
The character of the nation is on the line: We have to stop an autocratic minority from imposing its will on the majority of Americans. And no question, Putin…
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Robert Draper: The Prosecutor
Kamala Harris sees the world as divided between those who follow the rules and those who break them—and that injustice requires action, not whining. And behind…
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Robert Kagan and Bill Kristol: It's Already Happening Before our Eyes
By de-prioritizing The Washington Post in his business empire, Jeff Bezos is showing exactly how a free press gets dismantled. Other corporate titans are also…
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Bret Stephens: Pray Kamala Wins
Trump is corrosive to the soul of our democracy. He's a bigot, an ogre, and an isolationist. And for all the Reagan Republicans on the fence: If Trump gets…
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David French: 2017 Trump Is Gone
A whole faction of Red America thinks the judges and tax cuts in the first half of Trump's presidency were the 'real' Trump. But the Jan 6 'burn it all down'…
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Jeffrey Goldberg and Catherine Rampell: The Un-American
Donald Trump doesn't share our values or our norms, and he wants the privilege of being able to shoot down Americans in the street. And former officials who…
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Mitch Landrieu and Will Saletan: Trump Lives in the Mud
The ex-POTUS has resolved that his route to regain power is creating hate, fear, and anger. Meanwhile, his little fascist from Santa Monica is planning to raid…
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Mallory McMorrow and Bill Kristol: Imagining a World Where Trump Is Irrelevant
Remember those few weeks when Trump ceded the stage to Kamala and didn't do any campaigning? How glorious it was not to have to talk about him. Meanwhile…
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Live from Philadelphia (Again)
The Bulwark kicked off its weekend 'Swing State Swing" in the City of Brotherly Love Thursday before a packed house. George Conway, Sarah Matthews, and Tim…
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Bob Woodward: The Threat Is High
Since the release of Woodward's "War," Gen. James Mattis has reached out to the journalist to endorse the book's warnings about Trump, and to urge that they…
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Susan Rice and Mondaire Jones: The Dictator Hugger
Amb. Rice says Trump is a "surrender monkey" who is all about building up Russia and China for his own benefit—and to the detriment of our national security…
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Tom Nichols: He's Bait for the 25th Amendment
Trump's fitness for office is a central question now more than ever after his bizarre town hall Monday night, where instead of taking questions, he called out…
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BONUS EPISODE with Jason Calacanis: The Civil War in Silicon Valley
Trump used to be considered an existential threat throughout Silicon Valley, but now the tech world is split between Mark Cuban and Reid Hoffman on one side…
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Bill Kristol: He's Not Hiding the Authoritarianism Anymore
Trump's authoritarianism has intensified—with his calls for using military force against political opponents, taking away broadcast licenses, and deporting…
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Susan Glasser and Jared Polis: Shaking Up the Holdouts
Barack Obama made a direct appeal to people who don't like Trump, but may end up voting for him anyway. Team Kamala has to keep up the drumbeat: Make clear…
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David Axelrod: Change Agent
Voters have a real hunger for something beyond the constant state of pugilism and the weaponizing of every problem. In her closing arguments, Kamala needs to…
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James Carville: We Just Have to Win
The information ecosystem is getting crazier than ever: The monster Trump created must be fed, even when the lies are too much for some MAGA members of…
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Timothy Snyder: The Politics of Impotence
Trump and Vance are pioneering a form of politics where American power means nothing, everything is bad, and politicians focus on tearing people down—and…
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Bill Kristol: The Musk of it All
Do not sleep on this: The billionaire tech bros are on board with the authoritarian project so they can capture the regulatory state. They are showering Trump…
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BONUS EPISODE with Doug Emhoff: We Have a Mission
The second gentleman says Kamala has really stepped it up for this abbreviated campaign, and is showing the country the most badass version of herself. He also…
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John Dickerson: Hero Story
Liz Cheney sticks to her values under incredible pressure in an old-fashioned Republican way. And she reminded us that Jan 6 is not in the past—but is directly…
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Kaitlan Collins: Still Surreal
Jack Smith's filing on Jan 6 reads almost like a novel—with Trump shrugging about Pence having to be evacuated, mocking true believer Sidney Powell, and…
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Jim Messina and Michael Weiss: Midwestern Nice
The Harris campaign clearly opted not to send out an attack dog in last night's debate. While JD Vance helped the reputation of the Yale debate club, the…
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Lis Smith: Go After the Weird Angle
JD Vance may be a good debater, but his creepy obsession with lady parts could put him on defense. Meanwhile, Kamala seems to embrace a more robust media…
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Bill Kristol: Prepping A Closing Message
While the Trump campaign is opting for trans panic, Kamala really needs to remind people to be alarmed about the disaster possibilities with Trump. Plus, an…
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Amanda Carpenter: Get With the Program, Already
If Mitt Romney and Mike Pence really want to have influence over a future GOP, then they need to join the Cheneys in what may be the greatest cross-partisan…
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Pete Buttigieg and A.B. Stoddard: Talk Is Cheap
Trump likes to promise a manufacturing renaissance as though one isn't going on right now. But we also had a manufacturing recession when he was in office—and…
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Dana Milbank: Fools on the Hill
The current Congress is the most do-nothingest since 1861—when the Union was falling apart right before the Civil War. Speaker Mike Johnson is completely…
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Michael Medved: America Is No Accident
Longtime conservative talk show host Michael Medved believes America was chosen for a special mission—Republicans used to understand that, but now it's the…
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Bill Kristol: Trump's Just A Huckster at Heart
Melania is selling Christmas ornaments, while Trump is offering up 99.9% silver coins—the vibe feels more like a going out of business sale than heading back…
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Peter Hamby: Living the Racist Porn Message Board Life
Mark Robinson thinks so much about porn, he wouldn't have enough head space or time to do the job of being North Carolina's governor. Meanwhile, the "Black…
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Sam Stein and Susanne Craig: Look Beyond the Polls
We're swimming in polling data, but we should also consider that Kamala has more money and a superior ground game. On the other hand though, she doesn't have a…
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Tom Nichols: The Cat Was in the Basement
JD Vance thought he had confirmation of his Haitian migrant conspiracy when a Springfield, OH resident filed a police report about her missing cat. But Miss…
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Amy Walter: A 50-50 Race
The presidential race is essentially tied, with movement on the margins that may not be picked up in polling. So prepare for a lot of mood swings in the next…