Tim, I would like to continue to thank you for having such an interesting variety of guests. As someone that leans further left than the typical Bulwark contributor (and reader!), it is refreshing to hear you actually engage with further left folks in the pro-democracy coalition. As you have acknowledged there’s a few topics in where the…
Tim, I would like to continue to thank you for having such an interesting variety of guests. As someone that leans further left than the typical Bulwark contributor (and reader!), it is refreshing to hear you actually engage with further left folks in the pro-democracy coalition. As you have acknowledged there’s a few topics in where there’s a pretty narrow range of opinions at the Bulwark, often in foreign policy, where it’s nice to hear you all engage with people that are in the coalition you have reluctantly (and perhaps temporarily!) joined.
Anyway, that’s all to say that while I enjoyed Charlie’s version of the podcast, especially when he leaned into being a Wisconsinite as I was also born and raised, I find your approach to be so much more enjoyable and valuable to what I think the Bulwark is really hoping to accomplish. We can all learn continue to learn from each other, and a closed off center to center right group is no less susceptible to group think if they’re only hearing opinions in their narrow group than people that only consume newsmax.
Tim, I would like to continue to thank you for having such an interesting variety of guests. As someone that leans further left than the typical Bulwark contributor (and reader!), it is refreshing to hear you actually engage with further left folks in the pro-democracy coalition. As you have acknowledged there’s a few topics in where there’s a pretty narrow range of opinions at the Bulwark, often in foreign policy, where it’s nice to hear you all engage with people that are in the coalition you have reluctantly (and perhaps temporarily!) joined.
Anyway, that’s all to say that while I enjoyed Charlie’s version of the podcast, especially when he leaned into being a Wisconsinite as I was also born and raised, I find your approach to be so much more enjoyable and valuable to what I think the Bulwark is really hoping to accomplish. We can all learn continue to learn from each other, and a closed off center to center right group is no less susceptible to group think if they’re only hearing opinions in their narrow group than people that only consume newsmax.