Archive - The Breakdown of The Bulwark

Trump’s Big Medicaid Cuts Are About to Get Very Real

Nebraska will be the first test of how many people lose insurance—and who they are.

May 3 • Jonathan Cohn

April 2026

When Joe Rogan Is in Charge of Health Care

Psychedelics have genuine potential as psychiatric tools, which is why separating them from politics is so important.

Apr 27 • Jonathan Cohn

America Just Shrugged at the Largest Mass Shooting in Years

A horrifying massacre in Louisiana can teach us a few things, but first we need to pay attention.

Apr 21 • Jonathan Cohn

RFK Jr.’s No-Good-But-Maybe-Not-That-Bad Week

The CDC is in line to get a normie director—but it will still be tough to escape Kennedy and his anti-vaccine crusade.

Apr 19 • Jonathan Cohn

A Bittersweet 20th Birthday for Romneycare

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

Apr 15 • Jonathan Cohn

What I Saw When Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed Came to Town

Two theories about the Senate race making so much news right now.

Apr 12 • Jonathan Cohn

Exclusive: Top Dem Think Tank Unveils Next Big Health Care Push

A new “patients’ bill of rights” from the Center for American Progress.

Apr 7 • Jonathan Cohn

This Was the Moment Donald Trump Lost His Mojo

He’s forgotten the thing that first got him elected.

Apr 5 • Jonathan Cohn

RFK Jr., Creature of the Tanning Salon, Throws the Industry a Bone

The HHS secretary has crispy, orange-toned skin in the game.

Apr 1 • Jonathan Cohn

March 2026

Dems Quietly Start Their Next Big Health Care Effort

They want to undo the damage done by Trump—and some are laying the groundwork for bigger reforms.

Mar 29 • Jonathan Cohn

Trump Destroyed the EV Industry, Just When We Need It Most

Those gas guzzlers he loves sound a lot less appealing when filling them costs $4 a gallon.

Mar 22 • Jonathan Cohn

Somebody Finally Stood Up to RFK Jr.

A federal judge’s ruling highlights the ways Kennedy’s anti-vax agenda is putting public health at risk.

Mar 18 • Jonathan Cohn

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