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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: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>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>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>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;

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

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1453752698130534404?s=20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1453752698130534404?s=20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-taiwan-could-come-soon-china-navy-defense-11635349097" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-taiwan-could-come-soon-china-navy-defense-11635349097&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html&lt;/a&gt; Special Guests: Amanda Carpenter, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Jonathan Chait.&lt;/p&gt;
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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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