Beg to Differ with Mona Charen

Should We Die for the Dow?

March 27th, 2020 | 1 hr 20 mins

congress, coronavirus, covid-19, president trump, stimulus

On this week's episode of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, E.J. Dionne joins regular panelists Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker to discuss his new book "Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country", and the President and Congress's response to Coronavirus.

This is Not a Test

March 20th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins

congress, covid-19, donald trump, economics, health

On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen Podcast, Vox's Jane Coaston joins Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of trust in American institutions, and the bright side of working from home.

Remain Calm, Trump is in Charge?

March 13th, 2020 | 57 mins 25 secs

bernie sanders, coronavirus, covid-19, donald trump, hillary clinton, jeff sessions, joe biden, michigan primary, socialism

On this week's episode of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, special guest Bill Kristol joins regular panelists Bill Galston, Linda Chavez, and Damon Linker to discuss President Trump's response to Coronavirus, the resurgence of Joe Biden in the Democratic Primary, plus the uncertain political future of Jeff Sessions.

Two Cheers for Biden — and Concerns

March 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min

2020, bernie sanders, coronavirus, covid19, democratic primaries, donald trump, jim clyburn, joe biden, michael bloomberg, south carolina, super tuesday

On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen Podcast, Will Saletan from Slate joins panelists Linda Chavez and Bill Galston to discuss the Biden South Carolina surge, his big Super Tuesday, and Coronavirus and its impacts.

One Cheer for Democracy?

February 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 15 mins

2020, bernie sanders, budget, coronavirus, debt, democrats, joe biden, medicare for all, primaries, single payer, spending

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Riedl from the Manhattan Institute joins host panelists Linda Chavez, Damon Linker, and Bill Galston to discuss the Democratic debates, the 2020 Democratic primaries, Bernie Sanders's spending plans, why Single Payer and Medicare For All pose budgetary problems, and Coronavirus.

Doomberg

February 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins

2020, constitution, democratic debates, institutions, pardons, yuval levin

On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, special guest Yuval Levin joins regular panelists Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Bill Galston to discuss his new book, and the panel breaks down the Nevada Democratic debate and discusses Trump's recent spate of pardons.

Time for a Stop Bernie Movement?

February 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins

2020, bernie, biden, bloomberg, buttigieg, coronavirus, democrats, donald trump, healthcare, pardons, primaries, revenge week, warren

On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, special guest Ramesh Ponnuru joins regular panelists Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Bill Galston to discuss the 2020 Democratic primaries, the 2016-2020 primary parallels, and the future of healthcare.

“It’s All Bulls - - t.”

February 8th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins

2020, economics, elections, impeachment, iowa, middle class, state of the union

On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, regular panelists Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker are joined by AEI's Michael Strain to discuss his essay on the American dream being alive and well, the State of the Union, Impeachment, and Iowa and the 2020 Democratic primaries.

Trump, the Corruption Fighter!

January 31st, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins

2020, debt, deficits, donald trump, economics, elections, impeachment, israel, palestine

On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, regular panelists Bill Galston and Damon Linker are joined by Sarah Longwell and Maya MacGuineas to discuss a decade of trillion dollar deficits, the economy, the 2020 elections, and the impeachment of President Trump.

Doublethink

January 24th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins

2020, donald trump, elections, impeachment, primaries, trial

On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, regular panelists Bill Galston, Linda Chavez, and Damon Linker discuss the opening days of the impeachment trial of President Trump.

Why Are We Polarized?

January 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins

2020, donald trump, elections, institutions, russia

On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, regular panelists Bill Galston and Damon Linker are joined by special guest Jonathan Rauch to discuss the impeachment of President Trump, the 2020 elections, and the importance of institutions.

Missiles Fly

January 10th, 2020 | 56 mins 34 secs

2020, democrats, gop, iran, iraq, mike lee, primary, qassem suleimani

On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, regular panelists Damon Linker, Bill Galston, and Linda Chavez are joined by special guest Kori Schake to discuss Iran's response to the killing of Suleimani and the U.S. posture in the Middle East.