Charlie Sykes is a founder and editor at large of The Bulwark, host of “The Bulwark Podcast,” and an NBC and MSNBC contributor. The author of nine books, including How the Right Lost Its Mind, Sykes was previously a contributing editor at Weekly Standard and host of its “Daily Standard” podcast. He co-hosted the public radio show “Indivisible” in 2017 and was a conservative talk-show host in Wisconsin for 23 years. A public speaker, Sykes co-edited the National Review College Guide and has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, POLITICO, USA Today, and National Review. He has appeared on news programs including “Meet the Press” and “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
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