Linda Chavez
Special guest
Linda Chavez is director of the Becoming American Initaitive. She is one the of chairmen for the Center for Equal Opportunity, a syndicated columnist, and has served on two Fortune 500 company boards. She authored Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation, discussing the timeline of Hispanic progress regarding bilingual education, voting rights, immigration, and affirmative action. Chavez served in the Reagan administration as the Director of the Office of Public Liaison, making her the highest-ranking woman in President Reagan’s White House. In 2000, the Library of Congress named Chavez a Living Legend.
Linda Chavez has been a guest on 105 episodes.
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Do Democrats Need “Woke Detox”?
November 5th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
arizona elections, buffalo mayor, chomsky, damon linker, edward durr, eric adams, jonathan rauch, linda chavez, long island, mcauliffe, minneapolis, moderate democrats, mona charen, new jersey, phil murphy, police reform, progressives, republicans, science, seattle, the atlantic magazine, virginia, william galston, woke, youngkin
The Atlantic’s and Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch helps dissect last week's election results. Are both parties unfit to govern?
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The Democrats’ Sinking Poll Numbers
October 22nd, 2021 | 56 mins 24 secs
afghanistan, biden, china, congress, crt, damon linker, democracy, democratic party, democrats, eric edelman, hypersonic, linda chavez, mccauliffe, midterms, mona charen, nuclear arsenal, polls, progressives, race, republicans, schools, trump, virginia, william galston, woke, youngkin
Eric Edelman helps unpack China’s new missile, Democrats’ decline, and McAuliffe’s tone deafness.
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Why You Can't Bracket Trump
October 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
damon linker, gop, ian bassin, january 6, linda chavez, mona charen, protect democracy, trump, virginia governors race, william galston
Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin joins to discuss how he's working to counter threats. Also the VA governor's race.
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“I Resent Being Called Cheerful."
October 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 14 mins
damon linker, facebook, george f. will, linda chavez, mona charen, social welfare, william galston
George F. Will joins B2D panel to discuss his new book, and also whether Facebook should be regulated, and the Democrats' hopes for social welfare.
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Democrats are Divided. Republicans are United -- as a cult. How worried should we be?
October 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
ab stoddard, damon linker, democrats, linda chavez, mona charen, republicans, william galston
A.B. Stoddard joins to discuss why we can't have nice things in America.
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Recalls, Mandates, and Coups
September 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 11 mins
california recall, gop, josh kraushaar, mark milley, national journal, trump, vaccine mandate
National Journal's Josh Kraushaar helps analyze the political implications of the California recall, the vaccine mandate, and Mark Milley's revelations.
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Insurrectionist Republicans, reflections on a sad anniversary, and what if Roe is reversed
September 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
9/11, abortion, heath mayo, insurrection, republicans, roe vs. wade, september 11th, war on terror
Heath Mayo, founder of Principles First, joins the regular panel to discuss abortion, insurrection, and whether the global war on terror was a mistake.
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Afghanistan: Not a mistake?
August 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 9 mins
afghanistan, bill galston, damon linker, david frum, linda chavez, mona charen, us congress budget
David Frum joins to shed light on the Afghanistan withdrawal and Congress's budget fandango.
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Is the Country Calming Down?
August 13th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
bill galston, charlie sykes, damon linker, infrastructure, linda chavez, republican governors, war on public health
Charlie Sykes joins the group to discuss the infrastructure Rubik's cube, the Republican governors' war on public health, and whether the big strife is past.
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Whoa, those Cuomo woes.
August 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
cuomo, damon linker, democrats, eviction moratorium, linda chavez, megan mcardle, william galston
The Washington Post's Megan McArdle returns to B2D to discuss Cuomo, the eviction moratorium, and whether the left's power in the Democratic party exceeds its grass roots popularity.
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Back to January 6
July 30th, 2021 | 1 hr 11 mins
cuba, elliott abrams, infrastructure bill, january 6 committee, protest, vaccine wars
Elliott Abrams joins to discuss Cuba. The gang then address the January 6 committee, vaccine wars, and the infrastructure bill.
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How Bad Was CPAC?
July 16th, 2021 | 58 mins 11 secs
anti-vaxx, biden, cpac, sarah longwell, trump, voting rights
Guest host Sarah Longwell joins the group this week to discuss CPAC, Trump's speech, anti-vaxxers, and Biden's voting rights agenda.