# Ask JVL: On AI, Iran War, Populism and Should Sarah Run for the Senate?

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Podcast: [Bulwark Takes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724)
Published: 2026-05-25T23:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8907725
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Duration seconds: 1175

## Resource

Jasmine poses Triad readers’ questions to JVL: How can we stop Trump's slush fund? Will AI discourse dominate the 2028 campaign? Why does Trump keep turning down Iran's proposals to end the war? What is the true definition of populism? All that and more (like whether JVL thinks his best friend, Sarah Longwell, should run for Senate in Pennsylvania) in this week’s mailbag. Paid members of the Bulwark can get the full episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube or Substack.

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