From Bunker Hill to Normandy, JD Vance Is Wrong About America (w/ Rep. Auchincloss) | How to Fix It
American PoliticsDemocratic PartyPatriotism

From Bunker Hill to Normandy, JD Vance Is Wrong About America (w/ Rep. Auchincloss) | How to Fix It

Congressman Jake Auchincloss advocates for a 'patriotic radical center' within the Democratic Party, proposing bold policy solutions for housing, education, and taxation, funded by taxing big tech, while critiquing the current administration's strategic missteps with China and Iran.

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Trump's Polls Are Awful—and the Real Pain Hasn’t Started Yet (w/ Bill Kristol) | Bulwark Podcast
US politicsRepublican PartyDemocratic Party

Trump's Polls Are Awful—and the Real Pain Hasn’t Started Yet (w/ Bill Kristol) | Bulwark Podcast

The hosts dissect Marco Rubio's shift to 'blood and soil' nationalism and his endorsement of Viktor Orban, contrasting it with Democratic responses to a changing global order and examining domestic issues like Trump's struggling approval and government agency misconduct.

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Minnesota Solidarity is Beating Trump's Goon Squad (w/ Ta-Nehisi Coates) | The Bulwark Podcast
Political RhetoricNationalismTruth Decay

Minnesota Solidarity is Beating Trump's Goon Squad (w/ Ta-Nehisi Coates) | The Bulwark Podcast

Ta-Nehisi Coates and Tim Miller dissect the Trump administration's weaponization of 'homeland' rhetoric, the erosion of truth in politics, and the alarming shift from journalism to 'takes,' while highlighting the power of collective action against systemic oppression.

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Tucker Carlson is The Most Powerful Man on the Right (w/ Jason Zengerle) | The Bulwark Podcast
Tucker CarlsonConservative MediaPopulism

Tucker Carlson is The Most Powerful Man on the Right (w/ Jason Zengerle) | The Bulwark Podcast

Jason Zengerle, author of 'Hated by All the Right People,' details Tucker Carlson's evolution from contrarian to populist nationalist, highlighting his strategic influence on figures like JD Vance and his role in mainstreaming fringe ideologies.

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