Brookings scholar Jessica Riedl analyzes the DOGE debacle and the failure of Americans to make grown up choices about spending and taxes.
Candace Owens Is Tearing MAGA Apart (w/ Will Sommer)
03/16/2026 | 46 mins.
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.
Why Primaries Reward The Most Extreme Candidates (w/ Nick Troiano)
03/09/2026 | 41 mins.
Mona Charen talks with Unite America’s Nick Troiano about the structural problem driving America’s political polarization: the primary system.
Tom Nichols: There Are 500 Ways This War Goes Wrong
03/03/2026 | 54 mins.
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 it and love it. And you will.
Kleptocrat-in-Chief (w/ Alexander Cooley & Daniel Nexon)
03/01/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
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 The Mona Charen Show to discuss their Foreign Affairs piece “The Age of Kleptocracy.” Go to https://Quince.com/MONA for free shipping and 365-day returns. That's a full year to wear it and love it. And you will.
After a great five year run on Beg to Differ, Mona Charen brings you a new show dedicated to deepening your understanding of complex issues and trends facing society. Each week she'll engage an expert for a probing discussion that goes past the day's headlines.