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The Mona Charen Show

Springtime for Demagogues

The Mona Charen Show

The Bulwark

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Walter Olson of CATO joins the panel for debate analysis, including the rise of “RamaSMARMY.” Plus, a discussion of the 14th Amendment argument for disqualifying Trump, and disentangling the Hunter Biden story threads. And in our Highlights and Lowlights segment, Linda celebrates the election of Bernardo Arévalo, an anti-corruption crusader, as president of Guatemala.

show notes:
University of Pennsylvania Law Review article on the 14th Amendment

Linda's highlight:
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2023/8/20/23838763/guatemala-elections-alvarez-torres-democracy-corruption

Walter’s lowlight:
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/06/republicans-rehash-vaccine-mandate-policies-ndaa-amendments/387774/

Damon’s highlight:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/disabled-children-institutionalization-history/674763/

Mona's lowlight:
https://twitter.com/Heritage/status/1694012835842375809?s=20




Transcript

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Welcome to beg to differ the bullworks weekly roundtable discussion,

0:43.0

featuring civil conversation across the political spectrum.

0:46.0

We range from center left to center right,

0:49.0

I'm Mona Charence, indicated colonists and policy editor of the bullwork,

0:53.0

and I'm joined by our regulars Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution and the Wall Street Journal,

0:59.0

Damon Linker, who writes the substack newsletter notes from the middle ground,

1:03.0

and Linda Chavez of the Nisganan Center.

1:07.0

Our special guest this week is Walter Olson of the Libertarian Kato Institute.

1:13.0

Welcome, one and all.

1:16.0

Well, we had a debate this week.

1:18.0

They call it a debate. I'm not sure that's accurate.

1:21.0

It's something of a show.

1:23.0

I wrote a piece today suggesting that it's the perfect environment in which demagogues can flourish

1:29.0

and serious politicians are at a disadvantage.

1:33.0

But let us begin with you, Bill Galston.

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