The Bulwark

The Bulwark is a U.S.-based news and opinion platform created by conservative thinkers Charlie Sykes and Bill Kristol. Sarah Longwell serves as the publisher. Initially starting as a news aggregator, it transformed into a site focused on both news and commentary, featuring a core digital team from The Weekly Standard. Similar to The Weekly Standard, The Bulwark has been characterized as having a neoconservative viewpoint.

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Dear Dems, Don’t Welcome Elon Back

1 day ago | thebulwark.com | William Kristol |Andrew Egger |Adrian Carrasquillo |Jim Swift

You may think of Donald Trump as a reckless arsonist of federal bureaucracy, but you can’t say the big guy isn’t willing to spend some government dollars when it’s for a good cause. For instance, the Atlantic reports this morning that the Trump Department of Transportation allotted more than $2 million for celebrity defense attorney Alex Spiro to investigate whether DEI policies have been causing planes to crash. (The apparent answer: They haven’t been.
What to Make of The Middle East

1 day ago | thebulwark.com | Eric Edelman |Eliot A. Cohen

Eric and Eliot discuss this week's jackassery (Joni Ernst's dismissive attitude towards Medicaid cuts, Trump's obsessive posting on Truth Social and his disconnection from reality) before moving into a discussion of the Ukrainian drone attack on Russian Long-Range Aviation and the degree to which it represents an inflexion point in military affairs. How much will future wars in different parts of the world look like what we witnessed this past weekend?
Yes. People Will Die.

2 days ago | thebulwark.com | Jonathan Cohn

BY NOW, YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN or heard about the clips of Senator Joni Ernst trying to defend proposed health care cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill” Republicans are rushing through Congress. If you haven’t, by all means check them out, and not simply because they are so bizarre.
A Gross and Brazen ‘DOGE Check’ Scam

2 days ago | thebulwark.com | Andrew Egger |Cathy Young |Jim Swift

Yesterday, Andrew guest-hosted for Mona Charen on Just Between Us to talk with JVL about where the Trump administration is succeeding and where it’s failing to break down the laws and norms that would otherwise restrain it, then went deep on the case of the small Trump-loyal Missouri town that has been turned upside-down by the detainment of a beloved pillar of the community who happens also to be an illegal immigrant. Check it out.Happy Wednesday.
Why Trump’s Attacks On ‘His’ Judges Will Backfire

3 days ago | thebulwark.com | William Kristol |Andrew Egger |Jim Swift

More remarkable developments from Ukraine this morning, which just carried out a third strike on one of Vladimir Putin’s pet projects: the bridge connecting Russia to occupied Crimea. Meanwhile, Russian war bloggers have identified the man they believe to be the mastermind of the drone attacks on military targets across Russia this weekend: former Ukrainian DJ Artem Timofeev. Hey, it’s important for guys to have hobbies. Happy Tuesday.
Elon and Trump’s Messy Breakup Keeps Getting Crazier

4 days ago | thebulwark.com | Tim Miller |Sam Stein

Tim Miller and Sam Stein deep dive into the drama in the Trump–Elon bromance being officially over. From black eyes to ketamine rumors, cabinet meltdowns and physical altercations, it's getting weird. 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 Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.
Don’t Buy the Nostalgia Trump Is Selling

4 days ago | thebulwark.com | William Kristol |Andrew Egger |Cathy Young |Jim Swift

Horrible news from Boulder, Colorado, yesterday, where a man wielding a makeshift flamethrower attacked people marching in solidarity with the Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas. The FBI is investigating it as an act of terror. Politico reports:About 1:26 p.m., police received calls that a man with a weapon near the county courthouse on 13th and Pearl streets was setting people on fire, according to Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn.
Whataboutism Is Rotting Our Brains, Our Consciences, and Our Politics

4 days ago | thebulwark.com | Mona Charen

BEFORE WE CAN ADEQUATELY RESPOND to the frontal assault Donald Trump has launched on our way of life, we need to grapple with whataboutism. It is destroying our capacity to make rational judgments. In the face of an unprecedented defiance of law, tradition, and the Constitution, too many of us find ourselves so mired in polarized thinking that we can’t see straight. Humans have always been beguiled by black-and-white thinking. Something is either good or bad. You are either with us or against us.
Dems Weigh High-Risk, High-Reward Plan to Win the Senate

5 days ago | thebulwark.com | Lauren Egan

DEMOCRATIC STRATEGISTS IN RECENT MONTHS approached officials at the party’s main Senate super PAC to discuss a bank-shot idea for flipping control of the Senate: quietly backing independent candidates in traditionally Republican states. The strategy is highly sensitive.
The GOP’s Healthcare Flimflammery Is The New Big Lie

5 days ago | thebulwark.com | Sam Stein |Jonathan Cohn

Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn discuss the truth behind GOP Medicaid messaging, the real impact of the proposed cuts, and why this isn't about fraud but about gutting coverage. Check out Jonathan's piece hereAs 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 Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.