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 full of procedural roadblocks. They close with a hopeful look at reform efforts, like Josh Shapiro’s in Pennsylvania, as one potential model.
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References:Â
Why Nothing Works– by Marc Dunkelman
Stuck– by Yoni Appelbaum
Abundance– by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
The Power Broker– by Robert Caro
The Power Elite– by C. Wright Mills
The House of Truth – by Brad Snyder
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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 persecuted during the Spanish Inquisition. The novel explores themes of religious identity, repression, and survival, drawing on her family's history in Spain and the New World, as well as her own experience converting to Judaism. Their conversation also delved into parallels between historical persecution and contemporary immigration policies, warning against rising authoritarianism in the U.S.
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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 bipartisan slide into demagoguery, and Williamson’s disdain for both Trumpism and technocratic central planning.Â
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Most Corrupt Ever
The Atlantic's Jonathan Rauch joins Mona to talk about Trump's Achilles Heel.
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Conservatism RIP?
Jay Nordlinger returns to discuss whether conservatism remains valid in the MAGA era.
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REFERENCES:
Against All Hope – Armando Valladares
Memoir of a Cuban dissident imprisoned for his anti-Castro beliefs.
Children of Monsters – Jay Nordlinger
Referenced indirectly by Mona as part of Jay’s dissident coverage; a book profiling the children of dictators.
Peace, They Say – Jay Nordlinger
JayNordlinger.com, Jay’s new Substack.
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.
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