Mark Joseph Stern and Dave Weigel: A Bad Day for Jack Smith
To Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch, the real threat to democracy is not Trump's attempts to steal the election—but the DOJ's effort to hold him accountable. Plus, the story behind the protesters...
25 Apr 202447min
Olivia Nuzzi and Dana Mattioli: A Deflated Trump
The one-time most powerful man in the world is now being told when to sit, when to stand, and what he's permitted to say. Scenes from the New York courthouse, with Olivia Nuzzi. Plus, Dana Mattioli di...
24 Apr 202445min
Frank Bruni: The Age of Grievance
Tocqueville noted that Americans forever brood over advantages they do not possess, but now our grievance culture has run amok. From the aggrieved-in-chief, Trump, who just can't catch a break, to the...
23 Apr 202448min
Tom Mauser and Bill Kristol: Columbine, 25 Years On
Tom Mauser lost his son, Daniel, in the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. He joins Tim Miller to discuss his long fight against gun violence, small victories over the NRA, and the continuing ins...
22 Apr 202445min
Amanda Carpenter: Welcome to Coalition Government
Hey, look: Republicans and Democrats are working together! Meanwhile, Trump is still trying to destroy our institutions, Bill Barr is comfortable playing Russian roulette, and Mark Esper speaks the tr...
19 Apr 202456min
Ali Vitali and Will Saletan: An Epiphany on Ukraine?
Mike Johnson shows hints of Reaganism with his new push for a foreign aid bill that includes support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Republicans in Arizona self-own on abortion, the GOP in DC flails on a stag...
18 Apr 202455min
David Sanger: New Cold Wars
For 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United States lived in a delusion that Russia and China could not touch us. And while Americans are not all that interested in the rest of the world...
17 Apr 202450min
Ross Douthat: Elite Outrage Is Not Enough
Trump wins voters who don't read The New York Times or listen to The Bulwark Podcast, and elite opposition may not be enough to defeat him. Ross Douthat joins Tim Miller for a spirited debate about wh...
16 Apr 202448min
