Fix the Workforce System to Aid the Jobs Recovery
Greater flexibility and freedom in the workforce system can improve the post-pandemic employment picture.
Leading The Bulwarkā¦
Fix the Workforce System to Aid the Jobs Recovery
BRENT ORRELL AND MATT LEGER: Greater flexibility and freedom in the workforce system can improve the post-pandemic employment picture.
š§ On the Podsā¦ š§
The GOP's Trump Captivity
On todayās Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol and Mona Charen step in for Charlie Sykes to discuss why Republicans canāt quit Trump, British police shows, and Andrew Cuomoās scandals.
š„ ATMA: The Golden Globes Stank.
Plus: 'Minari' Reviewed!
For Bulwark+ Membersā¦ š
MORNING SHOTS: The Woke Wars š
CHARLIE SYKES (who got his second COVID shot yesterday) on when the left targets the left.
THE TRIAD: Biden's Future Has Two Parts š
JONATHAN V. LAST: There are going to be two different Biden administrations.
š„ ATMA: Has Peak TV Peaked? š
On this weekās special, members-only episode of Across the Movie Aisle, the gang asks whether or not COVID-related production slowdowns, which resulted in the first dip in scripted dramas in a decade, mean that Peak TV has peaked.
Weāre going to have another livestream this Thursday, but itās only for members of Bulwark+. Panelists and topic to be announced tomorrow. If youāre not a member of B+ yet, you can join here to see what youāve been missing:
From The Bulwark Aggregatorā¦
MAGA Fans Rage at Trumpy Channel for Censoring Conspiracies ā Will Sommer, The Daily Beast
5 Pandemic Mistakes We Keep Repeating ā Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
Disloyalty Is Trumpās Secret Weapon ā Johnathan Bernstein, Bloomberg Businessweek
Email and Slack Have Locked Us in a Productivity Paradox ā Cal Newport, Wired
Why Did Republicans Outperform The Polls Again? Two Theories. ā Emily Ekins, FiveThirtyEight
The road to Joe Bidenās foreign policy runs through Bob Menendez ā Andrew Desiderio and Nahal Toosi, Politico
House ethics office says thereās āsubstantial reason to believeā Rep. Steven Palazzo misused campaign, congressional funds ā Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post
In Todayās Bulwarkā¦
When Will Progressives Accept Accomplishment?
RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON: The risks of loose talk about purging or punishing Democratic moderates like Joe Manchin.
The Biden White House vs. the Press
BRIAN KAREM: New policy discriminates against small outlets and limits coverage of the administration.
ICYMI: The Facts of Life
WILLIAM KRISTOL: The country takes priority over conservative navel gazing.
šØOVERTIME šØ
EVERYBODY, LETāS TAKE SHOTS.
President Biden, on the news that the J&J vaccine was not only rolling out, but getting a little help from Merck, announced we should have enough for all adults two months early.
Iāll defer to Dolly for the PSA:
Things seem to continue to be going poorly in Texasā¦
The state government is rolling back mask restrictions and allowing businesses to open 100%ā¦
Their largest and oldest energy provider filed for bankruptcyā¦
And then thereās this about the UT Alma Mater.
Just throwing this out there, Texans:
Razor wireā¦ Again? The early reports that the razor wire around the Capitol were coming down appear to have been incorrect.
Steve Bannon wants his lien lifted. #BestPeople
Baseball may be backā¦ But the Indians were dealt a self imposed black eye when it was revealed that their former pitching coach had a BIG problem in how he interacted with women. And Nick Francona, a former MLB guy (whose dad coaches the Indians) took a principled stand.
Beyond parody. Remind me, small government conservative friends, what is the federal government supposed to do about any of these actions by private businesses?
Josh Hawley seems like a defense attorney for the insurrectionistsā¦ Former Rep. Denver Riggleman, who has a background in Intel, has some questions:
Saying the quiet part out loudā¦ Arizona Republicans are doing just that.
I suggest we play a little game called: Havvvvve you met Ted? Meet the CPACers.
The Birria craze continues apace. And my local haunt got a shoutout in Washingtonian. So if youāre local to the D.C. area, here are some ideas.
Speaker Boehnerās book is going to be fire. A look at the jacket with some pull quotes. Love the Mark Meadows one.
Weāll see you tomorrow, and hopefully Thursday on the livestream. If youāre not a member, please consider giving it a try:
Questions, comments, observations? You know how to reach me: swift@thebulwark.com.
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