Episodios

  • Bill Kristol: People Should Be Mad

    Bill Kristol: People Should Be Mad
    Jun 10 2025
    Where is Obama? Where is George W. Bush? A Marine battalion and the National Guard have been deployed in response to a spark Trump set off by sweeping up people who aren't doing anything illegal besides being present here. And the administration may ramp up the tension if it uses the military for domestic law enforcement purposes. At least Gavin is finally angry. Plus, MAGA is built around conspiracists and conspiracy theories, so RFK Jr can do what he wants with vaccines because he's only making doctors and public health experts mad—constituents Trump couldn't care less about.

    Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
    show notes

    • Bill's 'Bulwark on Sunday' interview with Adrian

    • Focus Group Pod on the Dem primary for governor in NJ

    • For an extra 25% off your order and a special gift, head to Pacagen.com/THEBULWARK
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    56 m
  • S2 Ep1060: Ta-Nehisi Coates: A Natural Human Reaction

    S2 Ep1060: Ta-Nehisi Coates: A Natural Human Reaction
    Jun 9 2025
    Trump and Stephen Miller wanted a backlash against the immigration raids, because even they know that humans will respond when the federal government is snatching people off the street. But the tenor of modern protests is not going to be like the Civil Rights Movement, because activists back then were trained to suppress their natural inclination to defend themselves. Plus, the key role of culture in politics, Dems have to show that the state does good things, and it's the 10th anniversary of Ta-Nehisi's landmark book, “Between the World and Me.” And in a special bonus segment from our live show last Friday, Tim interviews Andry's lawyer and explains why he's been so moved by the case to free Andry from CECOT.

    Ta-Nehisi Coates and attorney Lindsay Toczylowski join Tim Miller
    show notes

    • "Between the World and Me," out in paperback next week

    • Ta-Nehisi's interview with Obama in Oct. 2016

    • Last Friday's full "Free Andry" live show
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    1 h y 21 m
  • S2 Ep1059: Sam Stein: The Divorce

    S2 Ep1059: Sam Stein: The Divorce
    Jun 6 2025
    Elon went nuclear, accusing Trump of being a pedo, taking credit for his election victory, and calling for his impeachment. Trump in return may try to destroy Musk's businesses, or worse. While the public feud is entertaining—Thursday was one of the best days for Twitter and Steve Bannon—their meltdown is also frightening. It shows that we are at the mercy of two emotionally unstable men who can blackmail each other. Of course, Republicans and Fox desperately want the clash to end, because for starters, it could complicate the passage of a tax and spending bill that only Stephen Miller can love. Plus, JD is still a wimp, and Howard Lutnick is still a fool.

    Sam Stein joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

    show notes

    • Action for Andry: Protest at SCOTUS at 5pm Friday
    • Tim's playlist
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    59 m
  • S2 Ep1058: Matt Yglesias: Elon's Smash and Grab

    S2 Ep1058: Matt Yglesias: Elon's Smash and Grab
    Jun 5 2025
    Trump's and Musk's very public breakup may be amusing, but don't lose sight of the fact that DOGE was a failure—despite what the manosphere says. Elon's ego trip found no fraud and cut only a minor amount of spending. But those cuts are meaningfully hurting the global poor as well as scientific research at home. And now, Republicans are trying the same kind of DOGE sleight of hand on their spending bill, largely under the radar. Meanwhile, Megan McCain is getting in on the snake-oil gravy train, and the Epstein conspiracists may have it backwards. Plus, a deep dive into how Dems can win red states, fight the culture wars, and show how they're looking out for the little guy.

    Matt Yglesias joins Tim Miller.

    show notes

    • Action for Andry: Protest at SCOTUS at 5pm Friday, followed by Free Andry live show

    • Matt on the failure of DOGE

    • Lauren on the Dems weighing a high-risk plan to win the Senate

    • Matt's piece from April on the Dem plan to win the Senate

    • Matt's Daddy blog piece
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    1 h y 7 m
  • S2 Ep1057: Rahm Emanuel: Trump Is a Chump

    S2 Ep1057: Rahm Emanuel: Trump Is a Chump
    Jun 4 2025
    The lovelorn TACO trader has been hanging by the phone at 2am hoping China's Xi will call him to make a tariff deal. But that call is not coming without America paying a very high price— because world leaders know that Trump is a feckless, desperate negotiator. Meanwhile, Republicans are blowing off Elon's take-down of the reconciliation bill and prepping to turn themselves into roadkill in the midterms. Plus, Scranton Joe went missing in the White House, and the Dems need to stop listening to the very smart and very sophisticated (202) babies who think sharing the right pronoun is more important than kids actually knowing what a pronoun is.

    Rahm Emanuel joins Tim Miller.

    show notes
    Action for Andry: Protest at SCOTUS at 5pm Friday, followed by Free Andry live show
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    1 h y 9 m
  • S2 Ep1056: Catherine Rampell: Slow Burn

    S2 Ep1056: Catherine Rampell: Slow Burn
    Jun 3 2025
    Jamie Dimon is spooked about the bond market, business uncertainty about tariffs is dragging the economy, and it seems like no politician will get serious about our nation's debt until it's too late. Meanwhile, Republicans don't even like their own spending bill since they only lie about it—it's just in service of making Trump happy. Plus, Stephen Miller reportedly wants ICE to step up raids at businesses, the immigrant brain drain is bad for America, and the antisemitism coming from the left and right is pretty scary for Jews.

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    53 m
  • S2 Ep1055: Bill Kristol: The Grotesqueness of It All

    S2 Ep1055: Bill Kristol: The Grotesqueness of It All
    Jun 2 2025
    Mike Johnson and Russ Vought outright lied on camera about the proposed Medicaid cuts and the impact they would have on millions of Americans. Marco Rubio lied about the children who are dying because of USAID cuts. And Joni Ernst is reimagining Christianity to be about Jesus teaching his followers not to care about the sick and the poor because they're going to die anyway. And through it all, Peter Thiel is doing everything in his power not to die—or even age. But one saving grace is that Ukraine kicked some Russian ass this weekend.

    Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
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    56 m
  • S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

    S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge
    May 30 2025
    The Trump administration is trying to exert ideological control over every knowledge-producing institution in the country. And the assault on colleges is not only about having fewer highly-educated voters, but also depriving Americans of trusted sources of information—much in the way Trump in 2020 wanted to stop counting Covid cases so it looked like he had the pandemic under control. Meanwhile, we're getting too much information about Elon's bladder control problems on his way out the door. Plus, The Bulwark's Lauren Egan and Tennessee's Justin Jones on courage, conscience, fighting a party drunk with power, and the future of the South.

    The Atlantic's Adam Serwer joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod, with a side serving from our live Nashville show.

    show notes
    • Adam's latest piece in The Atlantic, "The New Dark Age"
    • Lawfare's Anna Bower on her search for the administrator of DOGE
    • Adam's book, "The Cruelty Is the Point"
    • The NYT on Elon's intense drug use
    • Tim's playlist
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    1 h y 1 m
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