The Mona Charen Show

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Republicans are Dangerous; Democrats are Ineffectual (with Charlie Sykes) Jun 17, 2022

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Charlie Sykes joins the group to discuss the January 6 hearings, Biden's record, and inflation (we warned about it!)

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Is Biden Too Old for a Second Term? (with Matt Bennett) Jun 10, 2022

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Third Way's Matt Bennett help dissect the primaries so far, the January 6 hearings, and the question of who will be the Democrats' 2024 nominee.

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Is Gun Control Futile? (with David French) Jun 03, 2022

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David French joins the group this week to consider gun control efforts, the gun culture, and the state of the war in Ukraine.

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Drowning in Guns under Minority Rule (with A.B. Stoddard) May 27, 2022

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Guest host A.B. Stoddard joins guests Tom Nichols, Yahoo News' Jon Ward, and regular Linda Chavez to discuss America's gun culture, the prospects for bipartisan gun legislation, and the Democrats' lack of confidence versus the party that's about nothing. Plus, Trump's week of humiliation.

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The Challenge of Diversity (with Yascha Mounk) May 20, 2022

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Yascha Mounk joins the panel to talk about the optimistic case for diverse democracies -- and primary results.

Highlights of the Week

Mona's pick:What’s Behind America’s Shocking Baby-Formula Shortage? (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/baby-formula-shortage-abbott-recall/629828/)

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Voting Rights and Abortion Rights (with Ben Ginsberg) May 13, 2022

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Election law expert Ben Ginsberg offers insight on threats to confidence in elections. The panel then considers the Dobbs fallout from several angles — partisan, racial, and legal.

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Abortion and Climate. Can We Get More Contentious? (with Robert Pindyck) May 06, 2022

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MIT’s Robert Pindyck shares wisdom on climate and joins the discussion of the Roe draft opinion.

Highlights & Lowlights

Mona - America Won’t Ever Be Majority Minority (https://www.persuasion.community/p/yascha-mounk-america-wont-ever-be?s=r)

Linda - Cuban Migrants Arrive to U.S. in Record Numbers, on Foot, Not by Boat (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/world/americas/cuban-migration-united-states.html)

Damon - Twitter Thread #1 (https://twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1521803362152374274?s=20&t=UB8AumtJTJE-4hHbd65GRg)

Damon - Twitter Thread #2 (https://twitter.com/ryanburge/status/1521465315493822464?s=20&t=ngqm-NTPq5ySwIqN_ooXNg)

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A Macron Moment in the US? (with guest host Josh Barro) Apr 29, 2022

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Guest Host Josh Barro and the panel discuss the French elections, and the possibility of a centrist third party in the US. Plus, corporate free speech — and will Musk break Twitter?

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Jared vs. Hunter Apr 22, 2022

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Arc Digital's Nicholas Grossman joins the group to consider the mask mandate, the corruption of presidential relatives, and James Carville's advice about "weird Republicans."

Highlights & Lowlights

Mona: "Mike Lee’s Role in Trump’s Attempted Coup" (The Bulwark): https://www.thebulwark.com/mike-lees-role-in-trumps-attempted-coup/
Linda: "Handing Putin the Nuclear Advantage" (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/articles/handing-vladimir-putin-the-nuclear-advantage-joe-biden-pentagon-sea-launched-nuclear-cruise-missile-russia-11650487990
Damon: "Putin’s Unholy War" (The Atlantic): https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/peacefield/625f207c9cda680020dd1c82/russia-ukraine-invasion-religion-holy-war/

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The Inflation Monster (with Noah Smith) Apr 15, 2022

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Noah Smith joins to consider whether inflation is really as bad as it looks and whether we can ever have a sensible immigration policy in our divided country.

Notable Links:

From Mona: "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid" (The Atlantic): https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
From Linda: "Point of Compact" (Quillette): https://quillette.com/2022/04/12/point-of-compact/
From Bill: "Christianism" (Liberties): https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/christianism/
From Damon: "Le Pen and Trump Could Succeed Where the Russian Army Failed" (The Bulwark): https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/le-pen-and-trump-could-succeed-where?s=w

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