Bulwark+ Takes

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Jon Lovett join forces in this Substack Live to cut through the noise on Trump, authoritarianism, and whether Democrats can find the urgency to fight back before it’s too late. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for...

Tim Miller and Jonathan Cohn break down why electricity bills are climbing as clean energy credits vanish, tariffs rise, and AI data centers expand. Read more from Jonathan Cohn at The Breakdown . As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Hannah Yoest discuss Gavin Newsom’s new “dark woke” shitposting style. Newsom is upsetting MAGA, dividing Democrats, and boosting his national profile as he continues eyeing a presidential run. Don’t miss Hannah’s Morning Shots column about Newsom . As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com MAGA’s biggest feud right now isn’t with Democrats — it’s inside Trump World. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Laura Loomer have turned on each other in spectacular fashion. JVL and Andrew Egger take on why Loomer goes lower than anyone, and why MTG actually believes the crazy stuff. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a co...

Tim Miller slams Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry for sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to support Trump’s latest “law and order” stunt, even as Louisiana faces its own crime, jailbreaks, and looming hurricanes. Tim argues it’s pure political theater, troops used as props to please Trump, while real problems at home go ignored. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Take...

Rep. Elise Stefanik walked on stage in her own district and got brutally booed — twice. Tim Miller explains how Stefanik went from anti-Trump moderate to full-blown sycophant, why she’s lost touch with her constituents, and what happens when you trade credibility for clout in Trump’s world. Spoiler: the clown nose doesn’t come off. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is h...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger discuss Trump’s federal takeover of DC, the administration’s exaggerated claims about crime vanishing overnight, and the way the crackdown is being staged as a law-and-order success while raising serious concerns about authoritarian overreach, particularly by the amateur officers hiding their iden...

Marc Elias warns that Trump’s latest plan is not just bluster. By banning mail voting and claiming that states answer to him, Trump is setting up the biggest threat yet to American elections in 2026. Check out more from Marc Elias at Democracy Docket . As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ mem...

As Trump calls in red state troops, should blue state governors fight back? Tim and JVL debate bold moves and risky strategies. Read more in today’s Triad: A Modest Proposal: Send Blue State National Guardsmen to D.C. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the...

Tim Miller takes on Melania Trump's bizarre letter to Putin, asking him to “restore the melodic laughter” of children—without once mentioning Ukraine. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to toggle to audio. Add Bu...

Eric Edelman joins Bill Kristol to discuss the Trump–Putin summit in Alaska. No ceasefire was signed. Trump deferred the hard decisions to Ukraine. Putin scored a diplomatic win simply by being allow on U.S. soil What does that mean for U.S. credibility, Western unity, and Ukraine’s future? You can catch Eric every week on Shield of the Republic with Eliot Cohen. As always: Watch, listen, and leav...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Ben Parker dive VERY deeply into Trump’s BLS pick E.J. Antoni’s proud admiration of a Nazi battleship, and if his big plan for his upcoming role is to sink honest jobs reports similar to the battleship itself. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, a...

Tim Miller takes on how the Trump-Putin Alaska summit went from what seemed to be an empty nothing-burger to a grotesque betrayal as it’s now being reported Trump pushed Putin’s demands onto Zelenskyy that Ukraine give up Donetsk and Luhansk. Financial Times’ report, “Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line“ As always: Watch, listen, and leave a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump’s much-hyped Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin was a dud. No peace deal was announced. No press conference was held. It was all flattery, no real progress, and a big win for the Kremlin. Even Fox News gave it bad reviews. Tim Miller breaks it down.

As we await the Putin-Trump presser after the 3-on-3 summit in Alaska, the gang hoped on line to chat about first impressions from the summit. We’re watching events from Alaska and may go live again tonight—watch your inbox. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebulwark.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Will Sommer take on the story of how Donald Trump’s former Attorney General, Bill Barr, is now the target of a bizarre MAGA conspiracy theory — all thanks to a “whistleblower” with a rap sheet of cons, fake baby photos, forged documents, and an alleged grift trail from Brazil to the United States. We...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s economic mess, from stagflation and skyrocketing inflation to targeted economic pain for political enemies. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video?...

Nazi imagery, extremist politics, and a January 6 cameo. Tim Miller and Bill Kristol expose the troubling record of Trump’s new BLS nominee and the risk he poses to inflation, jobs, and social security. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on th...

Tim Miller joins MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle to take on how Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska, why America’s top CEOs are bowing to MAGA power at the expense of democracy and the economy, and Trump’s unwarranted D.C. police takeover. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ memb...

Tim Miller joined MSNBC’s Chris Jansing to discuss growing fears about immigration raids near schools as the new year begins. Families are afraid to send their children to class, worried that poorly-trained ICE agents could target them. Watch Chris Jansing Reports on MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short vi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com RFK Jr. is cutting half a billion dollars in mRNA vaccine research and claiming the shots do not work, cause dangerous mutations, and should be replaced with whole virus vaccines. Jonathan Cohn talks with Dr. Paul Offit to sort fact from fiction and nonsense. Check out more of Dr. Offit’s science insights at Beyond th...

Tim Miller, Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on Laura Loomer’s outrageous deposition — complete with roast beef insults, Trump affair rumors, and her vicious feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene. Do NOT miss Sam’s dramatic reading! As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video?...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Sonny Bunch talk about the new Wall Street Journal article on Cheryl Hines’s unusual public journey from being known as a beloved comedic actress on Curb Your Enthusiasm to being known as the spouse of RFK Jr., and how that shift has pulled her into political controversies. They discuss her tendency t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Jonathan Cohn are joined by economist Jason Furman to discuss Trump’s pick of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a choice that is highly partisan, unqualified, and threatens trust in economic data with potential long-term risks to policymaking and governance. As always: Watch, listen, and leav...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn talk with an old friend Juliette Kayyem. They discuss FEMA’s recent challenges and growing responsibilities in the face of escalating climate disasters, especially extreme heat. They examine how climate change is making disasters more frequent and costly, stretching FEMA’s resources to the limit. The con...