our guest has been mona charen. thank you very much. : thanks for having me. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer 1: for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. q&a programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ announcer 1: next week on q&a, a freelance journalist discusses his feature article about the sons of the late reverend and the church they run in newfoundland, pennsylvania. ♪ announcer 1: c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, health news chief washington correspondent julie roberts discusses changes to the affordable care act and the state of health care in the u.s. and as the national debt reaches $21 trillion, government accountability office's christopher manney will be here to talk about the fiscal health of the u.s. be sure to watc

the book is called "sex matters," and our guest is mona charen. caller: good morning, steve. are the paradigm nonpartisan news. my question for mona is, in light of donald trump access hollywood tape, i think 11 different women are pursuing him for sexual misconduct. explain the religious right at how they tolerate this person. thank you very much. host: thank you. guest: i think there are many people on the religious right who have really damaged their credibility, to say the least like being so unwilling to trump,k things by donald who would've had complete meltdowns that they were a democrat. it is that selling your soul to , orinto the supreme court to get deregulation, or tax cuts, or whatever. it has become very transactional. suppose, youi know, the local councilman in new jersey might say, well, you know, i don't like trump, but i will go along with this because it is politics and that is the way things are. but from religious leaders, you certainly expect a higher standard. they are supposed to answer to a higher authority. after all, their claim upon the public resp

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. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," syndicated columnist mona charen . e talks about her book, "sex matters: how modern feminism lost touch with science, love, and common sense." brian: your new book, "sex matters." to find what that word means. mona: the phrase? i wish i could say i came up with the title myself. it is actually my friend and colleague who had this inspiration. it means that sex in the sense of gender matters, that we are different. it is ok to acknowledge that. the other aspect is a sexual behavior matters. it has effects on people. it cannot be taken to casually. brian: when did you get this idea? mona: i have been thinking about the issues my entire adult life. as a woman who came of age when feminism was really at its peak in the 1970's and early 1980's, i was influenced. i went to a woman's college where the feminist message was prominent. i was always a little skeptical of it. not entirely. we can get into how you define feminism, but i have lived it now for some many decades. feminism, while of course we all believe in equal rights

: next week on prime announcer: tonight on c-span, q and a with syndicated columnist and author mona charenllowed by theresa may taking questions from members of the house of commons. later, take a look at the state of politics as we head into the midterm elections. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," syndicated columnist mona charen . she talks about her book, "sex matters: how modern feminism lost touch with science, love, and common sense." brian: your new book, "sex matters." to find what that word means. mona: the phrase? i wish i could say i came up with the title myself. it is actually my friend and colleague who had this inspiration.

mona charen talks about her book. >> we sent such confusing messages to young people.young women -- i do not envy them. this was a story i put in the book about a number of women athletes who have posed topless or semi-topless for "sports illustrated." ie of them i quoted you said am proud of my body and i want to help young women who may have body image issues. my feeling is that is a crock. women should be dignified. they should remember that when you disrobe, it is hard for people to take you seriously. a lo

about her book sex matters, how modern feminism lost touch with science, love, and common sense. ♪ mona charenur new book "sex matters," define what , that word means for your phrase -- for your book. mona: the phrase sex matters? i wish i could say i came up with the title myself. it is actually my friend and colleague who had this