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‘An Increasingly Dangerous Place’
Plus: The U.S. bureaucratic reshuffle that helped Israel neutralize Iran's attack.
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William Kristol
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Andrew Egger
, and 
Will Selber
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Orbánism Claims Another Victim
Petty scandals and embarrassments are masking Slovakia's slide toward authoritarianism.
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Dalibor Rohac
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s American Love Story
In a new book out today, the famed historian recalls her late husband’s front-row seat to the presidency—and her own.
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Bill Lueders
Michael Douglas’s ‘Franklin’: Saucy Statesman
New Apple miniseries focuses on Franklin’s diplomatic achievements.
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Kelsa Pellettiere
Chris Sununu Is Either a Mountebank, a Coward, or a Fool
Plus: Taking the win with Iran.
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Jonathan V. Last
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Biden Won the War on Crime
In 2020, Donald Trump unleashed a crime wave on America. Joe Biden beat it back.
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Jonathan V. Last
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Across the Movie Aisle Live!
On 'Arrival,' one of the best films of the 2010s.
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Sonny Bunch
29:45
Sleepy Don Can’t Handle his Trial!
Welcome to "The Dark Side," where The Bulwark's two most pessimistic personalities, JVL and A.B., breakdown all the ways America is screwed. Watch…
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Jonathan V. Last
 and 
A.B. Stoddard
45:09
Bill Kristol and Ben Wittes: The Split-Screen Reality
While Biden spent the weekend helping fend off Iran's missile and drone attack, supposedly pro-Israel Trump embraced the anti-Israel chant, "Genocide…
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Tim Miller
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William Kristol
, and 
Benjamin Wittes
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It's Time to Play to Win
Pushing the advantage against Iran and a new poll that shows the new normal.
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William Kristol
 and 
Andrew Egger
356
So You’ve Got a Crank Politician in the Family
How the kinsfolk of RFK Jr. and Paul Gosar are trying to save themselves and America.
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Jill Lawrence
No, U.S. Taxpayers Are Not Funding “Censorship” in Ukraine
Claims of nefarious USAID role rely on half-truths and distortions.
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Cathy Young
Sex, Lies, and Videotape—A Guide to the First-Ever Criminal Trial of an Ex-President
Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush-money case starts today. Here’s what you need to know.
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Philip Rotner
51:13
The New Fractured World (with Hal Brands)
Watch now | Eric welcomes friend of Shield of the Republic Hal Brands back to the show. Hal is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global…
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From 'Funny or Die' to Western Neo-Noirs
Writer-director Rod Blackhurst on his new film, 'Blood for Dust,' 'Night Swim,' and making comedy shorts with Dave Franco.
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Sonny Bunch
1
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The "Uncommitted" Democrats (with Tommy Vietor)
Watch now | Some voters in recent Democratic primaries have been upset with Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Whether and how he can bring…
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Sarah Longwell
53:47
The "Uncommitted" Democrats (with Tommy Vietor)
Some voters in recent Democratic primaries have been upset with Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Whether and how he can bring them back…
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Sarah Longwell
 and 
Tommy Vietor
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What Trump Did to Pro-Life Inc.
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The Tabloidization of America
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The Long Slog to November
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Three things to read, from JVL.
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Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.
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In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.
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Jim Swift, Reporting with the afternoon's news.
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Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood
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Jonathan Chait: Trump Broke the Scales
Pound for pound, the media treats Trump better than any Democrat. Plus, talking about abortion in a way that wins the most votes, NPR and identity…
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Tim Miller
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What Trump Did to Pro-Life Inc.
And cancer finally catches up with O.J. Simpson.
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Jonathan V. Last
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Sarah Longwell
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Tomorrow Usually Looks Like Today
On timelines and choices. Plus a Spago spotting.
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Jonathan V. Last
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The Future of Media Is Passive
Plus: an artificial assignment!
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Sonny Bunch
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Sleepy Don Can’t Handle his Trial!
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Bill Kristol and Ben Wittes: The Split-Screen Reality
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No, U.S. Taxpayers Are Not Funding “Censorship” in Ukraine
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Republicans Flee D.C., Responsibility
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The Tabloidization of America
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