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The Emperor’s Mood Swings Decide Everything (w/ Edward Luce) | The Mona Charen Show Oct 27, 2025

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Mona Charen and Financial Times columnist Ed Luce discuss how Trump’s second term has gone from chaos to control — from a fake war in Venezuela to a culture of fear in Washington. They talk about the money, the mobs, the East Wing demolition, and how power in America is now moving at “the speed of light.”
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Congress Let Trump Off the Leash (w/ Kori Schake) Oct 20, 2025

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Mona Charen sits down with defense expert Kori Schake to unpack Donald Trump’s latest stunt with the military, the danger of turning U.S. troops into political props, and how Congress has let civilian control slip away. They also discuss Trump’s foreign-policy “own goals,” America’s fraying alliances, and why China and Putin are cheering him on.
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The Dark Passions and How to Counter Them (w/ Bill Galston) Oct 13, 2025

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Bill Galston joins Mona to discuss his new book about the vulnerabilities of liberal democracies and how to relearn the importance of rhetoric.
Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech: https://a.co/d/9OPWkKP

How Bad Is It and How Can We Recover? Oct 06, 2025

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Damon Linker on just how crazy awful things are, but with some optimism for climbing out of the abyss.

How Trump is Using Kirk's 'Martyrdom' to Create a Fake Emergency Sep 29, 2025

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The Atlantic's Jonathan Chait discusses how MAGA is using Kirk's tragic death as a pretext for full-on authoritarian repression of dissent.
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Just How Much Damage Can RFK Jr. Do? Sep 22, 2025

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The Bulwark's Jonathan Cohn discusses the harm RFK has already done, and what he's planning, which may be worse.
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The Religious Impulse Behind Trumpism Sep 15, 2025

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Holly Berkley Fletcher explains the mindset of white evangelicals from a unique perspective—that of missionary kids. She was one. Her new book sheds light on a key MAGA constituency.

More Marriage = More Happiness Sep 08, 2025

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Mona welcomes UVA's Brad Wilcox to discuss the latest stats on marriage, what singlehood means for kids, men, and women, and marriage's new alt-Right foes.
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Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization — W. Bradford Wilcox (HarperCollins, 2024)

Can Democrats Stop Bleeding Voters? Sep 01, 2025

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Third Way's Matt Bennett and Sarah Longwell join Mona to talk about tanking Democratic voter registration numbers, words you should never say, the working class, the donors, and more.
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Was It Something I Said? A memo to All Who Wish to Stop Donald Trump and MAGA from Third Way.

Will Trump Solve Homelessness? Aug 25, 2025

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FREOPP's Michael Tanner joins Mona to discuss homelessness causes and potential cures.
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