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Apr 9, 2026Hungarian PoliticsViktor OrbanAuthoritarianism

Trump Wants to Invent a Fake Reality (w/ Anne Applebaum) | The Bulwark Podcast

Anne Applebaum details how Hungary's Viktor Orban employs 'post-reality' politics and disinformation to maintain power, a model increasingly adopted by the American far-right, while critiquing Trump's chaotic foreign policy and the breakdown of international relations.

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Mar 31, 2026Political hypocrisyKristi NoemLindsey Graham

We Don't Kink Shame, But... | The Next Level

The Bulwark hosts dissect recent political scandals and chaotic foreign policy, using 'no kink shaming' as a sarcastic lens to expose hypocrisy and incompetence in the MAGA sphere.

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Mar 4, 2026Trump foreign policyIran interventionAmerica First

Tim Miller: “America First” Suddenly Doesn’t Know What to Say

Tim Miller argues that the Trump administration's actions in Iran expose a deep incoherence in its foreign policy and are causing a significant fracture within the 'America First' MAGA base.

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