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Powerless Texas

FromBeg to Differ with Mona Charen

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Feb 19, 2021

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Slate's Will Saletan returns to consider the McConnell/Trump GOP, Texas's woes, and Limbaugh's legacy.
Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Will Saletan.
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Feb 19, 2021

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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 of The Week to discuss the news of the week in a respectful, rational forum.

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Welcome to Beg to Differ!: Charlie Sykes and Mona Charen introduce Beg to Differ, a new podcast from The Bulwark. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Nearly There: Jon Fasman of The Economist joins all of the regulars to discuss what we know and what we don’t about the election. Deep breaths. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Farewell to All That: A.B. Stoddard joins the group on New Year's Eve to discuss the lows (many) and highs (there were some) of 2020. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Reading the Riot Act: Eugene Volokh (The Volokh Conspiracy) joins to discuss the anti-riot laws in several states, whether libel law should be upended, and the Chauvin verdict. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Can We Live Together in Peace?: Anne Applebaum joins to discuss options for reconciliation. Also, brave Navalny and cowardly Republicans. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Can Normal Elbow Out Crazy?: Bill Kristol joins B2D to discuss the normal (!) congressional Covid compromise, Biden’s cabinet so far, and the insanity on the Trump right. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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The Biggest Lie: Jonathan V. Last and Catherine Rampell join the group to discuss impeachment 2.0, deplatforming (pro and con), and prospects for Biden. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Is Compromise Alive?: Tom Nichols joins to consider the state of governance and GOP self-policing. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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GOP Crack-Up: Charles Lane joins this week to discuss how Biden is doing. Is GOP terminally Trumpy? A look at the Georgia run-off. Plus, is huge gov’t debt actually ok? by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Lock Him Up?: Ron Radosh joins the panel (which includes Will Saletan sitting in for Damon) to discuss the Trump Co. indictments, the January 6 committee, and the brain behind Steven Miller. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Back to January 6: Elliott Abrams joins to discuss Cuba. The gang then address the January 6 committee, vaccine wars, and the infrastructure bill. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Unity?: EPPC's Peter Wehner joins this week to review the inauguration and look forward to the first priorities of the Biden administration. Also impeachment 2.0. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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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. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Report Card: George F. Will joins to discuss lessons of the pandemic, whether Biden is creating a new New Deal, and how to handle China. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Are Things Normal Yet? No.: Bulwark founder Sarah Longwell joins the group to discuss Trump’s sabotage of the relief bill, reforms to Trump-proof the presidency, and recommendations for holiday viewing/listening. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Powerless Texas: Slate's Will Saletan returns to consider the McConnell/Trump GOP, Texas's woes, and Limbaugh's legacy. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Vaccinate the World: Eric Edelman joins to discuss Biden's trip, the ProPublica tax story, and the Democrats' Manchin mistake. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Why Can't Democrats Take Yes for an Answer?: NY Times columnist Thomas Edsall joins the group to consider voting rights, the infrastructure negotiations, crime, and critical race theory. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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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. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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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? by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Manchin's Ultimatum: On this week’s Beg to Differ, Sarah Longwell sits in for Mona Charen, and discusses with the panel the future of the filibuster, GOP fundraising tactics and their new embrace of boycott culture, H.R. 1 and election law, and China and the Olympics. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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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. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Don’t Pack the Court: AEI’s Norm Ornstein joins to discuss police violence, court packing, and Afghanistan. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Labs, Cults, and Votes: NY Times contributor Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss the coronavirus lab leak theory, Qanon's status as a new religion, and voting rights and wrongs. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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Is There a Trapdoor in the Recovery Plan?: AEI's Desmond Lachman analyzes the inflation risk in our gargantuan spending and loose money policies. The panel then considers the border crisis and the GOP's outreach to the working class. by Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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