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    <title>Beg to Differ with Mona Charen - Episodes Tagged with “Moderates”</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <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>How Scary Is Inflation?</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Noah Smith helps the panel diagnose the inflation threat as well as the political peril for Democrats.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Noah Smith helps the panel diagnose the inflation threat as well as the political peril for Democrats.&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/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&amp;amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_source=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&amp;amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_source=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true&lt;/a&gt; Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Noah Smith.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Noah Smith helps the panel diagnose the inflation threat as well as the political peril for Democrats.</p>

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

<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=" rel="nofollow">https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=</a></p>

<p><a href="https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=" rel="nofollow">https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Noah Smith.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Noah Smith helps the panel diagnose the inflation threat as well as the political peril for Democrats.</p>

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

<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=" rel="nofollow">https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=</a></p>

<p><a href="https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=" rel="nofollow">https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true</a></p><p>Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Noah Smith.</p>]]>
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  <title>A Whiff of Maoism</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The Bulwark</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:35</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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.
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  <itunes:keywords>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</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html</a></p><p>Special Guests: Amanda Carpenter, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Jonathan Chait.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html</a></p><p>Special Guests: Amanda Carpenter, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Jonathan Chait.</p>]]>
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