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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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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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.
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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.
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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.