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Charlie Sykes and guests discuss the latest news from inside Washington and around the world. No shouting, grandstanding, or sloganeering. Truth over tribalism. Principles over partisanship.
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4Olivia Nuzzi, Bret Stephens, and Ben Terris joined Charlie Sykes on stage in Austin over the weekend. While the Dems have Gretchen Whitmer to look forward to, the GOP's future may be people like Vivek—because the base must be entertained. Meanwhile, we may be facing a government shutdown because Gaetz and Boebert think it will increase their celebrity status.
Our democratic order is facing a two-front war. While the immediate crisis may be from the right, the left is presenting its own threats—which only helps make far-right populism stronger. Political scientist and democracy hipster Yashca Mounk discusses his new book with Charlie Sykes on the weekend pod.
show notes:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712961/the-identity-trap-by-yascha-mounk/
Trump is trying to intimidate witnesses and jurors in the election case, and Chutkan's only remedy may be to move up the trial date. Plus, Republicans embarrassed themselves with the AG, the Epps conspiracy may never go away, and a new witness emerges in the docs case. Ben Wittes joins Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
show notes:
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-clerks-and-caimans-jeffrey-clark-s-removal-hearing
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-s-motion-for-recusal-of-judge-chutkan-is-extraordinarily-weak
House Republicans are bickering and calling each other names, while the Matt Gaetz caucus threatens to hold the country hostage with a government shutdown. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans think the dress code change is the most important story of the week. Manu Raju joins Charlie Sykes.
The system feels rigged for the millionaires and the billionaires, and the populist red lights are flashing for 2024. Can the Democrats get back to being for the little guy, or will the man with the golden toilets convince them he's on their side? The Liberal Patriot's Ruy Teixeira joins Charlie Sykes.
Trump threw the pro-life movement under the bus in his NBC interview, and essentially pleaded the Fifth on Jan 6. Plus, Jack Smith wants a gag order, and Boebert the groper generated some amazing headlines. Will Saletan is back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
The billionaire was duped by Russian nuclear propaganda, but he's not the only one in the West who worries about provoking Russia by helping Ukraine. Plus, Putin's role in the far-right echo chamber, and why Romney stood up to Trump. Anne Applebaum joins Charlie Sykes for the weekend pod.
show notes:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/elon-musk-let-russia-scare-him/675282/
Romney's text message to Mitch McConnell renews questions about what law enforcement knew ahead of the attack on the Capitol. Plus, the weak counter-programming planned for Trump's prosecutions, and the foolish ploy against Judge Chutkan. Ben Wittes joins Charlie Sykes for the Trump Trials.
show notes:
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/five-observations-about-the-georgia-special-purpose-grand-jury-report
The speaker is trying to sate the MAGA wing with a sham impeachment, and maybe a government shutdown, but it will never be satisfied. Plus, Ignatius steps into the fray on Biden, and a badly behaved Boebert gets ejected. A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes.
show notes:
Lauren Boebert being escorted from a performance of the "Beetlejuice" musical in Denver.
https://youtu.be/FSwq_AIg-tE?si=aPteAoF5lPhARiZF
https://newrepublic.com/post/175322/democrats-raskin-letter-subpoena-jared-kushner-affinity-partners
McCarthy has caved on an impeachment inquiry so he can hold onto his gavel. Meanwhile, Congress should really be investigating Elon Musk's power as a defense contractor and his potential conflicts of interest. James Hohmann joins Charlie Sykes.
Biden giving a press conference while jet-lagged may not quell rising concerns about his age. Plus, Kamala sticks to the script on abortion, Trump can't wait to sic his AG on opponents, and Good Nikki faces off with Bad Nikki. Will Saletan joins Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
Tucker is in some corner of Elon's basement testing to see what he can get away with, while Elon is cozying up with Putin. Plus, Santos' oppo on himself, and the potential Saudi deal. Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes for the weekend pod.
Trump did himself no favors talking to Hugh Hewitt, the Proud Boys could've spared themselves a lot of prison time, the Fulton case may move quickly, E. Jean Carroll wins again, and when will the cascade of witness flipping start? Lawfare's Ben Wittes and Roger Parloff join Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
Never forget it was Donald Trump telling the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" which ultimately set Jan 6 in motion. And now he's retconning that day as some kind of 1776 moment. Adam Kinzinger joins Charlie Sykes today.
Republican leaders in Wisconsin sound like they're planning an end-run around democracy, Musk is running with one of the oldest antisemitic tropes in the world, and even MAGA Republicans in Texas don't like Ken Paxton. Will Saletan joins Charlie Sykes today.
How different would things be if other Republicans had stood up to MAGA like the way Kemp did for Fani Willis? Plus, Ted Cruz tried on beer-swilling tough guy, Candace sampled the Trump playbook, and the BS behind the political consultant game. Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes for the long weekend pod.
Giuliani is going to pay $$$$ for defaming Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss—and Trump may too, for his financial statements in New York. Meanwhile, ex-POTUS faces a criminal trial before the RNC, and Mark Meadows sounded wishy-washy in Georgia. Ben Wittes and Anna Bower join Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
show notes:
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/mark-meadows-takes-the-stand
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-has-jan.-6-trial-date-and-it-s-the-eve-of-super-tuesday
Does cynical Nikki Haley have the guts to run an edgier campaign? Plus, Vivek's Hermain Cain moment, Iowa's unpredictable caucus voters, and the denialism about Grandpa Joe. Mike Murphy joins Charlie Sykes today.
From Trump's court calendar to concerns about Biden's age, we may be underestimating how bad next year could be. Plus, Mark Meadows' dubious claims about Georgia, Vivek and the show, lefty book bans, and the MAGA mob effort to blackmail us out of a constitutional republic. David French joins Charlie Sykes.
The new hotness, Ramaswamy, is serving up a load of bull. Plus, the risks of our political gerontocracy, the mug shot heard 'round the world, and of course, most GOP presidential candidates would vote for a convicted felon before Biden. Will Saletan is back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
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ugg doesn't kamala follow what is dictated by the president.
thoughts? Dem ticket 2024 Gretchen Whitmer President Joe Biden Vice President plan to step down in 2026 not publicized. Succession to Biden Kamala to Sec State and becomes VP again when Biden steps down in 2026, runs for President 2028 or 32 Wes Moore (MD Gov) appointed to Atty General to groom for future Presidential run.
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I hate this series. Don't want to re-live Lindsey Graham's hypocrisy every week, I just want mor Charlie.
could you please turn the volume down on the intro music. it's really loud.
film was a disappointment. What happened after for the rest of his life? Where did he and his wife go? No real insight or mention of the masterful coordination of the project, no insight into building the 3 labs in created cities. Too much about the kangaroo "hearings" about his security clearance. over an hour of the questions and witnesses and answers. Why it was filmed in IMAX was a waste. This could have been a TV movie. The explosion itself was maybe 10 minutes of the 3 hours. Overall great acting performances, but producers and directors made creative choices that were bad in my opinion.
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Alyssa Farah is just an idiot Trojan horse Trumper. Why does “The Bulwark” try to waste my time with such trash? I’m willing to bet $100 she will never vote for a democrat. The Bulwark keeps trying to normalize the republican party as though it’s really full of sincere , good people like Tim Scott; sorry the politicians from SC should never get a chance to run the country and Tim Scott is a classic Uncle Tom.
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I can’t take this bs anymore.
Obviously I’d rather have Christie than Trump or Desantis. But honestly speaking, I dislike all republicans.
How ... How does a native English-speaker who talks and writes for a living not know what "the straw that broke the camel's back" means? I wouldn't do this if Tim weren't sounding so sure of himself elsewhere in this episode, but here's the kindergarten explanation: 1) Putting one piece of straw on a camel's back will not break it. 2) Putting a billion pieces of straw on a camel's back WILL break it. 3) Somewhere between Straw#1 and Straw#1,000,000,000 is a *single straw* that changes the state of the camel's back from unbroken to broken. It represents the quantity that causes a phase transition in a system. 4) Rough translation: "There's only so much stress that a thing can manage without breaking, and if the stress increases constantly, the thing WILL break." It's such a basic idiom that it doesn't require a fable to dumb it down. You're welcome.
Simply a great guest who has a great way of communicating.
Trump is done. He will go down in history as a stain on Melania’s underwear!
I'm not a fan of Smith's mealy-mouthed water carrying for and justification of the social media oligarchy's appallingly irresponsible business practices. Facebook facilitated a fucking GENOCIDE. I'm not interested in hearing anything like whataboutism from these people.
I tried several new Bulwark produced podcasts today. I couldn’t deal with them. Longwell is such a Trojan horse republican. Of course she blames the democrat 3 for their ideal. All of them agree Biden is too old, trumps the nominee and he’s got at least even odds to win in 2024. I’m beginning to think Charlie & company are just suckering me for the $10 each month. How are they contributing to the force to end trumps career??? I swear I’ve never heard any of them except JVL say anything directly positive with respect to democrats. Am I just biased???
these two are Friday GOLD. 🥇
Why is Sykes constantly wasting time on Trump?
It’s hard to be more boring than Charlie Sykes , but Nguyen has achieved it.
I think it's just as probable that because he is likely to be indicted in Georgia, the trump machine that was providing Cassidy Hutchinson's legal representation is paying for Graham's defense and "taking care" of him. And, truly being trump's pal appreciates the legal tsunami coming at him.