Mona Charen
Co-Host of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
Mona Charen is Policy Editor of The Bulwark, a nationally syndicated columnist, and host of The Bulwark’s Beg to Differ podcast. She can be reached at monacharen@thebulwark.com.
Mona Charen has hosted 117 Episodes.
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Powerless Texas
February 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
gop, ice, mcconnell, rush limbaugh, ted cruz, texas, trump
Slate's Will Saletan returns to consider the McConnell/Trump GOP, Texas's woes, and Limbaugh's legacy.
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Convict Him
February 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
cancel culture, covid, democrats, don mcneill, impeachment, new york times, relief, romney, trump
Jay Nordlinger joins to discuss the impeachment trial, the Romney plan for families, and the firing of Don McNeill from the NYTimes.
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Is Compromise Alive?
February 5th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
gop, self governing
Tom Nichols joins to consider the state of governance and GOP self-policing.
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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.