The Lincoln Project

Latest Episodes:

Mark Cuban is Independent AF Mar 25, 2025

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Mark Cuban joins Rick to chat about his journey into politics, what it's like dunking on Big Pharma with transparency and his company, CostPlus Drugs, and how America must "get smart" and position itself at the forefront of the robotics frontier.

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Law and F*cking Disorder Mar 21, 2025

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In this week's episode of The Elephant in the Room, Rick interprets Trump's pushback against courts and judges who do not rule in his favor and what that could mean for now, for judges, and for the future of the country.

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Jamie Raskin is a Democrat Who Fights Back Mar 18, 2025

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Maryland’s All-Star Congressman Jamie Raskin joins Rick on the podcast this week. A constitutional law expert and key leader in the January 6th Investigation, Congressman Raskin shares his insights on how Trump & Elon are dismantling the government, Trump’s clear desire to be a King, and how Democrats need to stick together and get tough if they expect to beat back the crazy.

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Find Congressman Jamie Raskin on X @RepRaskin and at Raskin.house.gov

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American Impotence Mar 14, 2025

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Seven weeks in, Trump has a laundry list of failures.

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"Slava Ukraini!" and How America Can't Be Trusted RN Mar 11, 2025

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In a special double-header episode, Rick Wilson sits down with Alexander Vindman and Kenneth Harbaugh to discuss everything "Ukraine." Given Trump's unbelievable utter disrespect toward Zelensky and Ukraine during his recent Oval Office meeting and Trump's ongoing salivation over his man-crush and wannabe penpal Putin, this episode features THE experts who understand the lay of the land in Ukraine -- and, more importantly, where to go from here -- better than anyone else.

RUN to go and purchase Alexander Vindman's new book, The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine, here: https://www.amazon.com/Folly-Realism-Deceived-Betrayed-Ukraine/dp/1541705041 -- it is F*CKING brilliant and couldn't be more topical.

...Then drop everything and check out Kenneth Harbaugh's badass organization, VALOR MEDIA NETWORK, at https://valormedianetwork.com/. You can get a sense of WHO they are and what they're doing in their brand new trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/@valormedianetwork. Please like, follow, and subscribe to their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@valormedianetwork for more manly, yet engaging, content.

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Follow Alexander Vindman at @AVindman on X and/or @avindman

.bsky.social on Bluesky, and subscribe to his Substack at avindman.com.

Follow Kenneth personally @Team_Harbaugh on X and/or @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social on Bluesky, and please do watch his incredible film work in his award-winning documentary, Against All Enemies, here: https://againstallenemiesfilm.com/

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We Only Have So Many F*cks To Give Mar 07, 2025

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As Rick points out this week, we are operating in an Attention Economy. Let's stop being junkies and focus on what matters long-term for our nation. From Marco Rubio's small D moment on the couch to Trump's dinner theatre speech, we need to remain focused on what we CAN do while this sh*tshow continues...

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Ian Bremmer on Why We're Fucked Mar 04, 2025

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Political scientist, author, and entrepreneur Ian Bremmer -- who's also the founder and president of Eurasia Group and the founder of GZERO Media -- stops by to chat with Rick about how we're fucked, and why we're fucked. There is nothing like sitting down with a good ole expert friend at the beginning of a potential World War to discuss the American economy, AI, global politics, and the growing dangers inside and outside the U.S. democratic government.

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Follow Ian Bremmer at @ianbremmer on X & @ianbremmer.com on Bluesky

Check out more of Ian's work at @eurasiagroup.net and @gzeromedia.com

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Trump's Kabuki "Playtime" Whitehouse Feb 28, 2025

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This week, Rick breaks down the Kabuki dance that Trump and his puppets are acting out in Washington. "Playing house" is cute; "playing whitehouse" is NOT. There are real-world consequences for these dumb dumbs' "playtime."

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"Do Your Hands Have Calluses?" with Colorado's Working-Class Congressman Jason Crow Feb 27, 2025

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Jason Crow, a working-man representative from Colorado's 6th Congressional District, a J6 hero, and an Army Ranger, sits down with Rick to explain how he flipped a historically red district blue. A big proponent of talking to and for everyday working people, Jason prepares for his first town hall of the year by shedding light on how the Democrats must reassess their identity and messaging to reconnect with the working class and how Trump's escapades with Putin jeopardize America's National Security and global political position.

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Follow Jason Crow at @RepJasonCrow on X & @crow.house.gov on Bluesky

Join Jason Crow's Town Hall virtually on Thursday, 2/27, by following his social accounts above!

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Alex Gibney's Documentary Work is Proof that "Truth is Always Stranger than Fiction" Feb 25, 2025

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Prolific and multi-award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney, who's responsible for the most impactful documentaries of our time -- i.e., Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Totally Under Control, and MANY more --sits down with Rick Wilson to discuss his portfolio of work and how it reflects on the American character.

Alex's most recent project, The Bibi Files, uses never-seen-before interrogation footage to tell the story of an investigation into Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle and provides an unflinching gaze into the private world behind the headlines. Petty vanity and a sense of entitlement lead to corruption and the unwillingness of the Netanyahus to give up power. The extreme right senses opportunity in Bibi’s weakness, and the dominos fall.

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Follow Alex Gibney at @alexgibneyfilm on X & @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social on Bluesky

Stream Alex's most recent project, The Bibi Files, on Jolt.Film

Follow Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X & @therickwilson.bsky.social on Bluesky.

Subscribe to Rick's weekly writings on his Substack at therickwilson.substack.com.

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