https://youtube.com/channel/UCgDA-Or474NOdFEF8WF2yCA I am a columnist for the New York Times and I have a lot of takes! Here is where you can find a few of them. Takes Podsync generator (support us at https://github.com/mxpv/podsync) en Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:04:43 +0000 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:51:42 +0000 https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/V6Cupd6kPdZ9sr7jboF4ODhzruuvu22y1hxtA2ShbGR4bMlf1mwVVGFMkxm0E1tnLTmfUpioblI=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj https://youtube.com/channel/UCgDA-Or474NOdFEF8WF2yCA Jamelle Bouie Takes by Jamelle Bouie yes false goSvMAf2UKQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=goSvMAf2UKQ Also known as "How Seth Moulton misread the 2024 election and destroyed his career as a result." ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:46:21 +0000 Jamelle Bouie There Was No Vibe Shift 9:15 false 2 sPonQniJTCE https://youtube.com/watch?v=sPonQniJTCE In the scheme of things, the fact that the justices seal their records isn't the biggest deal in the world. And yet, it is emblematic of the way the court sits above the political system — of its imperious attitude towards the American people. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:26:06 +0000 Jamelle Bouie We need to cut the Supreme Court down to size 9:36 false 3 -JshF6IgPA0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=-JshF6IgPA0 Everything about the MAGA agenda has completely failed to produce security or prosperity for the American people. Democrats need to be as loud and emphatic about this as possible. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:11 +0000 Jamelle Bouie "America First" has been the worst failure in American history 5:25 false 4 PCdSFgXjhSE https://youtube.com/watch?v=PCdSFgXjhSE And it's why you can't use his 2016 campaign as evidence that anyone could win. In fact, some candidates are good and some are genuinely bad. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:30:30 +0000 Jamelle Bouie This is what made Donald Trump a strong candidate in 2016 9:13 false 5 anwxjf58Q4c https://youtube.com/watch?v=anwxjf58Q4c Rep. Jim Clyburn told Meet the Press on Sunday that he would support expanding the court to 13 justices. That is a very strong indication that should Democrats win a trifecta in 2028, they will try court reform in 2029. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:22:27 +0000 Jamelle Bouie It looks like Democrats are getting serious about Supreme Court reform 10:12 false 6 nbPRVSHruzU https://youtube.com/watch?v=nbPRVSHruzU It is useful to remind ourselves that this president is engaged in an open conspiracy against the Constitution and the basic rights of the entire American people. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:00:37 +0000 Jamelle Bouie Donald Trump's presidency is a conspiracy against the Constitution 7:37 false 7 AuCENXlqLl8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=AuCENXlqLl8 Another look at how gender anxiety and highly reactionary notions of gender identity shape the Trump administration. Also, some classical Greek political history. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:37:55 +0000 Jamelle Bouie Everything is Gender: Trump's Anti-Canada Trade War Edition 8:57 false 8 7eoanXKDICU https://youtube.com/watch?v=7eoanXKDICU The title is pretty self-explanatory. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:49:27 +0000 Jamelle Bouie To be a Trump Republican you have to dare to be stupid 11:38 false 9 JK7bb32Q6bI https://youtube.com/watch?v=JK7bb32Q6bI One of the problems facing moderate and establishment candidates in their competition with their more progressive counterparts is a serious dearth of ideas. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:07 +0000 Jamelle Bouie The Democratic Establishment Needs Ideas, Badly 10:17 false 10 pkFNAd1DaaA https://youtube.com/watch?v=pkFNAd1DaaA Demolish it, blow it up, I don't care. But the ballroom has to go. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:13 +0000 Jamelle Bouie No matter what, we have to tear down that ballroom 7:35 false 11 TrkAN3vo-8w https://youtube.com/watch?v=TrkAN3vo-8w The task ahead of them in the majority, as McConnell understood when he won the Senate under Obama, is to be an opposition to the White House and not a partner. ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:00:46 +0000 Jamelle Bouie What Democrats can learn from Mitch McConnell 11:16 false 12 BLkZk9BN2Q4 https://youtube.com/watch?v=BLkZk9BN2Q4 From my Letterboxd: This, to be clear, is not a bad thing. Nolan is covering the same thematic territory he did nearly 20 years ago and more recently with OPPENHEIMER. And it is compelling! A kind of Burkean liberalism that sees the heroism of “great men” as a necessary bulwark against disorder and chaos but understands the great men as merely men — who themselves bear some responsibility for the chaos — and sees heroism as a terrible burden to bear, more akin to a curse than a crown. There are no parades or honors. In the end you bear the scars and fade away, an exile remembered in legend. Anyway, I am glad Hollywood keeps giving the man hundreds of millions of dollars to make his didactic and idiosyncratic blockbusters. Keep ‘em coming! ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:00:26 +0000 Jamelle Bouie "The Odyssey" or what if Christopher Nolan did "The Dark Knight" in Ancient Greece? 14:36 false 13 efxV1-2rQ2o https://youtube.com/watch?v=efxV1-2rQ2o For any given question you ask the public, around 25 percent of people will embrace the most unhinged or ridiculous answer available. That is the "crazification" line and it is the reason that you'll never find a politician with 80 or 90 percent opposition. How close is Donald Trump to that point? ... You can listen to this channel as a podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takes™/id6803575455 If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find me at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:26 +0000 Jamelle Bouie How close is Donald Trump to the "crazification" line? 8:50 false 14 Zsjdefpj4UQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zsjdefpj4UQ The president is treating Democratic-led states as if they're colonies to be dominated. ... If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:00:33 +0000 Jamelle Bouie How Donald Trump's partisan presidency is splitting the union 9:54 false 15 QcyBfHL9BmU https://youtube.com/watch?v=QcyBfHL9BmU [Vladimir Harkonnen voice] She who controls the information controls the president. I bought the hat from Night Owl Video in Brooklyn. … If you want more of my work you can read me over at the New York Times or subscribe to my podcast Unclear and Present Danger on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/by/jamelle-bouie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580 You can also find at: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbouie/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamellebouie Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:37:49 +0000 Jamelle Bouie Why Natalie Harp is the most important, and powerful, person in Trump’s White House 9:28 false 16