Joe Scarborough: MAGA Doesn't Get America ⁠85%

By Sam Stein⁠90%

7/21/2026, 7:53:36 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Left Leaning Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 37.1% saturation with 83 hits. Analysis detected 601 faulty-reasoning hits from 224 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 76.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (3,319 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 84.80% of the article peer group.

Ronald Reagan said it best: One of the greatest sources of America's greatness are the people drawn to the country from every corner of the globe, who become American and keep the country young, vital, and modern. 
But Trump and Stephen Miller are sticking to their absolutist deportation plan without regard to history or its political cost. 
Meanwhile, we are learning in real time that our trillion-dollar weapons systems are (sometimes) no match for Iran's drones—and that the regime can't resist the opportunity to humiliate another U.S. president. 
Plus, Laura Ingraham spoke truth, Bibi has turned Americans against Israel, Testosterone Pete is making the Pentagon look weak, and the joy of MAGA tears over 
<em>The Odyssey.</em> 
<strong>Joe Scarborough</strong> joins guest host Sam Stein. 
<em> 
</em> 
<em>Show notes:</em> 
* <em>"Morning Joe" on MS NOW</em> 
* Rahm Emanauel's speech on the U.S.-Israel relationship 
As always: Watch, listen, hit the like button or 
<a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/s/bulwarkpodcast">leave a comment</a>. 
We want to hear from you. 
<em>Ad-free editions of <strong>The Bulwark Podcast</strong> are available exclusively for Bulwark+ members. </em> 
<strong>The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller</strong> is available wherever you get podcasts and on YouTube. 
New shows drop each weekday afternoon. 
If you like the show, leave a comment and ⭐⭐⭐⭐ wherever you listen. 
Add <strong>The Bulwark Podcast</strong> to your player of choice, 
<a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/s/bulwarkpodcast">here</a>. 
Article reasoning-pattern comparisonThis article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 3.1%The Bulwark: 5.8%Confirmation Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.4%Anchoring Bias0.0%This article: 13.8%Sam Stein: 4.7%The Bulwark: 2.9%Availability Heuristic13.8%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.9%Representativeness Heuristic0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.3%The Bulwark: 0.6%Hindsight Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 1.7%Overconfidence Bias0.0%This article: 2.7%Sam Stein: 18.5%The Bulwark: 6.8%Framing Effect2.7%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.7%The Bulwark: 0.6%Loss Aversion0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.4%Status Quo Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.3%The Bulwark: 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.2%The Bulwark: 1.5%Optimism Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 1.6%The Bulwark: 2.2%Pessimism Bias0.0%This article: 37.1%Sam Stein: 29.4%The Bulwark: 11.2%Negativity Bias37.1%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.6%Self-Serving Bias0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.3%The Bulwark: 1.2%Fundamental Attribution Error0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.6%The Bulwark: 0.2%Actor-Observer Bias0.0%This article: 11.6%Sam Stein: 3.4%The Bulwark: 3.0%In-Group Bias11.6%This article: 8.9%Sam Stein: 3.1%The Bulwark: 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias8.9%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.3%The Bulwark: 1.1%Halo Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.7%The Bulwark: 0.4%Horn Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.0%Dunning-Kruger Effect0.0%This article: 11.6%Sam Stein: 1.7%The Bulwark: 1.5%Recency Bias11.6%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.2%The Bulwark: 0.5%Primacy Effect0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.0%Blind-Spot Bias0.0%This article: 11.6%Sam Stein: 7.1%The Bulwark: 3.3%Ad Hominem11.6%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 2.4%The Bulwark: 0.7%Straw Man0.0%This article: 16.5%Sam Stein: 2.1%The Bulwark: 3.4%Appeal to Authority16.5%This article: 8.9%Sam Stein: 2.8%The Bulwark: 2.2%False Dilemma8.9%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 1.0%Slippery Slope0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.2%Circular Reasoning0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 10.2%The Bulwark: 8.2%Hasty Generalization0.0%This article: 11.6%Sam Stein: 4.0%The Bulwark: 0.5%Red Herring11.6%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.4%Bandwagon0.0%This article: 25.4%Sam Stein: 6.2%The Bulwark: 5.8%Appeal to Emotion25.4%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 1.4%The Bulwark: 1.4%Begging the Question0.0%This article: 13.8%Sam Stein: 1.0%The Bulwark: 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)13.8%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.7%The Bulwark: 0.2%Tu Quoque0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.3%The Bulwark: 0.8%Burden of Proof0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.1%Appeal to Nature0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.3%Composition/Division0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 1.8%The Bulwark: 2.4%Anecdotal0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.2%No True Scotsman0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 1.3%The Bulwark: 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.0%Gambler’s Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.1%Middle Ground0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.2%Personal Incredulity0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.3%Special Pleading0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.0%The Bulwark: 0.3%Genetic Fallacy0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 1.4%The Bulwark: 2.2%Unattributed Quote0.0%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 1.3%The Bulwark: 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection0.0%This article: 23.2%Sam Stein: 23.5%The Bulwark: 15.3%Biased Writer Voice23.2%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 3.4%The Bulwark: 2.8%Indoctrination0.0%This article: 37.1%Sam Stein: 16.5%The Bulwark: 5.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias37.1%This article: 0.0%Sam Stein: 0.4%The Bulwark: 0.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias0.0%This article: 34.4%Sam Stein: 24.3%The Bulwark: 4.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or S…34.4%

224 words analyzed.

Speakers

1speaker17%attributed speech187writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 6 words • 100.0% coverageRonald Reagan • 37 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 20 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 31 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 26 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 1 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 1 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 4 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 15 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 2 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

Ronald Reagan

100%flagged-word coverage
37 attributed words100% of attributed speech86% writer coverage
0%22.5%45.0%Politically Left Leaning B-44.4 ptsWriter: 44.4%Ronald Reagan: 0.0%0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product -41.2 ptsWriter: 41.2%Ronald Reagan: 0.0%0.0%Biased Writer Voice-27.8 ptsWriter: 27.8%Ronald Reagan: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

Loading…
Loading…
Loading…

Analysis

Hover over highlighted words in the article to view the associated bias or fallacy analysis.