Takes™

Jamelle Bouie
  • 5.0 (9)
  • Politics
  • Updated Daily

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, in audio form. For video, checkout my YouTube page. (Note: “Takes™” is not actually trademarked. It’s a joke.)

Episodes

  1. 20h ago

    "The Odyssey" or what if Christopher Nolan did "The Dark Knight" in Ancient Greece?

    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!

  2. 1d ago

    How close is Donald Trump to the "crazification" line?

    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? Video on YouTube.

  3. 2d ago

    How Donald Trump's partisan presidency is splitting the union

    The president is treating Democratic-led states like colonies to be dominated, and it is the kind of thing that undermines the very notion of a federal union. Watch on YouTube.

  4. 2d ago

    Why Natalie Harp is the most important, and powerful, person in Trump’s White House

    [Vladimir Harkonnen voice] She who controls the information controls the president. Watch on YouTube.

  5. 2d ago

    What's the deal with Natalie Harp?

    Why is it that we're talking about one of the president's minor aides, what is her significance to Trump, and why the whole scandal demonstrates the political importance of being aggressive and getting attention. Watch the video on YouTube.

  • 5 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
9 Ratings

About

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, in audio form. For video, checkout my YouTube page. (Note: “Takes™” is not actually trademarked. It’s a joke.)

Information

  • Creator
    Jamelle Bouie
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jamelle Bouie, 2026
  • Show Website
    Takes™