web01.fireside.fm Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:55:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Beg to Differ with Mona Charen - Episodes Tagged with “Spending” https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/tags/spending Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:15:00 -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 Were the Clintonites Right after All? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/were-the-clintonites-right-after-all b3e0f845-1754-44dd-aa93-def05b2ac7c8 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:15:00 -0500 The Bulwark full The Bulwark The centrist wing of the democratic party is making a bit of a comeback. With Joe Manchin calling the shots on BBB — and cultural issues like "defund the police" not winning even among Black and Hispanic voters — is it time for the Democratic leadership to stand up to the progressives? The Atlantic's Ron Brownstein is this week's special guest. 59:25 yes <p>The centrist wing of the democratic party is making a bit of a comeback. With Joe Manchin calling the shots on BBB — and cultural issues like "defund the police" not winning even among Black and Hispanic voters — is it time for the Democratic leadership to stand up to the progressives? The Atlantic's Ron Brownstein is this week's special guest.</p> <p><em>Highlights/Lowlights:</em></p> <p><a href="https://forward.com/culture/437007/why-do-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://forward.com/culture/437007/why-do-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/19/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-4/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/19/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-4/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/20/peng-shuai-appearance-fails-to-address-concerns-for-tennis-stars-wellbeing-says-wta" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/20/peng-shuai-appearance-fails-to-address-concerns-for-tennis-stars-wellbeing-says-wta</a><br> Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Ron Brownstein.</p> house boat, protesters, activists, Manchin, west virginia, house boat, spending, child tax credit, federal spending, biden, pelosi, the squad, build back better, bbb, suburban swing voters, viriginia, cultural issues, education, defund the police, hispanics, latinos, immigrants, obama, white working class, reagan era, non-college education, the 90s, the clinton era, sister souljah, senate, democratic leadership council, centrists, progressives, hillary, bill clinton The centrist wing of the democratic party is making a bit of a comeback. With Joe Manchin calling the shots on BBB — and cultural issues like "defund the police" not winning even among Black and Hispanic voters — is it time for the Democratic leadership to stand up to the progressives? The Atlantic's Ron Brownstein is this week's special guest.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://forward.com/culture/437007/why-do-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/19/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-4/

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/20/peng-shuai-appearance-fails-to-address-concerns-for-tennis-stars-wellbeing-says-wta

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Ron Brownstein.

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Highlights/Lowlights:

https://forward.com/culture/437007/why-do-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/19/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-4/

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/20/peng-shuai-appearance-fails-to-address-concerns-for-tennis-stars-wellbeing-says-wta

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Ron Brownstein.

]]> FDR Redux? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/fdr-redux 78bf9c9c-b180-43ec-b96a-92bb82879656 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:30:00 -0400 The Bulwark full The Bulwark E.J. Dionne helps the panel unpack Biden's first 100 days, plus, racial and class messaging. 1:05:01 no <p>E.J. Dionne helps the panel unpack Biden's first 100 days, plus, racial and class messaging. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, E.J. Dionne, Jr., and Linda Chavez.</p> President Biden, Spending, First 100 Days, Speech, Race, Class, American Society E.J. Dionne helps the panel unpack Biden's first 100 days, plus, racial and class messaging.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, E.J. Dionne, Jr., and Linda Chavez.

]]> E.J. Dionne helps the panel unpack Biden's first 100 days, plus, racial and class messaging.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, E.J. Dionne, Jr., 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.

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

]]> Is There a Trapdoor in the Recovery Plan? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/is-there-a-trapdoor-in-the-recovery-plan e0d9acfc-a484-4ee9-bc1b-27d592717efb Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0500 The Bulwark full The Bulwark AEI's Desmond Lachman analyzes the inflation risk in our gargantuan spending and loose money policies. The panel then considers the border crisis and the GOP's outreach to the working class. 1:09:42 no <p>AEI's Desmond Lachman analyzes the inflation risk in our gargantuan spending and loose money policies. The panel then considers the border crisis and the GOP's outreach to the working class. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Desmond Lachman, and Linda Chavez.</p> Recovery Plan, COVID-19, Inflation, Spending, deficit, debt, budget, border, immigration, working class, politics, elections AEI's Desmond Lachman analyzes the inflation risk in our gargantuan spending and loose money policies. The panel then considers the border crisis and the GOP's outreach to the working class.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Desmond Lachman, and Linda Chavez.

]]> AEI's Desmond Lachman analyzes the inflation risk in our gargantuan spending and loose money policies. The panel then considers the border crisis and the GOP's outreach to the working class.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Desmond Lachman, and Linda Chavez.

]]> GOP Crack-Up https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/gop-crack-up 3165176d-db71-44f0-8b75-53c0009dce62 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:15:00 -0500 The Bulwark full The Bulwark Charles Lane joins this week to discuss how Biden is doing. Is GOP terminally Trumpy? A look at the Georgia run-off. Plus, is huge gov’t debt actually ok? 1:06:15 no <p>Charles Lane joins this week to discuss how Biden is doing. Is GOP terminally Trumpy? A look at the Georgia run-off. Plus, is huge gov’t debt actually ok? Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Lane, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p> GOP, Trump, Georgia, Deficit, Debt, Government, Spending, Budget Charles Lane joins this week to discuss how Biden is doing. Is GOP terminally Trumpy? A look at the Georgia run-off. Plus, is huge gov’t debt actually ok?

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

]]> Charles Lane joins this week to discuss how Biden is doing. Is GOP terminally Trumpy? A look at the Georgia run-off. Plus, is huge gov’t debt actually ok?

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

]]> One Cheer for Democracy? https://begtodiffer.thebulwark.com/one-cheer-for-democracy 4f15be5c-747e-42c6-9ff8-c1eb517fa848 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0500 The Bulwark full The Bulwark On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Riedl from the Manhattan Institute joins host panelists Linda Chavez, Damon Linker, and Bill Galston to discuss the Democratic debates, the 2020 Democratic primaries, Bernie Sanders's spending plans, why Single Payer and Medicare For All pose budgetary problems, and Coronavirus. 1:15:10 no <p>On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Riedl from the Manhattan Institute joins host panelists Linda Chavez, Damon Linker, and Bill Galston to discuss the Democratic debates, the 2020 Democratic primaries, Bernie Sanders's spending plans, why Single Payer and Medicare For All pose budgetary problems, and Coronavirus. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Brian Riedl, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.</p> 2020, Democrats, Primaries, Coronavirus, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Single Payer, Medicare For All, Spending, Budget, Debt On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Riedl from the Manhattan Institute joins host panelists Linda Chavez, Damon Linker, and Bill Galston to discuss the Democratic debates, the 2020 Democratic primaries, Bernie Sanders's spending plans, why Single Payer and Medicare For All pose budgetary problems, and Coronavirus.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Brian Riedl, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

]]> On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Riedl from the Manhattan Institute joins host panelists Linda Chavez, Damon Linker, and Bill Galston to discuss the Democratic debates, the 2020 Democratic primaries, Bernie Sanders's spending plans, why Single Payer and Medicare For All pose budgetary problems, and Coronavirus.

Special Guests: Bill Galston, Brian Riedl, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

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