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Publisher |: The Bulwark

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: News & Politics,; Roundtable,; USA

Categories Via RSS |: News,; News Commentary,; Politics

Beg to Differ is a weekly roundtable podcast brought to you by TheBulwark.com. Host Mona Charen is joined by Linda Chavez of the Niskanen Center, Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution, and Damon Linker, who writes "Notes from the Middleground," to discuss the news of the week in a respectful, rational forum.

People |: Mona Charen (@monacharen),; Linda Chavez (@chavezlinda),; Bill Galston (@billgalston),; Damon Linker (@damonlinker)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Washington, DC /; MD
Premiere Date |: 2019-10-02
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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119 Available Episodes (119 Total) / Average duration: 01:04:56

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

119 Available Episodes (119 Total)Average duration: 01:04:56

Apr 21, 2023

00:52:27

DeSantis is even more charmless than Nixon. And while Fox avoided one embarrassing trial—the truth and lies are plain for all to see. Plus, the panelists share their current TV viewing recommendations. Guest host Sonny Bunch takes over the director's chair on this week's episode.

highlights/lowlights

Damon's:

https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/the-once-and-the-now/

Linda's:

child-labor-biden.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/migrant-child-labor-biden.html

Bill's:

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-first-space-launch

https://apnews.com/article/white-house-toddler-fence-secret-service-6ece5fc94204dbc3001457403269c28e

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Apr 14, 2023

00:57:38

Matt Bennett joins the team to discuss the ill-considered No Labels third party gambit. The group then turns to Trump's return to Fox, Greg Abbott's proposed pardon of a murderer, and how abortion is roiling elections.

highlights/lowlights

Damon's:

https://substack.com/profile/12665540-damon-linker?utm_source=substack-feed-item

https://on.substack.com/p/notes

Bill's:

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/13/21-year-old-with-top-secret-information-00092002

Linda's:

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-us-is-not-close-to-doing-enough?utm_medium=email

Matt's:

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1646205733774540823?s=20

Mona's:

https://www.econtalk.org/erik-hoel-on-the-threat-to-humanity-from-ai/

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Mar 31, 2023

01:00:55

Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget discusses our broken budget and the fiscal gridlock that is undermining America’s economic strength. Plus, why people are taking to the streets in Israel.

highlights/lowlights

Damon's:

https://www.liberalpatriot.com/

Bill's:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/29/investigating-low-fertility-rates/

Mona's:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-secret-joke-at-the-heart-of-the-harvard-affirmative-action-case

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Mar 24, 2023

01:08:14

Philip K. Howard joins the group to discuss his book on public sector unions. The panel — with special guest Cathy Young — also addresses Trump's possible indictment and looks back at the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.

highlights/lowlights

Philip's:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-23/lausd-strike-ends-with-no-settlement-but-classes-to-resume

Bill's:

putin-ukraine-russia.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/us/politics/desantis-putin-ukraine-russia.html

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a43402697/jack-daniels-parody-dog-toy/

Cathy's:

https://apnews.com/article/icc-putin-war-crimes-ukraine-9857eb68d827340394960eccf0589253

Damon's:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/22/surprising-post-trump-consensus/

Mona's:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65057249

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/pandemic-baby-bump-fertility/671964/

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Mar 17, 2023

01:14:59

Ken White (Popehat) joins the panel to consider the wisdom of the Manhattan DA's Trump indictment, as well as DeSantis joining the surrender caucus, SVB, and a low moment at Stanford Law.

highlights/lowlights

Linda's:

https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2023/03/law-school-mismatch-is-worse-than-we-thought/

Damon's:

https://jabberwocking.com/silicon-valley-bank-was-fine-its-silicon-valley-thats-broken/

Ken's:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-killed-silicon-valley-bank-interest-rates-treasury-federal-reserve-ipo-loan-long-term-bond-capital-securities-startup-jpmorgan-bear-stearns-lehman-brothers-b9ca2347

Mona's:

https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/what-the-iraq-war-wrought

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/iraq-war-us-invasion-anniversary-2023/673343/

clip from Stanford Law School protest:

https://vimeo.com/806801455

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Mar 10, 2023

01:02:20

A.B. Stoddard joins the group to discuss the Fox News retcon of January 6, whether Biden should/will run again, and "messaging bills."

highlights/lowlights

A.B.'s:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/08/norfolk-southern-train-derailment-ohio-senators/

Linda's:

literature-study-decline.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/opinion/english-literature-study-decline.html

internet-novels.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/opinion/humanities-internet-novels.html

Damon's:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/13/agnes-callard-profile-marriage-philosophy

Mona's:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bulwark-podcast/id1447684472?i=1000603030581

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Mar 03, 2023

01:00:21

Axios's Josh Kraushaar helps analyze the lab leak story, the Chicago election results, and Trump v. DeSantis.

highlights/lowlights

Josh's:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-nikki-haley-is-running-for-president/id1570872415?i=1000602459553

Linda's:

migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/unaccompanied-migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html

Bill's:

paul-vallas-chicago-mayor-bio-20230131-c5s6joirovh7zgeq55ig2ag6ea-story.html">https://www.chicagotribune.com/voter-guide/ct-paul-vallas-chicago-mayor-bio-20230131-c5s6joirovh7zgeq55ig2ag6ea-story.html

Damon's:

https://quillette.com/2023/02/22/heideggers-downfall/

https://harpers.org/archive/2023/03/historys-fool-ernst-junger/

Mona's:

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/02/27/places-with-high-religious-participation-have-fewer-deaths-of-despair

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Feb 24, 2023

01:09:42

Jill Lawrence joins B2D to discuss the revelations about Fox, Biden v. De Santis on Ukraine, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's national divorce talk.

highlights/lowlights

Jill's:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/21/tucker-carlson-kevin-mccarthy-jan-6-insurrection/

Linda's:

florida-african-american-studies-black-history.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/opinion/desantis-florida-african-american-studies-black-history.html

Damon's:

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/21/vivek-ramaswamy-president-2024-00083903

Mona's:

https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2009/07/on_this_day_in_1980_senate_vot.html

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Feb 17, 2023

01:00:17

Bill Kristol joins the group to consider Haley's possible hidden strengths. Also, Biden, the GOP, and the war in Ukraine.

highlights/lowlights

Bill Kristol's:

https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/lets-talk-about-aliens

Damon's:

chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html

Bill Galston's:

https://apnews.com/article/politics-2023-turkey-syria-earthquake-government-istanbul-fbd6af578a6056569879b5ef6c55d322

Linda's:

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/teen-girls-experiencing-record-high-levels-sadness-violence/story?id=97079978

Mona's:

https://brinklindsey.substack.com/p/fighting-in-a-burning-house

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Feb 10, 2023

01:03:51

New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait helps evaluate the SOTU: politics, visuals, and substance. The group then considers Kamala Harris's unprecedentedly terrible press.

highlights/lowlights:

Jonathan's:

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3849811-greenes-viral-outfit-was-meant-to-echo-chinese-spy-balloon-her-office-says/

Linda's:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/09/supreme-court-ethics-code/

Damon's

movie-industrys-confused-eat-the-rich-fantasy.html">https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/the-movie-industrys-confused-eat-the-rich-fantasy.html

Bill's:

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155375633/romney-santos-state-of-the-union

Mona's:

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/02/czech-voters-populism-pavel/672936/

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