The Learned Helplessness of Republican Elites
Bill Kristol on why the GOP donor and pundit class doesn't want to do much about Liz Cheney.
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The Learned Helplessness of Republican Elites
WILLIAM KRISTOL: GOP donors and thinkers and writers are all very concerned about what's happening to Liz Cheney. And none of them are interested in doing anything about it.
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Robert Tracinski: The Danger of Crying Wolf
On todayās Bulwark podcast, Robert Tracinski joins to discuss his item on Sohrab Ahmari and the price of āliberalismā, the fight over Donald Trump and Facebook, and the Kevin McCarthy / Liz Cheney feud, and the future of the GOP.
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MORNING SHOTS: My Letter to Paul Ryanš
CHARLIE SYKES: GOP to Liz: Look what you made us do.
THE TRIAD: The Supreme Court of Facebook Has Ruled! š
JVL: Kill it with fire.
TNL: The Newsmax/OANN Focus Group š
It's real. And it's spectacular.
From The Bulwark Aggregatorā¦
The Era of Mass Vaccinations Is Ending ā Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic
Fugitive QAnon Fan Runs Up $10,000 Diner Tabāand Bails ā Will Sommer, The Daily Beast
The Untold Story of How Jeff Bezos Beat the Tabloids ā Brad Stone, Bloomberg Businessweek
A Minor League Baseball Bailout Would Be a Major Mistake ā Eric Boehm, Reason
Trump attorney, other allies launch voter fraud organization ā Alex Isenstadt, Politico\
The battle cry for a post-Trump GOP ā Peter Wehner, Deseret News
Indiana governor vetoes legislation curbing local health orders ā Olafimihan Oshin, The Hill
In Todayās Bulwark...
Facebook Oversight Board: Trumpās Ban from the Platform Was Botched
CORBIN BARTHOLD: The companyās advisory body says the Trump ban should not have been āindefinite.ā But does the boardās opinion matter to anyone? Should it?
Judge Orders Release of DOJ Memo About the Mueller Reportās Obstruction Case
KIMBERLY WEHLE: And rebukes Bill Barrās DOJ for its āmisleadingā claims to the court.
On the Anniversary of a Failed Coup, France Faces Its Nationalist Faction
ROBERT D. ZARETSKY: A contretemps started by group of military officers has reinvigorated Franceās nationalist right.
Who Could Possibly Oppose Universal Pre-K?
MONA CHAREN: Bidenās heart is in the right place, but thereās a better way to help families.
šØOVERTIME šØ
Happy Wednesday. It doesnāt feel like one, though. Perhaps Iām just stuck in a pandemic fog. But Iām 8 days into life without a dishwasher, and hopefully (?) that ends today.
Iāve been spending a lot more time with the twins, which is a blessing, now that my wife is going back to work with some regularity and normal is on the horizon. And this made me belly laugh. I feel totally seen:
Meet the Armyās new helicopter. Itās been a while since weāve had a new one enter the fleet.
Crazy sauce in Arizona. Watch this:
The newest Trumpy PAC has a boardā¦ And itās something.
Remember āYou Didnāt Build That?ā And how conservatives were outraged? Well, here are some deep thoughts from the Conservative Partnership Instituteās Rachel Bovard. Sounds familiar!
Well, thatās it for me for today. Weāll see you back here tomorrow. And donāt forget, we have TNB tomorrow night! JVL, Mona, Bill, and Tim are the panelists. Iāll give you the link this time tomorrow, but itās at 8 Eastern, and you can catch it at http://tnb.thebulwark.com.
If you canāt make it live, no problem. We post an archived version ASAP. Drop me a line if youād like, and Iāll do my best to get back to you: swift@thebulwark.com.
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