Love ‘em or hate ‘em, The Bulwark matters. We value and respect their prominent position in the pro-democracy movement. Yet despite their success, the Bulwark advises on politics from a point of view so ideologically blinkered that it puts the entire movement at risk.
In this episode of Reality Checking the Bulwark, Steward Beckham and I examine tweets from Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller. First, Longwell reacts to a Mike Pence clip, arguing that Trump is a break from the Republican Party – no matter how much the GOP’s former Vice President and political history suggest otherwise.
Then Miller responds to Michigan Senate Democratic primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s tweet blaming AIPAC-aligned politicians for escalating gas prices in Michigan. Miller cries “misinformation,” but we wonder whether his own message is the actual misinformation.
Reality Checking The Bulwark
We’re institutionalists. We believe institutions matter – and when institutions fail, democracy falters.
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REALITY CHECKING THE BULWARK – EPISODE 8
Sunday, April 12 at 2pm EST / 11am PST
Previously on Stew On This:
The Difference Between Reaction and Memory
At this moment, the Trump administration is unpopular. We are currently in a war with Iran that is spreading catastrophe like a contagion across the global economy and diplomatic order. The ICE raids and th…
The Protest Was Real And So Was the Misdiagnosis
No Kings was a good development. I don’t want anyone to think I believe otherwise. In an article I published on Saturday, I may not have made it clear enough that I am with many other Americans in asking a simple question: Now what?
Bad Polls Don’t Mean a Redeemed Nation
I’m not especially excited about the “No Kings” protest. Still, I want to give it the weight it deserves, especially for the people organizing, for those showing up, for the stubborn insistence that public action still matters.
Thank you Cheryl D, Teralex 🚫👑’s, Dana Washington, Susan Houghland, Maureen Amberger, and many others for tuning into my live video with Evan Stern! Join me for my next live video in the app.
