

The Mona Charen Show
The Bulwark
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Sep 24, 2021 • 1h 13min
Republicans are Dangerous. Can the Democrats Succeed?
Sarah Longwell sits in for Linda and Tom Nichols joins to discuss the Democrats' divisions, Haitians at the border, and Biden's foreign policy.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Sarah Longwell, and Tom Nichols. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 10, 2021 • 1h 11min
Insurrectionist Republicans, reflections on a sad anniversary, and what if Roe is reversed
Heath Mayo, founder of Principles First, joins the regular panel to discuss abortion, insurrection, and whether the global war on terror was a mistake.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Heath Mayo, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 7min
Can We Avoid Another January 6?
Greg Sargent joins to talk about vote counting reform, not vote casting reform. The group (including Tim Miller) then discuss refugees and Biden's sinking popularity.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Greg Sargent, and Tim Miller.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 26, 2021 • 1h 9min
Afghanistan: Not a mistake?
David Frum joins to shed light on the Afghanistan withdrawal and Congress's budget fandango.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 13, 2021 • 1h 10min
Is the Country Calming Down?
Charlie Sykes joins the group to discuss the infrastructure Rubik's cube, the Republican governors' war on public health, and whether the big strife is past.
—————
Highlights/Lowlights:
https://www.census.gov/en.html
https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Sykes, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 6, 2021 • 1h 5min
Whoa, those Cuomo woes.
The Washington Post's Megan McArdle returns to B2D to discuss Cuomo, the eviction moratorium, and whether the left's power in the Democratic party exceeds its grass roots popularity.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Megan McArdle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 30, 2021 • 1h 12min
Back to January 6
Elliott Abrams joins to discuss Cuba. The gang then address the January 6 committee, vaccine wars, and the infrastructure bill.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Elliott Abrams, and Linda Chavez.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 13min
Talking About Race Respectfully
Ted Johnson joins the panel to talk about his book: "When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America."
Is racism structural? Is it an existential threat?
Highlights/Lowlights:
https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/our-woke-book-burners
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/VSRR015-508.pdf
Special Guest: Ted R. Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 16, 2021 • 58min
How Bad Was CPAC?
Guest host Sarah Longwell joins the group this week to discuss CPAC, Trump's speech, anti-vaxxers, and Biden's voting rights agenda.
Highlights/Lowlights:
Book: “The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family”
https://thebulwark.com/as-cubans-march-for-freedom-democrats-are-split/
https://thebulwark.com/what-the-hell-happened-to-the-claremont-institute/
Mona at CPAC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2GVQINHfVM
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 9, 2021 • 59min
Will This Reform Save Our Democracy?
Katherine Gehl, co-author of “The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy” joins the panel for a meaty discussion of voting reform.
Katherine's Ted Talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk8d3GQJnQ
Mentioned articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/us/politics/voting-rights-law-supreme-court.html?referringSource=articleShare
https://echeloninsights.com/in-the-news/june-omnibus-quadrants/
https://www.prri.org/research/2020-census-of-american-religion/
https://political-innovation.org/advisory-council/
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Katherine Gehl, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


