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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Johnny Isakson Stands Up for McCain; Unloads on Trump
Later today Sen. Johnny Isakson will call out President Trump for his continued disparagement of John McCain. The chairman of the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee said in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the service of any veteran, let alone...
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Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia has done something none of his Republican colleagues were willing to do this weekend
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The Craziest Twitter Weekend Ever
Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President's Trump's troubling weekend Twitter frenzy, the importance of presidential rhetoric, the 2020 election, and the bipartisan rebuke of President Trump's national emergency abuse.
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On today's podcast, @BillKristol joins host @SykesCharlie to discuss Trump's troubling weekend Twitter frenzy, the importance of presidential rhetoric, the 2020 election, and the bipartisan rebuke of Trump's national emergency abuse. podcast.thebulwark.com/the-craziest-t… pic.twitter.com/IpPlOZWntD
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Trump Supporters Say the Darndest Things
Here at The Bulwark, I recently reviewed Victor Davis Hanson’s new book, The Case for Trump. Writing at National Review Online, Hanson responded with a rejoinder that was nearly twice the length of my initial piece. I had not planned to return to...
Bill de Blasio 2020 Is a Terrible Idea
As a very, very progressive Democrat it pains me to write negatively about another Democrat. Especially a progressive one. But someone needs to tell Bill de Blasio that he can’t run for president and as both a Democrat and a constituent and because...
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Bill de Blasio 2020 Is a Terrible Idea thebulwark.com/bill-de-blasio… pic.twitter.com/sjpoLbXctW
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What Donald and Nancy Can Learn from Tip and the Gipper on St. Patrick's Day
Seeing President Trump don a green tie for the traditional St. Patrick’s lunch with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi evoked bittersweet memories of Ronald Reagan joining Tip O’Neill for what was one of both men’s favorite events. As much as he loved...
The Green New Deal Reveals the Dismal State of STEM Education
Much has been made of the Green New Deal. As policy, it is beyond far-fetched. Plans to eliminate air travel in a decade, to be replaced by high-speed trains, are unrealistic. Replacing fossil fuels entirely in a decade without adding nuclear power...
Why Words Matter
Editor’s note: In light of President’s Trump’s comments about “tough guys” on the right, I thought it was a good idea to reprint this piece by Jacob T. Levy, originally published by the Niskanen Center in February 2018. Just about a year into the...
The ‘World’s Greatest Deliberative Body’? Yeah, Right.
It’s hard to imagine the Senate being any more dysfunctional than it already is. And yet here we are. Reports indicate that Republicans, frustrated by how long it takes to confirm presidential nominations, are threatening to change the rules to make...
The Big Cave
There are two ways to look at Thursday’s Senate vote to block President Trump’s attempt to build a wall on the southern border without congressional approval by declaration of a national emergency. On the one hand, Congress laudably stood up for its...
The Cost of Killing NATO
On April 4, NATO foreign ministers will gather in Washington to mark the 70th anniversary of the most successful military alliance in history. Instead of being a happy occasion celebrating the treaty, it will be a ceremony fraught with anxiety and...
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"To put it starkly, NATO has never encountered such concentrated antipathy from the titular head of the alliance as it does from President Trump." thebulwark.com/the-cost-of-ki… pic.twitter.com/5oK3BtFQyE
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Is Socialism Really That Big of a Threat?
Is the threat (or promise) of socialism the defining issue of 21st century politics? Many Republicans seem to think so. “They want to take your pickup truck,” the former deputy assistant to the US President, Sebastian Gorka, told the Conservative...
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Who is Defending Judge Jeanine’s Bigotry?
It’s been a bad week for Fox News. Two of its well-known personalities are under fire for controversial remarks. Tucker Carlson’s come from the mid-to-late 2000s on a shock jock’s radio program; former judge Jeanine Pirro made hers on air during her...
How MAGA Is Just an Extension of Hope and Change
If there was anyone whom Democrats despised above all others in the Bush administration, it was Vice President Dick Cheney. His ties to Halliburton, the way he led the push for the Iraq war, his support for expanded presidential powers. But that was...
The Real Reason Pelosi Doesn’t Want to Impeach Trump
In a move that is sure to disappoint a #Resistance crowd that has been waiting impatiently—and with high expectations—for the conclusion of the Mueller investigation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken impeachment off the table, at least for now....
National Security? Or Just Cold, Cruel Nativism?
Donald Trump’s immigration policies have prompted cries of xenophobia, prejudice and worse. He and his defenders have responded that those policies are needed for national security, to reduce crime, and to benefit American workers. But even Trump’s...
Socialism Chic
“When Did Everyone Become a Socialist?” asks the cover story in last week’s New York magazine. “Everyone,” apparently, is the creative and activist class in New York and other metropolitan centers, where radical socialist blogging, journalism, and...
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The good news is that, despite the leftward shift of the Democratic party, socialism actually isn’t that popular outside the social media.
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On Trump and Those Bibles in Alabama
When I first heard about President Trump signing Bibles at Providence Baptist Church in the midst of the disaster zone around Beauregard, Alabama, it was through the lens of people making fun of the folks gathered in the church. And it made me sad....
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If we’re ever going to emerge from our bunkers and rebuild political life, we’re going to have to realize that even when we’re talking about Trump, not everything is about Trump. thebulwark.com/on-trump-and-t… pic.twitter.com/ludcPPlp1Z
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A Contagion of Folly
In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control made a happy announcement: Measles, a disease that sent tens of thousands of Americans to hospitals every year and was responsible for 400-500 annual deaths—mostly of those under the age of 10—had been...
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Vaccines are one of the greatest gifts of the modern age. Why do so many people ignore their benefits?
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Anti-vax fervor is not limited to the left or right. In fact, the common denominators seem to be wealth and education.
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The Great Hungarian Snowflake
He calls himself Dr. G, and he’s been hilariously parodied as the Dragon of Budapest, but Dr. Sebastian Gorka is perhaps best described as the Great Hungarian Snowflake. While hardly the most nefarious character on The Trump Show, foreign policy...
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People who live in igloos shouldn’t try to melt snowflakes. thebulwark.com/the-great-hung… pic.twitter.com/fHQAfn8fLy
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The Theater of the Deal
Part of Donald Trump’s political appeal was based on his tabloid and television personality as a consummate deal-maker, with The Art of the Deal as one of the pillars of his public image. The sales pitch was that this political outsider, relying...
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Donald Trump rose to fame by flogging a self-aggrandizing image in the tabloids and by establishing himself as a colorful celebrity. All of this is basically set-dressing. And this set-dressing has become Trump’s substitute for actual deal-making. thebulwark.com/the-theater-of… pic.twitter.com/NGaqYjkuS7
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