Bill Crystal
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Bill Kristol is an American political commentator, writer, and editor associated with neoconservative and anti-Trump politics. The excerpt appears to misspell his surname as “Crystal.”
17 episodes featuring Bill Crystal
The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s China pageantry meets Alaska’s populist test
The episode links presidential weakness abroad and corporate influence at home to a broader argument about accountability, costs, and political independence.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 20m
The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s Iran messaging collides with AI and education fights
The episode connects strained war messaging, attacks on press access, AI policy uncertainty, and school-choice pressures to broader questions of political accountability.
Sep 21, 2026 · 1h 10m
The Bulwark Daily
Trump allies face scrutiny over Russia ties and Republican drift
The discussion connects foreign-policy inconsistency, extremist politics, economic frustration, and institutional silence to deeper questions about Republican governance.
Sep 14, 2026 · 58 min
The Bulwark Daily
The post-9/11 politics still shapes war, immigration and dissent
The conversation connects Islamophobic rhetoric and U.S. intervention abroad to today’s immigration enforcement, Gaza debate and partisan realignment.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 7m
The Bulwark Daily
Pedro Gonzalez confronts the movement he helped radicalize
The episode examines whether Trump-shaped Republicanism can survive Donald Trump—and whether former supporters can return to democratic politics.
Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 36m
The Bulwark Daily
Past wave elections offer Democrats a midterm playbook
The episode tests whether today’s political conditions resemble the backlash, turnout shifts, and strategic failures that produced the 1994 and 2006 waves.
Sep 7, 2026 · 1h 3m
The Bulwark Daily
David French warns executive power is eroding constitutional liberty
The conversation tests whether constitutional protections, Christian commitments, and electoral institutions can withstand an administration expanding coercive power.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 4m
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Pentagon turmoil meets Democrats’ affordability test
The episode connects defense-policy dysfunction and escalating geopolitical risks with a domestic political problem Democrats must solve: convincing voters they can deliver practical economic relief.
Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 22m
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Iran conflict tests Democrats’ leverage over Trump
The episode connects military secrecy, economic pressure, and congressional inaction to a broader debate over how Democrats can constrain the administration.
Aug 31, 2026 · 57 min
The Bulwark Daily
Rhodes warns global conflicts are converging
The discussion connects Russia’s escalation, Ukraine’s defenses, China’s influence, and U.S. political divisions to a widening crisis with consequences beyond any single war.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 13m
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ICE arrests and Trump’s midterm machine face scrutiny
The episode connects expanding immigration enforcement, Republican electoral planning, and Florida corruption allegations to the broader risks of Trump-era governance.
Aug 27, 2026 · 1h 21m
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Trump’s weak points multiply across trade, war and Washington
The episode connects policy failures and domestic controversies to the administration’s political vulnerability ahead of the midterms.
Aug 24, 2026 · 50 min
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Trump’s inner circle reveals the costs of political devotion
The discussion connects personal loyalty around Donald Trump to broader concerns about fiscal policy, politicized justice, and election integrity.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 7m
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Southern Democrats test coalition politics as civil service faces ideological targeting
The episode connects the South’s electoral stakes with a personal account of how political identity can override public service and institutional competence.
Aug 19, 2026 · 1h 20m
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Trump’s threats expose a credibility crisis at home and abroad
The discussion connects erratic threats, nepotistic diplomacy, and weakened alliances to a broader erosion of U.S. credibility and accountability.
Aug 18, 2026 · 1h 7m
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Trump’s access economy collides with foreign-policy failure
The episode connects presidential profiteering, institutional protection, war’s human costs, and Democratic strategy into one argument about power without accountability.
Aug 17, 2026 · 1h 16m
The Bulwark Daily
Democrats debate turning Trump’s vanity into a political liability
The conversation tests whether Democrats can convert Republican hypocrisy, Trump’s self-interest, and popular issues into a sharper electoral strategy.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 17m