The Atlantic's Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss the DNC and Harris's new tone, Trump's pivot on abortion, and the misfit toys (RFK Jr., Gabbard) of the Trump campaign. 

Highlights / Lowlights: 

Mona: Can We Be a Little Less Selective With Our Moral Outrage? by Bret Stephens in The New York Times.

Peter: Lowlight: Trump Insists He Won California in Wild, Jesus-Filled Rant With Dr. Phil (Daily Beast)

Damon: Highlight: Conservatism: The Fight for a Tradition by Edmund Fawcett

Bill: Highlights: The Return of Hamiltonian Statecraft by Walter Russell Mead and Stopping the Next China Shock by Aaron L. Friedberg

Linda: Highlight: Making Race Skin Deep by Quico Toro in Persuasion

Andrew Egger subs for the vacationing Mona, and A.B. occupies Damon's seat, as The Deseret News's Samuel Benson joins regulars Bill and Linda to discuss the unity and vibes at the Democratic Convention, while the panel weighs how RFK's exit from the race is likely to affect the November election.

Highlights / Lowlights

Andrew: Highlight: Gov. Tim Walz's Speech, and his family's reaction.

A.B.: Highlight: Doug Emhoff's remarks on anti-semitism, and that protests did not disrupt the convention.

Linda: Lowlight: Systemic Test Racism in Chicago (WSJ)

Bill: The slow counting of ballots in Pennsylvania, and the failure to fix this glaringly obvious problem.

Samuel: Lowlight: The slowness with which anti-semitism was addressed at the Democratic Convention.

Highlight: A moment of prayer he witnessed by Jewish men at night outside of the convention hall.

Will Saletan guest hosts as Tom Edsall joins the panel to discuss rising political polarization, Biden’s latest moves on immigration, and the crackdown on social media and kids using smartphones.

Highlights / Lowlights

Tom: The book 'Wolves of K Street' by Brody and Luke Mullins and a story from 
his weekly poker game.

Linda: Experts Handicap the Trump-Biden Debate (Karl Rove, WSJ)

Damon: No, I Don't Want to Protest (Pamela Paul, NYT)
Why Activists Keep Failing the Causes That Fire Them Up (Sarah Isgur, NYT)

Bill: The Return of Peace Through Strength by Robert C. O'Brien (Foreign Affairs)
Biden and Trump tied in the Emerson Poll in... Minnesota.

Will: Louisiana Requires All Public Classrooms to Display Ten Commandments (NYT)
Bibi's shameful Biden attack video

Josh Barro joins the group to reflect on Queen Elizabeth, analyze President Biden's democracy speech, interpret the midterm tea leaves, and evaluate what lessons we must learn from the poor US response to COVID-19.

Highlights & Lowlights

Mona: How Not To Write A Constitution - Persuasion (https://www.persuasion.community/p/how-not-to-write-a-constitution)

Bill: How reactionary is MAGA? Try the first century B.C. - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/07/jd-vance-fascist-roman-imperialist-caesar/)

Linda: The Man Who Won the Republican Party Before Trump Did - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/opinion/pat-buchanan-donald-trump.html)

Damon: Mark Lilla: Yearning for Questions - Meditations with Zohar (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mark-lilla-yearning-for-questions/id1608391571?i=1000578690878)

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Republicans know the 'Trump magic' isn't working, so when is the party going to get rid of him? Plus, ground zero in the midterms meme warfare, the politics of student loan relief, and special segment "What Are You Watching?" Megan McArdle and guest host Sonny Bunch join the panel.

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Eric Edelman joins the panel to discuss how to help Ukraine win. The panel also addresses Biden's student loan forgiveness and yea or nay on prosecuting Trump.

Highlights & Lowlights

Mona: What Biden could gain from pardoning Trump - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/18/trump-pardon-biden-benefit/)

Linda: The Trump Warrant Had No Legal Basis - The Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-warrant-had-no-legal-basis-mar-a-lago-affidavit-presidential-records-act-archivist-custody-classified-fbi-garland-11661170684)

Damon: Prosecuting Trump: A Reply to Josh Marshall - Lawfare (https://www.lawfareblog.com/prosecuting-trump-reply-josh-marshall)

Bill: Yes, Special Elections Really Are Signaling A Better-Than-Expected Midterm For Democrats - FiveThirtyEight (https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/yes-special-elections-really-are-signaling-a-better-than-expected-midterm-for-democrats/)

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Former CIA officer David Priess joins the group to consider Trump's secrets squirreled away in Mar-a-Lago, the "woke" FBI, the Democrats' prospects in the midterms, and much more. And Cathy Young sits in for Linda Chavez.

Highlights/Lowlights:

Mona's:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-dubious-transgender-science-jack-turban-research-social-contagion-gender-dysphoria-puberty-blockers-uk-11660732791 

David's :

https://twitter.com/ErinSikorsky/status/1547551734465286148?s=20&t=5bYpYiqMffg2JsL7lVQpkw

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Ted Nordhaus of the Breakthrough Institute answers doubts about nuclear energy. And the panel (including Walter Olson) then turns to the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search warrant and the GOP meltdown. Also, Biden had a good week. Will it matter?

Highlights & Lowlights

Mona: The Shovel’s view on the Donald Trump FBI raid - The Shovel (https://www.theshovel.com.au/2022/08/10/the-shovels-view-on-the-fbis-raid-on-donald-trumps-home/)

Linda: Behind the headlines: What is the Afghan Adjustment Act? - International Rescue Committee (https://www.rescue.org/article/behind-headlines-what-afghan-adjustment-act)

Bill: As China Plans Drills Circling Taiwan, U.S. Officials Fear a Squeeze Play - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/us/politics/china-exercises-taiwan-fears.html)

Walter Olson: Code Snitching: Nashvillians Are Weaponizing Metro Codes Against ‘Undesirable’ Neighbors - Nashville Scene (https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/code-snitching-nashvillians-are-weaponizi[…]ighbors/article_5e94bd56-0c67-11ed-af4e-e3d04ad7e500.html)

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A.B. Stoddard helps analyze this week's primary election results and also tackles the 2024 question: If not Biden, who?

Highlights & Lowlights:

Linda: The Jan. 6 Committee’s Findings Have Met the Appropriately High Bar for Prosecuting Trump - The UnPopulist (https://theunpopulist.substack.com/p/the-jan-6-committees-findings-have?utm_source=email)

Damon: The Violent Fantasies of Blake Masters - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/blake-masters-arizona-senate.html)

How the Claremont Institute Became a Nerve Center of the American Right - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/magazine/claremont-institute-conservative.html)

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Arc Digital's Nicholas Grossman joins the Beg to Differ panel to debate prosecuting Trump, and to weigh the impact of the GOP's crazy candidates. In the lightning round, we cover the Manchin deal, the Respect for Marriage Act, Brittney Griner, and more.

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Tom Nichols joins the group (plus Jon Ward) to discuss the committee's work, the polls on Trump's standing in the GOP, the Secret Service, Ukraine, Democrats boosting Trumpy candidates, and much more.

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After a multi-decade project to reverse Roe, the two biggest issues right now are interstate travel and pregnancy-terminating pills. Guest host Will Saletan, guest Frances Kissling, and the panel address abortion access and the politics of it all.

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Ruy Teixeira joins Beg to Differ to consider abortion, guns, crime, and other issues on which Democrats can't seem to find the sweet spot. Also, is there any chance for a moderate party?

Highlights & Lowlights

Linda: How Unlikely Is It That the Audits of Comey and McCabe Were a Coincidence? A Statistical Exploration. - New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/upshot/comey-mccabe-tax-audits.html)

Damon: Confidence in U.S. Institutions Down; Average at New Low - Gallup (https://news.gallup.com/poll/394283/confidence-institutions-down-average-new-low.aspx)

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Tom Nichols joins the panel to discuss the rise of the right in Europe (and here), the Hunter Biden verdict, and the Israel hostage rescue.

Mona: The Big Lie's Bad, Very Bad Week by Charlie Sykes.

Linda: No, You Don’t Have the Power to Stop Climate Change by Quico Toro (Persuasion)

Bill: American journalist Evan Gershkovich to stand trial on espionage charges in Russia (NPR)

Damon: John Ganz's new book "When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s"

Tom: John Bolton going through exhaustive detail about Trump's manifest unfitness and then saying he won't vote for Biden on MSNBC.

Tom's referenced item "The Jimmy Clean Hands Election" at The Atlantic.

The Atlantic's Peter Wehner joins the group (plus Ted Johnson) to discuss the reasoning and implications of the Dobbs decision. The panel then considers the ​impact of ​Cassidy Hutchinson and other testimony. ​Air going out of the Trump balloon?

Highlights & Lowlights:

Mona: Baltimore Police interns could help ease recruitment woes, improve community relations as pilot program launches - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/baltimore-police-interns-could-help-ease-recruitment-woes-improve-community-relations-as-pilot-program-launches/2022/06/27/dbb39ee4-f65d-11ec-b665-98b884bdef6e_story.html)

Linda: Supreme Court Sides With Biden’s Efforts to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program - New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/us/politics/biden-remain-in-mexico-scotus.html)

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The Atlantic’s David Frum joins the group to discuss the January 6 committee’s purpose and the prospects for a non-Trump in 2024. Plus, guns, the gas tax holiday, Uvalde, and Biden’s trip Saudi Arabia.

Highlights & Lowlights:

Mona: Prosecute Trump? Put Yourself in Merrick Garland’s Shoes. (New York Times) - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/opinion/trump-merrick-garland-january-6-committee.html

Linda: Will Biden Bring Back the Campus Star Chambers? (Commentary) - https://www.commentary.org/articles/kc-johnson/will-biden-resurrect-obama-era-title-ix-procedures/

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Charlie Sykes joins the group to discuss the January 6 hearings, Biden's record, and inflation (we warned about it!)

Highlights & Lowlights:

• Mona: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/15/democratic-dark-money-extreme-republicans/
• Linda: https://www.vox.com/23169861/daca-immigration-dreamer-democrats-united-we-dream
• Damon: https://wisdomofcrowds.live/its-not-about-democracy/
• Bill: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/opinion/germany-scholz-russia-ukraine.html

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Third Way's Matt Bennett help dissect the primaries so far, the January 6 hearings, and the question of who will be the Democrats' 2024 nominee.

Highlights and Lowlights:

• Mona: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/january-6-hearings-mike-pence-service-democracy/661224/
• Linda: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/06/bus-denver-pendemic-violence/

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David French joins the group this week to consider gun control efforts, the gun culture, and the state of the war in Ukraine.

Notes:

• https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/mass-shootings.html
• https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/06/01/fact-check-did-mass-shootings-triple-after-assault-weapon-ban-ended/9941501002/

Highlights & Lowlights:

• Mona: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/31/not-too-late-student-loans-00036005
• Linda: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/01/hinckley-release-reagan/
• Damon: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/opinion/republicans-religion-conservatism.html
• David French: https://www.thebulwark.com/top-gun-maverick-review/

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Guest host A.B. Stoddard joins guests Tom Nichols, Yahoo News' Jon Ward, and regular Linda Chavez to discuss America's gun culture, the prospects for bipartisan gun legislation, and the Democrats' lack of confidence versus the party that's about nothing. Plus, Trump's week of humiliation.

Highlights/lowlights:

• A.B. Stoddard's: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/opinion/grief.html
• Linda Chavez's: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/25/george-p-bush-latino-republican-trumpism/
• Jon Ward's: https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Build-Diverse-Democracy/dp/0807024066/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1653596224&refinements=p_27%3AEboo+Patel&s=books&sr=1-1

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Yascha Mounk joins the panel to talk about the optimistic case for diverse democracies -- and primary results.

Highlights of the Week

Mona's pick: What’s Behind America’s Shocking Baby-Formula Shortage? (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/baby-formula-shortage-abbott-recall/629828/)

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Election law expert Ben Ginsberg offers insight on threats to confidence in elections. The panel then considers the Dobbs fallout from several angles — partisan, racial, and legal.

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MIT’s Robert Pindyck shares wisdom on climate and joins the discussion of the Roe draft opinion.

Highlights & Lowlights

Mona - America Won’t Ever Be Majority Minority (https://www.persuasion.community/p/yascha-mounk-america-wont-ever-be?s=r)

Linda - Cuban Migrants Arrive to U.S. in Record Numbers, on Foot, Not by Boat (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/world/americas/cuban-migration-united-states.html)

Damon - Twitter Thread #1 (https://twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1521803362152374274?s=20&t=UB8AumtJTJE-4hHbd65GRg)

Damon - Twitter Thread #2 (https://twitter.com/ryanburge/status/1521465315493822464?s=20&t=ngqm-NTPq5ySwIqN_ooXNg)

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Guest Host Josh Barro and the panel discuss the French elections, and the possibility of a centrist third party in the US. Plus, corporate free speech — and will Musk break Twitter?

Highlights & Lowlights:

• Josh Barro's: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/peter-suderman-schools-me-and-you?s=r
• Bill Galston's: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-04-01/francis-fukuyama-liberalism-country
• Damon Linker's: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/madison-cawthorn-scandals-list-insider-trading-lingerie-driving-lying-cocaine-orgies-gun-knife.html, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/political-correctness-is-losing.html, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/ron-desantis-disney-dont-say-gay-banana-republic-florida-authoritarian.html 

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Sasha Havlicek and Philip Bump join the panel to discuss online disinformation, the GOP reaction to Trump guilty verdict, and the Fauci follies in Congress.

highlights / lowlights

Sasha- The 80th Anniversary of D-Day at Normandy American Cemetery.

Damon- The Tower and the Sewer by Mark Lilla (NYR)

Linda- This Catholic leader shelters migrants. Texas says he runs ‘stash houses.’ (WaPo)

Philip- Two years later, Dinesh D'Souza's obvious misinformation is finally taken down

Mona- World War II Veterans meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky at Normandy and "The Biggest War on the Small Screen" by Benjamin Parker (Bulwark)

Arc Digital's Nicholas Grossman joins the group to consider the mask mandate, the corruption of presidential relatives, and James Carville's advice about "weird Republicans."

Highlights & Lowlights

• Mona: "Mike Lee’s Role in Trump’s Attempted Coup" (The Bulwark): https://www.thebulwark.com/mike-lees-role-in-trumps-attempted-coup/
• Linda: "Handing Putin the Nuclear Advantage" (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/articles/handing-vladimir-putin-the-nuclear-advantage-joe-biden-pentagon-sea-launched-nuclear-cruise-missile-russia-11650487990
• Damon: "Putin’s Unholy War" (The Atlantic): https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/peacefield/625f207c9cda680020dd1c82/russia-ukraine-invasion-religion-holy-war/

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Noah Smith joins to consider whether inflation is really as bad as it looks and whether we can ever have a sensible immigration policy in our divided country.

Notable Links:

• From Mona: "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid" (The Atlantic): https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
• From Linda: "Point of Compact" (Quillette): https://quillette.com/2022/04/12/point-of-compact/
• From Bill: "Christianism" (Liberties): https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/christianism/
• From Damon: "Le Pen and Trump Could Succeed Where the Russian Army Failed" (The Bulwark): https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/le-pen-and-trump-could-succeed-where?s=w

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Eric Edelman joins to discuss war crimes, defense spending, and Putinists abroad and at home. 

• Mona's highlight: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/heres-the-chart-you-need-to-understand?s=r
• Linda's highlight: https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/orbans-china-infatuation/
• Bill's highlight: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/coretexts/_files/resources/texts/1963_MLK_Letter_Abridged.pdf

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The Atlantic’s Jonathan Rauch joins the group (including Cathy Young) to consider whether a federal judge saying Trump is a likely criminal should spur DOJ? Also, the “Don’t Say Gay” law, Ginni Thomas, Biden’s popularity, and more.

Highlights & Lowlights:

• Mona's highlight: DCist: Maryland Will No Longer Require Four-Year Degrees For Thousands Of State Jobs (https://dcist.com/story/22/03/15/maryland-college-degree-requirement/)
• Damon's highlight: NY Times: Yes, There Is a Clash of Civilizations (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/opinion/ukraine-clash-of-civilizations.html)
• Damon's other highlight: Slow Boring: Ukraine and the end of history (https://www.slowboring.com/p/ukraine-and-the-end-of-history?s=r)
• Bill Galston and Jonathan Rauch's highlight: Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627792325/secretcity)

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The Washington Post's Charles Lane joins the group to mull whether Putin is intimidating the West with nuclear threats and if so, how to respond? Also, the KBJ hearings reveal a GOP deep into "jackassery."

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Ukraine's brave stand against Russia has united Americans behind them. Will this new found bipartisanship mute extremists on the right and left?

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/opinion/berkeley-enrollment-climate-crisis.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-considers-accepting-yuan-instead-of-dollars-for-chinese-oil-sales-11647351541?st=tntg9j85l4ay6gx&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-russia-voznesensk-town-battle-11647444734

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Attorney George Conway joins to discuss how war has changed America already. Also, the legal and political case for prosecuting Trump.

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American Enterprise Institute's Kori Schake joins the panel to analyze the Russian invasion and the risks of a wider war.

• Damon's Link: I’m a Cold War Historian. We’re in a Frightening New Era. (New York Times)
• Mona's Link: Children First: Why Family Structure and Stability Matter for Children (Institute for Family Studies)
• Linda's Link: United States v. Donald Trump: A "Model Prosecution Memo" on the Conspiracy to Pressure Vice President Pence (Just Security)

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AEI's Adam White joins the group to consider whether the invasion of Ukraine will shake the US from its decline into imbecility. Also whither the Supreme Court?

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.progressivepolicy.org/publication/the-new-politics-of-evasion%20%5Bprogressivepolicy-org%5D/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/21/ukraine-invasion-putin-goals-what-expect/

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George Will joins to discuss the San Francisco warning, the Republicans' drift, and the inflation danger.

Highlights/Lowlights:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/opinion/electoral-count-act.html

https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3836

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1494312565287047174?s=20&t=KIA-Mjj7utMz9Fin2Qk9Dg

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Famed presidential photographer David Hume Kennerly joins Bill Kristol and regulars to discuss the Ford Library's cowardly refusal to honor Liz Cheney, how Democrats should handle the Trump verdict, and Biden's standing with the young and old.

highlights / lowlights
David: In closing, Trump’s team takes the jurors for idiots (Dana Milbank, WaPo)

Mona: Why Trump is hobnobbing with rappers facing gang-related charges (MSNBC)

Bill Kristol: The impressiveness of the Manhattan Trump Trial (NYT).

Linda Chavez: Mexican Democracy Hangs In The Balance (Enrique Krauze, Persuasion)

Bill Galston: Highlight: NATO’s boss wants to free Ukraine to strike hard inside Russia (The Economist)

Lowlight: Almost 6,000 Dead in 6 Years: How Baltimore Became the U.S. Overdose Capital (NYT)

show notes:
The Danger of a Small Act of Cowardice by David Hume Kennerly. (Includes the Cheney / Ford photo referenced in the show.)

David's Resignation Letter from the Ford Presidential Foundation

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Joe Klein joins the panel to discuss Haley's Trump support, Alito's freak flags, and polls showing Americans are deeply misinformed about the state of the economy.

highlights / lowlights

Damon: Is the Biden Campaign Running on False Hope? (Isaac Chotiner, NYer)

Linda: Three Books to Help You Understand Nations in Transit 2024 (Freedom House)

Joseph: The U.S. assembles the pieces of a possible Gaza war endgame (David Ignatius, WaPo)

Mona: The Birth of a MAGA Conspiracy Theory (Andrew Egger, The Bulwark)

Bill: If Trump wins, what would hold him back? (Andrew Prokop, Vox)

Noah Smith helps the panel diagnose the inflation threat as well as the political peril for Democrats. Highlights/Lowlights: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/17/overdose-deaths-pandemic-fentanyl/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.thebulwark.com/steve-bannon-and-maga-martyrdom/ https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/mugged-by-fallacy?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/metoo-is-different-in-china?r=2jt0v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/what-makes-life-meaningful-views-from-17-advanced-economies/ https://www.netflix.com/title/81086631?preventIntent=true Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, Linda Chavez, and Noah Smith.

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The Atlantic’s David Frum joins to discuss inflation, the economy, immigration, and the call to back Ron DeSantis in 2024. Highlights/Lowlights: https://theliberalpatriot.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-fox-news-fallacy https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054137225/nearly-1-million-kids-ages-5-11-will-have-their-first-covid-shots-by-the-end-of- https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-08/niall-ferguson-america-s-woke-universities-need-to-be-replaced https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/after-afghanistan-poll-finds-alienation-and-desire-connection/186771/ https://rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/ Special Guests: Bill Galston, Damon Linker, David Frum, and Linda Chavez.

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NY Magazine’s Jonathan Chait joins, along with the Bulwark’s Amanda Carpenter, to discuss the BBB deal (if there is one) and cancel culture. Highlights/Lowlights: https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1453752698130534404?s=20 https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-taiwan-could-come-soon-china-navy-defense-11635349097 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/opinion/cohousing-mothers-pandemic-community.html Special Guests: Amanda Carpenter, Bill Galston, Damon Linker, and Jonathan Chait.

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