Policy Editor, The Bulwark Syndicated columnist Opponent of all forms of illiberalism Author of four bookshttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mkljfcn5es2bA Bulwark scoop. EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Finalizing Plan to Put Trump Picture on U.S. Passports https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/exclusive-state-dept-finalizing-plan?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web28 Apr 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkljfcn5es2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mkategh3xc2y"They have divided people into friends and enemies, and they want to crush their enemies, completely and without mercy. That isn’t what I want." https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/christopher-rufo-thinks-im-soft-on-dei-102e5061?mod=opinion_free-expression_topnews_pos224 Apr 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkategh3xc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mjoqqroyhs2bAnother banger from Catherine Rampell! When All Else Fails, Just Blame Corporate Greed https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/when-all-else-fails-just-blame-corporate-greed-greedflation?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web17 Apr 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoqqroyhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mjiiaqajuc2pCathy Young's gimlet eye misses nothing. The Nationalist Right Isn’t Taking Orbán’s Loss Well https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/nationalist-right-orban-loss-election-mourning-hungary-vance-dreher?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web14 Apr 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiiaqajuc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mijovftf4c2gIf there's another view, I'd love to see it, but this verdict seems completely right to me. America Lost. Iran Won. Trump Shat the Bed. https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/america-lost-iran-won-trump-shat?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web02 Apr 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijovftf4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mie2yljhck2c"When such a toddler is calling the shots in a war, it’s acutely dangerous." ShareThe Iran Hawks Are Losing Their Heads https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-iran-hawks-are-losing-their-heads-war-trump?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web31 Mar 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie2yljhck2chttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mhayg4b6m22hIt's not hard to get inside Trump's mind this time. Trump’s War Psychology https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/trump-war-psychology-iran?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web17 Mar 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhayg4b6m22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mfkg6i3zsk2oThey haven't thought this through. Of course! Trump Is Considering More Iran Strikes. No One Knows Precisely Why. https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/trump-considering-more-iran-strikes-no-one-knows-precisely-why?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web23 Feb 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkg6i3zsk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3meto2lqxm22cLife is full of unavoidable tragedies. Yet many Americans are subjecting their children to completely avoidable ones. Hard to fathom the idiocy. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/child-dies-measles-vaccines/685969/14 Feb 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3meto2lqxm22chttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mentlxhbuk22"By all means, get angry about the savagery; stress that law and order means . . . the state cannot be the lawbreaker. But also add that borders are not notional and chaos cannot be permitted to prevail along the Rio Grande." How Democrats Can Crush the Midterms https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/how-democrats-can-crush-the-midterms-tariffs-economy-affordability-immigration-deportation-border-crime?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web12 Feb 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mentlxhbuk22https://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3meggmyfjis2zLook at this flagrant typo in WaPo. That’s what happens when you fire 1/3 of staff.09 Feb 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3meggmyfjis2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3me7jrwndls2a100% [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7jrwndls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3me7jfjamzk2aDemocrats' own goal. Please get smart. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/democrats-texas-senate-talarico-crockett/685895/06 Feb 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7jfjamzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3me5hpnwupc2aIt's not half the country! How Big Is MAGA, Really? https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/how-big-is-maga-really-more-in-common-economist-pew-poll-trump-approval?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web05 Feb 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5hpnwupc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mdt2gftysc2vIt's actually not a co-equal branch. It's the first among equals --the premier branch given the most authority in the Constitution. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdt2gftysc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mdia35xtd22c"The people of Minneapolis have reminded us that this country is still planted thick with inspiring, selfless, heroic people who will put their very lives on the line rather than submit to MAGA’s naked barbarism." Trump Can’t Stop Backing Down https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/trump-bully-cant-stop-backing-down-europe-china-tariffs-taco-minneapolis-ice?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web28 Jan 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdia35xtd22chttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mdi6zmxfp22jWhen you stand up to the bully, he backs down. Trump Can’t Stop Backing Down https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/trump-bully-cant-stop-backing-down-europe-china-tariffs-taco-minneapolis-ice?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web28 Jan 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdi6zmxfp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mddkiibwrs2mMAGA’s ‘Omelet’ Excuse for DHS Thuggishness https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/maga-omelet-eggs-crack-dhs-thuggishness-ice-border-patrol?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web26 Jan 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddkiibwrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mdb4kpv5fs2gAmen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb4kpv5fs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3md3nmu72t22t"It’s entirely possible that those swing voters care only about the cost of living and not about the collapse of American decency . . ." For Some, Trump’s Mask Is Finally Slipping https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/for-some-trumps-mask-is-finally-slipping-europe-greenland-voters?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web23 Jan 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3nmu72t22thttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mckjfhz6t22pThis is a second by second analysis of available video that is must watching. Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/video/ice-shooting-renee-good-minneapolis-videos.html?smid=bs-share16 Jan 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckjfhz6t22phttps://bsky.app/profile/monacharen.bsky.social/post/3mchou47jes2fThis is thugocracy. ICE Is a Law-Breaking ‘Law Enforcement’ Agency https://www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-is-a-law-breaking-law-enforcement-agency-minneapolis-minnesota-immigration-judge-brown?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web15 Jan 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:n7sbxn577xsceg744agynhze/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchou47jes2f