News March 27, 2019

News Stories

• The Bosnian War rages still in Christchurch

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Boston Globe) – It is more than a quarter of a century since Bosnia descended into a bloody conflict that claimed tens of thousands of lives. Since the massacre of 50 Muslim men, women and children in Christchurch, New Zealand, nine days ago, I have found myself wondering: is the world turning into a giant Bosnia?

• The Question the Mueller Report Has Not Answered: Why?

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – Good news, America. Russia helped install your president. But although he owes his job in large part to that help, the president did not conspire or collude with his helpers.

• The race for 5G and the risks if America doesn’t get it right

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – America is currently in a global competition with China to see which country will lead in the global deployment of 5G. Currently, China is winning. This may be the most important challenge we currently face for protecting our national security, economy, and quality of life.

• Why Is the US Death Rate Rising?

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (WebMD) – In the 1960s, Americans had among the highest life expectancy on the planet. The United States was the country pushing the boundaries of longevity and setting an example for the rest of the world.

• Theresa May’s Government Failed to Deliver Brexit, Says Stanford University’s Ferguson

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Bloomberg) – Niall Ferguson, senior fellow at Hoover Institution at Stanford University, discusses Brexit negotiations, British politics and where he thinks the U.K. is heading.

• An ‘America First’ immigration policy looks like this

  SPEAKER: David Bossie

  (Fox News) – It is imperative that Republicans and Democrats in Congress find ways to work together on areas of common interest to keep America safe and strong.

• Even Without Mueller’s Report, Congress Had All the Facts It Needed

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (the Atlantic) – No matter what Attorney General William Barr reveals—or doesn’t—about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, everything Congress needed to know about Donald Trump and Russia was already clear.

• Make the Mueller report public — Here’s why

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – President Trump is right: Every American should be able to see what Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team have been doing for the last two years. The Mueller report should be made public.

• What Hickenlooper has to do to win

  SPEAKER: Jen Psaki

  (CNN) – On Wednesday night, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper had an opportunity to introduce himself to the American people. And for many viewers — putting aside his hard-core Colorado fans — some of his answers were too long, hard to follow and lacking the pizzazz we have seen from some of the other Democratic contenders.

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates America’s declining life expectancy in “One Nation Under Stress”

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Salon) – Neurosurgeon and Emmy Award-winning journalist Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why Americans are dying sooner, increasingly self-medicating with drugs and alcohol, and committing suicide at alarming rates.

• Faith, Reason, and Immigration

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – Immigration is a large and complex subject. My recent story in The Atlantic tried to do justice to that complexity. But that attempt of course came with a cost: The article was long and often highly detailed. It became easily possible to lose track of the piece’s argument.

• Beto O’Rourke and the Kardashian Era of Politics

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – Robert Francis O’Rourke’s first few days as a presidential candidate reminded me how much we miss the great talent of Tom Wolfe.

• Former FDIC chair Sheila Bair discusses her plan to fund higher education with ‘equity’ model

  SPEAKER: Sheila Bair

  (CNBC) – Sheila Bair, former FDIC chair, join ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss a new way to finance higher education.

• CNN gets rare look into Trump’s re-election campaign

  SPEAKER: Brad Parscale

  (CNN) – An exclusive look inside the Trump 2020 re-election campaign that has been humming since Inauguration Day. As CNN’s Dana Bash reports, even Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale admits who is the true driving force behind the Trump train.

• What Does March Madness Have to Do with Socialism?

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (CNS News) – Yes, it is that very special time of the year, and this morning many of you began your office bracket pool contests.

• Americans don’t believe in meritocracy – They believe in fake-it-ocracy

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Boston Globe) – Americans believe in meritocracy in principle. Polls show that significant majorities — between 67% and 70% since Gallup began asking the question in 2003 — believe that, when it comes to university admissions, “applicants should be admitted solely on the basis of merit”.

• C-SPAN’s 40-year mark on our Republic

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – On March 19, 1979, C-SPAN began its first broadcast of the United States House of Representatives. The first on-camera speaker was then Representative Al Gore of Tennessee. It was a tremendous breakthrough in allowing citizens to see the House live and without editing or bias.

• The Great Realignment of Britain

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – Britain spirals faster and faster into the Brexit crisis.

• Newt Gingrich: Nicolas Maduro Must Go

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – There is one simple answer to the humanitarian disaster in Venezuela: The dictator Nicolás Maduro and his corrupt, violent, repressive regime must go.

• Boeing 737 Max 8 Should Be Grounded to Assure Safety, LaHood Says

  SPEAKER: Ray LaHood

  (Bloomberg) – Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood discusses his call for grounding the Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 airliner with Bloomberg’s David Westin on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.”

• Why I Love America

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (CNS News) – We must stop thinking of America as a geographic piece of territory. Yes, we are these United States of America, and we do have a sovereign nation that should be protected and secured, but America is far more than just borders, boundaries, and a grand expanse of land. America is an ideal.

• Pelosi’s grip slips as Ocasio-Cortez and friends throw a party, leave the grandparents at home

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – and the old guard Democrats at large – are in a very difficult position. The radical young voters that Democrats have been courting for years have finally elected like-minded radical young representatives – and Pelosi, D-Calif., and her leadership team have no control over them.

• If Liberals Won’t Enforce Borders, Fascists Will

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – Through much of the 20th century, the United States received comparatively few immigrants. In the 60 years from 1915 until 1975, nearly a human lifetime, the United States admitted fewer immigrants than arrived, legally and illegally, in the single decade of the 1990s.

• In this Cold War between Trump and China, beware the enemy within

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Times) – If you’d told me 30 years ago America would be in another Cold War with another communist superpower by 2019, I wouldn’t have believed you.

• Matt Schlapp | Real Time with Bill Maher

  SPEAKER: Matt Schlapp

  (Real Time with Bill Maher) – CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp joins Bill to discuss conservatives’ support for President Trump.

• It’s Five Minutes to Midnight in the U.K.: A Short History of Brexit

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – The week ahead will be one of the most dramatic in British politics in decades. A sequence of parliamentary votes will decide the future of the British economy—or perhaps plunge it into chaos.

• Meet The Press | House Passes Resolution Condemning Hate

  SPEAKER: Maria Teresa Kumar

  (NBC News) – Kasie Hunt, Robert Costa, María Teresa Kumar and Former Gov. Pat McCrory (R-N.C.) join the Meet the Press roundtable to talk about divides within the Democratic Party and former Vice President Joe Biden’s potential presidential race

• DNC denies Fox News the ability to host any 2020 primary debates

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – Juan Williams, Newt Gingrich, Jonathan Swan and Shelby Holliday weigh in on Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez’s decision to deny Fox News the ability to host any 2020 primary debates.

• England’s Difficulty Is Ireland’s Mortal Danger

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – “England’s difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity,” goes the old nationalist slogan. In the elegant Chapter One restaurant, next door to one of Dublin’s most eye-popping Georgian townhouses, I learned that the slogan has been updated. England’s difficulty is now Ireland’s mortal danger.

• For Democrats, age is just a number

  SPEAKER: Jen Psaki

  (CNN) – Is it possible for a senior citizen to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2020?

• Sean Spicer: Huawei poses a huge national security risk to US

  SPEAKER: Sean Spicer

  (Fox News) – Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on mounting concerns over Huawei, U.S. trade negotiations with China and the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into President Trump.

• Opioid Counseling Is Not Enough – We Need Science-Based Treatments Nationwide

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – Much of the news cycle gets devoted to U.S. negotiations with North Korea, the trade fight with China, and securing the U.S. border, but there is a far more immediate threat to our country that puts American lives at risk everyday—addiction.

• Belfast Shows the Price of Brexit

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – If any place in the British Isles risks being thrust into an economic and political crisis by the impending Brexit, Belfast is that place.

• It’s time to hold Qatar accountable

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – Negotiations between nation states require a great deal of flexibility and discipline. In the past few days, we’ve seen a variety of international negotiating tactics from the Trump administration.

• US and China locked in Cold War 2.0, warns Niall Ferguson

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (ABC News) – The world is entering a new Cold War, as China and the US go head-to-head for the title of dominant economic superpower, warns high-profile British historian Niall Ferguson.

• What Is Conservatism?

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (CNS News) – If there is one question that must be posed, does America truly know the answer to the question: What is conservatism?

• Gingrich reacts to Nadler’s document request in Trump probe

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – The former House speaker says House Democrats are focusing too much on targeting President Trump just as Republicans did in the late ’90s with President Clinton.

• A Game of Chickens: The vote on Brexit is strangely dependent on the American poultry business

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – The United Kingdom is scheduled to exit the European Union on March 29. The clock is ticking to reach an agreement on a transition. Without a transition agreement, the U.K. will abruptly be ejected overnight from the European Union Customs Union and single market—a shock that could send not only Britain but also perhaps the whole EU crashing into recession.

• Micky Goodfella Cohen won’t take out Donald Trump

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Times) – The president’s ex-lawyer squeals, but no one knows when this show ends.

• Trump and Haley right to condemn North Korea in Otto Warmbier’s death

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – Both former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley and President Trump deserve serious praise for their clear condemnation of North Korea in the death of American college student Otto Warmbier.

• Uncontradicted

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – Michael Cohen’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee was uncontradicted. The former personal attorney of the president of the United States today accused him of a litany of crimes, improprieties, immoralities, and betrayals of national security. And not one Republican member of the committee breathed one word in defense of the leader of their party.

• Incredible changes are taking place around the world

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – Many things are changing across the globe. But because of the mainstream media’s myopic focus, we don’t have a very good understanding of what is happening abroad. In fact, the world is perhaps more in flux now than any time since the end of World War II.

• Two Views of a Single Presidency

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – The people who serve in the Trump administration have never been reticent about telling their stories. They have, however, mostly declined to put their names to their tales.

• The $1.4 trillion federal student debt market faces a huge issue — transparency

  SPEAKER: Sheila Bair

  (Yahoo Finance) – When it comes to federal student lending, the bad news just keeps coming. Federal student debt now exceeds $1.4 trillion and fully half of that is not being repaid. More than one million student borrowers default each year.

• Spicer on Dems’ opposition to Trump’s national emergency, Cohen testimony

  SPEAKER: Sean Spicer

  (Fox Business) – Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on the debate over border security and President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testifying on Capitol Hill.

• The World is Fraying – But American Media is Too Busy Criticizing Donald Trump

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – While much of the American media continues to focus on gossip, trivia, and hostility toward President Donald Trump, some will actually cover the meeting in Hanoi between the President and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

• U.S. trade deal with China will not give Trump leverage in North Korea talks

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (CNBC) – Niall Ferguson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, discusses global markets following news that U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer said a U.S.–China trade agreement is not close to being finalized.

• Strengthening the GI Bill for our heroes

  SPEAKER: Dean Heller

  (Nevada Appeal) – In the days, weeks, and months that followed September 11, 2001, amidst the grieving and ache of a horrific national tragedy, something incredible happened. Across the country, thousands of men and women rushed to their local recruiting offices to fight for something bigger than themselves — their country.

• Congressional Republicans ready to put forth a simpler, pro-growth tax code

  SPEAKER: Dean Heller

  (Las Vegas Review-Journal) – For too long, Nevada’s small businesses and companies have been at a disadvantage due to onerous Obama-era regulations and burdensome taxes.

• The Problem with Socialism Is That It Is Socialism

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (CNS News) – I must ask, how many of you ever thought you would hear an American president, while speaking at a State of the Union Address, assert that “America will never be a socialist country”?