Trump Bombed Iran—Then Gave It Everything It Wanted (w/ Andrew Fox) | Mona Charen Show
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...
21 Jun 56min
Book Club: “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” (w/ Mark Hertling)
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 c...
14 Jun 1h 5min
Trump's Tough-Guy Act Is Finally Falling Apart (w/ Will Saletan)
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 l...
7 Jun 45min
Trump's Staggering Corruption Is Finally Catching Up to Him (w/ Jonathan Chait)
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....
31 Mai 55min
Danielle Crittenden on Losing Her Daughter
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 ...
24 Mai 58min
What Can 'A Man for All Seasons' Tell Us About Today?
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 Bun...
16 Mai 58min
Trump's Tariffs Trashed the Economy. Why Won't We Say That? (w/ Matt Bennett)
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 Hasa...
9 Mai 47min
Trump's War on the Enlightenment (w/ Steven Pinker) | Mona Charen Show
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 Enlighten...
4 Mai 59min
