Have Democrats taken African-American votes for granted? Could ethnic minorities find a home in the GOP? On this episode of the Free Expression Podcast, Wall Street Journal editor at large Gerry Baker speaks with Georgia State Rep. Mesha Mainor about her decision last week to join the Republican Party and become the first African-American woman elected rep ... Show More
Nov 19
Does Supply-Side Economics Still Work?
Once a defining principle of conservative governing economic policy, supply-side economics has taken some political hits in the last decade. The progressive left has always critiqued laissez- faire economics, blaming the pursuit of smaller government, tax cuts, deregulation and o ... Show More
36m 29s
Nov 12
America, Russia, China and the Struggle for Global Supremacy
How can the U.S. win the new Cold War against its old Cold War adversaries? Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have come to a truce of sorts in their trade war, with the U.S. reducing tariffs and China agreeing not to block vital commodity exports. Russia’s war against Ukraine rages on, ... Show More
41m 3s
Apr 2021
Battling Georgia’s Backlash Against Black Voters
After historic Black turnout flipped Georgia, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new law that could hit Black and other voters of color hard. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by LaTosha Brown. She is the co-founder of Black Voters Matter, one of the groups t ... Show More
24m 35s
Jul 2021
S5153 - NYT Essay Argues Non-Citizens Should Vote, Saying It Would Help Democrats, FORCE GOP To Pander Left
NYT Essay Argues Non-Citizens Should Vote, Saying It Would Help Democrats, FORCE GOP To Pander Left. The essay says there is no good reason for non citizens to be barred from voting. Across the US more and more non citizens are already getting the right to vote in municipal and s ... Show More
1h 15m
Jan 2021
The Georgia Runoffs, Part 1: ‘We Are Black Diamonds.’
<p>A strong Black turnout will be integral to Democratic success in the U.S. Senate races in Georgia this week.</p><p>In the first of a two-part examination of election strategies in the Georgia runoffs, we sit down with Stacey Abrams, a Georgia Democrat who has become synonymous ... Show More
43m 21s