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The Bulwark hosts The Mona Charen Show, a news show with 280 episodes published.
Mona Charen and FT columnist Ed Luce dig into Giorgia Meloni's public dressing down of Trump, the UK's political chaos, and the fallout from Trump's Iran war—including the case that the U.S. is now paying Iran reparation
Mona Charen welcomes military analyst Andrew Fox for a conversation on Trump’s Iran ceasefire, whether America squandered its leverage against Tehran, the growing influence of Qatar and Turkey, Israel’s military and poli
On the inaugural Bulwark Book Club, Mark Hertling joins Mona Charen to discuss his new book—If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal—a journal he began during the Gulf War for his young sons in case he never returne
Mona Charon and Will Saletan on Texas's political earthquake: Paxton's shocking primary win, whether Democrat James Talarico can actually flip the state, the YOLO Republicans finally speaking up too late, and what Bill C
Jonathan Chait of The Atlantic joins Mona to discuss the incredible scope and scale of Trump’s corruption—from the $4 billion the Trump family has added to its net worth since January 2025, to the $1.776 billion “weaponi
Mona Charen is joined by her dear friend Danielle Crittenden for a powerful and honest discussion about the journey that led Danielle to write a book titled Dispatches from Grief. Danielle’s daughter died suddenly in ear
A Man for All Seasons is one of cinema's great moral arguments—six Oscars, a cast of legends, and a story about conscience under autocracy that feels more relevant than ever. Mona Charen and Sonny Bunch dig into why this
Mona Charen spoke with Matt Bennett of Third Way for a diagnosis of where the Democratic Party actually stands: a brand stuck at 28% approval, an immigration message that still hasn't landed, the Hasan Piker debate, a Su
Steven Pinker joins Mona Charen to discuss why the world is improving in ways most people don’t recognize—and why so many still believe everything is falling apart. They explore the case for Enlightenment values like rea
AEI’s Dalibor Rohac analyzes Hungary’s stunning rebuke of Orbán and implications for other democratic nations.
Mona brings the Beg to Differ panel back for a reunion. They address Orban, Iran, Democrats, and Trump as Jesus—among much else.
Washington Post architecture critic Philip Kennicott discusses Trump’s physical desecration of Washington DC. Read more from Philip Kennicott: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/04/07/artemis-moon-trump-iran-war/
David Frum analyzes the roots of both left and right-wing anti-Semitism and what it means for a liberal democracy. Go to https://Quince.com/MONA for free shipping and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too!
Jonathan Cohn joins Mona to discuss the growing public health crisis under RFK Jr.’s leadership at HHS. From vaccine rollbacks to misinformation about autism and common medications, they walk through how policy decisions
Brookings scholar Jessica Riedl analyzes the DOGE debacle and the failure of Americans to make grown up choices about spending and taxes.
Will Sommer takes us on a tour of the groypers and other right wing influencers. For a limited time, try OneSkin with 15% off using code MONA at https://oneskin.co/MONA.
Mona Charen talks with Unite America’s Nick Troiano about the structural problem driving America’s political polarization: the primary system.
In this emergency episode of The Mona Charen Show, Tom Nichols lays out the tremendous risks Trump has taken with Iran war. Go to https://Quince.com/MONA for free shipping and 365-day returns. That's a full year to wear
NOTE: This episode was recorded before the US/Israel attack on Iran. Two professors describe the staggering corruption Trump is normalizing and how it is affecting foreign policy. Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon join T
Dr. Atul Gawande reports on what cuts to USAID are doing to the world’s most vulnerable, as well as how that is coming home. Also a look back at Covid and reflections on end of life care.
Danielle Crittenden
author and journalist
1 appearance on this show
Matt Bennett
VP of Application Development · Alert Enterprise
1 appearance on this show
Steven Pinker
experimental psychologist and professor · Harvard University
1 appearance on this show
David Frum
The Atlantic
1 appearance on this show
Will Sommer
senior reporter · The Bulwark
1 appearance on this show
Tom Nichols
Director of Drive Phase PV · National Park Service
1 appearance on this show
Atul Gawande
John and Cyndy Fish Chair in Surgery · Brigham and Women’s Hospital
1 appearance on this show
David French
New York Times columnist, co-host of Advisory Opinions and The Dispatch Podcast · Christmas 4 Kids
1 appearance on this show
Peter Wehner
contributing writer · Trinity Forum
1 appearance on this show
Ian Bassin
Protect Democracy
1 appearance on this show
Dave Wasserman
1 appearance on this show
David Brooks
author, contributor to PBS NewsHour and opinion columnist · The New York Times
1 appearance on this show
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