‘Conclave’ (MovieStillsDB) There are some critics who think that service journalism is above them, that they’re not really here to help you decide what to watch. But I’m a man of the masses; I work for you, the people. That’s why the top half of today’s newsletter is both a […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) greets opposition leader Friedrich Merz before a televised debate on February 19, 2025 in Berlin. (Photo by Michael Kappeler/Pool/Getty Images) FOR MOST OF THE LAST HALF CENTURY, GERMANY has been a dominant force in Europe. Its economic strength, its large population, and its strategic location […]

A baby on a bed is protected against malaria with a mosquito net. USAID APHIA II Coast, Family Health International. (Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images) I WORK IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, A FIELD that has suddenly become the focus of intense political controversy—even though most Americans still don’t know […]

Rep. Robert Garcia joins Tim Miller to discuss the letter sent from Trump’s DOJ after he publicly criticized Elon Musk. Leave a comment 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? […]

Sarah and JVL discuss Trump’s recent poll numbers, which show Trump’s approval rating is falling fast, and how the economy might be Trump’s weakness now that he is in charge. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and […]

George and Sarah talk about Donald Trump’s quoting of Napoleon and calling himself a king, the resignations in SDNY over Mayor Eric Adams corruption case, Elon Musk’s control with DOGE, and Trump’s tanking approval ratings. Leave a comment Watch, listen and leave a comment. Don’t care for video? Use the […]

Kash Patel has been confirmed as FBI Director. With Patel at the helm, the purge begins. What does this mean for law enforcement, democracy, and Trump’s power? Tim Miller and Sam Stein break it down. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home […]

(Composite / Photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock) LAST FRIDAY, AT THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE, Vice President JD Vance lectured our European allies about democracy. “When we see European courts canceling elections and senior officials threatening to cancel others, we ought to ask whether we’re holding ourselves to an appropriately high standard,” […]

(Composite / Photos: Shutterstock / GettyImages) Republicans are trying to advance a budget resolution that would provide the framework to support the most critical parts of President Trump’s agenda—or, at least, the parts the president can’t unilaterally accomplish on his own. But no one seems to be on the same […]

Review of Travellers of the World Revolution: A Global History of the Communist International by Brigitte Studer (Verso Books, 2023) The Communist International was conceived in March 1919 amid the siege conditions of revolutionary Russia, within weeks of Berlin’s Spartacist Uprising and the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. […]

If Marco Rubio was NOT playing the long game masquerading as a patriotic neocon who gets placed in the State Department to then give Russia everything it wanted, what would he be doing differently? Meanwhile, a Democratic version of the Tea Party may be brewing, the tensions between Elon and […]