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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. Bulwark+ members can get a totally ad-free version of the show delivered right to their favorite podcast player.
- 1906 - 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.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 - 1905 - 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.
Sun, 03 Nov 2024 - 1904 - 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.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024 - 1903 - 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.
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 - 1902 - 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.
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 - 1901 - 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.
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 - 1900 - 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.
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 - 1899 - Bret Stephens: Pray Kamala WinsFri, 25 Oct 2024
- 1898 - 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.
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 - 1897 - 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.
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 - 1896 - Mitch Landrieu and Will Saletan: Trump Lives in the MudTue, 22 Oct 2024
- 1895 - 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.
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 - 1894 - Live from Philadelphia (Again)
The Bulwark kicked off its weekend 'Swing State Swing" in the City of Brotherly Love Thursday before a packed house.
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 - 1893 - 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 not be downplayed.
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 - 1892 - Susan Rice and Mondaire Jones: The Dictator Hugger
Amb. Rice says Trump is a "surrender monkey" who is all about building up and benefitting Russia and China for his own benefit—and to the detriment of our national security.
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 - 1891 - 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 songs, bopped, and swayed—for 39 minutes.
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 - 1890 - 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, and Elon and David Sacks on the latter.
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 - 1889 - 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 even legal immigrants.
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 - 1888 - 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.
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 - 1887 - David Axelrod: Change Agent
Voters have a real hunger for something beyond the constant state of pugilism and the weaponizing of every problem.
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 - 1886 - 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 Congress.
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 - 1885 - 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 getting other Americans to do the same.
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 - 1884 - 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.
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 - 1883 - 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.
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 - 1882 - John Dickerson: Hero StoryFri, 04 Oct 2024
- 1881 - 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 implicating himself with a damning phone-data footprint.
Thu, 03 Oct 2024 - 1880 - Jim Messina and Michael Weiss: Midwestern NiceWed, 02 Oct 2024
- 1879 - Lis Smith: Go After the Weird AngleTue, 01 Oct 2024
- 1878 - 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.
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 - 1877 - 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 movement in history.
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 - 1876 - 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 that was before Covid.
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 - 1875 - 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.
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 - 1874 - 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 Democrats who are carrying on the patriotic, 'morning in America' idea.
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 - 1873 - Bill Kristol: Trump's Just A Huckster at Heart
Melania is selling Christmas ornaments, and Trump is offering up 99.9% silver coins—the vibe feels more like a going out of business sale than heading back to the White House.
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 - 1872 - 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.
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 - 1871 - 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.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 - 1870 - 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.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 - 1869 - 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.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 - 1868 - Bill Kristol: Fanning the Flames
MAGA is trying to take political advantage of what was apparently a second assassination attempt on Trump, but it's not the Democrats who routinely encourage violence.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 - 1867 - Jeffrey Goldberg: Trump Doesn't Believe in America
The former president doesn't think our country is exceptional, and the political press won't hold him to any standard because it has zero expectations of him.
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 1866 - Mark McKinnon: Taking Back the Freedom Agenda
While Republicans paint a vision of America as a dystopian hellscape, Kamala is helping herself to the sunny optimism of Reagan and the Bushes.
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 - 1865 - S.E. Cupp: A Sucker and a Loser
Kamala laid trap after trap during the debate, and because he's so impulsive, Trump walked into every single one.
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 - 1864 - Symone Sanders Townsend and Olivia Nuzzi: Kamala v the Weirdo
Trump and Kamala are meeting for the first time at tonight's debate, because in 2021, he took his ball, went home, and skipped the inauguration.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 - 1863 - Bill Kristol and Colin Allred: What's So Hard about This, Pres. Bush?
This is not a close call, Bush 43: Follow your vice president's lead and say you're voting for Kamala.
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 - 1862 - Live from Dallas
Before a packed house in D-Town, Tim Miller and Adam Kinzinger covered it all, from Trump's incoherent muttering about childcare to his graveside camera-mugging.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 - 1861 - David Frum: Villains and Monsters
After the decade we've been living through, we will remember the people like Liz Cheney, who have made the choices that really matter.
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 - 1860 - Neera Tanden and Heidi Heitkamp: Trump Playing the Media, Again
The media still haven't figured out how to cover Trump, so they don't scrutinize even his most shocking statements—like when he claimed he had the right to interfere in the '20 election.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 - 1859 - Brian Schatz and Mona Charen: Democrats Don't Trust Happiness
Kamala is showing that she's good at politics by uniting the party's coalition and making appeals to the center.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 - 1858 - Bill Kristol: Stay on Offense
Kamala looks to have a very narrow lead in the polls, but she needs to do more to drive Trump down—a good target would be his announcement that he's voting against protecting abortion rights in Florida.
Mon, 02 Sep 2024 - 1857 - Margaret Hoover: Kamala, the Real Apprentice
Harris has been watching and learning about the ways of Washington, and she keeps sticking the landing like a gymnast.
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 - 1856 - Adam Kinzinger: Trump Is Q
Policy differences pale in comparison to maintaining self-governance and restoring sanity in the country—high time for the anti-Trumpers to endorse the candidate who's not posting crap like a 17-year-old in his parents' basement.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 - 1855 - D.L. Hughley: Kamala Is the Main Character
The pundit class keeps talking about how Trump hasn't figured out how to respond to Kamala—but she already knows how to deal with him.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 - 1854 - Mark Leibovich: The Democrats' Rumor MillTue, 27 Aug 2024
- 1853 - Bill Kristol: Do Something
Some of the people best suited to make the case against Trump are the jilted Cabinet members and others who worked with him—doing the right thing is never the wrong thing.
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 - 1852 - A.B. Stoddard: Only in America
Kamala delivered a real work of art—a perfect American story filled with love of country, democracy, family, and the pursuit of big dreams.
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 - 1851 - Al Franken: Mind Your Own Damn Business
The former senator from Minnesota recounts his early fandom for Tim Walz and how he won an unlikely congressional race in 2006.
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 - 1850 - Jon Favreau: Understanding the Assignment
Michelle Obama killed it last night, and did the job that every speaker at the Democratic convention should be doing: persuading the undecided to vote for Kamala.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 - 1849 - Beto O'Rourke: Air of Authenticity
Kamala's genuine smile and Walz's empathetic version of manhood is coming through loud and clear—and may explain the joy that is coursing through the Democratic Party.
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 - 1848 - Bill Kristol and Michael Weiss: It's Showtime
Kamala's first month as a presidential candidate before the Democratic convention has gone exceedingly well—she's been controlling the narrative, infuriating people like Ben Shapiro, and Trump can't get her pretty face out of his head.
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 - 1847 - Brian Beutler: Vibe Shift
Swapping out Biden for Kamala has been such a big mood boost that consumer confidence among Dems and independents is suddenly surging.
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 - 1846 - Dean Phillips and Mikie Sherrill: The Right CallThu, 15 Aug 2024
- 1845 - Brian Tyler Cohen and Carol Leonnig: Go Inside the Bubble
The anti-MAGA world should keep going on right-wing media platforms, and maybe embarrass their hosts in the process—like Buttigieg on Fox, and Tim on Tomi Lahren's show.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 - 1844 - Amanda Carpenter: Trump's Traumatic MonthTue, 13 Aug 2024
- 1843 - Bill Kristol and Christopher Cadelago: Increasingly UnhingedMon, 12 Aug 2024
- 1842 - Nate Silver: Underdog Story
Kamala is now the star of a story involving a woman called into duty at a moment of crisis with a sitcom dad as a running mate—and Trump can see the danger.
Fri, 09 Aug 2024 - 1841 - Adam Kinzinger: MAGA Hates America
Trump and his supporters don't like America as it currently exists, and their veep pick JD Vance is like the U.S.-hating Code Pink, but in a suit.
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 - 1840 - Peter Callaghan and Isaac Stanley-Becker: Veep Peeks
Tim talks to a local Minnesota reporter to get the low-down on Tim Walz's recent political history, including where he falls on the progressive-to-moderate spectrum—as well as his weak spots from his tenure as governor, like the 2020 riots in Minneapolis.
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 - 1839 - Adam Schiff and Michael Steele: A Stabilizing Force
Tim Walz is a great foil for Kamala's West Coast vibe: He looks like he'll fix your car, then grab an Arby's sandwich before he goes duck hunting.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 - 1838 - Bill Kristol: Kama-Momentum
Recent polls are showing some pretty significant movement to Harris, and she hasn't even had to play defense yet—though at some point she's going to.
Mon, 05 Aug 2024 - 1837 - George Conway: Crazy in a Bad Way
Donald Trump checks all the boxes of a person with narcissistic personality disorder, but the mainstream press goes out of its way not to cover his apparent pathologies—and ends up normalizing them.
Fri, 02 Aug 2024 - 1836 - Dan Pfeiffer: A Scared and Seething Trump
We are witnessing a man who thought he was cruising to a landslide who's now afraid he doesn't know how to talk about Kamala—or how to beat her.
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 - 1835 - Fred Trump and Will Saletan: An Alpha EmergesWed, 31 Jul 2024
- 1834 - Tom Nichols: Drama Queens About EverythingTue, 30 Jul 2024
- 1833 - Bill Kristol: Weird and Extreme
Democrats are leaning into the 'Republicans are weird and creepy' talking point—a strategy Tim has long advocated for.
Mon, 29 Jul 2024 - 1832 - Jennifer Palmieri: The Making of the First Woman President
Women candidates get asked different questions than male candidates—that's just a fact. Kamala has a whole team around her ready to handle queries about her ambition and the racist and sexist attacks.
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 - 1831 - A.B. Stoddard: Focus Only on Winning
Nancy Pelosi has amassed power through persuasion, and she had the nerve to push a sitting president off the ticket because she prioritized victory.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 - 1830 - Rick Perlstein: The Alternative Is Apocalyptic
The modern conservative movement has a built-in ratcheting-up mechanism, so that even when Republicans win, they act like they're losing and the country is on the verge of collapse.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 - 1829 - Sam Stein and Ron Brownstein: Now We're Talking
We may have been conditioned to just accept candidates who share their meandering thoughts or end sentences with 'anyway.'
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 - 1828 - James Carville: Kamala-Gras
It's now the Kamala Harris parade, and James Carville has grabbed his whistle and baton for the march.
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 - 1827 - Bill Kristol: Biden Drops Out of Race
After banging the drum for quite a while, Bill Kristol and Tim Miller got their wish, and the political world is scrambling for the 106-day sprint to the election— with Trump now officially the oldest presidential nominee in history.
Sun, 21 Jul 2024 - 1826 - S.E. Cupp: Grieving the Insanity
Republicans wanted a 'do no harm' convention, but it was too corporate and lacked any joie de vivre. And then they ended the affair with grievance, fasci Tucker, and 96 minutes of weird incoherence from Trump.
Fri, 19 Jul 2024 - 1825 - Adam Kinzinger: Everything Is on the Line
Republicans are tamping down the crazy and the weird at the convention—like no election fraud, no abortion ban talk, and no vaccines—to present their dangerous agenda in a non-threatening way.
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 - 1824 - Jeff Sharlet and Joe Perticone: The Confidence of a Bully
Trump's shark/electrocution anecdote was not a sign of deterioration. Trump is actually getting better at communicating a solid message in a carnivalesque atmosphere.
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 - 1823 - Alyssa Farah Griffin: National Unity Is Not Where the GOP Is
J.D. Vance is an incredibly polarizing figure, and his addition to the ticket signals a complete realignment of the Republican Party.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 - 1822 - Bill Kristol: Not Resigned to a Trump Presidency
We begin with a rejection of the fatalist rhetoric from the left. It may be an uphill battle, but the pro-democracy forces have to keep our morale up and be creative.
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 - 1821 - Sam Stein: Violence Is Not the Answer
In this bonus episode following the assassination attempt on Trump, The Bulwark's managing editor Sam Stein joins Tim Miller to discuss the precarious moment we are in, how to dial back the temperature, and how both parties should respond to the violence.
Sun, 14 Jul 2024 - 1820 - Amanda Carpenter: A Life or Death Bet
Not having dementia is not enough to change the dynamic. Biden needs a proactive message against Trump.
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 - 1819 - David French: Trump Tries To Run Away from the Christian Nationalists
Inviting Amber Rose to speak at the RNC and adjusting the platform on abortion—Trump is trying to distance himself from MAGA's Christian fundamentalist ranks.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 - 1818 - Ezra Klein: A Path to Defeat
Top Democrats say they don't see a way for Biden to win, and some are resigning themselves to being the resistance against Trump.
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 - 1817 - Bakari Sellers and Elaina Plott Calabro: The Case for Riding with BidenTue, 09 Jul 2024
- 1816 - Bill Kristol: The Joe Biden Survival Plan
Biden is still is not providing a forward-looking message or explaining why he's the one to beat Trump. Meanwhile, Kamala is showing what an aggressive, proactive campaign looks like.
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 - 1815 - Annie Lowrey: The Worst Best Economy
Housing prices, the cost of insurance, and sticker shock at the supermarket are still stressing Americans out even while the economy is booming.
Fri, 05 Jul 2024 - 1814 - Clint Smith: A Reckoning with History
Author, poet, and native New Orleanian Clint Smith set out to write the type of book he should have had in high school.
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 - 1813 - Jon Lovett: Unprecedented Times
The quiet coming from the White House sure suggests that the people around the president don't think Joe at his best can overcome Joe at his worst.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 - 1812 - Ben Wittes and Steven Shepard: He Is Still a Criminal
No matter how much the Supreme Court pretends that the words 'high crimes and misdemeanors' are not explicitly in the Constitution, Donald Trump is still a disqualified law-breaker and is exactly the kind of guy the Founding Fathers warned us about.
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 - 1811 - Tom Nichols: Political Malpractice
All Americans who love this country and hate Donald Trump deserve answers about Thursday's abysmal performance—and how we are going to move forward.
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 - 1810 - Sarah Longwell, Jonathan V. Last, and Jonathan Martin: A Disaster
The Secret Pod makes an emergency appearance to work through last night's terrible performance by Biden and to urge the Democratic Party to do the responsible thing in this moment.
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 - 1809 - Kate Bedingfield and Marc Caputo: Debate Day
Former White House comms director Kate Bedingfield serves up some keen insights into Poppa Joe—he is a night person, he regularly seeks out Jill's opinion, and he is a calming influence.
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 - 1808 - Stuart Stevens: I think Joe Biden Has Been A Great President
So many of the people who worked around POTUS 44 think no one will ever be as good as Obama, but Stuart Stevens argues that Democrats need to make the case that Joe Biden is a great president.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 - 1807 - Symone Sanders-Townsend: Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
Project 2025 sounds mundane, but it would institutionalize Trumpism, eliminate the Department of Education, mass deport 11 million people, and turn the Department of Health and Human Services into the Department of "Life."
Tue, 25 Jun 2024
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