The Bulwark has been one of the most important publications on the anti-Trump right. Which is exactly why this JVL/Sarah Longwell exchange on the latest Secret Pod is worth attention b/c it surfaces a real analytical habit they should want to evolve from.

And this framing mischaracterizes the left that it’s grading. Sarah ties illiberalism to political violence, which is a given, but leaders across the left, from Bernie to AOC to Mamdani, have publicly rejected political violence. The frame names a threat the left is actively disowning.