web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:06:17 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Beg to Differ with Mona Charen - Episodes Tagged with “Mona Charen” https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/tags/mona%20charen 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 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. 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.

]]> If Roe Goes https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/if-roe-goes 5be252bb-f28d-4de4-ab43-35ca4c004a91 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:45:00 -0500 The Bulwark full The Bulwark 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. 53:45 no 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. Highlights/Lowlights: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/ https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/ https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/ Special Guests: Bill Galston, Bill Kristol, Damon Linker, and Will Saletan. will saletan, mona charen, damon linker, bill kristol, bill galston, roe vs wade, biden, covid-19, omicron 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.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/

https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans

https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/

https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Bill Kristol, Damon Linker, and Will Saletan.

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Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/24/trans-kids-therapy-psychologist/

https://www.vox.com/22814386/lauren-boebert-islamophobic-comments-omar-house-republicans

https://harpers.org/archive/2021/12/a-posthumous-shock-trauma-studies-modernity-how-everything-became-trauma/

https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/17/gop-opposition-to-vaccine-mandates-extends-far-beyond-covid-19/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Bill Kristol, Damon Linker, and Will Saletan.

]]> 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 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://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.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.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://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/after-afghanistan-poll-finds-alienation-and-desire-connection/186771/) https://rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/ (https://rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/) Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez. 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.

]]> Do Democrats Need “Woke Detox”? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/do-democrats-need-woke-detox 114e9a30-8b54-469e-abcc-d47294281d9b Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark The Atlantic’s and Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch helps dissect last week's election results. Are both parties unfit to govern? 1:01:12 no The Atlantic’s and Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch helps dissect last week's election results. Are both parties unfit to govern? Articles Mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/opinion/us-immigration-politics.html https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/11/03/threetakeawaysfromvirginiaandnewjersey_146681.html https://www.thebulwark.com/an-open-letter-in-defense-of-democracy/ Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Jonathan Rauch, and Linda Chavez. mona charen, damon linker, linda chavez, william galston, jonathan rauch, the atlantic magazine, Virginia, New Jersey, Youngkin, McAuliffe, Edward Durr, Phil Murphy, Minneapolis, police reform, Seattle, Buffalo mayor, Eric Adams, Long Island, woke, moderate Democrats, progressives, science, Chomsky, Arizona elections, Republicans The Atlantic’s and Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch helps dissect last week's election results. Are both parties unfit to govern?

Articles Mentioned:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/opinion/us-immigration-politics.html

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/11/03/three_takeaways_from_virginia_and_new_jersey_146681.html

https://www.thebulwark.com/an-open-letter-in-defense-of-democracy/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Jonathan Rauch, and Linda Chavez.

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Articles Mentioned:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/opinion/us-immigration-politics.html

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/11/03/three_takeaways_from_virginia_and_new_jersey_146681.html

https://www.thebulwark.com/an-open-letter-in-defense-of-democracy/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Jonathan Rauch, and Linda Chavez.

]]> The Democrats’ Sinking Poll Numbers https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/the-democrats-sinking-poll-numbers 397d97c5-e0d7-4495-978b-7d49965adcb4 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark Eric Edelman helps unpack China’s new missile, Democrats’ decline, and McAuliffe’s tone deafness. 56:24 no Eric Edelman helps unpack China’s new missile, Democrats’ decline, and McAuliffe’s tone deafness. Highlights/Lowlights: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/alden-global-capital-killing-americas-newspapers/620171/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-america-come-to-taiwan-defense-china-xi-navy-11634053378 Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Eric Edelman, and Linda Chavez. eric edelman, mona charen, damon linker, William galston, linda chavez, Democrats, Trump, democracy, Republicans, Democratic Party, progressives, woke, CRT, schools, race, Virginia, McCauliffe, Youngkin, midterms, Congress, China, hypersonic, nuclear arsenal, Afghanistan, Biden, polls Eric Edelman helps unpack China’s new missile, Democrats’ decline, and McAuliffe’s tone deafness.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/alden-global-capital-killing-americas-newspapers/620171/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-america-come-to-taiwan-defense-china-xi-navy-11634053378

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Eric Edelman, and Linda Chavez.

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Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/alden-global-capital-killing-americas-newspapers/620171/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-america-come-to-taiwan-defense-china-xi-navy-11634053378

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Eric Edelman, and Linda Chavez.

]]> Why You Can't Bracket Trump https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/why-you-cant-bracket-trump 1290fd9a-b3d5-4b12-8ab2-95f7d6c9ac3a Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin joins to discuss how he's working to counter threats. Also the VA governor's race. 1:01:19 no Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin joins to discuss how he's working to counter threats. Also the VA governor's race. Mentioned articles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/07/our-planet-is-not-doomed-that-means-we-can-must-act/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/10/12/hunter-biden-corruption-515583 https://www.brookings.edu/essay/the-long-game-chinas-grand-strategy-to-displace-american-order/ Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Ian Bassin, and Linda Chavez. Protect Democracy, ian bassin, mona charen, damon linker, linda chavez, william galston, virginia governors race, January 6, trump, gop Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin joins to discuss how he's working to counter threats. Also the VA governor's race.

Mentioned articles:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/07/our-planet-is-not-doomed-that-means-we-can-must-act/

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/10/12/hunter-biden-corruption-515583

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/the-long-game-chinas-grand-strategy-to-displace-american-order/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Ian Bassin, and Linda Chavez.

]]> Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin joins to discuss how he's working to counter threats. Also the VA governor's race.

Mentioned articles:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/07/our-planet-is-not-doomed-that-means-we-can-must-act/

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/10/12/hunter-biden-corruption-515583

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/the-long-game-chinas-grand-strategy-to-displace-american-order/

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Ian Bassin, and Linda Chavez.

]]> “I Resent Being Called Cheerful." https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/i-resent-being-called-cheerful cbec1de2-0cff-42d0-9410-8feebcbed46b Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:45:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark George F. Will joins B2D panel to discuss his new book, and also whether Facebook should be regulated, and the Democrats' hopes for social welfare. 1:14:44 no George F. Will joins B2D panel to discuss his new book, and also whether Facebook should be regulated, and the Democrats' hopes for social welfare. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, George F. Will, and Linda Chavez. george f. will, mona charen, damon linker, linda chavez, william galston, Facebook, social welfare George F. Will joins B2D panel to discuss his new book, and also whether Facebook should be regulated, and the Democrats' hopes for social welfare.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, George F. Will, and Linda Chavez.

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Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, George F. Will, and Linda Chavez.

]]> Democrats are Divided. Republicans are United -- as a cult. How worried should we be? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/democrats-are-divided-republicans-are-united-as-a-cult 42c5dbef-5f2c-454d-82d4-7bd3656c1609 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:30:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark A.B. Stoddard joins to discuss why we can't have nice things in America. 1:10:49 no A.B. Stoddard joins to discuss why we can't have nice things in America. Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. mona charen, ab stoddard, damon linker, william galston, linda chavez, democrats, republicans A.B. Stoddard joins to discuss why we can't have nice things in America.

Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

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Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

]]> Republicans are Dangerous. Can the Democrats Succeed? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/republicans-are-dangerous-can-the-democrats-succeed 18eced60-6c5a-4373-ae4e-aff5c6026484 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:15:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark Sarah Longwell sits in for Linda and Tom Nichols joins to discuss the Democrats' divisions, Haitians at the border, and Biden's foreign policy. 1:12:39 no Sarah Longwell sits in for Linda and Tom Nichols joins to discuss the Democrats' divisions, Haitians at the border, and Biden's foreign policy. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Sarah Longwell, and Tom Nichols. tom nichols, sarah longwell, william galston, damon linker, mona charen Sarah Longwell sits in for Linda and Tom Nichols joins to discuss the Democrats' divisions, Haitians at the border, and Biden's foreign policy.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Sarah Longwell, and Tom Nichols.

]]> Sarah Longwell sits in for Linda and Tom Nichols joins to discuss the Democrats' divisions, Haitians at the border, and Biden's foreign policy.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Sarah Longwell, and Tom Nichols.

]]> Can We Avoid Another January 6? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/can-we-avoid-another-january-6 d99f9725-58ff-4dd1-bd89-581dab340a40 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:30:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark 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. 1:06:43 no 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. mona charen, tim miller, bill galston, damon linker, greg sargent, washington post, Afghanistan refugees, biden approval rating 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Afghanistan: Not a mistake? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/afghanistan-not-a-mistake fa36960c-9677-4015-afb4-d489bcf61106 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:30:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark David Frum joins to shed light on the Afghanistan withdrawal and Congress's budget fandango. 1:09:06 no 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. david frum, afghanistan, us congress budget, mona charen, damon linker, linda chavez, bill galston 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.

]]> 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.

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