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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.

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Putin Wants to Turn Back the Clock Jan 28, 2022

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Stanford’s Francis Fukuyama joins the group to discuss Ukraine and the impact of a new Supreme Court justice on politics and jurisprudence. Highlights/Lowlights: https://twitter.com/prchovanec/status/1485622322799255553?s=20&t=a9dVZafEdqi8nszn5EenFQ https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/the-pursuits-of-liberty https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/opinion/texas-synagogue-antisemitism.html Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Francis Fukuyama, and Linda Chavez.

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Do's and Don'ts of Democracy Protection Jan 21, 2022

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CATO's Walter Olson brings his libertarian insight to a discussion of voting rights and wrongs — and Biden's first year. Highlights/Lowlights: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/illiberalism-left-right.html https://www.slowboring.com/p/electoral-count-act https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-reactionary-trap?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxODI2MTM0LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzExNTMyNSwiXyI6IkpGY08yIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyNzA5MTA4LCJleHAiOjE2NDI3MTI3MDgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTU3OSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dV0Uvgja24vvQziTyNwlYC6lcNMjkdEtheiKfB-ck4Q https://web.archive.org/web/20130124224036/http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2012/06/tt_thou_shalt.html https://imightbewrong.substack.com/p/lets-honor-mlks-birthday-by-being https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/1/the-fallacies-of-the-common-good https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2021-12/cpr-v43n6-1.pdf Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Walter Olson.

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Biden's Nadir Week? Jan 14, 2022

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A.B. Stoddard and Ben Parker join the group to discuss Biden's kamikaze voting rights push and Putin's threats to Ukraine. Highlights/Lowlights: https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/joe-biden-needs-four-sister-souljah https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-long-term-care-challenge https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1481709822051500039?s=20 https://reason.com/2022/01/12/the-u-s-immigration-system-needs-to-do-more-to-help-uyghurs/ https://jabberwocking.com/why-is-president-biden-staking-so-much-on-passing-new-voter-laws/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/democrats-botched-public-school-covid-policy/621183/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/11/oakland-lefty-my-whole-life-school-closures-triggered-an-identity-crisis-526860 Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Ben Parker, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.

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The Death of the Conservative Party Jan 07, 2022

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NY Times columnist Bret Stephens joins the panel, including Norm Ornstein, to discuss the GOP in the wake of Jan 6 and whether the Democrats are missing the boat on ECA and voting reform. Special Guests: Bret Stephens, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Norman J. Ornstein.

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Were the Clintonites Right after All? Dec 24, 2021

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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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Was January 6 a Coup Attempt? Dec 17, 2021

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The Washington Post's Dan Balz joins the panel to discuss the January 6 committee, whether Biden will/should seek reelection, and how the pandemic has affected work/family balance. Highlights/Lowlights: https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/donald-trumps-megaphone https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/the-pro-immigrant-case-against-new-york-city-s-noncitizen-voting?sref=z9I1fo2Y https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/ https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2015/12/18/9360663/is-democracy-in-trouble Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Dan Balz, and Linda Chavez.

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Resentful Animosities Dec 10, 2021

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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.

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If Roe Goes Dec 03, 2021

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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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How Scary Is Inflation? Nov 19, 2021

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Noah Smith helps the panel diagnose the inflation threat as well as the political peril for Democrats. Highlights/Lowlights: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/ https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/ https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Noah Smith.

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The DeSantis Temptation Nov 12, 2021

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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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