Beg to Differ with Mona Charen

Beg to Agree

December 11th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins

2020, cabinet, conspiracy theories, democracy, donald trump, elections, joe biden

Author and foreign correspondent Michael J. Totten joins the group to discuss conspiracy thinking at home and abroad, the Biden cabinet so far, and Stop the Steal.

Can Normal Elbow Out Crazy?

December 4th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins

cabinet, compromise, covid-19, election truthers, joe biden, right wing, trump

Bill Kristol joins B2D to discuss the normal (!) congressional Covid compromise, Biden’s cabinet so far, and the insanity on the Trump right.

Banana Republicans

November 20th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins

biden, coup, covid, elections, gop, stability, trump

Megan McArdle of the Washington Post joins the crew to discuss the Keystone coup, how Biden should try to heal the nation, and what to do about Coronavirus.

Decapitating the DOD and other cheery thoughts

November 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 14 mins

democracy, dod, elections, esper, joe biden, lawsuits, trump

Former under secretary of defense and ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman joins the regulars to discuss the Republican assault on democracy; the purge at DOD; and the messages voters sent in 2020.

Nearly There

November 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min

2020, donald trump, election, joe biden

Jon Fasman of The Economist joins all of the regulars to discuss what we know and what we don’t about the election. Deep breaths.

RIP GOP?

October 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins

2020, donald trump, electoral college, filibuster, gop

George F. Will and Jonathan V. Last join to discuss the state of the parties, the likely outcome, and whether the filibuster and Electoral College should stay.

Closing Argument? What Closing Argument?

October 23rd, 2020 | 59 mins 7 secs

2020 election, border, child separation, donald trump, immigration, joe biden

Election guru Josh Kraushaar joins B2D to discuss the ragged end game, what to watch on Nov. 3, and the disgrace of orphaned children at the border.

Home Stretch

October 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins

2020 elections, growth, hunter biden, population, regulation

Matt Yglesias of Vox joins Mona Charen, Bill Galston, and Sarah Longwell to talk about whether the US should grow—a lot! The group also tackles the Hunter non-story and the why 2020 is not 2016.

Roid Rage

October 9th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins

covid, donald trump, gop, politics, vp debate

David Frum returns to B2D. He and the panel discuss the VP debate, the president’s mental state, abuse of power, and the future of the political parties.

Debating a Drunk Gorilla

October 2nd, 2020 | 1 hr 23 mins

david french, debate, divided we fall, president trump, taxes, vice president biden

David French joins to discuss his book Divided We Fall as well as the debased debate, and the president’s taxes.

Peaceful Transition?

September 25th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min

2020 elections, durham report, obstruction, pardon power, power politics, rbg, scotus, supreme court

Lawfare’s Jack Goldsmith discusses his new book, After Trump. The group then tackles the Supreme Court and Trump’s threat to election integrity.

If Trump Loses, Should We Lock Him Up?

September 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins

crimes, criminal justice, donald trump, electoral college, middle east, suburbs

Politico’s Tim Alberta joins the BTD panel to talk about changing suburbs, the Middle East breakthrough, Electoral College woes, and perp walking ex-presidents.