The Pro-Life Cause Deserves Better Than the Texas Law
Mona Charen wonders: If we can’t come to terms on abortion, can we agree on adoption?
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Leading The Bulwark…
The Pro-Life Cause Deserves Better Than the Texas Law
MONA CHAREN: If we can’t come to terms on abortion, can we agree on adoption?
🎧 On the Pods… 🎧
Ashley Allison on Holding the Democratic Coalition Together
Amanda and Ashley talk about what's up with Texas, Biden Agenda, and COVID overhang.
For Bulwark+ Members… 🔐
THE TRIAD: Inflation Is Probably Worse Than We Think. 🔐
When goods and services get crappier but prices stay the same—that's also inflation.
THE SECRET POD: It's Never Too Soon to Prepare for the Worst🔐
Sarah, Tim, and JVL are back together to talk Mandel vs. Vance, Trump’s turnkey 2024 operation, and the Indigo Girls.
ATMA BONUS: RIP, Michael K. Williams 🔐
The star of 'The Wire' and 'Boardwalk Empire' was found dead in his apartment this weekend.
From The Bulwark Aggregator…
Will Abortion Dominate the 2022 Midterms? - Ed Kilgore, Intelligencer
A 6-Year-Old’s Desperate Fight for Life After COVID - Michael Daly, The Daily Beast
Biden to Give $600 Relief Payments to Meatpacking, Farm Workers - Mike Dorning, Bloomberg Businessweek
NYC is using Biden's stimulus to support taxi drivers, the homeless, and give artists $5,000 checks - Ayelet Sheffey, BusinessInsider
I attended high school at Ground Zero. I’ve been working to demand care for 9/11 survivors ever since. - Lila Nordstrom, The Washington Post
America’s School Board Meetings Are Getting Weird — and Scary - Michelle Cottle, The New York Times
The Surprisingly Strong Supreme Court Precedent Supporting Vaccine Mandates - Peter S. Canellos, Politico Magazine
In Today’s Bulwark...
Hurricane Ida, Day Ten
MARCELLE BEAULIEU: A lot of people stopped paying attention when Ida didn’t turn into Katrina 2.0, but Louisiana needs help.
The Four Things India Is Watching for from Afghanistan
ANIK JOSHI: The world’s largest democracy is warily eyeing the Taliban’s return to power.
ATMA: Did 'Shang-Chi' Save Movie Theaters?
SONNY BUNCH: The MCU's latest, reviewed!
🚨OVERTIME 🚨
On today’s jukebox…
Hope you’re having a good Wednesday.
Is privacy real? A Swiss start-up got twisted in a kerfuffle recently, and even the notoriously private country seemingly showed that when it comes to your digital footprint, perhaps you should expect no privacy.
The Nicest Man in Stand-Up… Tim Alberta in The Atlantic has a great profile of a wonderful comedian, Nate Bargatze, which you should read. I quibble with whether Bargatze is the “nicest man” in stand up, since there are a lot of competitors. One of them, Jim Gaffigan, we’re seeing in D.C. in a few days.
The oral history of Idiocracy… Brought to you by Carl’s Jr.
If America had six parties… Where would you fall, the NYT wonders? I am apparently closest to the Growth and Opportunity party.
How do you plan to spend 9/11? Here’s how That Former Guy plans to…
The cruelty is, indeed, the point…
Murfreesboro Holler @TheBoroHoller
😤WATCH: When A RUTHERFORD COUNTY STUDENT tells the board his grandmother, a former @rucoschools teacher, DIED OF COVID because someone wasn’t wearing a mask… anti-maskers behind him LAUGH and INTERRUPT HIM. Shameless. https://t.co/39BDjec5DXThat’s it for me for today. We’ll see you back here tomorrow. Tech support questions? Email support@substack.com. Questions for me? Drop me a line: swift@thebulwark.com
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