Newt’s World

Newt’s guest is the remarkably talented writer, Malcolm Gladwell. He is the author of six New York Times bestsellers His latest book is The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War.

Imagination is a national security imperative. Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and even COVID-19 could be considered failures of imagination. In some ways, we failed to imagine and prepare for what could happen. This is what Newt talks about with Adm. James Stavridis, retired four-star U.S. naval officer.

The Hamas – Israel conflict needs a new diplomatic approach. Newt presents a compelling argument for why all Western and Democratic societies should never ask for a cease fire, but demand Hamas’ acknowledgement that Israel has a right to exist.

This episode details how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues. Newt’s guest is former Congresswoman Jane Harman.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, joins Newt to talk about leading the State Department and CIA under President Donald J. Trump. Secretary Pompeo talks about his extraordinary career path, and some of the most historic moments and challenges in foreign policy decision making.

The American Legislative Exchange Council just released the 14th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: Newt’s guest is Jonathan Williams, Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy at the American Legislative Exchange Council.

Congressman Mike Waltz introduced a resolution in the House on February 15th calling on the United States Olympic Committee to withdraw from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing unless the International Olympic Committee finds an alternative site.

Newt’s guest is Dr. Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University.

Newt’s guest is a rising star in the Republican party, Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota. She’s been serving the people of South Dakota in public office since 2007. She is a wife, a mother, and a lifelong rancher, farmer and small business owner.

Newt’s guest is Senator Josh Hawley, his new book The Tyranny of Big Tech argues that these Big Tech mega-corporations, controlled by the robber barons of the modern era, are the gravest threat to American liberty in decades.

Facebook announced on Wednesday, May 5th that their “Oversight Board”, a company-appointed panel, ruled that the ban of President Donald J. Trump for life from their social media platform was justified at the time but added that the company should reassess its action and make a final decision in six months.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, and scholar. She also was elected to the House of Representatives in the Netherlands. In her new book Prey, Ayaan exposes the wave of violent crime against women across Europe stemming from the arrival of several million migrants. She is Newt’s guest for his latest podcast.