George Conway joins the group to discuss the various Trump defenses—and the party that supports him. Then the regulars discuss 'Oppenheimer,' and the bombing of Japan. And in our Highlights and Lowlights segment, Bill points to a possible US-brokered Israel-Saudi peace deal.
highlights/lowlights:
Bill's:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/bidens-moral-calculus-in-brokering-a-saudi-israeli-peace-deal
Mona's:
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/07/29/congress-can-regulate-the-supreme-court-but-there-are-limits-to-that-power/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/opinion/columnists/citi-bike-karen-white-woman.html
Damon's:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/opinion/trump-meritocracy-educated.html
Linda's:
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/a-landmark-study-debunks-populist
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The Trump Defenses That Won't Hunt

Beg to Differ is a weekly roundtable podcast brought to you by http://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.

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FT's Ed Luce joins the group to discuss campus protests and whether Biden is losing.



highlights / lowlights:



Mona: Country Music, a film by Ken Burns



Ed: The Colombia student asking that the protestors be brought food in their encampment.



Linda: MTG's bizarre defense of her anti-Semitism vote.



Bill: Netanyahu: Israel will invade Rafah — regardless of hostage deal



Damon: The new Steve Martin documentary.


The Revolution Will Not Be Catered

Anne Applebaum joins the panel (with Philip Bump) to discuss Ukraine's war effort, Russian disinformation, campus protests, and a change of pace for final segment.



What would you have put on the Voyager Spacecraft?



Mona: Images of human love: parents interacting with babies (joy), a dog reacting to being reunited, humans taking care of other humans with a handicap (compassion).



Damon: Holy texts of major religions, Plato's Republic, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and the Beatles.



Philip: The vessel itself is a message, and a Haiku by Issa.  



Linda:, a reproduction of Aphrodite of Knidos Sculpture by Praxiteles, Michelangelo's David, Gorecki and Beethoven.






"Ukraine is anti-Christian" and other Russian Lies

Ben Wittes joins to discuss Iran's attack on Israel, Congress's action on Ukraine, Trump's NY trial, and the Supreme Court.

Will Dysfunctional House GOP Do the Right Thing?

Patterico joins the panel to analyze Bragg's case against Trump.

The Tabloidization of America

Matt Bennett joins to discuss the end of No Labels, RFK, Jr., and other third parties as well as Florida's new abortion law.

The Trump Defenses That Won't Hunt

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