web02.fireside.fm Sat, 16 May 2026 00:45:55 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Beg to Differ with Mona Charen - Episodes Tagged with “Infrastructure” https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/tags/infrastructure Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500 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. en-us episodic Mona Charen hosts a roundtable with Linda Chavez, Bill Galston, and Damon Linker discussing the news of the week. The Bulwark 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. no The Bulwark info@thebulwark.com Resentful Animosities https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/resentful-animosities 451bdf78-13d1-470b-84cb-aa4c948ccf1c Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500 The Bulwark full The Bulwark Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss threats to democracy, the GOP's gun fetish, and more. 1:01:41 no <p>Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss threats to democracy, the GOP's gun fetish, and more.</p> <p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/12/democrats-lose-culture-war/620887/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/12/democrats-lose-culture-war/620887/</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/brooks-true-conservatism-dead-fox-news-voter-suppression/620853" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/brooks-true-conservatism-dead-fox-news-voter-suppression/620853</a></strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/11/about-one-in-four-u-s-hispanics-have-heard-of-latinx-but-just-3-use-it/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/11/about-one-in-four-u-s-hispanics-have-heard-of-latinx-but-just-3-use-it/</a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-collapse-of-liberal-internationalism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-collapse-of-liberal-internationalism</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://gideons.substack.com/p/requiem-for-a-liberal-internationalism?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjY2NTU0MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDUxODMyMTMsIl8iOiJxSVFoZyIsImlhdCI6MTYzOTA1MjEwNiwiZXhwIjoxNjM5MDU1NzA2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMzA3MTc2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.Yvnvwn67CNxzhSLJv3KCIQI_GkT-8M4wc4x6h5YrISM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://gideons.substack.com/p/requiem-for-a-liberal-internationalism?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjY2NTU0MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDUxODMyMTMsIl8iOiJxSVFoZyIsImlhdCI6MTYzOTA1MjEwNiwiZXhwIjoxNjM5MDU1NzA2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMzA3MTc2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.Yvnvwn67CNxzhSLJv3KCIQI_GkT-8M4wc4x6h5YrISM</a></strong> Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Peter Wehner.</p> Ron Brownstein, culture war, David Brooks, American conservatism, Hispanics, Latinos, Latinx, Pew, Bob Dole, gun safes, involuntary manslaughter, parental responsibilities, parental rights, school shootings, Michigan, guns, gun fetishism, rural living, police, government benefits, government spending, infrastructure, cold war, realism, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, war, aggression US, United States, Biden, democracy summit, democracy, peter wehner, mona charen, damon linker, linda chavez, william galston Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss threats to democracy, the GOP's gun fetish, and more.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/12/democrats-lose-culture-war/620887/

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/brooks-true-conservatism-dead-fox-news-voter-suppression/620853

https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/11/about-one-in-four-u-s-hispanics-have-heard-of-latinx-but-just-3-use-it/

https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-collapse-of-liberal-internationalism

https://gideons.substack.com/p/requiem-for-a-liberal-internationalism?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjY2NTU0MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDUxODMyMTMsIl8iOiJxSVFoZyIsImlhdCI6MTYzOTA1MjEwNiwiZXhwIjoxNjM5MDU1NzA2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMzA3MTc2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.Yvnvwn67CNxzhSLJv3KCIQI_GkT-8M4wc4x6h5YrISM

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Peter Wehner.

]]> Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss threats to democracy, the GOP's gun fetish, and more.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/12/democrats-lose-culture-war/620887/

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/brooks-true-conservatism-dead-fox-news-voter-suppression/620853

https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/11/about-one-in-four-u-s-hispanics-have-heard-of-latinx-but-just-3-use-it/

https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-collapse-of-liberal-internationalism

https://gideons.substack.com/p/requiem-for-a-liberal-internationalism?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjY2NTU0MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDUxODMyMTMsIl8iOiJxSVFoZyIsImlhdCI6MTYzOTA1MjEwNiwiZXhwIjoxNjM5MDU1NzA2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMzA3MTc2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.Yvnvwn67CNxzhSLJv3KCIQI_GkT-8M4wc4x6h5YrISM

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Peter Wehner.

]]> The DeSantis Temptation https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/the-de-santis-temptation 03f955c5-c42c-41ad-bd7b-b462c630f2bc Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:15:00 -0500 The Bulwark full The Bulwark The Atlantic’s David Frum joins to discuss inflation, the economy, immigration, and the call to back Ron DeSantis in 2024. 59:10 no <p>The Atlantic’s David Frum joins to discuss inflation, the economy, immigration, and the call to back Ron DeSantis in 2024.</p> <p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p> <p><a href="https://theliberalpatriot.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-fox-news-fallacy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://theliberalpatriot.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-fox-news-fallacy</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054137225/nearly-1-million-kids-ages-5-11-will-have-their-first-covid-shots-by-the-end-of-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054137225/nearly-1-million-kids-ages-5-11-will-have-their-first-covid-shots-by-the-end-of-</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-08/niall-ferguson-america-s-woke-universities-need-to-be-replaced" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-08/niall-ferguson-america-s-woke-universities-need-to-be-replaced</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/after-afghanistan-poll-finds-alienation-and-desire-connection/186771/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/after-afghanistan-poll-finds-alienation-and-desire-connection/186771/</a></p> <p><a href="https://rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> https://rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/</a> Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez.</p> david frum, mona charen, damon linker, linda chavez, william galston The Atlantic’s David Frum joins to discuss inflation, the economy, immigration, and the call to back Ron DeSantis in 2024.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://theliberalpatriot.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-fox-news-fallacy

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054137225/nearly-1-million-kids-ages-5-11-will-have-their-first-covid-shots-by-the-end-of-

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-08/niall-ferguson-america-s-woke-universities-need-to-be-replaced

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/after-afghanistan-poll-finds-alienation-and-desire-connection/186771/

https://rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez.

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Highlights/Lowlights:

https://theliberalpatriot.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-fox-news-fallacy

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054137225/nearly-1-million-kids-ages-5-11-will-have-their-first-covid-shots-by-the-end-of-

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-08/niall-ferguson-america-s-woke-universities-need-to-be-replaced

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/after-afghanistan-poll-finds-alienation-and-desire-connection/186771/

https://rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez.

]]> A Whiff of Maoism https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/a-whiff-of-maoism 81ca6628-51bb-4f1a-a374-754c4614369f Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:45:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark NY Magazine’s Jonathan Chait joins, along with the Bulwark’s Amanda Carpenter, to discuss the BBB deal (if there is one) and cancel culture. 1:01:35 no <p>NY Magazine’s Jonathan Chait joins, along with the Bulwark’s Amanda Carpenter, to discuss the BBB deal (if there is one) and cancel culture.</p> <p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1453752698130534404?s=20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1453752698130534404?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-taiwan-could-come-soon-china-navy-defense-11635349097" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-taiwan-could-come-soon-china-navy-defense-11635349097</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html</a> Special Guests: Amanda Carpenter, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Jonathan Chait.</p> new york magazine, jonathan chait, amanda carpenter, william galston, damon linker, Democrats, Biden, Pelosi, Build Back Better, spending bill, polling, progressives, moderates, presidency, Manchin, Sinema, bipartisan, infrastructure, cancel culture, Dorian Abbot, Cornell, colleges, universities, speech NY Magazine’s Jonathan Chait joins, along with the Bulwark’s Amanda Carpenter, to discuss the BBB deal (if there is one) and cancel culture.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1453752698130534404?s=20

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-taiwan-could-come-soon-china-navy-defense-11635349097

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html

Special Guests: Amanda Carpenter, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Jonathan Chait.

]]> NY Magazine’s Jonathan Chait joins, along with the Bulwark’s Amanda Carpenter, to discuss the BBB deal (if there is one) and cancel culture.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1453752698130534404?s=20

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-taiwan-could-come-soon-china-navy-defense-11635349097

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html

Special Guests: Amanda Carpenter, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Jonathan Chait.

]]> Is the Country Calming Down? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/is-the-country-calming-down d7b1db9c-84c2-44bd-939e-9b5b7e2fdd10 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark 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. 1:10:04 no <p>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.</p> <p>—————</p> <p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.census.gov/en.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.census.gov/en.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan</a> Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Sykes, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p> Charlie sykes, bill galston, linda chavez, damon linker, infrastructure, 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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Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.census.gov/en.html

https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Sykes, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

]]> 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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Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.census.gov/en.html

https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Sykes, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

]]> Will Biden Bucks Defeat Culture Wars? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/will-biden-bucks-defeat-culture-wars 99912f32-5543-4d8b-bef9-b0f840fb3adf Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:30:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark Bret Stephens joins to consider the latest multi-trillion dollar spending bill, the GOP workers' party strategy, and the decline in church membership. 1:03:14 no <p>Bret Stephens joins to consider the latest multi-trillion dollar spending bill, the GOP workers' party strategy, and the decline in church membership. Special Guests: Bret Stephens, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p> President Biden, Spending, Infrastructure, GOP, Working Class, Church Membership Bret Stephens joins to consider the latest multi-trillion dollar spending bill, the GOP workers' party strategy, and the decline in church membership.

Special Guests: Bret Stephens, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

]]> Bret Stephens joins to consider the latest multi-trillion dollar spending bill, the GOP workers' party strategy, and the decline in church membership.

Special Guests: Bret Stephens, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

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