On today's Bulwark podcast, George Packer joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, and describes the four different Americas. Special Guest: George Packer.

George Packer on How America Fractured

Tim Miller and guests discuss the latest political news for the flagship podcast of the Never Trump movement and the reality-based community. Every weekday we provide insightful analysis, political hot-takes, an unabashed defense of liberal democracy and long-form interviews that cut through the "both-sides" BS. Plus a few laughs to help you wash down the crazy.

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Mike Johnson shows hints of Reaganism with his new push for a foreign aid bill that includes support for Ukraine.

Ali Vitali and Will Saletan: An Epiphany on Ukraine?

For 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United States lived in a delusion that Russia and China could not touch us.

David Sanger: New Cold Wars

Trump wins voters who don't read The New York Times or listen to The Bulwark Podcast, and elite opposition may not be enough to defeat him.

Ross Douthat: Elite Outrage Is Not Enough

While Biden spent the weekend helping fend off Iran's missile and drone attack, supposedly pro-Israel Trump embraced the anti-Israel chant, "Genocide Joe," at his rally.

George Packer on How America Fractured

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