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The Wild West of 1980s Movie Financing
Peter M. Hoffman on his new book, 'Karmic Winds,' and the rise and fall of Carolco.
 • Sonny Bunch
The Great Books Are for Everybody
An unlikely champion of the canon urges readers not to think of the books as “belonging” to conservatives.
 • Cathy Young
49:55
Anne Applebaum: Trump's Firehose of Lies
Trump shifts his position on the Iran war so often that it sure looks like he is using the same propaganda technique that Putin uses with abandon: Flood…
 • Tim Miller and Anne Applebaum
Bulwark Book Club for July: “Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic”
Leave a question for Lindsay Chervinsky for our next edition of our new book club.
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No Guns, No Drugs—Why Did We Blow Up These Boats?
Shocking new facts are still emerging about the campaign against ‘drug boats.’
 • Amanda Klasing
Damn the Risks, Pour Me Another Glass
Why I don’t plan to stop drinking alcohol.
 • Mona Charen
Dems See a Major Black Voter Backlash to SCOTUS
The Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act unleashed a wave of redistricting. Did it unleash a wave of voter anger too?
 • Lauren Egan
54:03
Trump’s Pick for Attorney General Is Even Worse Than You Think
Trump's AG nominee Todd Blanche lost Trump's own criminal trial, built an illegal slush fund, and lied on Fox News—and Republicans are confirming him…
 • Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann
Meet the Millennial Pastor at the Vanguard of the MAGA Culture War
Pastor/influencer Russell Johnson is the media-savvy new face of growing, Trumpified churches.
 • Dominick Bonny
1:03:20
Raphael Warnock: Fight for Your Democracy
Donald Trump knows he is on target to lose the midterms, so he's busy laying the groundwork now for challenging the outcome in the fall.
 • Tim Miller and Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock
The War of Magical Thinking
Iran. Elon. Trump.
 • Jonathan V. Last
Republicans Have No Moral Authority Here
The party that’s spent a decade abetting fascism doesn’t get to preach to the rest of us.
 • Sarah Longwell
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Anne Applebaum: Trump's Firehose of Lies
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The Secret Podcast
Sam Stein Wrote a Hit Piece on Sarah?!
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The Next Level
Booed at the NBA Finals, Stormed Off NBC—Trump Is DOWN BAD
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The Trio: RFK Jr.'s Podcast Guest Injected Stem Cells Into His Penis
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The Illegal News
Trump’s Pick for Attorney General Is Even Worse Than You Think
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The Focus Group
Amy Walter: Everyone Is on the Take
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The Mona Charen Show
Bulwark Book Club for July: “Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic”
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How to Fix It with John Avlon
When He Swore an Oath, It Wasn’t to a Political Party. (w/ Seth Bodnar)
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The Wild West of 1980s Movie Financing
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North Korea's New Nuclear Doctrine | Shield of the Republic
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Demolition Donald
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Cam’s Gone & Things Are Getting Weirder (w/ Tahra Hoops)
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Three things to read, from JVL.
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Morning Shots
Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.
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Receipts
Sharp insights and fresh reporting on our nation’s economy, delivered to your inbox by the inimitable Catherine Rampell.
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Start your Saturdays with a roundup of what's happening in the news and around The Bulwark.
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In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.
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The Opposition
Charting the Democrats as they try to emerge from the political wilderness. A twice-weekly newsletter from Lauren Egan.
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Huddled Masses
A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.
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False Flag
Unparalleled reporting and insights into the online culture and communities that now run our country. A twice-weekly newsletter from Will Sommer.
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The Breakdown
A newsletter from Jonathan Cohn that will tell you what the hell is actually happening to our government.
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Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood
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Get Ready for November’s ‘Stop the Steal’
Republicans’ reactions to the Los Angeles mayoral race preview their reactions to the midterms.
 • William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift
The Libertarian Party Is Trying to De-MAGAfy Itself
Could Republicans ever follow suit?
 • Bernard Tamas
Sorry, That’s the Wrong Kind of ‘Invasion’
Team Trump keeps mum about Russia’s attack on Ukraine—but fixates on how immigrants ‘threaten’ Europe’s future.
 • Will Saletan
Trump’s Incredibly Misleading, Downright Outrageous Case for Medicaid Cuts
A new report has left economists flabbergasted.
 • Jonathan Cohn
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