The combination of one-size-fits all virus response and lopsided reporting has made for a fairly distorted picture. Most of America is in better shape than you might think.
Stacey Abrams has been the subject of numerous similarly fawning, cringeworthy puff pieces in the past few days. One article in the New York Times explains how Abrams is “making politics a little less fake.”
As Italy begins to open up, Newt reports from Rome on his Sunday walk in the park with his wife Callista.
Simply put: America should be addressing these challenges with a “yes, and” attitude instead of “no, because” attitude.
Part 3 in a 3-part series on China looking at the spread of COVID-19 from Wuhan to the rest of the world. In Part 3 – how can we hold China accountable for lying about the virus? Newt’s guest is Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.
Opposition to “tough on crime” policies, supporting an end to mass incarceration, and declaring the war on drugs should cease, all align with the Democratic Party’s views on criminal justice issues. However, Joe Biden has not only taken opposite stances on these issues, specifically the war on drugs, he authored pieces of their enactment.
A common argument in the US — especially among the political left and the isolationist-leaning right — is that Iran doesn’t really threaten America. Sure, the argument goes, Iran’s regime does nasty things to its own people and to others across the Middle East, but it poses no threat to the American homeland. Iran is merely a regional problem and should therefore be ranked much lower on the list of Washington’s strategic priorities.
There are simply too many developing stories to follow in the world. To make things easier, we narrowed them down to five that you should really watch next week:
Is California Dreamin’ the new National Anthem? The Pelosi Democrats new $3 Trillion bill has 68 references to cannabis and only 52 references to jobs.
What Newt is Reading | May 15, 2020