The Mona Charen Show

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February 11, 2022 Open Everything?
Tom Nichols joins the panel to discuss whether it's time to end Covid restrictions, Ukraine and democracy, and "legitimate political discourse."

Highlights/Lowlights:
https://cathy.arcdigital.media/p/the-problem-with-covid-contrarianism?r=2k4r8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/the-nyt-article-on-mmt-is-really

https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/politics-current-affairs/2022/02/race-a-word-of-surprisingly-recent-and-uncertain-origin

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1 hr 6 min
February 04, 2022 A Canceling We Will Go
Peter Wehner joins the group, which includes Bill Kristol this week, to discuss the Whoopi Goldberg and other cancel controversies, as well as Trump's acknowledgement of attempting a coup. And who's really abandoning democracy, Republicans or Democrats?

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57 min
January 28, 2022 Putin Wants to Turn Back the Clock
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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53 min
January 21, 2022 Do's and Don'ts of Democracy Protection
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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56 min
January 14, 2022 Biden's Nadir Week?
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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56 min
January 07, 2022 The Death of the Conservative Party
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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1 hr
December 24, 2021 Were the Clintonites Right after All?
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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1 hr
December 17, 2021 Was January 6 a Coup Attempt?
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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1 hr 10 min
December 10, 2021 Resentful Animosities
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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1 hr 2 min
December 03, 2021 If Roe Goes
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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54 min

About The Mona Charen Show

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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…