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The Bulwark

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, 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. www.thebulwark.com

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Behind the Scenes of a Military Thanksgiving

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2025/11/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comLt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) joins Bill Kristol to reflect on what Thanksgiving means for the military, sharing his favorite stories from years of service, including the traditions, the meals, and the special efforts to bring a taste of home to troops and military families.Learn more about Operation GratitudeAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event

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11:20

Andrew Weissmann: Just Release the Damn Epstein Files

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2025/11/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTrump needs to quit the games and his defamatory accusations about who’s in the Epstein files, and just release the 300 gigabytes of data from the Epstein case—even if he has an army of elves trying to redact or whitewash any references or images of Trump himself. Meanwhile, the dismissal of charges against Comey and Tish James show how bad Team Trump is at political retribution. Plus, the commander-in-chief doesn’t want

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22:00

Why Trump’s “Enemies” Keep Winning

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2025/11/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTrump’s revenge crusade is collapsing in real time. Botched prosecutions, clown-car legal teams, foreign bot armies propping up MAGA influencers, and a GOP in full-blown identity crisis. JVL, Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller talk about Trump’s latest humiliations, the Marjorie Taylor Greene detonation, the Mamdani Oval Office shocker, and the wild bot-farm revelations shaking the right. Oh and Trump looks like he can’t

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10:44

Michael Weiss: Trump's Ukraine Cluster**ck

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2025/11/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comA troika of foreign policy amateurs—Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and JD Vance—are trying to impose a Russia-drafted peace plan on Ukraine. While Trump was in the loop, other senior officials in the administration were in the dark, even as Kushner was using backchannels to work with a Putin ally. Vance eagerly got on board because he’s desperate to stab Ukraine in the back and declare himself MAGA’s heir apparent for

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10:52

Bill Kristol: The Cracks in Trump's Power Are Showing

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2025/11/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comUnrest has broken out in MAGA, and Mike Johnson looks like he’s losing control of the House—which means that Trump could be losing control of the party. And the fear of Trump is morphing into loathing because Republicans are not winning. Meanwhile, DOGE has ended in another total Elon failure: Not only was no money saved, the program’s biggest success was cutting assistance to the world’s most vulnerable people. Trump

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17:28

How Trump Plans to Bury the Epstein Files

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2025/11/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comNote: This episode was recorded on Thursday, November 20.Sarah Longwell and George Conway reflect on Dick Cheney’s funeral and contrast his final defense of democracy with Trump’s authoritarian impulses. They also discuss Trump’s attacks on Democratic veterans after video reminding service members they do not need to obey illegal orders, the continuing Epstein files fight, Texas’ gerrymander, and the Comey case

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29:02

The Pentagon's Confederate Cover-Up

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2025/11/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comEric and Eliot reflect on the memorial service for Vice President Dick Cheney and welcome Brigadier General (ret.) Ty Seidule, author of Robert E. Lee and Me and A Promise Delivered. They discuss the Commission created by Congress in 2020 to replace Confederate commemorations with tributes that better reflect American values, the pushback it faced, and why renaming military bases does not “change history.” The

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6:55

Tim Miller: Trump Laughs at Being Called...

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2025/11/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller join MSNOW’s The Weekend (with The Bulwark’s own Catherine Rampell) to discuss Trump’s weird Mamdani meeting, why MTG suddenly bailed on Congress, and what the looming Epstein Files release could shake loose.Check out The Weekend on MSNOW: https://www.ms.now/the-weekendAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+

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15:05

Trump’s Economic Numbers Don’t Add Up

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2025/11/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comBill Kristol and Catherine Rampell talk the real state of the economy, new polling on how voters think Trump is handling it, and why Vance is suddenly diverging from Trump on key economic points.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to

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16:15

Leaders Without Character Break Democracies (w/ Ryan...

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2025/11/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJohn Avlon sits down with Ryan Holiday for a deep dive into virtue, character, and what ancient wisdom can still teach a country drowning in cynicism. They trace the Stoic roots behind Holiday’s bestselling series, unpack the dangers of America’s “wisdom deficit,” and explore how applied history can ground us in a moment when the loudest voices are often the least serious. Holiday opens up about his writing process, the

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10:46

Trump’s Government Is Purging Core Economic and...

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2025/11/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAfter the shutdown froze key agencies, the U.S. is now stuck with permanent black holes in the economic record from missing jobs numbers, missing inflation data, and missing surveys that can never be recovered. But this crisis didn’t start with the shutdown. Andrew Egger talks to Catherine Rampell to get her take on the data series that have been deleted, defunded, or censored under Trump.Read Catherine’s article here

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12:09

Sam & Sarah's Origin Story

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2025/11/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah Longwell and Sam Stein take on Donald Trump’s surprisingly friendly meeting with Zohran Mamdani, with Trump praising the future mayor of NYC and Mamdani calling him a fascist to his face. Plus, Sarah and Sam answer your mailbag questions on the future of The Bulwark, Sam’s non-traditional management style, and Sarah’s possible future run for office.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is

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18:36

Epstein Files & Illegal Orders (w/ Will Sommer and...

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2025/11/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comDonald Trump had to make an about-face on the Epstein Files because some Trump voters were getting…mildly annoyed. Will Sommer joins Sarah to hear them out. Then, Sen. Elissa Slotkin joins the show to discuss her PSA with her colleagues to the military and intelligence community, reminding them they can refuse illegal orders. They also discuss the recent government shutdown fight, and what Sen. Slotkin learned from

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11:21

BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene Drops Sudden...

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2025/11/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein, JVL and Andrew Egger take on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shocking resignation announcement: why she did it, why it blindsided GOP leadership, what it says about Trump’s grip on the party, and whether this is the start of something bigger.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use

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7:13

Sen. Mark Kelly Responds to Trump’s “Punishable by...

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2025/11/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSen. Mark Kelly joins Sam Stein for his take on Donald Trump’s posts calling for him and other lawmakers to be tried for sedition and executed, why the video on unlawful military orders was originally released, and how his wife Gabby Giffords’ survival of a politically-motivated shooting shaped his response.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event

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6:23

Europe Will Stand Behind Zelensky, Not Trump

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2025/11/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comBill Kristol and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling discuss why the proposed U.S.–Russia “peace plan” would reward Russian aggression, undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, alienate U.S. allies, and the dangerous misunderstanding of Ukraine’s history.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls

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11:51

Adam Kinzinger: Trump Has Never Seemed this Scared

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2025/11/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAs a man who’s not used to losing, Trump is going through a bit of a rough patch since his party turned against him over the Epstein case. He’s flailing, lashing out, and acting afraid. After all, he knows how many times his name comes up in the Epstein files, and Ghislaine Maxwell continues to enjoy a bevy of special perks at her cushy prison for some reason. At the same time, the economy isn’t helping him, the stench

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16:54

Legal Orders

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2025/11/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTrump crossed a line, again. JVL and Sarah Longwell discuss Trump’s latest tantrum: calling for Democratic senators to be put to death after they released a video reminding service members they don’t have to follow illegal orders. Yes, really.Then we get into the Epstein-email panic, why Trump suddenly pretended to support releasing documents he fought for years, and what’s really pressuring him behind the scenes, Dick

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27:33

Lindsey Halligan is Malevolence Meets Incompetence

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2025/11/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comLawfare’s Ben Wittes joins Mona Charen to discuss Lindsay Halligan’s incompetence and malevolence and the importance of grand juries to our liberties.The Mona Charen Show is a weekly, one-on-one discussion that goes in depth on political and cultural topics. New shows drop Mondays. Find this show wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Add the show to your player of choice, here.Ad-free editions of The Mona Charen

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39:59

A 'Fast and Furious' Guide to the Economics of Hollywood

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2025/11/21

For a goofy franchise that started with gangsters stealing DVD players and wound up with a Pontiac Fiero going into space, The Fast and the Furious movies are a pretty fantastic lens through which to view the last quarter-century of Hollywood economics. From the DVD boom and bust to the internationalization and diversification of ticket-buyers to questions of propriety surrounding the digital resurrection of deceased actors to the desire for all-encompassing franchise-based “cinematic universes,”

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