Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
Mona Charen hosts a roundtable with Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker discussing the news of the week.
About the show
Beg to Differ is a weekly roundtable podcast brought to you by TheBulwark.com. Host Mona Charen is joined by Linda Chavez of the Niskanen Center, Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution, and Damon Linker of The Week to discuss the news of the week in a respectful, rational forum.
Episodes
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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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Talking About Race Respectfully
July 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 12 mins
book: "when the stars begin to fall: overcoming racism and renewing the promise of america.", gop, structural racism, ted r. johnson, trump
Ted Johnson joins the panel to talk about his book: "When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America."
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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.
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Will This Reform Save Our Democracy?
July 9th, 2021 | 58 mins 55 secs
book the politics industry: how political innovation can break partisan gridlock and save our democracy, final five, gerrymander, katherine gehl, rank choice voting, voting reform
Katherine Gehl joins the panel for a meaty discussion of voting reform.
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Lock Him Up?
July 2nd, 2021 | 55 mins 55 secs
gop, january 6 committee, maga, ron radosh, steven miller, trump, will saletan
Ron Radosh joins the panel (which includes Will Saletan sitting in for Damon) to discuss the Trump Co. indictments, the January 6 committee, and the brain behind Steven Miller.
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Why Can't Democrats Take Yes for an Answer?
June 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
biden, crt critical race theory, infrastructure deal, new times columinst, thomas edsall, trump
NY Times columnist Thomas Edsall joins the group to consider voting rights, the infrastructure negotiations, crime, and critical race theory.
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Putin's MAGA Talking Points
June 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
biden, mayoral race, merrick garland, nyc, putin, russia, trump
Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins to discuss Biden's European trip, whether Garland is going soft on Trump, and the NY mayoral race.
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Vaccinate the World
June 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
biden, filibuster, foreign policy, g7, joe manchin, privacy, propublica, putin, taxes, voting rights
Eric Edelman joins to discuss Biden's trip, the ProPublica tax story, and the Democrats' Manchin mistake.
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Labs, Cults, and Votes
June 4th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
china, conspiracies, covid-19, election law, gop, qanon, voting rights, wuhan
NY Times contributor Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss the coronavirus lab leak theory, Qanon's status as a new religion, and voting rights and wrongs.