
Bulwark Takes
The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.
Latest episodes

Feb 25, 2025 • 15min
GRENADES!? Jan. 6 Rioters PARDONED For INSANE Stuff Not Related To Insurrection
Tim Miller and Ryan Goodman talk about the most recent mayhem coming out of the DOJ. A J6'er receiving a pardon for non January 6 related charges, recent DOD firings, and USAID funding being blocked by DOGE.

Feb 25, 2025 • 13min
DOGE’s Latest Cut: Glenn Youngkin’s Balls
Tim Miller and Andrew Egger take on the backlash to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s attempt to appease both fired workers and conservative voters—offering job fairs and resume tips instead of fighting for his constituents. With Virginia’s 2025 governor’s race looming, could this misstep cost Republicans the state?

Feb 25, 2025 • 12min
Trump’s Building a New Axis of Evil—With America In It
Tim Miller and Andrew Egger take on the U.N. vote on Ukraine, where the U.S. found itself aligned with the worst of the worst — Russia, North Korea, and Belarus. They discuss the implications of this shift, Trump’s approach to international diplomacy, and Macron’s fact-checking moment during a meeting with Trump.

Feb 24, 2025 • 28min
This Democrat Knows How To WIN (W/ Gov. Jared Polis)
Colorado Governor Jared Polis is showing how to govern in the age of Trump. He’s normal and actually getting things done for his people. Polis joined Tim Miller on stage at Principles First to talk about his record and what comes next.

Feb 24, 2025 • 14min
Elon's DOGE Email Unleashes Chaos
Tim Miller, Sam Stein and Lauren Egan discuss the most recent Elon mayhem: The email that went out on a Saturday asking federal employees what they did last week.

Feb 24, 2025 • 17min
Elon and Trump's Goldfinger Plot For Fort Knox
Ben Parker is joined by Stan Veuger, senior fellow in economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s plans to check on the gold at Fort Knox, what it’s there for, and their calculated schemes to increase the value of BitCoin.

Feb 24, 2025 • 13min
CPAC 2025: MAGA’s Big Party Was a Festival of Grievance and Boredom
Andrew Egger reports back on his experience at CPAC, full of grievances and little euphoria.

Feb 23, 2025 • 35min
Trump Administration is SLIDING Toward DICTATORSHIP w: Robert Kagan | Bulwark On Sunday
Bill Kristol & Robert Kagan talk about Trump, his thirst for power, companies bending the knee, the situation in Ukraine, and the administration sliding towards dictatorship.

Feb 23, 2025 • 11min
Elon Musk’s Most Asinine Plan Yet
Sam Stein talks the ridiculous Saturday evening request from DOGE to federal employees to send bullet points of what they have done in order to keep their job.
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Feb 22, 2025 • 15min
Trump FIRES Top Military Brass in Friday Night PURGE
Sam Stein and Bill Kristol talk about the wild military firings that went down Friday night!