The Bulwark Podcast

Trump's madman antics got him into a game of chicken with Iran, but he's up against people who are even crazier than he is. And he is not likely to get a deal with Tehran that is any better than Obama's nuclear agreement—which Trump called the worst deal in the world. Plus, the Virginia win is another reminder that Dems can effectively play hardball, Kevin Warsh is looking like an alarming pick for the Fed, the media coverage of the mass shooting in Shreveport was almost non-existent, MAGA is obsessed with Mamdani, Sam and Tim have new Cabinet rankings, and is there a way to stop Kushner from making deals with Sharia law countries?
Sam Stein joins Tim Miller.
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Catherine on Warsh failing the big test in his confirmation hearing

Will Saletan on the latest anti-MAMDANI bill

Jonathan on the national media largely ignoring the mass shooting in Louisiana

Tim, Sam, and Sommer on Candace vs. Loomer

Tim on the Nuggets pod, CSG

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Trump keeps jawboning the markets to try to manage the fallout from the war on Iran, but we have yet to see the full economic impact of his foreign policy misadventure. Oil and gas facilities in the Gulf have been critically damaged and will take years to repair—which will inevitably lead to higher fuel prices. And countries are stockpiling commodities and products like fertilizer, which will also feed inflation. Plus, a new book on the social and economic travails of modern American men.
The Ringer's Jordan Ritter Conn and Bloomberg's Tracy Alloway join Tim Miller.
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Jordan's new book, "American Men"

Tracy's podcast, "Odd Lots"

"Road from Raqqa," Jordan's book about two Syrian brothers 

The NYT story on the Syrian billionaires and their business deals with the Trump family 

Jordan's reporting on the heartbeat of resistance in Minneapolis 

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Just hang tight: Trump is super close to a deal with an enemy that he handed all the leverage to. Absolutely do not read his steady supply of hollow threats as him begging Iran for a face-saving off-ramp. Meanwhile, back in reality, Iran too can see how desperate Trump is, the war is helping China feel emboldened, and some of our closest post-WWII allies think Beijing is more dependable than the U.S. under Trump. Plus, Hegseth has chosen an ideal time to pick a fight with the secretary of the Army, numerous officials at the FBI are alarmed by Kash's alleged alcohol-induced absences, kudos to Ossoff for the way he talked about corruption and kleptocracy, and more Vance-splaining from the newbie Catholic Veep.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
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Tim’s livestream Monday at 8ET on YouTube or Substack

JVL on the "Trump Madman Theory' of the stock market

Lauren on the Dems preparing for a potential midterm-year SCOTUS vacancy

Tim's 2020 piece on Joe DiGenova 

Images of the Poodle Room, Kash's alleged hangout in Vegas

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The U.S. and Israel started dropping bombs on Iran because the regime, amid mass street protests, appeared to be in a weakened state. But the regime has now ended up with a much stronger hand: It's proven its leverage over the global economy with the Strait of Hormuz, and under Trump's offer, Iran will get a huge infusion of cash to rebuild its ballistic missiles program and fund its proxy terror groups. At the same time, Trump has made the United States look like a rogue state—while spending billions for a deal he could have got without a war. Plus, Israelis are likely not happy, the Gulf states realize America can't protect them from Iran's drones, Cuba is readying to be next, Dems should make clear they are the anti-war party now, Trump is fighting his demons from his first term, and JD has a radical and un-American world view.
Ben Rhodes joins Tim Miller for the holiday weekend pod.
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Ben's podcast, "Pod Save the World"

Ben's forthcoming book, "All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches"

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Tim's playlist

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From Trump's sacrilegious use of Jesus, to his massively corrupt pardon scheme, and his desire to plaster his name on every federal building and institution, this country has never had such a bad president. The Dems need to plan now how they will do oversight and also keep his loyalists from helping him cheat in the midterms. Plus, Hegseth really doesn't know his Scripture, Trump is turning America's 250th birthday into a party for himself, and RFK has really got a thing about dead animals.
Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller.
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Protect Democracy's website

ProPublica's reporting on Trump's effort to "take over" the midterms

JVL on driving the stake through the heart of Trumpism

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