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Why Nothing Works and What to Do About It
Author Marc Dunkelman discusses his new book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back.Dunkelman contrasts past centralized efficiency with today’s slow, decentralized system fu…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
A Novel About the Spanish Inquisition
Linda Chavez joined Mona Charen to discuss her debut novel The Silver Candlesticks, inspired by a personal revelation during an appearance on Finding Your Roots that her ancestors were secret Jews pe…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Stop Making Excuses for Americans
Kevin D. Williamson of The Dispatch muses about the voters' culpability for Trump, socialism, and the "Abundance" agenda. They explore the cultural and economic decline of American civic virtue, the…
Published on 3 months ago
Most Corrupt Ever
The Atlantic's Jonathan Rauch joins Mona to talk about Trump's Achilles Heel.
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Conservatism RIP?
Jay Nordlinger returns to discuss whether conservatism remains valid in the MAGA era.
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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Americans Can Cease Being Rich
Economist Noah Smith delves into the myth of the "hollowed out" middle class, the folly of protectionism, and more. He and Mona differ on Trump's handling of Covid and . . . American chocolate.
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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Nobody Dresses Anymore
Columnist and music critic Jay Nordlinger joins Mona for an excursion into classical music. No coat or tie required.
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Here’s a list of every musical piece played in the episode.
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Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Dealmaker: The Greatest Trump Myth
The New Yorker's Susan Glasser joins Mona to discuss Trump's big beautiful deals, the cowardice of the press, and more.
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Published on 4 months ago
The Case for Class-Based Affirmative Action
Mona talks with Richard Kahlenberg about a proposal to make college admissions more fair in a post race preferences world.
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Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
MAGA Grievance: A Short History
The Atlantic's Peter Wehner offers insights into the transformation of the GOP from the party that passed PEPFAR to the MAGA warriors of today.
The Mona Charen Show is a weekly, one-on-one discussi…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago