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    <title>Beg to Differ with Mona Charen - Episodes Tagged with “Bill Galston”</title>
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    <description>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.
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    <itunes:subtitle>Mona Charen hosts a roundtable with Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker discussing the news of the week.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>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.
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  <title>If Roe Goes</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Slate's Will Saletan joins the group, including Bill Kristol, to discuss the implications of a possible reversal of Roe and Biden's opportunities to recover.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Slate's Will Saletan joins the group, including Bill Kristol, to discuss the implications of a possible reversal of Roe and Biden's opportunities to recover.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Highlights/Lowlights:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Special Guests: Bill Galston, Bill Kristol, Damon Linker, and Will Saletan.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Slate&#39;s Will Saletan joins the group, including Bill Kristol, to discuss the implications of a possible reversal of Roe and Biden&#39;s opportunities to recover.</p>

<p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p>

<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans</a></p>

<p><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/" rel="nofollow">https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/" rel="nofollow">https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Bill Kristol, Damon Linker, and Will Saletan.</p>]]>
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<p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p>

<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans</a></p>

<p><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/" rel="nofollow">https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/" rel="nofollow">https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Bill Kristol, Damon Linker, and Will Saletan.</p>]]>
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  <title>Can We Avoid Another January 6?</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Greg Sargent joins to talk about vote counting reform, not vote casting reform. The group (including Tim Miller) then discuss refugees and Biden's sinking popularity.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Greg Sargent joins to talk about vote counting reform, not vote casting reform. The group (including Tim Miller) then discuss refugees and Biden's sinking popularity. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Greg Sargent, and Tim Miller.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Afghanistan: Not a mistake?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>David Frum joins to shed light on the Afghanistan withdrawal and Congress's budget fandango.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;David Frum joins to shed light on the Afghanistan withdrawal and Congress's budget fandango. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>David Frum joins to shed light on the Afghanistan withdrawal and Congress&#39;s budget fandango.</p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez.</p>]]>
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  <title>Is the Country Calming Down?</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;—————&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Highlights/Lowlights:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.census.gov/en.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.census.gov/en.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan&lt;/a&gt; Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Sykes, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Charlie Sykes joins the group to discuss the infrastructure Rubik&#39;s cube, the Republican governors&#39; war on public health, and whether the big strife is past.</p>

<p>—————</p>

<p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p>

<p><a href="https://www.census.gov/en.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.census.gov/en.html</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan" rel="nofollow">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Sykes, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Charlie Sykes joins the group to discuss the infrastructure Rubik&#39;s cube, the Republican governors&#39; war on public health, and whether the big strife is past.</p>

<p>—————</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.census.gov/en.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.census.gov/en.html</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan" rel="nofollow">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Sykes, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p>]]>
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