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Re: Washington Journal

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JANUARY 10, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 01/10/2023
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Adam Andrzejewski on the Debt Ceiling and Government Spending
Adam Andrzejewski talked about the Republican-led Congress' approach to government spending and the battle over raising the debt ceiling.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525109-5/ ... t-spending
Thanks Vinny! This is a good one.
If you like that then go here which is the person who is on that segment's organization:

https://www.openthebooks.com/
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Grover Norquist and Frank Clemente on Tax Policy and Rescinding IRS Funding
Grover Norquist and Frank Clemente talked about the future of tax policy under a Republican-led House and the party’s vote to rescind funding for the IRS.
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Re: Washington Journal

Post by vnatale » Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:20 am

Just starting now if you want to watch it live. Or, go to below to watch any time afterwards.


https://www.c-span.org/video/?525114-5/ ... -tech&live

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Jessica Melugin Discusses House Republicans' Agenda Toward "Big Tech"
Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Jessica Melugin discusses House Republicans' “Big Tech” agenda, including the formation of House subcommittee to investigate social media platforms.
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Re: Washington Journal

Post by vnatale » Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:51 am

He espouses a view the vast majority here would agree with.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525115-3/ ... ce-america

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Robert Woodson on Martin Luther King Day 2023 and Race in America
Robert Woodson talked about Martin Luther King Day 2023 and race in America.
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Re: Washington Journal

Post by vnatale » Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:53 am

Live and just starting now but you can watch it any time later.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525242-4/ ... nt-america

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Kent Lassman on House Republican Economic Policy Goals in "Commitment to America"
Kent Lassman talked about House Republicans' policy proposals to tackle inflation and grow the economy contained in the party’s “Commitment to America.”
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Kevin Baron on House Republicans' Agenda, Defense, and National Security Policy
Kevin Baron talks about House Republicans' defense and national security proposals contained in its “Commitment to America” plan.
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Frederick Hess on House Republican Agenda and Education Policy
Frederick Hess talked about the House Republicans' education proposals outlined in their “Commitment to America” plan.
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Julie Rovner on House Republican's Proposals on Social Security and Medicare
Julie Rovner talked about House Republicans' “Commitment to America” and their policy proposals surrounding Social Security and Medicare.
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Peter Adams on Public Trust in the Media
Peter Adams talked about public trust in the media and efforts to combat misinformation.
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Peter Asselin on the 50th Anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords
San Diego State University history professor Peter Asselin talked about the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which led to end of the Vietnam War.
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Re: Washington Journal

Post by vnatale » Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:32 am

Still on now but you can watch it later at any time.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525724-3/ ... us-economy

FEBRUARY 2, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 02/02/2023
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Jon Hilsenrath on the U.S. Economy
Jon Hilsenrath talked about the state of the U.S. economy.
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Re: Washington Journal

Post by vnatale » Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:10 am

OUTSTANDING!

Something for EVERYONE here.

Just ended. But you can watch it anytime here.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525724-4/ ... -emergency

FEBRUARY 2, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 02/02/2023
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Dr. Amesh Adalja on Ending the U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, talked about the Biden administration’s plan to end the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Re: Washington Journal

Post by vnatale » Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:10 pm

You for or against the FairTax Act?

How would it affect the rationale for the Permanent Portfolio?

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525730-5/ ... airtax-act

FEBRUARY 3, 2023 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 02/03/2023
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Erica York on the FairTax Act
Tax Foundation senior economist and research manager Erica York talked about the FairTax Act, a Republican proposal that would eliminate most federal taxes, replace them with a federal sales tax, and eliminate the IRS.
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Miriam Vogel & Kay Firth-Butterfield on Their Podcast "In AI We Trust?"
Miriam Vogel, president of Equal AI and Kay Firth-Butterfield, head of AI and Machine Learning for the World Economic Forum, discussed their podcast “In AI We Trust?” and developments in the world of artificial intelligence.
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https://www.c-span.org/video/?525767-5/ ... us-economy

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Roben Farzad on the State of the U.S. Economy
Public radio and podcast host Roben Farzad discusses the January jobs report and efforts by the Federal Reserve and Biden Administration to control inflation.
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Brian Riedl on the Debt Limit and Federal Spending
Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow and Economist Brian Riedl discusses the debate on raising the debt limit and federal spending.
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Post by dualstow » Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:44 pm

Vinny, did you watch the Gigi Sohn hearing at all?
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Re: Washington Journal

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Vinny, did you watch the Gigi Sohn hearing at all?


I did not.
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Post by vnatale » Thu Feb 16, 2023 8:21 am

Just starting now but you can watch it anytime later.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525868-5/ ... demic&live

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Dr. Joel Zinberg on the Efficacy of COVID Lockdowns and Government Pandemic Restrictions
Dr. Joel Zinberg of the Paragon Health Institute talked about a report on the efficacy of COVID-19 lockdowns and other government pandemic restrictions.
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Josh Golin on Efforts to Protect Children's Safety Online
Fairplay executive director Josh Golin talked about efforts to protect children’s safety online.
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Richard Lim on his Podcast "This American President"
Richard Lim discussed his podcast, “This American President.”
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Christopher Miller on His Book, Soldier Secretary
Former Trump Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller discusses his book “Soldier Secretary” about his military career and the final, tumultuous days of the Trump presidency and the January 6th attack.
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https://www.c-span.org/video/?525871-3/ ... -secretary

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Christopher Miller on His Book, Soldier Secretary
Former Trump Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller discusses his book “Soldier Secretary” about his military career and the final, tumultuous days of the Trump presidency and the January 6th attack.




DEFENSE
Trump’s last Defense secretary takes on the ‘American war machine’
BY BRAD DRESS - 02/09/23 6:00 AM ET

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3850 ... r-machine/


“The more I thought, the more I was horrified,” Miller writes in “Soldier Secretary,” a memoir released this week. “We invaded a sovereign nation, killed and maimed a lot of Iraqis, and lost some of the greatest American patriots to ever live — all for a goddamned lie.”

“Soldier Secretary” offers an insight into the life of an American soldier who rose — briefly — to the top of the Pentagon as he grew increasingly resentful of the U.S. military-industrial complex, which he writes has now become a “hydra-headed monster” with “virtually no brakes on the American war machine.”

Still, Miller is hopeful that the next generation of Americans can shake the U.S. out of foreign entanglements and the idea of policing the rest of the world.

In an interview with The Hill, Miller said there is a pressing need for accountability in the upper ranks of the Pentagon and with military leadership for the failed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“That really bothers me. Our young soldiers see the hypocrisy in that … if they end up being late for work, they get in a lot of trouble. Or let’s say they mess up a piece of paperwork for a supply request, there’s a possibility they can be kicked out of the service,” he said.

“And then there’s the people who lose wars and end up advancing on to other positions of power and wealth,” Miller adds. “And that’s what really bugs me.”



It was during his next assignment to Iraq that the seeds of doubt about the U.S. military-industrial complex began sprouting.

“The recognition that so many sacrifices were ultimately made in the service of a lie, as in Iraq, or to further a delusion, as in the neoconservatives’ utopian fantasy of a democratic Middle East,” he writes. “It still makes my blood boil, and it probably will until the day I die.”

By the end of his last tour in Iraq, from 2006 to 2007, Miller had grown distrustful of the military establishment: the Defense Department, defense contractors, Democrats, Republicans, think tanks. Even the mainstream media is often “cheering on American missile strikes and urging greater involvement in conflicts America has no business fighting,” he writes.


This non-engagement worldview can seem out of step with the current threats posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s increasing belligerence toward Taiwan.

But Miller says the U.S. should combat foreign adversaries through irregular warfare, a military strategy designed around intelligence and winning the loyalty or cooperation of local populations.

“We’re doing the same old thing again and the world situation has changed,” Miller says. “Instead of doing what they want us to do and expect us to do, which plays into their hands, I want us to be more sophisticated. Maybe not take the bait every time.”



The career military man takes a notably both-sides view of the growing partisanship that defines American politics. He writes that culture wars are “splitting Americans into warring factions” and empowering China and Russia, but doesn’t place particular blame on either party.

How does Miller propose to overcome this?

For one, require every American to serve with the AmeriCorps program to bring citizens together, with the option to serve through the military or an agency like the National Park Service. Two, secure the border with military force to stop cartels from flooding American streets with illicit drugs. And three, upgrade the nation’s nuclear arsenal to serve as a deterrence.

Miller also offers a series of reforms to the military, from holding military leaders accountable to creating a leaner and more nimble fighting force to slashing the Pentagon’s nearly trillion-dollar budget in half.

House Republicans have tabled defense cuts as part of negotiations over the debt ceiling, but largely focused on “woke” programs like diversity training that make up a tiny fraction of overall spending.

Progressive lawmakers have long been critical of bloated defense spending, but Miller doesn’t think Congress is quite ready to meet in the middle anytime soon.

“There’s no incentive to reduce military spending,” he says. “I think there’s whispers, but [we need] someone with the courage and experience to get in there and force it.”
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Re: Washington Journal

Post by vnatale » Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:31 pm

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Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:44 pm

Vinny, did you watch the Gigi Sohn hearing at all?


While I have on as my prime listen all the Sundays News talk shows of today I have in the background that hearing (currently on C-Span on my TV).

My limited attention to it seems to say that she had some contentious clashes with some of the Republicans, particularly Senator Cruz, and that she does not back down.
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Keith Hall Discusses the Federal Budget & Government Spending
Former CBO director Keith Hall, now a distinguished visiting fellow George Mason University Mercatus Center, discusses key components of the federal budget.
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