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    <title>Beg to Differ with Mona Charen - Episodes Tagged with “Economy”</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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  <title>Do's and Don'ts of Democracy Protection</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>CATO's Walter Olson brings his libertarian insight to a discussion of voting rights and wrongs  — and Biden's first year.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;CATO's Walter Olson brings his libertarian insight to a discussion of voting rights and wrongs — and Biden's first year.&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.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/illiberalism-left-right.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/illiberalism-left-right.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.slowboring.com/p/electoral-count-act" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.slowboring.com/p/electoral-count-act&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxODI2MTM0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzExNTMyNSwiXyI6IkpGY08yIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzA5MTA4LCJleHAiOjE2NDI3MTI3MDgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTU3OSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dV0Uvgja24vvQziTyNwlYC6lcNMjkdEtheiKfB-ck4Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxODI2MTM0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzExNTMyNSwiXyI6IkpGY08yIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzA5MTA4LCJleHAiOjE2NDI3MTI3MDgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTU3OSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dV0Uvgja24vvQziTyNwlYC6lcNMjkdEtheiKfB-ck4Q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124224036/http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2012/06/tt_thou_shalt.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20130124224036/http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2012/06/tt_thou_shalt.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/lets-honor-mlks-birthday-by-being" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/lets-honor-mlks-birthday-by-being&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/1/the-fallacies-of-the-common-good" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/1/the-fallacies-of-the-common-good&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2021-12/cpr-v43n6-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2021-12/cpr-v43n6-1.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Walter Olson.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>CATO&#39;s Walter Olson brings his libertarian insight to a discussion of voting rights and wrongs — and Biden&#39;s first year.</p>

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

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/illiberalism-left-right.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/illiberalism-left-right.html</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.slowboring.com/p/electoral-count-act" rel="nofollow">https://www.slowboring.com/p/electoral-count-act</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxODI2MTM0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzExNTMyNSwiXyI6IkpGY08yIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzA5MTA4LCJleHAiOjE2NDI3MTI3MDgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTU3OSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dV0Uvgja24vvQziTyNwlYC6lcNMjkdEtheiKfB-ck4Q" rel="nofollow">https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxODI2MTM0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzExNTMyNSwiXyI6IkpGY08yIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzA5MTA4LCJleHAiOjE2NDI3MTI3MDgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTU3OSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dV0Uvgja24vvQziTyNwlYC6lcNMjkdEtheiKfB-ck4Q</a></p>

<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124224036/http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2012/06/tt_thou_shalt.html" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20130124224036/http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2012/06/tt_thou_shalt.html</a></p>

<p><a href="https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/lets-honor-mlks-birthday-by-being" rel="nofollow">https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/lets-honor-mlks-birthday-by-being</a></p>

<p><a href="https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/1/the-fallacies-of-the-common-good" rel="nofollow">https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/1/the-fallacies-of-the-common-good</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2021-12/cpr-v43n6-1.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2021-12/cpr-v43n6-1.pdf</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Walter Olson.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>CATO&#39;s Walter Olson brings his libertarian insight to a discussion of voting rights and wrongs — and Biden&#39;s first year.</p>

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

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/illiberalism-left-right.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/illiberalism-left-right.html</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.slowboring.com/p/electoral-count-act" rel="nofollow">https://www.slowboring.com/p/electoral-count-act</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxODI2MTM0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzExNTMyNSwiXyI6IkpGY08yIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzA5MTA4LCJleHAiOjE2NDI3MTI3MDgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTU3OSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dV0Uvgja24vvQziTyNwlYC6lcNMjkdEtheiKfB-ck4Q" rel="nofollow">https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxODI2MTM0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzExNTMyNSwiXyI6IkpGY08yIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzA5MTA4LCJleHAiOjE2NDI3MTI3MDgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTU3OSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dV0Uvgja24vvQziTyNwlYC6lcNMjkdEtheiKfB-ck4Q</a></p>

<p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124224036/http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2012/06/tt_thou_shalt.html" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20130124224036/http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2012/06/tt_thou_shalt.html</a></p>

<p><a href="https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/lets-honor-mlks-birthday-by-being" rel="nofollow">https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/lets-honor-mlks-birthday-by-being</a></p>

<p><a href="https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/1/the-fallacies-of-the-common-good" rel="nofollow">https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/1/the-fallacies-of-the-common-good</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2021-12/cpr-v43n6-1.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2021-12/cpr-v43n6-1.pdf</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Walter Olson.</p>]]>
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  <title>Was January 6 a Coup Attempt?</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The Bulwark</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Washington Post's Dan Balz joins the panel to discuss the January 6 committee, whether Biden will/should seek reelection, and how the pandemic has affected work/family balance.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:33</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;The Washington Post's Dan Balz joins the panel to discuss the January 6 committee, whether Biden will/should seek reelection, and how the pandemic has affected work/family balance.&lt;/p&gt;

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

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/donald-trumps-megaphone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/donald-trumps-megaphone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-pro-immigrant-case-against-new-york-city-s-noncitizen-voting?sref=z9I1fo2Y" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-pro-immigrant-case-against-new-york-city-s-noncitizen-voting?sref=z9I1fo2Y&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/18/9360663/is-democracy-in-trouble" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/18/9360663/is-democracy-in-trouble&lt;/a&gt; Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Dan Balz, and Linda Chavez.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>liz cheney, House committee, insurrection, Trump, military, martial law, fox news, antifa, mark meadows, Montana, Democrats, congress, incitement, Biden, 2024, kamala harris, bob dole, primary, covid, service workers, economy, chris wallace</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Washington Post&#39;s Dan Balz joins the panel to discuss the January 6 committee, whether Biden will/should seek reelection, and how the pandemic has affected work/family balance.</p>

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

<p><a href="https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/donald-trumps-megaphone" rel="nofollow">https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/donald-trumps-megaphone</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-pro-immigrant-case-against-new-york-city-s-noncitizen-voting?sref=z9I1fo2Y" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-pro-immigrant-case-against-new-york-city-s-noncitizen-voting?sref=z9I1fo2Y</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/" rel="nofollow">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/18/9360663/is-democracy-in-trouble" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/18/9360663/is-democracy-in-trouble</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Dan Balz, and Linda Chavez.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Washington Post&#39;s Dan Balz joins the panel to discuss the January 6 committee, whether Biden will/should seek reelection, and how the pandemic has affected work/family balance.</p>

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

<p><a href="https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/donald-trumps-megaphone" rel="nofollow">https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/donald-trumps-megaphone</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-pro-immigrant-case-against-new-york-city-s-noncitizen-voting?sref=z9I1fo2Y" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-pro-immigrant-case-against-new-york-city-s-noncitizen-voting?sref=z9I1fo2Y</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/" rel="nofollow">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/18/9360663/is-democracy-in-trouble" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/18/9360663/is-democracy-in-trouble</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Dan Balz, and Linda Chavez.</p>]]>
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  <title>Impeachment: Will Any Minds Change?</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The Bulwark</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>On this week's episode of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, she is joined by regular panelists Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker to discuss the House impeachment inquiry vote, the World Series, the slowing economy and growing debt, and the 2020 elections.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:46</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;On this week's episode of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, she is joined by regular panelists Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker to discuss the House impeachment inquiry vote, the World Series, the slowing economy and growing debt, and the 2020 elections. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this week&#39;s episode of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, she is joined by regular panelists Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker to discuss the House impeachment inquiry vote, the World Series, the slowing economy and growing debt, and the 2020 elections.</p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this week&#39;s episode of Beg to Differ with Mona Charen, she is joined by regular panelists Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker to discuss the House impeachment inquiry vote, the World Series, the slowing economy and growing debt, and the 2020 elections.</p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p>]]>
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