The Bulwark

We’ve got some big news: Bulwark Publisher @SarahLongwell25 is releasing her first book and you can pre-order it now! “How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time” is the definitive playbook for consigning MAGA-style politics to the ash heap of history where it belongs. Order now before it drops on Sept. 8.

Republican lawmakers seem to accept the higher gas prices as simply the cost of war with Iran—a noble and necessary cause, they insist. The voters can register their input in a few months. lnk.thebulwark.com/3PiSDWQ

Read the latest edition of Receipts by @crampell: lnk.thebulwark.com/3NbZNvu?utm_so…

Oil shocks have historically preceded recessions in the United States (and elsewhere). So it’s worth walking through why this war and its resulting supply-chain disruptions have significantly raised the odds of recession—and what that outcome would actually look like.

GOP lawmakers were defending and praising the former DHS secretary until very recently. Which thing do you think changed - their principles, or their ability to see which way the wind is blowing? lnk.thebulwark.com/41fVylH

Stephen Miller told Laura Ingraham on Fox that “President Trump has calculated through every permutation and every degree of strategy." Is it like The Avengers where we only win in one of them? lnk.thebulwark.com/4sWr8AV

@Lauren_V_Egan Read the latest edition of The Opposition: lnk.thebulwark.com/47aZ2cK?utm_so…

Can Democrats pivot their way back to power? Some strategists want candidates to hammer economic populism and sidestep divisive cultural fights. Others warn that ducking the questions makes the party seem out of touch. @Lauren_V_Egan has the inside story.

"Without invoking Handmaid’s Tale-style dystopias, far-right misogyny does have real-life effects under the second Trump administration." lnk.thebulwark.com/4dvDwmM

@jamestalarico Watch the full episode of the Bulwark Podcast at lnk.thebulwark.com/4c0W0Lk and YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.thebulwark.com/4bv8TeM?utm_so…

"We're running against the billionaire mega donors and their corrupt political system, and I think John Cornyn and Ken Paxton embody the corruption in our politics." @jamestalarico on how it doesn't matter who he faces in November and why Cornyn may be more corrupt than Paxton.

"'It will be a mortal mistake for Democrats if they leave the 2024 cycle with this idea that we just got to go into a hole and not talk about the hard stuff. That’s the wrong lesson.'" lnk.thebulwark.com/3PirTpo

@JoePerticone Read the latest edition of Press Pass: lnk.thebulwark.com/3PyO0Id?utm_so…

Gas prices are one of the most visible political signals in America, and right now they’re flashing red. @JoePerticone’s conversations with Republican senators reveal anxiety about the midterms, acceptance of higher costs, and a bet that voters will tolerate short-term pain.

If Republicans keep leaning into AI psyops, they’ll only widen the gap between their feeds and the rest of the country. lnk.thebulwark.com/4bR598B

@jamestalarico @Timodc Watch the full episode of the Bulwark Podcast at lnk.thebulwark.com/4c0W0Lk and YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.thebulwark.com/4bv8TeM?utm_so…

"While it's maybe provocative politically, I don't think it's controversial theologically...so if you have a problem with what I said, don't take it up with me, take it up with the Apostle Paul." Watch @jamestalarico react when @Timodc asks him "how big is God's sausage?"

We’re ready, Austin!

"Toadies in the government who know he’s lying—even toadies who used to preach against 'warmongers,' and whose job it is to identify facts—tell us that only the great man can divine what’s true." Welcome to autocracy. lnk.thebulwark.com/4lAosX0

If you were mad about Hunter Biden, this should upset you too.

"It also needs to be noted that 'Anna,' who has several children, wanted anonymity because she fears retaliation. Given the far right’s level of vitriol and history of harassment toward perceived opponents, that’s not so unreasonable." lnk.thebulwark.com/4dvDwmM