Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Michael Steele: The GOP's Humiliation Kink
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the era of political humiliation: From Kevin nursing Trump back to health after Jan 6, to do...
David French: It's a Cult
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Don't underestimate the power of the belief that Trump is part of a prophecy for many evangelicals. ...
Will Saletan: Trump’s Pee-wee Herman Moment
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump wants you to know that he remembers who the president is. Plus, the asymmetry in the hostage-p...
Amir Tibon: Terrible Choices for Israel
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hamas triggered the Gaza war—and signed the death warrants of thousands of Palestinians—when it ...
We Are Living in a Post-Rational World
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A disconnect from reality has descended on the US: Republicans practice fantasy politics day and nig...
Karen Tumulty: The Sununu Effect in New Hampshire
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Hampshire voters are famously contrarian, and the non-MAGA set is showing up for Haley and Chris...
Will Saletan: The Annihilation of Truth
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are in an age where internet randos are beating out reality. Plus, Haley's abortion dance, the co...
The Bulwark Live, with Brian Stelter
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fox launched the Big Lie based on a random email from a woman in Minnesota who heard voices in the s...
Too Crazy for Rudy
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One person we can be certain will not be called as a witness in Georgia: nutty Sidney Powell. Plus, ...
Peter Wehner: A Polite Zealot
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We may have averted a government shutdown for the moment, but the new speaker of the House believes ...
George Conway: Trump Knows He's a Criminal
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Deep down, Trump knows the truth, and is running again to stay out jail—just like authoritarian le...
Will Saletan: Punish the Vermin
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Very powerful and strong Donald Trump is promising his supporters the freedom to go after the people...
Flooding the Zone
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Smith's office filed an epic motion this week laying out the central role of Trump's lies in th...
A.B. Stoddard: Insane and Surreal
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump wants to melt the constitutional order, but NBC didn't bother to ask the also-rans about that ...
Greg Lukianoff: The Canceling of the American Mind
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Gen Z began attending college and demanding protection from speech, the left argued that cancel...
Cassidy Hutchinson: Why I Testified
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Next year's election is not a vote for a Democrat or a Republican: It's a vote for the survival of o...
Will Saletan: Don't Panic
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recent polls have some Democrats reverting to bed-wetting, Christie calls out the deplorables, and S...
Tim Miller: Trump Keeps Telling Us
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump is glorifying insurrectionist prisoners, Bannon-world is using Confederate code words, and Rep...
McKay Coppins: The Last Temptation of Mitt Romney
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Romney's journey from the party's standard-bearer to its pariah is also a story of the dramatic tran...
Insurrection and Its Consequences
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Colorado case will determine whether Trump should be kept off the ballot there because of that ann...
Adam Kinzinger: Renegade
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The former congressman says he wasn't always fighting the good fight, and that he feels some respons...
Our Exhausted Politics
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump talked about a new Muslim ban and the media barely covered it. Meanwhile, the House only could...
Josh Kraushaar: The Pro-Hamas Left
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The vast majority of Democrats support Israel, but a very loud, younger segment on the left is lendi...
The Bulwark: Live from New Orleans
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah, Mona, and Sonny join Tim in The Big Easy to talk about new Speaker Mike Johnson, Biden, Israe...
Flipping Is in the Air
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna Ellis will not be the last flip in Georgia, former Trump water carrier Michael Cohen testifies...
Jonathan Martin: The Antibodies Resisting the Virus
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Remnants of the pre-Trump party are hanging on and putting the brakes on MAGA in the House, B-lister...
The GOP Is a Failed State
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
House Republicans don't have a platform, and in the absence of Trump, they can't pull together. Plus...
John Avlon: Is the Center Finding Its Spine?
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Republican threats and bullying have finally gone too far when it comes to Jim Jordan. But what abou...
A Bad Day for the Kraken
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sidney Powell pleaded guilty and agreed to testify for the state in Georgia—Trump's legal woes jus...
Ryan Reilly: The Sleuths Who Helped Nab Jan 6 Rioters
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ordinary Americans pored through reams of digital evidence to ID hundreds of people who stormed the ...
Kara Swisher: Jim Jordan, Legislative Terrorist
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Jordan spent the weekend bullying moderates, but threatening shame on social media and Fox may n...
Will Saletan: Don't Forget Who Jim Jordan Is
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan was not just another Republican who voted against the election—he was behind the scenes in ...
Tom Nichols: Testing the System 'Til It Breaks
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Republicans elevated fringe players who have no interest in governing, and now they don't have e...
An Undue Risk of Conviction
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Smith signaled he will be able to prove why Trump held onto the classified documents. Plus, Tru...
Susan Glasser: A Superpower in Crisis
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. is knee-deep in the war in Ukraine, and now another potentially enormous war in the Mideast...
Steve Inskeep: Kevin Is No Lincoln
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lincoln's political skills were a key part of his legacy, but the politics he practiced were not lik...
Will Saletan: Israel's 9/11
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The attack by Hamas on Israel was barbaric, but the incursion—by land, sea, and air—was also sop...
The GOP’s Rubik’s Cube for Morons
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Republicans have been on a trajectory to get a Jim Jordan-style speaker for 11 years, and the De...
The Crazed Slavering Jackal Caucus
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Crazed Slavering Jackal Caucus is running the GOP. Plus, Giuliani's drinking may undermine Trump...
Tim O'Brien: The Hollow Men
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin McCarthy aspired to the speakership for his resume, not because of legislative talents. In the...
Dana Milbank: The Chair Was Already Vacant
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin McCarthy hasn't been doing much of anything all year as speaker, except lurching from crisis t...
Will Saletan: Everybody Hates Matt Gaetz
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The bipartisan loathing of Gaetz is almost a kumbaya moment. Meanwhile, Trump likes to say the US is...
David Frum: The Kraken Is Never Coming
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first impeachment hearing was panned on both sides, while House Republicans keep promising a new...
A.B. Stoddard: A Completely Pointless Debate
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The kids' table debate was a cacophony of speed talking, interruptions, and yelling. Plus, Milley re...
Trump’s Empire of Fraud
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ex-POTUS has been put out of business in New York, after his fraud was found so overwhelming tha...
Will Saletan: The Politics of Atonement
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cassidy Hutchinson atones. Bob Menendez refuses. Plus: the government shutdown about nothing. And MA...
Trump Ever After: Live from TribFest
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Nuzzi, Bret Stephens, and Ben Terris joined Charlie Sykes on stage in Austin over the weekend...
Yascha Mounk: The Identity Trap
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our democratic order is facing a two-front war. While the immediate crisis may be from the right, th...
A Raging Bull Elephant
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump is trying to intimidate witnesses and jurors in the election case, and Chutkan's only remedy m...
Manu Raju: The Hostage Crisis on Capitol Hill
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
House Republicans are bickering and calling each other names, while the Matt Gaetz caucus threatens ...
Ruy Teixeira: Biden’s Working Class Blues
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The system feels rigged for the millionaires and the billionaires, and the populist red lights are f...
Will Saletan: In Defense of Kristen Welker
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump threw the pro-life movement under the bus in his NBC interview, and essentially pleaded the Fi...
Anne Applebaum: Musk Buys Russia’s Lies
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The billionaire was duped by Russian nuclear propaganda, but he's not the only one in the West who w...
Did the FBI Get a Pass on Jan 6?
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Romney's text message to Mitch McConnell renews questions about what law enforcement knew ahead of t...
A.B. Stoddard: McCarthy's Month from Hell
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The speaker is trying to sate the MAGA wing with a sham impeachment, and maybe a government shutdown...
James Hohmann: Kevin in a Vise
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
McCarthy has caved on an impeachment inquiry so he can hold onto his gavel. Meanwhile, Congress shou...
Will Saletan: Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Biden giving a press conference while jet-lagged may not quell rising concerns about his age. Plus, ...
Tim Miller: Down to Clown
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tucker is in some corner of Elon's basement testing to see what he can get away with, while Elon is ...
Trump Keeps Admitting His Crimes
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump did himself no favors talking to Hugh Hewitt, the Proud Boys could've spared themselves a lot ...
Adam Kinzinger: Trump Ignited the Proud Boys
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Never forget it was Donald Trump telling the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" which ultimatel...
Will Saletan: The Hammer Philosophy of Governing
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Republican leaders in Wisconsin sound like they're planning an end-run around democracy, Musk is run...
Tim Miller: Heroes and Zeroes of the GOP
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How different would things be if other Republicans had stood up to MAGA like the way Kemp did for Fa...
Justice for Ruby and Shaye
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Giuliani is going to pay $$$$ for defaming Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss—and Trump may too, for his ...
Mike Murphy: The Psychopath vs The Cynic
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does cynical Nikki Haley have the guts to run an edgier campaign? Plus, Vivek's Hermain Cain moment,...
2024 Will Be a Train Wreck
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From Trump's court calendar to concerns about Biden's age, we may be underestimating how bad next ye...
Charlie and Will Monday: Vivek’s BS
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The new hotness, Ramaswamy, is serving up a load of bull. Plus, the risks of our political gerontocr...
Tim Miller: We Told You So
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We were always going to get this first-of-its-kind presidential portrait. What else would you expect...
A.B. Stoddard: A Pointless Exercise?
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At Wednesday's debate, Ramaswamy touched all the MAGA erogenous zones, Haley had a great night while...
When the Hammer Comes Down
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost nothing concentrates the mind more than an indictment, so expect other minor players in Trump...
Tom Nichols: Our Surreal Moment
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump's co-defendants don't even dispute what they're accused of doing—they just claim it wasn't i...
Joe Perticone and Mona Charen: Trusting the Chronic Liar over the Pastor
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The base gives Trump higher marks for speaking truth than they give to religious leaders, Vivek will...
DeSantis’s WTF Memo
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The governor of Florida is being treated like a low-IQ child. Meanwhile, Trump hasn't been treated l...
Thumbprints on a Conspiracy?
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Could Trump have been dumb enough to use Twitter DMs for his plot? Plus, the dangers of not fearing ...
Christopher Miller: The War Came to Us
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A one-time Peace Corps volunteer, Chris Miller was posted to Ukraine, fell in love with it, and deci...
A.B. Stoddard: All the Ex-President's Conspirators
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has been a low-rent mobster for his entire career, and now he's getting the indictment ...
Ep.7: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Even with Trump out of the White House, Lindsey Graham says that Trump is the organizing principle o...
Tim Miller: They're Still Humoring Him
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Remember one of the worst quotes in history about just 'humoring' Trump after he lost in '20? Well, ...
Trump Baits the Judge
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The ex-POTUS's ugly threats and intimidation against Jack Smith, Fani Willis, and Judge Chutkan will...
Will Hurd: Don't Kiss Your Opponent's Butt
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The former Texas congressman says he's running for president because America deserves a sane conserv...
Jake Tapper: "All the Demons Are Here"
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The CNN anchor and author re-visits the 70s with a new thriller, featuring a Murdoch-esque character...
Ep. 6: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
After the 2020 election, Lindsey Graham had a chance to be free—of Donald Trump, and all the ratio...
Adam Kinzinger: The Rhetoric Is Getting More Dangerous
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Lindsey Graham says the federal courts in DC are illegitimate, the FBI is being called the Gestapo, ...
Trump’s Bogus Defenses
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trump defenders are arguing that the charges in the latest indictment infringe on his free speech ri...
Susan Glasser: An Offense against Democracy Itself
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Jack Smith has filed a case for the ages. It's not only an indictment of the Big Lie itself, but als...
Bonus Episode: Listen to the Third Indictment
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A federal grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Tuesday with a series of crimes related to his efforts...
David French: Building a Legal Wall around Trump
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Trump's high floor of support—the voters who think God sent him to save the country—combined wit...
Ep. 5: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
By the time of the Ukraine scandal and impeachment, Lindsey Graham and other Republicans had grown t...
Bonus Episode: Listen to the Superseding Indictment
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Federal prosecutors have added new charges against Trump in the classified documents case, including...
Russell Moore: "Losing Our Religion"
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We are living in a time when an evangelical pastor can literally quote Jesus Christ and a theo-bro w...
The Power of Whataboutism
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Republicans are going to launch an impeachment inquiry against Biden to divert attention from the cr...
Asa Hutchinson: Why I’m Doing This
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor wants to take the Republican Party in the di...
The Drama and Reality of 'Oppenheimer'
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The film captures the race against the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb, and Oppenheimer's gen...
Ep. 4: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
After the 2018 midterms, Lindsey Graham moved to a new stage of collaboration with Trump. Graham was...
Will Saletan: All for the Fan Service
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The dick pics, RFK, jr,'s testimony, and McCarthy's promise to expunge impeachment records are all f...
Indictment Day
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Jack Smith will move very quickly on a new indictment, numerous court appearances and trials can be ...
Miles Taylor: Imagining a Trump 2.0
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Plans are already being drawn up for Trump's revenge plans in a second term, including special couns...
Tom Nichols: Jack Smith Is Not Screwing Around
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Going after a former president for an attempted coup had seemed like 'mission impossible,' but the s...
Ep. 3: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
After Trump's first year in office, the power shifted in Washington. Republicans went from humoring ...
Why Are People Still Sticking With Trump After All This?
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Cassidy Hutchinson and Sarah Matthews had gumption, while the grown-ass men who were their bosses di...
Indictments for All the President's Men?
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Prosecuting Trump for Jan 6 presents novel issues, but that's not the case when it comes to Giuliani...