Damon Linker
Special guest
Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a consulting editor at the University of Pennsylvania Press, a former contributing editor at The New Republic, and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.
Damon Linker has been a guest on 108 episodes.
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Can We Live Together in Peace?
January 29th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
alexei navalny, democrats, joe biden, putin, reconciliation, republicans, russia
Anne Applebaum joins to discuss options for reconciliation. Also, brave Navalny and cowardly Republicans.
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Unity?
January 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
impeachment, inauguration, joe biden
EPPC's Peter Wehner joins this week to review the inauguration and look forward to the first priorities of the Biden administration. Also impeachment 2.0.
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The Biggest Lie
January 14th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
biden administration, deplatforming, impeachment, social media, trump
Jonathan V. Last and Catherine Rampell join the group to discuss impeachment 2.0, deplatforming (pro and con), and prospects for Biden.
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Crisis
January 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
capitol, election, electoral college, insurrection, riot, siege
Eric Edelman joins to discuss the Trump mob’s storming of the Capitol.
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Farewell to All That
January 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 18 mins
2020, biden, election, politics, trump, year in review
A.B. Stoddard joins the group on New Year's Eve to discuss the lows (many) and highs (there were some) of 2020.
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Are Things Normal Yet? No.
December 24th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
covid, democracy, executive power, omnibus, relief, taxes, trump
Bulwark founder Sarah Longwell joins the group to discuss Trump’s sabotage of the relief bill, reforms to Trump-proof the presidency, and recommendations for holiday viewing/listening.
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GOP Crack-Up
December 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
budget, debt, deficit, georgia, gop, government, spending, trump
Charles Lane joins this week to discuss how Biden is doing. Is GOP terminally Trumpy? A look at the Georgia run-off. Plus, is huge gov’t debt actually ok?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.