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

  • 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.

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    "Battlespace"

    June 5th, 2020  |  1 hr 3 mins
    constitution, criticism, george floyd, military leaders, police, protests, trump, trumpism

    On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen podcast, Anne Applebaum joins the usual cast to discuss how history will judge those complicit with Trumpism, the protests and unrest as a result of the death of George Floyd, and the criticism of President Trump by former military leaders.

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    Hong Kong Squeezed. Minneapolis Burns.

    May 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins
    2020, china, hong kong, minneapolis, veepstakes

    On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen podcast, Patrick Chovanec joins the usual cast to discuss China’s crackdown on Hong Kong, the agony of Minneapolis and the veepstakes.

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    “Obamagate” Follies

    May 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins
    2020, campaigns, joe biden, michael flynn, obamagate, veepstakes

    On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Tim Miller joins the usual cast to discuss the fake "Obamagate" conspiracy, Michael Flynn, Biden's veepstakes, and whether his basement strategy is paying off.

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    Barring the Doors of Justice?

    May 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins
    anthony fauci, bill barr, covid-19, donald trump, mike flynn, supreme court

    On this week’s Beg to Differ podcast, AEI’s Adam White joins the panel to ponder Bill Barr’s bona fides, untangle the Flynn case, analyze the Supreme Court’s oral arguments, and chew over the right's demonization of Anthony Fauci.

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    Still No Plan

    May 8th, 2020  |  1 hr 11 mins
    #reopen protests, 2020, covid-19, donald trump, elections, inspectors general, joe biden, justin amash, senate, seniors, track and trace, trump coalition

    On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, A.B. Stoddard joins regulars Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Bill Galston to discuss the next phase of COVID-19 bumbling from the White House, the #ReOpen protests, the 2020 race and down ballot elections, and whether the Trump coalition is eroding.

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    Does it Matter if Tara Reade is Not Credible?

    May 1st, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins
    2020 election, coronavirus, covid-19, donald trump, drug supply, economics, joe biden, tara reade

    On this week’s Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Scott Lincicome rebuts some myths about the drug supply, and the whole crew addresses COVID, the economy, and those Tara Reade allegations.

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    Playing the Immigration Card

    April 24th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins
    #nevertrump, covid-19, executive authority, immigration, twitter

    On this week's Beg to Differ with host Mona Charen, Steven Teles joins regular panelists Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Bill Galston to discuss the history and future of the #NeverTrump movement, Immigration and COVID-19, executive authority, and reopening the economy and testing.

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    Reality TV Meets Reality

    April 17th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins
    2020, biden, china, coronavirus, covid-19, donald trump, elections, press conferences, protests, tara reade, voting

    On this week's Beg to Differ Podcast with host Mona Charen, Rachel Kleinfeld and Jim Swift join regular panelists Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Bill Galston to discuss remote voting, COVID-19, the conservative protests about the precautions, and how President Trump carried water for China for 50 days. Also, how to save the November election.

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    Viruses Create Antibodies

    April 10th, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min
    2020, captain crozer, cares act, coronavirus, donald trump, hydroxychloroquine, inspector general, joe biden

    On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, Peter Wehner from the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins regular panelists Linda Chavez, Damon Linker, and Bill Galston to discuss Coronavirus, the firing of Captain Crozier and Inspectors General, and the 2020 election.

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    Rating Our Leaders

    April 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 11 mins
    coronavirus, economics, governors, nationalism, orban, trump

    On this week's Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, historian and author Tevi Troy joins the panel to discuss his new book "Fight House." The panel also discusses COVID-19, the response by the Trump White House and the governors, the conflict between both, and why nationalists are seizing on Coronavirus to push their worldview.