The Green Party Nominated a Guy Who Never Turned On His Camera
The Green Party is supposed to be a left-wing alternative to Democrats.
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‘Tony’ Review
Anthony Bourdain’s first steps to sainthood. Plus: A soggy trip to ‘Camp Miasma.’
George Conway: For Trump, Harp Strikes a Chord
Melania had to come out of hiding and practice her English after days of embarrassing coverage of Trump aide Natalie Harp.
Is Jon Ossoff the One We’ve Been Waiting For?
Plus: data centers, trans patriots, pickleball, and more.
Receipts Live: Markets Turn on Trump, Bessent Flails, and Stephen Moore Drools on Live TV
A recording from The Bulwark's live video
Your New Senator Is a Total Lightweight. She’s Perfect.
Darline Graham is the very model of a modern MAGA senator.
Life Is a Highway: The Terror of ‘It Ends’
Writer/director Alex Ullom on his new existential indie horror.
End of the Endless Summer
The Eve Babitz revival offered an intoxicating escape from our modern literary anxieties. Her final, briefly wonderful book of letters brings us back down to earth.
Tim Miller: Republicans Know What’s Coming. That’s Why They’re Hiding.
Tim Miller joins Alicia Menendez on MS NOW to take on the growing questions around Natalie Harp’s access to Trump, why Republicans are hiding from their own voters, and the Trump administration’s increasingly shaky economic message.
Trump’s War on Reality Comes for the Census
One of America’s most trusted institutions just put its name on a totally bogus voter-fraud report.
Ex-CIA Officer: Natalie Harp Is an Intelligence Nightmare (w/ Michael Weiss & Marc Polymeropoulos)
Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos discuss Trump’s “economic D-Day” against Iran, the risks of secondary sanctions and a prolonged blockade, and why Tehran may retaliate rather than simply give in.
Trump Just Ordered the Government to Delete the Receipts (w/ Andrew Weissmann)
Andrew Weissmann joins Sarah Longwell to discuss the Trump administration’s move to erase corporate ownership records, the latest developments in the Fauci investigation, how a bizarre election controversy in Alaska led to a DOJ investigation, and what Democrats still need to learn about persuasion in the Trump era.
Trump Is Finally Losing Ground Among Republicans
Focus groups show they’re mad about Iran. They’re mad about grocery prices. And they’re starting to wonder what on earth the president is doing.
David Wallace-Wells: The Politics of AI Are Shifting in Real Time
Mark the summer of 2026 as the moment when an unlikely supermajority of Americans came together on one issue: their opposition to data centers.
The Man Who Taught Donald Trump How to Be a Demagogue (w/ Chris Cillizza)
A recording from Jonathan V. Last and Chris Cillizza's live video
The Dollar, the Dopamine, and JD Vance
Get ready for boring econ talk.
The Iran War Is Eating the GOP’s Midterm Message Alive
Mike Johnson and his colleagues would prefer to talk about literally anything else.
Politicians Suddenly Notice Everybody Hates Data Centers
And, suddenly, so do politicians!
Postliberalism Is Not About Economic Transformation
Disregard the empty allegations of ‘socialism.’ The real problem with postliberalism is its underlying authoritarian vision.
Good Luck Explaining This Florida Democratic Ticket
A Democratic Socialist and a former Republican walk into an election...
Mike Johnson Is Humiliating Himself Trying to Defend Trump’s War
Will Saletan tracks House Republicans—Mike Johnson, Gabe Evans, Jason Smith—flailing to defend Trump's Iran war and rising gas prices, catching them in contradictions, dubious legal justifications, and outright lies about the economy ahead of the midterms.
Tim Unboxes a Republican Candidate’s “Medical Device”
Zach Lahn is the Republican candidate for governor of Iowa with a very unusual résumé and some very unconventional positions.
MAGA Scumbag Cory Mills Just Learned What Trump’s Loyalty Is Worth
Andrew Egger and Lauren Egan break down Florida’s Democratic primaries—and what Angie Nixon’s surprise Senate win means for Democrats in a state they’ve struggled to compete in.
Julia Curlee and Errin Haines: Cowards Are Running This Country
When Trump came back into power, his administration leaned heavily on former CIA analyst Julia Curlee to help safeguard our national security.
Trump’s Human Printer Is Cray-Cray
It would be much better if they *were* sleeping together.
BREAKING: Trump Wants To Meet Kim Jong Un
A recording from The Bulwark’s live video