Democrats are Divided. Republicans are United -- as a cult. How worried should we be?
A.B. Stoddard joins to discuss why we can't have nice things in America. Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 11m Oct 01, 2021
1hr 11m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Sarah Longwell, and Tom Nichols. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 13m Sep 24, 2021
1hr 13m
Insurrectionist Republicans, reflections on a sad anniversary, and what if Roe is reversed
Heath Mayo, founder of Principles First, joins the regular panel to discuss abortion, insurrection, and whether the global war on terror was a mistake. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Heath Mayo, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 11m Sep 10, 2021
1hr 11m
Can We Avoid Another January 6?
Greg Sargent joins to talk about vote counting reform, not vote casting reform. The group (including Tim Miller) then discuss refugees and Biden's sinking popularity. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Greg Sargent, and Tim Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 7m Sep 03, 2021
1hr 7m
Afghanistan: Not a mistake?
David Frum joins to shed light on the Afghanistan withdrawal and Congress's budget fandango. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 9m Aug 26, 2021
1hr 9m
Is the Country Calming Down?
Charlie Sykes joins the group to discuss the infrastructure Rubik's cube, the Republican governors' war on public health, and whether the big strife is past. ————— Highlights/Lowlights: https://www.census.gov/en.html https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-proposed-consent-decree-state-new-jersey-resolve-claims-edna-mahan Special Gu...
1hr 10m Aug 13, 2021
1hr 10m
Whoa, those Cuomo woes.
The Washington Post's Megan McArdle returns to B2D to discuss Cuomo, the eviction moratorium, and whether the left's power in the Democratic party exceeds its grass roots popularity. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Megan McArdle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 5m Aug 06, 2021
1hr 5m
Back to January 6
Elliott Abrams joins to discuss Cuba. The gang then address the January 6 committee, vaccine wars, and the infrastructure bill. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Elliott Abrams, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 12m Jul 30, 2021
1hr 12m
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? Highlights/Lowlights: https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/our-woke-book-burners https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/VSRR015-508.pdf Special Guest: Ted R. Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
1hr 13m Jul 23, 2021
1hr 13m
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. Highlights/Lowlights: Book: “The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family” https://thebulwark.com/as-cubans-march-for-freedom-democrats-are-split/ https://thebulwark.com/what-the-hell-h...
58m Jul 16, 2021
58m
Will This Reform Save Our Democracy?
Katherine Gehl, co-author of “The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy” joins the panel for a meaty discussion of voting reform. Katherine's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixk8d3GQJnQ Mentioned articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/us/politics/voting-rights-law-supreme-court.html?referringSource=articleShare https...
59m Jul 09, 2021
59m
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. Mentioned articles: https://quillette.com/2021/06/27/the-bias-narrative-versus-the-development-narrative-thinking-about-persistent-racial-inequality-in-the-united-states/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/0...
56m Jul 02, 2021
56m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Thomas Edsall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 3m Jun 25, 2021
1hr 3m
Putin's MAGA Talking Points
Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins to discuss Biden's European trip, whether Garland is going soft on Trump, and the NY mayoral race. Special Guests: Benjamin Wittes, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 7m Jun 18, 2021
1hr 7m
Vaccinate the World
Eric Edelman joins to discuss Biden's trip, the ProPublica tax story, and the Democrats' Manchin mistake. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Eric Edelman, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 3m Jun 11, 2021
1hr 3m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Peter Wehner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 5m Jun 04, 2021
1hr 5m
How Do We Know What's True?
Jonathan Rauch discusses his new book The Constitution of Knowledge and joins for a discussion of the threat of crime to Democrats' political health. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Jonathan Rauch, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
58m May 28, 2021
58m
Three Cheers for Moderation
Brink Lindsey discusses his essay on the importance of moderation. The group also addresses the January 6 commission and the Gaza conflict. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Brink Lindsey, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 6m May 21, 2021
1hr 6m
Cheney Out; Births Down; Ranked Choice Voting In?
A.B. Stoddard returns to talk about hope for reducing our political dysfunction. Group also addresses the birth dearth and Liz Cheney's fate. Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 10m May 14, 2021
1hr 10m
Cheney: Too Honest for the GOP
David French helps the panel diagnose the GOP's sickness. The group also talks about voter ID and the Biden daycare plan. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David French, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 10m May 07, 2021
1hr 10m
FDR Redux?
E.J. Dionne helps the panel unpack Biden's first 100 days, plus, racial and class messaging. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, E.J. Dionne, Jr., and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 5m Apr 30, 2021
1hr 5m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Eugene Volokh, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 8m Apr 23, 2021
1hr 8m
Don’t Pack the Court
AEI’s Norm Ornstein joins to discuss police violence, court packing, and Afghanistan. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Norman J. Ornstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 6m Apr 16, 2021
1hr 6m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 4m Apr 09, 2021
1hr 4m
Will Biden Bucks Defeat Culture Wars?
Bret Stephens joins to consider the latest multi-trillion dollar spending bill, the GOP workers' party strategy, and the decline in church membership. Special Guests: Bret Stephens, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 3m Apr 02, 2021
1hr 3m
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. Special Guests: Damon Linker, George F. Will, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 1m Mar 26, 2021
1hr 1m
Build Biden Better
The Niskanen Center's Samuel Hammond joins to discuss improving Biden's child allowance and border policies. Plus: eliminate the filibuster? Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Samuel Hammond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 9m Mar 19, 2021
1hr 9m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Desmond Lachman, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 10m Mar 12, 2021
1hr 10m
2020 Warnings for Democrats
AEI’s Kori Schake joins to discuss Biden’s Iran policy, non-white voters’ move right, and whether HR1 can solve the Democratic party’s geography problem. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Kori Schake, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 5m Mar 05, 2021
1hr 5m
Is the Stimulus a Clunker?
Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget offers her insights. The group also discusses prospects for a Jan 6 commission, and Europe's response to Biden. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Maya MacGuineas . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
59m Feb 26, 2021
59m
Powerless Texas
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 7m Feb 19, 2021
1hr 7m
Convict Him
Jay Nordlinger joins to discuss the impeachment trial, the Romney plan for families, and the firing of Don McNeill from the NYTimes. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Jay Nordlinger, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 1m Feb 12, 2021
1hr 1m
Is Compromise Alive?
Tom Nichols joins to consider the state of governance and GOP self-policing. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Linda Chavez, and Tom Nichols. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 10m Feb 05, 2021
1hr 10m
Can We Live Together in Peace?
Anne Applebaum joins to discuss options for reconciliation. Also, brave Navalny and cowardly Republicans. Special Guests: Anne Applebaum, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 2m Jan 29, 2021
1hr 2m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Peter Wehner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 10m Jan 22, 2021
1hr 10m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Catherine Rampell, Damon Linker, and Jonathan V. Last. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 8m Jan 14, 2021
1hr 8m
Crisis
Eric Edelman joins to discuss the Trump mob’s storming of the Capitol. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Eric Edelman, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 5m Jan 08, 2021
1hr 5m
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. Special Guests: A.B. Stoddard, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 18m Jan 01, 2021
1hr 18m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 9m Dec 24, 2020
1hr 9m
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? Special Guests: Bill Galston, Charles Lane, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 6m Dec 18, 2020
1hr 6m
Beg to Agree
Author and foreign correspondent Michael J. Totten joins the group to discuss conspiracy thinking at home and abroad, the Biden cabinet so far, and Stop the Steal. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Michael J. Totten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 5m Dec 11, 2020
1hr 5m
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. Special Guests: Bill Kristol, Damon Linker, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 10m Dec 04, 2020
1hr 10m
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. Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Jon Fasman, and Linda Chavez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 2m Nov 06, 2020
1hr 2m
Welcome to Beg to Differ!
Charlie Sykes and Mona Charen introduce Beg to Differ, a new podcast from The Bulwark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11m Oct 02, 2019
11m