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RFK Jr.’s War on Vaccines Is Here
Anyone who thinks he’ll stop with COVID shots is deluding themselves. The time to raise hell is now.
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William Kristol
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Andrew Egger
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Jim Swift
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They Are, In Fact, Coming After Obamacare Again
Plus: Billy Joel and the value of medical research.
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Jonathan Cohn
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JD Vance and the Honky Tonk Man
Why MAGA’s thirstiest try-hard (probably) won’t get the brass ring.
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Jonathan V. Last
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Feel the Power
Andrew Egger and Mona discuss the corruption of the pardon power and the DOJ, Trump's memecoin haul, and the vaccine insanity.
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Mona Charen
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Andrew Egger
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How Trump’s Tariff Spasms Became a Gold Rush in Congress
Plus: Republicans can’t stop saying the quiet part loud.
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Joe Perticone
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Pete Buttigieg: Dream Bigger, Talk More Boldly
Democrats need vastly more imagination to confront the enormous challenges the country faces politically, economically, and on climate.
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Tim Miller
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Pete Buttigieg
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MAHA in Disarray: Leading Anti-Vaxxer Parts Ways with RFK
Plus: The sad spectacle of James O’Keefe’s exposé on his own former organization.
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Will Sommer
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Finally 'Reckoning' with AI
From Mission:Impossible to large language models, wrestling with the future.
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Sonny Bunch
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Another Indefensible Trump Pardon
The president’s use of the power, which he deployed again over the weekend, is legal. It’s also a grave threat to the rule of law.
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William Kristol
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Andrew Egger
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Jim Swift
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Three Essential Next Steps on Ukraine
Trump wants the war over. The American people don’t want Ukraine to lose. Here are three constructive actions Trump could realistically take.
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Tamar Jacoby
A Critic of the World of Choice
Our choices are fraught with illusions, manipulation, and anxiety. Has our concept of freedom “lost its way”?
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Jonathan Marks
Dem Reps Aren’t Done Pushing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Congressman Glenn Ivey went to El Salvador over the holiday weekend to try to see the man who has become a symbol of Donald Trump’s deportation regime.
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Adrian Carrasquillo
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Trump’s Memorial Day Ad Is Highkey Insane
Tim and Cameron talk Trump’s new military ad drop that rails against “wokeness,” Trump’s commencement speech on trophy wives and yachts in Monaco…
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Tim Miller
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David French’s Stark Warning for Evangelicals
Michael Steele speaks with David French about what the election of an American Pope means for the U.S (and the world).
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Bill Kristol: Something Worth Fighting For
Despite our missteps in some of our more recent wars, we were fighting to bring freedom, democracy, and self-governance to others.
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Tim Miller
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William Kristol
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Conservatism RIP?
Jay Nordlinger returns to discuss whether conservatism remains valid in the MAGA era.
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Mona Charen
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Jay Nordlinger
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This Memorial Day, We Remember
From today's homepage: Afghans who saved us, a Marines case against MAGA, diversity is a strength for the Army and more.
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The Bulwark
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Pete Buttigieg: Dream Bigger, Talk More Boldly
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George Conway Explains It All
Trump’s DOJ Plays Dirty — SCOTUS Isn’t Having It
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Just Between Us
Feel the Power
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The Secret Podcast
Cheaters
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The Next Level
If Only It Were Opposite Day
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FYPod
Trump’s Memorial Day Ad Is Highkey Insane
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The Focus Group
Congress: Trump's Super-Staffers (with Annie Karni)
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The Mona Charen Show
Conservatism RIP?
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Bulwark+ Takes
Elon Disses Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
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How to Fix It with John Avlon
A Real Plan to Get The U.S. High-Speed Rail—for 10% of the Cost
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The Michael Steele Podcast
David French’s Stark Warning for Evangelicals
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Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Mission: Impossible, Reckoning with the Internet
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Across the Movie Aisle
Finally 'Reckoning' with AI
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Shield of the Republic
How to Practice Productive Statecraft (w/ Dennis Ross)
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The Triad
Three things to read, from JVL.
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Morning Shots
Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.
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Start your Saturdays with a roundup of what's happening in the news and around The Bulwark.
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In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.
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The Opposition
Charting the Democrats as they try to emerge from the political wilderness. A twice-weekly newsletter from Lauren Egan.
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A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.
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False Flag
Unparalleled reporting and insights into the online culture and communities that now run our country. A twice-weekly newsletter from Will Sommer.
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The Breakdown
A newsletter from Jonathan Cohn that will tell you what the hell is actually happening to our government.
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Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood
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MAGAville (Archived)
MAGAville (Archived) featured reporting from inside MAGA World, by Marc Caputo in 2024.
This Memorial Day, Remember the Afghans Who Saved American Lives
We dishonor the fallen if we forget what they fought for.
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Will Selber
‘We Owe Them Something’
“We must always remember that peace is a fragile thing that needs constant vigilance.”
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Ronald Reagan
‘Our Hearts Were Touched with Fire’
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. on how, “in the great democracy of self-devotion private and general stand side by side.”
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The Substack Election
Dems hoping the platform can provide the audience and influence they want for 2028.
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