Archive - The Bulwark

Cali Dems Need to Get Their Sh*t Together

At this point, Gov. Tom Steyer might be the least bad outcome.

6 mins ago • William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift

Trump Keeps Trying to Pressure Ukraine. Zelensky Doesn’t Care.

The American president is trying to use leverage he doesn’t have.

5 hrs ago • Steven Pifer

A New Hungary Is a Huge Opportunity for Europe

Once the problem area, Central Europe could become the engine of reform the continent needs.

5 hrs ago • Dalibor Rohac

A Bittersweet 20th Birthday for Romneycare

Mitt Romney’s legacy is a reminder of how governing used to work.

13 hrs ago • Jonathan Cohn

Did JD Vance Tell the Pope to Shut Up?

Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and JVL cover a rough week for Trump, from failed talks with Iran that turned into a naval blockade, to strong signs of real…

14 hrs ago • Jonathan V. Last, Tim Miller, and Sarah Longwell

1:10:56

Judge Tosses Trump’s WSJ Lawsuit Over Epstein Birthday Card (w/ Elliot Williams)

Sarah Longwell and Elliot Williams explore why courts keep rejecting Trump's defamation claims, what “actual malice” really means, and how his wave of…

15 hrs ago • Sarah Longwell

45:52

Michael Weiss: Iran Is Not Likely to Forget about the War

The Iranian regime may be wounded, but it’s likely to seek revenge for the war at some point, maybe even through sleeper cells in the United States.

17 hrs ago • Tim Miller and Foreign Office by M.Weiss

1:00:05

The Nationalist Right Isn’t Taking Orbán’s Loss Well

Mourning one of their own.

18 hrs ago • Cathy Young

They’re Not Bigots. They Just Think, Talk, and Act Like They Are.

The House GOP’s “Sharia-Free America Caucus” is an un-American fraud.

18 hrs ago • Will Saletan

It’s Not Enough to Defeat Orbánism. You Have to Drive a Stake Through Its Heart.

First you have to beat the authoritarian. Then you have to reform the system that allowed him to subvert democracy.

21 hrs ago • Jonathan V. Last

Orbán Was First. Trump Is Next.

Can America have its own liberal patriotic renaissance?

Apr 14 • William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift

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Apr 14 • The Bulwark

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