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Beg to Differ with Mona Charen The Bulwark
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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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"Ukraine is anti-Christian" and other Russian Lies
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. -
Will Dysfunctional House GOP Do the Right Thing?
Ben Wittes joins to discuss Iran's attack on Israel, Congress's action on Ukraine, Trump's NY trial, and the Supreme Court.
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The Tabloidization of America
Patterico joins the panel to analyze Bragg's case against Trump.
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Will Double Haters Park Their Votes on RFK, Jr?
Matt Bennett joins to discuss the end of No Labels, RFK, Jr., and other third parties as well as Florida's new abortion law.
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Sacrilege for Sale
Pete Wehner joins to discuss Trump's "patriotic" Bible, lawfare accusations over Trump's trials, and Putin's war on truth.
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Trump is Hard Up for Cash
Nicholas Grossman join to discuss Trump's money troubles as a national security threat and a political challenge.