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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No Platform. Trump All The Way Down
August 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
conventions, dnc, ideas, kenosha, political platforms, politics, rnc
On this week's Bulwark Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Bill Galston, Linda Chavez, and Damon Linker discuss the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the RNC and DNC conventions, and what happens when parties abandon ideas.
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Democrats unite. Republicans? Well
August 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins
convention, dnc, gop, russia, senate intelligence
On this week's Bulwark Beg to Differ Podcast with Mona Charen, Peter Wehner of the NY Times joins the group to consider the DNC (pre-Biden speech), what the Senate Intel report reveals, and the state of the GOP.
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Qwazy for QAnon
August 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
2020 elections, conspiracy theories, donald trump, joe biden, kamala harris, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, september 11th, voting by mail
On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Kim Wehle and Jonathan Last join the usual crew to discuss QAnon and the GOP, the Biden/Harris ticket and voting by mail.
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Swan Song
August 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
axios, beirut, dhs, donald trump, intelligence, jonathan swan, journalism, portland, protests
On this week’s Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes describes his disturbing experience with DHS. The group also discusses the Swan/Trump interview and the lessons of Beirut.
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Postpone the Election Edition
July 31st, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
2020, big tech, congress, covid-19, delaying the election, donald trump, herman cain, joe biden, louie gohmert, mail in voting, veepstakes
On this week's Beg to Differ, A.B. Stoddard joins the usual crew to discuss mail-in voting in the 2020 election, Trump floating delaying it, Louie Gohmert, Herman Cain, and COVID-19, and a discussion about the Veepstakes and Congress skewering Big Tech.
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Should Never-Trump Republicans Vote Straight Democrat in November?
July 24th, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
2020, china, dhs, donald trump, policing, portland, riots
On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Bret Stephens joins the usual crew to address the federal invasion of Portland and other cities, Trump's saber-rattling toward China, and how to punish the GOP for its descent into Trumpism.
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Who's Worse: The Left or the Right?
July 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
bari weiss, city journal, covid, journalism, manhattan institute, power
On this week's Bulwark podcast Beg to Differ, Sol Stern joins to discuss the strange transformation of City Journal. The group also tackles the Bari Weiss imbroglio and Joe Biden's policy announcements.
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The Deep State and Other Lies
July 10th, 2020 | 56 mins 36 secs
cancel culture, debate, deep state, discourse, free speech, immigration, schools, scotus, taxes, usmca
On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, David Frum joins to discuss his new book "Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy.” The group then analyzes cancel culture, the Harper's letter, and Trump's war on immigrants.
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Some Optimistic Notes
July 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 4 mins
2020, bounty, donald trump, joe biden, pdb, russia
On this week's Beg to Differ, Eliot Cohen joins David Priess and the usual crew to discuss the President's Daily Briefing, Russian bounties, and the 2020 elections.
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If The Election Were Held Tomorrow
June 26th, 2020 | 57 mins 51 secs
and toppling statues., domestic unrest, on this week’s beg to differ, strategist mike murphy joins to discuss some amazing poll numbers
On this week’s Beg to Differ, strategist Mike Murphy joins to discuss some amazing poll numbers, domestic unrest, and toppling statues.
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Bolton, DACA, and 2020
June 19th, 2020 | 1 hr 15 mins
daca, john bolton, lbgt, scotus, supreme court, textualism, voice of america
On this week's edition of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Adam J. White joins the usual crew to discuss the John Bolton revelations, the Supreme Court and Textualism, and gutting of Voice of America.
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George Floyd, Robert E. Lee, and Harry Potter
June 12th, 2020 | 59 mins 52 secs
black lives matter, cancel culture, confederate statues, ny times, police reform, qualified immunity, unions
On this week’s Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Clark Neily of the Cato Institute joins the group to answer the question: Is police reform really that hard? Also up: the NY Times, confederate statues, and more.