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Zionism" Is Splitting MAGA in Two
18+ hour, 46+ min ago (1086+ words) Thirteen years ago today, Marco Rubio gave a cotton-mouthed GOP response to Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address, at one point awkwardly breaking his flow to lean out of frame for a quick drink of water. Was this the…...
The Spirit of Passover and the American Story
3+ week, 4+ day ago (313+ words) The perdurability of this Passover story of regeneration has much to offer anyone today who wishes to resuscitate the grand American narrative of renewal, new beginnings, and the fresh start. In fact, Jews have played a role in shaping this…...
The 12 Days of Grift-mas
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (41+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith....
Nazi Camps Hidden on Long Island? (w/ Steve Israel)
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (90+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith. John Avlon…...
Right-Wing Critics of Antisemitism Keep Weirdly Mum About Trump
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (369+ words) WAY BACK IN 2004, I wrote a book titled The Return of Anti-Semitism. Things had gotten bad enough that it was necessary to offer a fresh warning about the recrudescence of the world's oldest hatred, I thought. Little could I imagine…...
How The Jews Fought Rome (w/ Barry Strauss)
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (85+ words) The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture'supported by a community built on good-faith. Shield of…...
A Note from JVL - by Jonathan V. Last - The Bulwark
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (812+ words) Yesterday we crossed 100, 000 paid members of Bulwark+. I want to talk about this, which is self indulgent. I hope you'll hear me out. When we started Bulwark+ I set our target at 10, 000 members. Our stretch goal was 12, 000. I remember a…...
Teaching the Holocaust Just Got Harder in Mississippi
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (985+ words) AS A WRITER, EDUCATOR, AND THE DAUGHTER of a Holocaust survivor, I sometimes receive invitations to speak at schools or to teach, and this spring I was invited to teach a session on Holocaust history to lifelong-learning students. We met…...