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The Mona Charen Show

After a great five year run on Beg to Differ, Mona Charen brings you a new show dedicated to deepening your understanding of complex issues and trends facing society. Each week she’ll engage an expert for a probing discussion that goes past the day’s headlines.

Copyright: © Bulwark Media

Latest Episodes:

Scary Polls and Scary Pols Nov 10, 2023

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Chris Cillizza joins the crew (plus Will Saletan) to discuss the election outcomes, the GOP debate, the generational divide about Israel, and what to make of those polls.
highlights / lowlights
Chris Cillizza: Vivek Ramaswamy's performance in the third GOP debate.

Mona Charen: This Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What Happened (NYT)
Hawley, Mayorkas get personal at hearing: ‘Despicable’ (The Hill)
Linda Chavez: The Census Bureau sees an older, more diverse America in 2100 in three immigration scenarios (WaPo)
Get to Know the Influential Conservative Intellectuals Who Help Explain G.O.P. Extremism (Damon Linker, NYT)
Bill Galston: Joe Manchin won’t run for reelection, giving GOP an opening to flip West Virginia seat
Will Saletan: Congressional Black Caucus welcomes Gabe Amo as its record-setting 60th member

American World Leadership in Crisis Nov 03, 2023

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The NY Times's Bret Stephens joins the panel to analyze the Gaza war, America's declining stomach for world leadership, the House's new speaker, and sagging GOP support for Ukraine.
highlights / lowlights

Mona Charen: Rick Scott: It's Time To Unite Behind Donald Trump

Bret Stephens: Italy’s Rumbling Supervolcano Has Half a Million Residents on Edge

Bill Galston: Cornell University official slammed for disturbing posts calling Hamas terror attacks a ‘resistance’

Damon Linker: Why Not Moderation?: Letters to Young Radicals by Aurelian Craiutu
Linda Chavez: Hawley, Mayorkas get personal at hearing: ‘Despicable’

Biden's No-Win Problem Oct 27, 2023

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The Atlantic's Tom Nichols joins guest host A.B. Stoddard and the usual cast to discuss Israel's response to Hamas, Speaker Mike Johnson and the challenges he faces regarding government funding.
highlights / lowlights
A.B.: We Are Caught in a Mass Economic Delusion and Something Is Wrong by Jonathan V. Last.
States Launch Massive Lawsuit Against Facebook and Instagram by Kim Wehle.
Tom: Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial.
Bill: What do Americans think about the health of our democracy and the upcoming presidential election?
Linda: The Palestinian Republic of Fear and Misinformation by Bret Stephens.
Damon: A Twitter/X A thread from Hussein Aboubakr Mansour.

Hamas's Propaganda Triumph Oct 20, 2023

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Yascha Mounk is the guest this week. Topics include the press's credulity regarding the Gaza hospital story; the speakerless House; and Yascha's new book The Identity Trap.
highlights / lowlights
Mona: Poland Shows That Autocracy Is Not Inevitableby Anne Applebaum
Yascha: The shift in media coverage about the hospital in Gaza.

Linda: How America’s Largest Socialist Organization Went from Supporting Israel to Boycotting It by Ron Radosh.
Bill: ‘The Most Disgraceful Behavior By Republicans In My Lifetime’: Gingrich Lets Loose on House GOP and Amir Tibon on How His Family Survived the Hamas Massacre.

Damon: Palestinian right of return matters by Matthew Yglesias.

An Orgy of Savagery Oct 13, 2023

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Prof. Gil Troy of McGill University joins from Jerusalem to talk about Hamas, Israel's response, the left's excusing of terrorists, and a silver lining in a horrible week.
highlights / lowlights
LINDA: After Hamas onslaught, Trump criticizes Israel, calls Gallant a ‘jerk’
GIL: Lowlight: The attack on Israel Highlight: The generosity of the world in response
BILL: The continuing saga of Cornel West.
DAMON: A hardcore advocate for "Greater Romania" could be the country's next president
MONA: Who Runs the Best U.S. Schools? It May Be the Defense Department.

Nihilists in the Driver's Seat Oct 06, 2023

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Third Way's Matt Bennett joins the group to discuss the Speaker debacle, the No Labels threat, and Trump's fraud trial.
highlights/lowlights
Matt: The problem(s) with blaming Democrats for McCarthy’s downfall

Damon: ‘Red Caesarism’ is rightwing code – and some Republicans are listening by Jason Wilson, The Guardian

Linda: How Red State Politics are Shaving Years Off American Lives by Lauren Weber, Dan Diamond and Dan Keating, The Washington Post

Mona: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump

Bill: American Public Support for Assistance to Ukraine Has Waned, But Still Considerable by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

"Thank You for Speaking While I'm Interrupting." Sep 29, 2023

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Former GOP Congresswoman Barbara Comstock drops in to discuss the debate, the shutdown, the impeachment, and the general dysfunction.
highlights/lowlights:
Linda Chavez
A New Cohort of Transgender Kids by Lisa Selin Davis at Persuasion.
Damon Linker
The re-release of Stop Making Sense.
Barbara Comstock
The recent testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.
Mona Charen
Inside the Unfounded Claim That DeSantis Abused Guantánamo Detainees by Matthew Rosenberg and Carol Rosenberg (NYT).

No Justice, No Jeeps Sep 22, 2023

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Francis Fukuyama joins Damon Linker, Ben Wittes, and A.B. Stoddard to analyze the UAW strike, the attacks on the "Deep State," and whether Kristen Welker blew it with Trump. Plus, in our Highlights and Lowlights segment, A.B. really doesn’t like the new Senate dress code, but loves that Henry Winkler and Dolly Parton have forthcoming books.
highlights/lowlights:
A.B.'s:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/style/senate-dress-code.html
https://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/books/dolly-parton-announces-new-book-behind-the-seams-my-life-in-rhinestones/21344
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250888099/beinghenry
Frank's:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66793900
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200705608/senate-tuberville-hold-military-promotions
Ben's:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530429-1/department-justice-oversight-hearing

No Party for Honest Men Sep 15, 2023

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David Frum joins the group for a wide ranging discussion including the impeachment investigation, Biden's trip to the G20, Hunter Biden's indictment, and Mitt Romney's lonely stand. Plus, in our Highlights and Lowlights segment, Mona calls out Mike Pence for midwifing our Trumpian politics.
show notes:
McKay Coppins' piece:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/

David's highlight:
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-mexico-china-us-trade-opportunity/
Bill's lowlight:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-so-many-americans-are-unhappy-about-the-economy/
Linda’s highlights:
https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/terry-eastland-rip-legend
https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/orbans-tainted-democracy/
Damon's highlight:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/ross-douthats-theories-of-persuasion

Must Biden Go? Pro and Con Sep 08, 2023

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Kori Schake, head of defense and foreign policy studies at AEI, shares her views on China, Ukraine, and Tuberville's stunt. The panel then debates whether Biden should, even now, step aside. Plus, in our Highlights and Lowlights segment, Bill sings the praises of Antony Blinken’s performance as secretary of state, and Linda sees hopeful signs of sanity among local GOP officials in very red Wyoming.
show notes:
Column that Kori referenced:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/ukraine-war-maps-progress-aid/
Substack post Damon mentioned:
https://josephklein.substack.com/p/hidin-biden?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
Linda's highlight:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/opinion/nationalization-politics-wyoming.html
Mona's highlight:
https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/buck-tells-colorado-gop-leaders-to-stop-spreading-misinformation-about-jan-6-defendants/
Damon's highlight:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/samuel-moyn-liberalism-against-itself-critical-review.html

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