The Mona Charen Show
The Bulwark
After a great five year run on Beg to Differ, Mona Charen brings you a new show dedicated to deepening your understanding of complex issues and trends facing society. Each week she'll engage an expert for a probing discussion that goes past the day's headlines.
Episodes
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May 21, 2021 • 1h 6min
Three Cheers for Moderation
Brink Lindsey discusses his essay on the importance of moderation. The group also addresses the January 6 commission and the Gaza conflict.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Brink Lindsey, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell.
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May 14, 2021 • 1h 10min
Cheney Out; Births Down; Ranked Choice Voting In?
A.B. Stoddard returns to talk about hope for reducing our political dysfunction. Group also addresses the birth dearth and Liz Cheney's fate.
Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.
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May 7, 2021 • 1h 10min
Cheney: Too Honest for the GOP
David French helps the panel diagnose the GOP's sickness. The group also talks about voter ID and the Biden daycare plan.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David French, and Linda Chavez.
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Apr 30, 2021 • 1h 5min
FDR Redux?
E.J. Dionne helps the panel unpack Biden's first 100 days, plus, racial and class messaging.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, E.J. Dionne, Jr., and Linda Chavez.
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Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 8min
Reading the Riot Act
Eugene Volokh (The Volokh Conspiracy) joins to discuss the anti-riot laws in several states, whether libel law should be upended, and the Chauvin verdict.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Eugene Volokh, and Linda Chavez.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 1h 6min
Don’t Pack the Court
AEI’s Norm Ornstein joins to discuss police violence, court packing, and Afghanistan.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Norman J. Ornstein.
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Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 4min
Manchin's Ultimatum
On this week’s Beg to Differ, Sarah Longwell sits in for Mona Charen, and discusses with the panel the future of the filibuster, GOP fundraising tactics and their new embrace of boycott culture, H.R. 1 and election law, and China and the Olympics.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell.
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Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 3min
Will Biden Bucks Defeat Culture Wars?
Bret Stephens joins to consider the latest multi-trillion dollar spending bill, the GOP workers' party strategy, and the decline in church membership.
Special Guests: Bret Stephens, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.
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Mar 26, 2021 • 1h 1min
Report Card
George F. Will joins to discuss lessons of the pandemic, whether Biden is creating a new New Deal, and how to handle China.
Special Guests: Damon Linker, George F. Will, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell.
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Mar 19, 2021 • 1h 9min
Build Biden Better
The Niskanen Center's Samuel Hammond joins to discuss improving Biden's child allowance and border policies. Plus: eliminate the filibuster?
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Samuel Hammond.
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