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America's Two Christmases, and Why Santa Lives On
Plus: What You Missed This Week From The Bulwark
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December 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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America on Tape: A Brutal (and Hopeful) Year
The Best of the Focus Group
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December 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Kara Swisher: We're in an 'Eat the Rich' Moment
The year started with America's tech overlords kissing the ring at Trump's inauguration, and it's ending with the public fed up with the ostentatiously rich—and more distrustful of Silicon Valley than ever, particularly on AI.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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The Ten (Or So) Best Movies of 2025
Before getting into this year’s roundup, here are a few honorable mentions for movies that probably aren’t going to make a lot of best-of lists this year.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Does Trump’s Bruised Hand Story Make Sense?
Sam Stein and Jared Poland give their takes on a curious White House claim.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The Politics of Plunder
His domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The 12 Days of Grift-mas
A holiday classic, Bulwark-style.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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The Bulwark’s 2025 Predictions Are Put On Trial
Donald Trump’s first year back in office is in the books, but how accurate were The Bulwark predictions from this past year?
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December 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Trump Spent the Holidays Yelling at the TV
While most Americans were with family, Trump spent the night before Christmas Eve rage-posting threats at TV networks he doesn’t like.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Sam & Sarah Read Their Own Hate Mail
Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell made a mistake.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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A Perfect Christmas Playlist
Ten songs spanning the decades to help you enter into a holiday mindset.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Christmas Circumstances
Life is messy. And good.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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‘Marty Supreme’ Review
Timothée Chalamet shines in Josh Safdie’s weirdo outsider sports movie.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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America’s Two Christmases—and Why They’re Both Pretty Great
The double joy of a particularly Christian, and a distinctly American, holiday.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Why Santa Lives On
Even skeptical and religion-averse younger Americans see something worth passing on in the jolly avatar of the Christmas holiday.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Trump's DOJ Utterly Bungled the Latest Epstein Release
New Epstein files have dropped, and the fallout is growing.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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RFK’s New Infatuation With a Danish Model
How MAGA fell in love with a tiny, socialist Scandinavian nation—as long as it’s just about vaccine recommendations.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Tom Nichols: The Buzz Has Worn Off
Six months ago, MAGA world was strutting around with their chests puffed out.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A Green Light for Anti-Islam Bigotry for Trump’s GOP
Congressional Republicans are openly attacking Muslim Americans.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Trump-Class Battleships Are the Navy’s Trump Ballroom
Trump Steaks. Trump University. Trump Coins. Why not? Let’s do this and be legends.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Holy Cow, Young Conservatives Are Not Okay
Tim Miller and JVL take on a Manhattan Institute focus group that exposed open praise for grotesque “strongman” politics, overt antisemitism, and casual acceptance of extremist figures like Nick Fuentes.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Our Nazi-Agnostic Vice President
Can’t the hard-core anitsemites, the Christian Zionists, and the right-wing Jews all get along?
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December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Security Guarantees for Ukraine Are Useless Without Action to Back Them Up
Non-credible promises could make things worse for everyone.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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How Rob Reiner Made Children His Issue
Pushing for greater investments in early childhood development, he improved the lives of countless kids.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM