Bill Kristol: Hegseth Keeps Proving his Unfitness
The Bulwark Podcast
Republican senators could have insisted on someone who was even minimally competent to run our military, but because of their spinelessness, we've now got a SecDef who can't resist texting top secret war plans. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court shows it doesn't trust the Trump administration, and judges on lower federal courts have stopped believing what its lawyers say. Plus, Joe Perticone joins from Rome to discuss the passing of Pope Francis. And the uncanny relevance of the American revolutionaries' grievances against King George.
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<div>Republican senators could have insisted on someone who was even minimally competent to run our military, but because of their spinelessness, we've now got a SecDef who can't resist texting top secret war plans. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court shows it doesn't trust the Trump administration, and judges on lower federal courts have stopped believing what its lawyers say. Plus, Joe Perticone joins from Rome to discuss the passing of Pope Francis. And the uncanny relevance of the American revolutionaries' grievances against King George.<br><br><strong>Bill Kristol </strong>and <strong>Joe Perticone </strong>joins Tim Miller.<br><em>show notes<br></em><br></div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/opinion/naval-academy-speech-censorship.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BU8.-Erw.iq8DQdNfd-DB&smid=url-share">Ryan Holiday on the Naval Academy canceling his speech (gift)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript">List of grievances against King George in the Declaration of Independence</a></li> </ul><div><br></div>
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Republican senators could have insisted on someone who was even minimally competent to run our military, but because of their spinelessness, we've now got a SecDef who can't resist texting top secret war plans. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court shows it doesn't trust the Trump administration, and judges on lower federal courts have stopped believing what its lawyers say. Plus, Joe Perticone joins from Rome to discuss the passing of Pope Francis. And the uncanny relevance of the American revolutionaries' grievances against King George.
Show Notes
Raw Description
<div>Republican senators could have insisted on someone who was even minimally competent to run our military, but because of their spinelessness, we've now got a SecDef who can't resist texting top secret war plans. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court shows it doesn't trust the Trump administration, and judges on lower federal courts have stopped believing what its lawyers say. Plus, Joe Perticone joins from Rome to discuss the passing of Pope Francis. And the uncanny relevance of the American revolutionaries' grievances against King George.<br><br><strong>Bill Kristol </strong>and <strong>Joe Perticone </strong>joins Tim Miller.<br><em>show notes<br></em><br></div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/opinion/naval-academy-speech-censorship.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BU8.-Erw.iq8DQdNfd-DB&smid=url-share">Ryan Holiday on the Naval Academy canceling his speech (gift)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript">List of grievances against King George in the Declaration of Independence</a></li> </ul><div><br></div>