On today's Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how conservatism has gone from Edmund Burke to Charlie Kirk, why COVID has turned the GOP into the party of big government, and how Joe Manchin has offered the Democrats a marshmallow test. Special Guest: Tom Nichols.

Tom Nichols: When Did Being Stupid Become Cool?

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In the very hot summer of George, Breonna, and Ahmaud, we seemed to be on the brink of a third Reconstruction.

Bakari Sellers: We Are in a Dark Moment

Political power often changes the church more than the church changes those in power—the most glaring example is the damage Trump has done to the credibility of the white evangelical world.

Christians and Political Power

The polling isn't there yet, but Biden is delivering, MAGA is extreme, the GOP is a dumpster fire, and Trump is the ugliest political figure in our lifetimes.

Simon Rosenberg: I Think We're Going to Kick His Ass

To Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch, the real threat to democracy is not Trump's attempts to steal the election—but the DOJ's effort to hold him accountable.

Mark Joseph Stern and Dave Weigel: A Bad Day for Jack Smith

The one-time most powerful man in the world is now being told when to sit, when to stand, and what he's permitted to say.

Tom Nichols: When Did Being Stupid Become Cool?

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