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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
RIP GOP?
October 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
2020, donald trump, electoral college, filibuster, gop
George F. Will and Jonathan V. Last join to discuss the state of the parties, the likely outcome, and whether the filibuster and Electoral College should stay.
-
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.
-
Home Stretch
October 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
2020 elections, growth, hunter biden, population, regulation
Matt Yglesias of Vox joins Mona Charen, Bill Galston, and Sarah Longwell to talk about whether the US should grow—a lot! The group also tackles the Hunter non-story and the why 2020 is not 2016.
-
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.
-
Debating a Drunk Gorilla
October 2nd, 2020 | 1 hr 23 mins
david french, debate, divided we fall, president trump, taxes, vice president biden
David French joins to discuss his book Divided We Fall as well as the debased debate, and the president’s taxes.
-
Peaceful Transition?
September 25th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
2020 elections, durham report, obstruction, pardon power, power politics, rbg, scotus, supreme court
Lawfare’s Jack Goldsmith discusses his new book, After Trump. The group then tackles the Supreme Court and Trump’s threat to election integrity.
-
If Trump Loses, Should We Lock Him Up?
September 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
crimes, criminal justice, donald trump, electoral college, middle east, suburbs
Politico’s Tim Alberta joins the BTD panel to talk about changing suburbs, the Middle East breakthrough, Electoral College woes, and perp walking ex-presidents.