Our VP used to think his path to power was through the ruling class at Yale Law School. But after 2016, he saw that his route was through Trump, so he swapped one set of elites for another. And now as a lord among the MAGA ruling class, he's embracing his true cruel, lying self—and railing against the globalists who nitpick about this silly due process thing. Meanwhile, even Elon doesn't like the bankruptcy-threatening reconciliation bill, even if it's larded with kickbacks just for him. Plus, America: stay and fight. And the biggest theft in the history of the presidency is happening every day right before our eyes.
New Mexico congresswoman Melanie Stansbury and The Atlantic's George Packer join Tim Miller.
show notes
George's profile of the VP, "The Talented Mr. Vance"
Rep. Stansbury being featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
George's piece, "Be A Patriot"
George on Ross Douthat
Plus, tickets for our live show “Free Andry” on June 6 in DC
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S2 Ep1051: Pete Buttigieg: Dream Bigger, Talk More Boldly
Democrats need vastly more imagination to confront the enormous challenges the country faces politically, economically, and on climate. The party can't just focus on stopping what is happening in Washington. Meanwhile, Trump can't stop insulting the intelligence of the American people, every part of the political spectrum has something to hate about the reconciliation bill, and libertarians need to speak up about a president disappearing people to a foreign black site. Plus, cracking the manosphere, what Biden could've done differently on Covid, and the era of politicians sticking to their talking points is over.
Pete Buttigieg joins join Tim Miller.
show notes
Pete on the “Flagrant” pod on YouTube or on audio
Remaining tickets for the live Bulwark show in Nashville on Thursday
Plus, tickets for our live show “Free Andry” on June 6 in DC
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S2 Ep1050: Bill Kristol: Something Worth Fighting For
Despite our missteps in some of our more recent wars, we were fighting to bring freedom, democracy, and self-governance to others. Now, Trump's mercantilist agenda is showing us what it looks like to not have an American-led world order. And even after Russia's largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the war began, he still won't threaten Putin—only Zelensky. Meanwhile, just looking at the math alone, the reconciliation bill is alarming.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller for a Memorial Day pod.
show notes
Bill's 'Bulwark on Sunday' interview, "A Marine's Case Against MAGA"
Will Selber on Trump's betrayal of our Afghan allies
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S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb
Public corruption used to be a congressman hiding $90,000 in his freezer. Now, we have a president taking "me time" to rake in $40 million from a Chinese crypto billionaire who was facing fraud charges under POTUS 46. And that's just a drop in the bucket of some of Trump's recent haul. Of course, today's FBI will do nothing about it, and his buddies at the top of the bureau are instead focusing on celebrities who are definitely not Team Trump, or a person who posted a benign beach meme about 47. Meanwhile, the FBI has been ordered to redirect resources to deportations, raising serious questions about whether counterterrorism and counterintelligence—the agency's main priorities since 9/11—are being neglected.
James Comey joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
show notes
Comey's latest book, "FDR Drive"
Tim's playlist
Tim's interview with Karen Hao on her Sam Altman book
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S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is
Republicans moved at such lightning speed that even they don't know how many people would lose health insurance— or how much they'd be spiking the deficit with their highly risky and big, ugly turd of a bill. And they don't care because they're cosmically committed to stopping the government from making rich people pay for healthcare for people who aren't. Plus, Dem leaders have an age culture problem, environmental groups are stuck in a Ralph Nader time-warp, and the danger of radical politics and supporting Hamas hits home on the streets of DC.
Jonathan Chait joins join Tim Miller.
show notes
Jon's new piece on the House GOP bill (gift)
Jonathan Cohn on the proposed Medicaid work requirements
Tim and Patrick Gaspard on Trump's lies about South Africa
Jon's piece on John Fetterman (gift)
Jon on Trump's immoral foreign policy (gift)
Douthat interviewing JD Vance
*Join Tim, Sarah and Crooked's Jon Lovett for a FREE ANDRY live show and fundraiser June 6
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