Wall Street Journal OpinionOn the latest episode of Free Expression, former senior adviser to President Trump Jared Kushner tells Wall Street Journal Editor at Large Gerry Baker about how the disruptive Trump presidency led to foreign policy successes, why he thinks the Biden administration provoked the war between Russia and Ukraine, and why the FBI's document search of Mar-a-Lago and the failures of Washington could lead Donald Trump to another White House run to correct "unfinished business."
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0:00 Introduction 3:25 The Mar-a-Lago Search 7:23 Trump and North Korea 16:06 The War in Ukraine 22:02 Commercial Break 22:18 The Middle East 28:41 The Response to Covid 33:45 Trump and the Taliban 36:09 Donald Trump's "Unfinished Business"
How Donald Trump Broke History | Free Expression Podcast: WSJ OpinionWall Street Journal Opinion2022-09-07 | On the latest episode of Free Expression, former senior adviser to President Trump Jared Kushner tells Wall Street Journal Editor at Large Gerry Baker about how the disruptive Trump presidency led to foreign policy successes, why he thinks the Biden administration provoked the war between Russia and Ukraine, and why the FBI's document search of Mar-a-Lago and the failures of Washington could lead Donald Trump to another White House run to correct "unfinished business."
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0:00 Introduction 3:25 The Mar-a-Lago Search 7:23 Trump and North Korea 16:06 The War in Ukraine 22:02 Commercial Break 22:18 The Middle East 28:41 The Response to Covid 33:45 Trump and the Taliban 36:09 Donald Trump's "Unfinished Business"
#FreeExpression #WSJOpinion #WSJSo Whos Normal, Trump or Harris?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-18 | After 2016's disruption and 2020's normalcy, what do voters want in 2024?
#WSJOpinion #WSJKamala Harriss Fox News InterviewWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-17 | The media strategy for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign took a turn when the Vice President granted an interview to Bret Baier of Fox News in an effort to win over those frustrated with Donald Trump.
#WSJOpinion #WSJCan Kamala Harris Win Over Swing Voters?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-17 | Harris claimed in the Fox News interview that she will have a different Presidency than Joe Biden, but did viewers learn what that would mean in practice?
#WSJOpinion #WSJWSJ Opinion Documentary: Get the Jew: The Crown Heights Riot RevisitedWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-17 | This 20 minute documentary sheds light on the worst antisemitic riot in American history, which occurred in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 1991. Triggered by a Hasidic man running a red light and accidentally hitting and killing a young black child, the riot led to attacks on Jews. Stores and police cars were burned and a Hasidic man was killed. David Dinkins, New York’s mayor at the time, allowed the riot to go on for three full days, while the media downplayed the antisemitism at the heart of the violence. The film’s interviews include Rev. Al Sharpton and then-Deputy Police Chief Ray Kelly as well as WSJ Opinion writer Elliot Kaufman. The current wave of antisemitism makes these events newly relevant and worthy of reconsideration.
#WSJOpinion #WSJTrump and Harris Pitch Voters on Car Loans and MarijuanaWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-16 | The two candidates are trying to win a tossup election by wooing specific groups, as Donald Trump promises tax breaks for automobile debt and U.S. citizens overseas, while Kamala Harris rolls out an "Opportunity Agenda for Black Men," including loans for entrepreneurs and marijuana legalization.
#WSJOpinion #WSJIs Harris Losing Catholic Voters?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-16 | Is Harris losing Catholic voters, who preferred Joe Biden in 2020?
#WSJOpinion #WSJWill Bidens EV Mandate Help Republicans Flip Michigan?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-15 | Donald Trump says his opponent wants to end gasoline cars, while Kamala Harris promises she won't tell Americans what to drive. Which side voters believe could matter next month in Michigan.
#WSJOpinion #WSJMike Rogers vs. Elissa SlotkinWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-15 | Joe Biden's federal rules on electric vehicles are a point of heated contention, in the Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Elissa Slotkin.
#WSJOpinion #WSJAll Things With Kim Strassel: Inside the Wisconsin Senate RaceWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-15 | Wisconsin GOP Senate nominee Eric Hovde joins All Things to talk about his race to unseat Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin--a contest the Cook Report recently moved from "lean Democrat" to "Toss Up." The Madison entrepreneur discusses the challenges of taking on an incumbent, the issues that are most resonating with Wisconsin voters, his approach to the hot-button issue of abortion, and the role Donald Trump is playing at the top of the ticket. With three weeks to go before Election Day, a rush of political dollars is turning Wisconsin into another battlefield in the fight over control of the Senate.
#WSJOpinion #WSJWhere Does the Election Stand Three Weeks Out?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-15 | The polls show the presidential race is a tossup, with the seven key battleground states all within the margin of error. Has Kamala Harris's momentum stalled, and has Donald Trump reached his ceiling in share of the vote?
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe Edge In the House and Senate RacesWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-15 | Who has the edge in the race to control the House and Senate?
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe Economy At and After the ElectionWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-14 | The economy, stupid? Or maybe not? As Americans cast their votes for President they will be in part both passing judgment on the economic record of the last four years and signaling the type of policies they want for the next four. Donald Trump is promising solutions through tariffs and a range of tax cuts, while Kamala Harris says she will offer handouts for first-time homebuyers, middle-class tax cuts and what she calls “the opportunity economy.” More importantly Republicans point to inflation and interest rates higher than they were four years ago and say Bidenomics has failed while Democrats claim continuing growth and low unemployment vindicate their policies.
On this episode of the Free Expression podcast, economist and head of global research at the Carlyle Group Jason Thomas tells Wall Street Journal editor at large Gerry Baker about how it would take “an outside shock” for the economy to fall into recession, where interest rates might move next and why Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on China could be a successful strategy.
#WSJOpinion #WSJMillions of Mail-In Ballots Already CastWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-11 | Donald Trump is urging Republicans to vote early, while also continuing to condemn mass mail voting. As Nov. 5 nears, however, even absentee proponents are raising concerns again about rejected ballots, slow results, and potential delays by the Postal Service.
0:00 Millions of Mail-In Ballots Already Cast 9:30 The GOP's Mail-In Dilemma
#WSJOpinion #WSJRenewed Mail-Vote WorriesWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-11 | Postmaster General Louis DeJoy keeps insisting that the USPS is ready to handle a deluge of millions of votes.
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe Making of ‘Get the Jew: The Crown Heights Riot Revisited’Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-11 | Paul Gigot speaks with documentary filmmaker Michael Pack and journalist Elliot Kaufman about the new Wall Street Journal Opinion film, "'Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited.' The story of the worst antisemitic riot in U.S. history echoes today amid incidents of antisemitism on university campuses and in U.S. cities.
0:00 The Making of ‘"Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited’ 8:00 Al Sharpton's Role 16:00 Lessons for Today
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe Economics of... IdentityWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-09 | Ever wonder how your sense of self shapes your economic decisions? Join Harvard economist Roland Fryer as he unpacks the powerful influence of identity on our choices and behavior.
#WSJOpinion #WSJKamala Harriss Latest Expensive Promise, Amid a $1.8 Trillion DeficitWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-09 | In a media blitz this week, Kamala Harris unveils a plan for Medicare to cover home healthcare, which she says would help the "sandwich generation," but she dodges a question about how she'd pay for all her ideas. Meantime, the Congressional Budget Office reports a $1.8 trillion deficit for the last fiscal year.
#WSJOpinion #WSJDonald Trump Says No to 60 MinutesWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-09 | Donald Trump declines to appear on "60 Minutes" for an interview.
#WSJOpinion #WSJPeace Through Strength? Foreign Policy in a Second Trump TermWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-09 | What will a second Trump term's foreign policy look like? How will it differ from the first term?
On this episode of the Free Expression podcast, former Trump National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien looks at the multiple challenges that Trump would face if he wins the election next month and how his “America First” approach might play out with multiplying tensions around the world. He tells Wall Street Journal Editor at Large Gerry Baker it would “make sense” for Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities as it seeks to reduce Teheran’s threat. He also says a deal to settle the Russia-Ukraine war is possible but that the U.S. must show support for Kyiv to bring pressure on Moscow. And he responds to claims in a new book by Bob Woodward that Donald Trump personally sent Vladimir Putin American Covid tests during the pandemic, and that the two world leaders had multiple conversations after the election of Joe Biden.
#WSJOpinion #WSJMuddying the Abortion WatersWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-09 | Democrats have turned abortion into a potent campaign issue ever since the Supreme Court released its 2022 Dobbs decision, successfully portraying Republican opponents as a threat to women's rights. With GOP candidates now moving to the middle and engaging on the issue, Democrats are making false claims about their opponents' positions. Who's campaigning more effectively?
#WSJOpinion #WSJAbortion Rights and Womens HealthWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-09 | Do the left's abortion distortions pose a risk to women's health?
#WSJOpinion #WSJCould the Crown Heights Riots Recur?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-08 | Thirty years ago, police held back while roving bands attacked Jews in a Brooklyn neighborhood. Could the Crown Heights riots recur?
Triggered by a Hasidic man running a red light and accidentally hitting and killing a young Black child, the riot led to major attacks on Jews, with thousands forced into hiding while windows shattered, police watched and Mayor David Dinkins stayed aloof. Members of the crowd shouted “Hitler should have finished the job” and “Death to the Jews.” Charles Price, a heroin addict and petty thief, was vocal. “We can’t take this anymore. They’re killing our children,” he said, according to witnesses.
A wave of antisemitism makes the events of CrowPaul an Heights, Brooklyn, in 1991 newly relevant and worthy of reconsideration.
WSJ Opinion Docs: “Get the Jew”: The Crown Heights Riot Revisited sheds light on the worst antisemitic riot in American history. In this film, we interview Rev. Al Sharpton and then-Deputy Police Chief Ray Kelly, as well as WSJ Opinion writer Elliot Kaufman.
#WSJOpinion #WSJAll Things with Kim Strassel: Oct. 7, One Year LaterWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-08 | Monday marked the one-year anniversary of Hamas's deadly massacre, the start of a multifront attack against Israel by Iran and its proxies. On this episode of the All Things podcast, Middle East security analyst Michael Doran reviews the fallout. Is Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu leading Israel to victory in the conflict in Gaza and against Hezbollah? Does the Joe Biden administration grasp the true risk in the region, and what lessons should the next president draw about its allies and presence in the Middle East?
0:00 Oct. 7, One Year Later 9:00 Fighting Hamas and Hezbollah 17:00 What the Next President Will Do
#WSJOpinion #WSJWhere Israel Goes After Oct. 7Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-07 | Where does the conflict go from here, and what will change when Kamala Harris or Donald Trump take office?
#WSJOpinion #WSJHow the World Changed After the Oct. 7 Hamas MassacreWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-07 | It’s been one year since Hamas shocked the world with an attack on Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 people hostage, 101 of which are still being held captive. Since then, Israel has been at war with Hamas, as well as Hezbollah and Iran.
0:00 How the World Changed After the Oct. 7 Hamas Massacre 12:00 At War with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran
#WSJOpinion #WSJWill Jack Smith’s New Filing Affect the 2024 Election?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-04 | Is this the swift pursuit of justice, or an effort by Smith and the Department of Justice to influence the 2024 election?
#WSJOpinion #WSJJack Smiths Donald Trump DetailsWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-04 | A judge unsealed a new 165-page brief from special counsel Jack Smith, revealing more of the damning details behind the criminal charges against Donald Trump and his effort to overturn the 2020 election.
#WSJOpinion #WSJA Port Strike Threatens the U.S. EconomyWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-03 | The International Longshoremen’s Association has gone on strike, shutting down East and Gulf Coast ports and raising fears of shortages and price increases. What does union head Harold Daggett want for his members?
0:00 A Port Strike Threatens the U.S. Economy 9:00 What Does Union Head Harold Daggett Want?
#WSJOpinion #WSJBiden and Trump Weigh in on the Port StrikeWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-03 | Joe Biden refuses to invoke a law to end the strike, while Donald Trump blames foreign shippers.
#WSJOpinion #WSJDebates, October Surprises and the Coin-Flip ElectionWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-03 | Debates, October Surprises and the Coin-Flip Election JD Vance and Tim Walz took to the debate stage for a substance-heavy debate that was in contrast, not only to the highly personalized debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris last month but also to all the rancorous presidential debates of the last few election cycles. Still, it's unlikely to make an iota of difference to the outcome of the election now just a month away. So what will decide the outcome of this coin-flip election?
On this episode of the Free Expression podcast, Gerry Baker speaks with veteran pollster and consultant Whit Ayres about whether the polls will be accurate this time, whether Donald Trump is facing not just a gender gap, but a “gender chasm” with women voters, and how much race will be a factor in the 2024 Election.
#WSJOpinion #WSJForget Trump-Harris. More Vance-Walz, PleaseWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-02 | The vice-presidential nominees shocked the nation by being civil and reasonable.
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe VP Debates Biggest MomentsWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-02 | In exchanges on the economy, immigration, abortion, and more, JD Vance looked calm and in command, while Tim Walz sometimes appeared flustered and unsteady.
0:00 The VP Debate's Biggest Moments 12:00 Immigration, Abortion and the 2020 Election
#WSJOpinion #WSJAre Vance and Walz Ready For the Job?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-02 | With five weeks until the 2024 election, JD Vance and Tim Walz meet in New York for the year's only vice-presidential debate. But it remains to be seen whether this will move the needle for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris.
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe Last Debate of 2024?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-01 | JD Vance and Tim Walz get set for their first debate, and perhaps the last debate of 2024.
#WSJOpinion #WSJKamala Harriss Visit to the U.S.-Mexico BorderWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-01 | The VP gives an immigration speech in Arizona, in an effort to address a political vulnerability. But she refuses to break with Joe Biden, while trying to shift blame to Republicans and Donald Trump, because they killed an immigration deal negotiated this year by Sen. James Lankford.
0:00 Kamala Harris's Visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border 13:00 The Vance-Walz Debate
#WSJOpinion #WSJAll Things With Kim Strassel: JD Vance and Tim Walz Take the StageWall Street Journal Opinion2024-10-01 | The vice presidential debate rarely carries as much weight as those at the top of the ticket, but this is no ordinary election year. With no other presidential debates scheduled before election day, and Kamala Harris giving few interviews, the contest between JD Vance and Tim Walz will be watched by millions of voters, many of whom remain undecided. On this episode of the All Things podcast, Fox News Radio host and commentator Guy Benson sets the debate stage, laying out what both candidates need to accomplish, their risks and potential pitfalls and the role of the moderators.
0:00 JD Vance and Tim Walz Take the Stage 7:00 Why Were They Chosen? 15:00 Who Has the Upper Hand?
#WSJOpinion #WSJMission Creep Surrounds Trump’s Fraud VerdictWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-30 | Appellate judges say New York Attorney General Letitia James may have exceeded her legal authority.
#WSJOpinion #WSJIsrael Deals a Huge Blow to Hezbollah and its LeadershipWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-30 | Israel's campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon is yielding results, including the death of leader Hassan Nasrallah.
0:00 Israel Deals a Huge Blow to Hezbollah and its Leadership 12:00 What Does Iran Do Next?
#WSJOpinion #WSJIsraels Military Effort Since Oct. 7Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-30 | What does the military effort say about Israel's strategy a year since the Oct. 7 massacre, and how should the U.S. respond?
#WSJOpinion #WSJVolodymyr Zelensky Visits the White House and Trump TowerWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-27 | The Ukrainian president travels to Washington to discuss U.S. aid with Joe Biden and New York to meet with Donald Trump. Yet Zelensky stirs Republican complaints by calling JD Vance’s ideas "too radical" and then by going with prominent Democrats to visit an ammunition plant in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Does this blunder into U.S. politics pose a risk of polarizing defense assistance to Ukraine?
0:00 Volodymyr Zelensky Visits the White House 9:54 Commercial Break 10:00 Volodymyr Zelensky Visits Trump Tower
#WSJOpinion #WSJWhats in Kamala Harriss Fair Share Economic Plan?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-26 | The Democratic nominee releases an 82-page economic plan and claims she's a "capitalist." We inspect the details to see if she's right.
0:00 What's in Kamala Harris's 'Fair Share' Economic Plan? 5:45 Commercial Break 5:50 Tax Breaks and Housing Costs
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe Indictment of Eric AdamsWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-26 | Can New York City Mayor Eric Adams remain in office after being indicted on federal corruption charges?
#WSJOpinion #WSJJoe Biden Evaporates but His Bureaucrats Don’tWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-25 | One of the campaign’s most important issues is the vast power and authority of the federal government.
#WSJOpinion #WSJKamala Harris Is Ready to Nuke the Senate FilibusterWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-25 | The vice president has suggested eliminating the Senate's 60-vote threshold to pass a national abortion law. But are Democrats underestimating the risks of unleashing majority rule in the upper chamber?
0:00 Kamala Harris Is Ready to Nuke the Senate Filibuster 8:01 Commercial Break 8:15 What Are the Consequences?
#WSJOpinion #WSJDefending the FilibusterWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-25 | Senator Joe Manchin warns ending the filibuster will 'destroy our country' and further inflame national politics.
#WSJOpinion #WSJAll Things With Kim Strassel: Can Republicans Keep Their House Majority?Wall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-24 | The GOP barely kept its House majority in 2022, weighed down by controversial candidates and Democratic attacks on abortion. Will Republicans keep, or even expand, their hold on the chamber? On this episode of All Things, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) talks through the candidates that have the best chances to flip seats from blue to red, what the GOP is doing differently on abortion this time, and Donald Trump's influence on down-ballot races. He also weighs in on the chance of a government shutdown and whether the scandal over North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will hurt Trump or other candidates in that battleground state.
#WSJOpinion #WSJJoe Bidens Final U.N. Address, Amid Chaotic Global ConflictWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-24 | In his final address to the United Nations General Assembly as president, Joe Biden takes credit for his withdrawal from Afghanistan and his and Vice President Kamala Harris's support for Ukraine after Putin’s invasion.
0:00 Joe Biden's Final U.N. Address, Amid Chaotic Global Conflict 9:42 Commercial Break 9:50 Ukraine
#WSJOpinion #WSJThe World According to Joe BidenWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-24 | With conflict raging in Europe and the Middle East and authoritarians on the rise in most regions of the globe, is Joe Biden leaving the world in more disarray than when he took office?
#WSJOpinion #WSJUnder the Heel of Chinese TyrannyWall Street Journal Opinion2024-09-24 | When Hong Kong was handed over to China from the British in 1997, the city colony’s freedoms were supposed to be maintained for the next 50 years. But in nearly half that time, Beijing has broken its promises and imposed its totalitarian rule. A national security law that curtailed freedom of speech has contributed to turning a once-thriving city colony into a climate of repression. One man imprisoned under this national security law has become the face of Hong Kong's suffering. Jimmy Lai, who fled from the mainland to Hong Kong as a boy, became an outspoken critic of the People’s Republic of China after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and founded a lively free-speech-defending newspaper Apple Daily. In 2020 Lai became the first person convicted under the national security law and has served nearly four years in solitary confinement and is still in prison today.
On this episode of Free Expression podcast Jimmy Lai’s son Sebastien and human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher discuss with Gerry Baker the latest on Jimmy Lai’s health and the appalling conditions he is living under, the bogus charges levied against him, and the diplomatic and economic pressure that can be put on China if Jimmy Lai does not go free.
0:00 Introduction 6:13 The Bogus Charges 13:39 Commercial Break 14:00 What Can the U.S. Do? 21:00 Financial Targets in Response