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Justice Neil Gorsuch disputes the idea that America was founded as a white Christian nation. “I just don't see it that way,” says Gorsuch. “We have a First Amendment for crying out loud. No established religion.” Check out this special program this weekend on PBS, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Justice Neil Gorsuch disputes the idea that America was founded as a white Christian nation. “I just don't see it that way,” says Gorsuch. “We have a First Amendment for crying out loud. No established religion.” Check out this special program this weekend on PBS, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

407,001 views • 1 month ago

In his book, former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 recounts Paul Manafort meeting with a Putin ally over a proposed deal allowing Russia to take control of part of Ukraine with #Trump's implicit approval. "It was such a clear indication of what Vladimir Putin was trying to do."

In his book, former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads/Insta)🌻 recounts Paul Manafort meeting with a Putin ally over a proposed deal allowing Russia to take control of part of Ukraine with #Trump's implicit approval. "It was such a clear indication of what Vladimir Putin was trying to do."

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2,954,016 views • 3 years ago

Former General Jim Mattis says that it’s “very unlikely” that this Iranian regime falls right now. “They've told the Iranian parents, don't let your sons and daughters demonstrate because we will shoot them. We will go after them. So no, they're not going to go away anywhere right now. I would not think that they're going to break.” Check out the interview on PBS, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Former General Jim Mattis says that it’s “very unlikely” that this Iranian regime falls right now. “They've told the Iranian parents, don't let your sons and daughters demonstrate because we will shoot them. We will go after them. So no, they're not going to go away anywhere right now. I would not think that they're going to break.” Check out the interview on PBS, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

261,348 views • 4 months ago

In an interview from 2020, Bari Weiss told Margaret Hoover that the rise in antisemitic violence under President Trump was “of course not” an accident. “He is dismantling the moral guardrails that keep bigotry down,” said Weiss. “He has made things that were rightly a few years ago unsayable and unacceptable, sayable and acceptable. And that has led, I believe, to a domino effect culturally.”

In an interview from 2020, Bari Weiss told Margaret Hoover that the rise in antisemitic violence under President Trump was “of course not” an accident. “He is dismantling the moral guardrails that keep bigotry down,” said Weiss. “He has made things that were rightly a few years ago unsayable and unacceptable, sayable and acceptable. And that has led, I believe, to a domino effect culturally.”

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

213,865 views • 6 months ago

"There's absolutely no evidence," says David Becker of Elon Musk's claim that Democrats are "importing" migrants to vote illegally. Michigan Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson adds Musk is amplifying "unsourced or easily debunkable information" instead of listening to facts.

"There's absolutely no evidence," says David Becker of Elon Musk's claim that Democrats are "importing" migrants to vote illegally. Michigan Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson adds Musk is amplifying "unsourced or easily debunkable information" instead of listening to facts.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

607,307 views • 1 year ago

GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls Trump "a very good president" who fell short fulfilling his promises. "The real choice that I think the GOP faces in this primary is do we want reform, incremental reform, or do we want revolution? I stand on the side of revolution," he says.

GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls Trump "a very good president" who fell short fulfilling his promises. "The real choice that I think the GOP faces in this primary is do we want reform, incremental reform, or do we want revolution? I stand on the side of revolution," he says.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

770,160 views • 3 years ago

The framers of the Constitution intended for the House of Representatives to regularly expand as the population grew, but that has not happened for over 100 years. “It's just a way to restore the logic of the system,” said Yuval Levin of American Enterprise Institute, who supports expanding the House by 150 members. “Growing the House is not a silver bullet, but it's part of a larger effort to help Congress help itself.”

The framers of the Constitution intended for the House of Representatives to regularly expand as the population grew, but that has not happened for over 100 years. “It's just a way to restore the logic of the system,” said Yuval Levin of American Enterprise Institute, who supports expanding the House by 150 members. “Growing the House is not a silver bullet, but it's part of a larger effort to help Congress help itself.”

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

80,024 views • 3 months ago

.Danielle Crittenden Frum and David Frum's daughter Miranda–a former Firing Line staff member–died suddenly in 2024. In her new book, Crittenden grapples with her grief and remembers the daughter she lost. "She was very like her father. She was brilliant...One of her friends said that he had never met in real life a person who was so casually witty."

.Danielle Crittenden Frum and David Frum's daughter Miranda–a former Firing Line staff member–died suddenly in 2024. In her new book, Crittenden grapples with her grief and remembers the daughter she lost. "She was very like her father. She was brilliant...One of her friends said that he had never met in real life a person who was so casually witty."

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

68,898 views • 2 months ago

Justice Anthony Kennedy defended the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision--which he authored--in an October interview, but he admitted it had unintended consequences. “They were unintended in the fact that we didn't want them to happen. But they were predictable. And this caused a problem," Kennedy said. "But we just couldn't find a place to draw the line.”

Justice Anthony Kennedy defended the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision--which he authored--in an October interview, but he admitted it had unintended consequences. “They were unintended in the fact that we didn't want them to happen. But they were predictable. And this caused a problem," Kennedy said. "But we just couldn't find a place to draw the line.”

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

49,325 views • 2 months ago

According to the The New York Times, Israeli leaders told the U.S. before the war that Iran was ripe for regime change and would be too weak to choke off the Strait of Hormuz. תמיר הימן | Tamir Hayman, former chief of the Israel Defense Forces intelligence unit, says that is not what intelligence showed. "We know about the Iranians, they are not bluffing. When they say something, they will execute."

According to the The New York Times, Israeli leaders told the U.S. before the war that Iran was ripe for regime change and would be too weak to choke off the Strait of Hormuz. תמיר הימן | Tamir Hayman, former chief of the Israel Defense Forces intelligence unit, says that is not what intelligence showed. "We know about the Iranians, they are not bluffing. When they say something, they will execute."

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

41,695 views • 1 month ago

.Governor Gretchen Whitmer tells MargaretHoover she hopes the next generation of Americans is better at "being a part of the solution" than hers. "It's my hope that younger generations understand the power of their generation, of their voices, of their ability to make this the country that they want it to be."

.Governor Gretchen Whitmer tells MargaretHoover she hopes the next generation of Americans is better at "being a part of the solution" than hers. "It's my hope that younger generations understand the power of their generation, of their voices, of their ability to make this the country that they want it to be."

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

22,912 views • 1 month ago

Yuval Levin of American Enterprise Institute says by centralizing power, Newt Gingrich didn’t just reshape Congress—he weakened it, turning lawmakers into loyalists and the speaker akin to a prime minister. “The idea that the speaker should function as a kind of prime minister, that he should be able to wield Congress as a weapon against the president of the other party, ended up meaning that the rest of the members of Congress look to party leaders for direction.” “In many ways this would be James Madison's nightmare,” said Jeffrey Rosen, CEO emeritus of the National Constitution Center.

Yuval Levin of American Enterprise Institute says by centralizing power, Newt Gingrich didn’t just reshape Congress—he weakened it, turning lawmakers into loyalists and the speaker akin to a prime minister. “The idea that the speaker should function as a kind of prime minister, that he should be able to wield Congress as a weapon against the president of the other party, ended up meaning that the rest of the members of Congress look to party leaders for direction.” “In many ways this would be James Madison's nightmare,” said Jeffrey Rosen, CEO emeritus of the National Constitution Center.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

48,165 views • 3 months ago

"Every crash is really about one thing. It's about credit, it's about debt, too much debt in the system," says Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of "Too Big to Fail" and "1929." "That is the match that lights the fire of every financial crisis." Follow on Apple:

"Every crash is really about one thing. It's about credit, it's about debt, too much debt in the system," says Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of "Too Big to Fail" and "1929." "That is the match that lights the fire of every financial crisis." Follow on Apple:

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

37,041 views • 3 months ago

"The person who's lost this child just learns to go quiet because they can't express what they're really going through." Danielle Crittenden Frum--whose daughter Miranda died suddenly at age 32--says she wrote "Dispatches from Grief" partly to help others understand the pain experienced by parents who suffer that loss.

"The person who's lost this child just learns to go quiet because they can't express what they're really going through." Danielle Crittenden Frum--whose daughter Miranda died suddenly at age 32--says she wrote "Dispatches from Grief" partly to help others understand the pain experienced by parents who suffer that loss.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

25,961 views • 2 months ago

"I think we should take it seriously," #DonaldTrump's former Nat. Sec. Advisor H.R. McMaster says of his second-term threats, but he doesn't think Trump would mobilize the military against Americans. Why? "Because I think there are checks on presidential power," he says, noting the strength of institutions when stress tested on #January6th. But will those in power continue upholding institutions if Trump is elected? "The way the Americans account for it is by who they put into office."

"I think we should take it seriously," #DonaldTrump's former Nat. Sec. Advisor H.R. McMaster says of his second-term threats, but he doesn't think Trump would mobilize the military against Americans. Why? "Because I think there are checks on presidential power," he says, noting the strength of institutions when stress tested on #January6th. But will those in power continue upholding institutions if Trump is elected? "The way the Americans account for it is by who they put into office."

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

118,565 views • 1 year ago

Secretary of State Secretary Marco Rubio has said it is "ridiculous" to suggest U.S. foreign aid cuts have cost lives, but experts and aid groups disagree. MargaretHoover asks Cindy McCain Cindy McCain if she believes people have died because of the cuts. "I think people have, yeah."

Secretary of State Secretary Marco Rubio has said it is "ridiculous" to suggest U.S. foreign aid cuts have cost lives, but experts and aid groups disagree. MargaretHoover asks Cindy McCain Cindy McCain if she believes people have died because of the cuts. "I think people have, yeah."

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

48,300 views • 7 months ago

"The platinum coin is awesome," says financial journalist felix salmon. "It's so fun." He says "anything is better than default" but "no one" wants to mint a trillion-dollar coin to get out of the debt ceiling showdown. Plus, he contends inflation concerns are "nonsense." (1/2)

"The platinum coin is awesome," says financial journalist felix salmon. "It's so fun." He says "anything is better than default" but "no one" wants to mint a trillion-dollar coin to get out of the debt ceiling showdown. Plus, he contends inflation concerns are "nonsense." (1/2)

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

183,236 views • 3 years ago

The best way to comfort someone who is grieving is to lean into that pain, even if it means saying the wrong thing, says Danielle Crittenden Frum, who wrote a new book about losing her daughter. “I don't blame people for saying the wrong things because they don't know,” says Crittenden.

The best way to comfort someone who is grieving is to lean into that pain, even if it means saying the wrong thing, says Danielle Crittenden Frum, who wrote a new book about losing her daughter. “I don't blame people for saying the wrong things because they don't know,” says Crittenden.

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

22,360 views • 2 months ago

Former IDF intelligence chief תמיר הימן | Tamir Hayman says the loss of American public support is a “major strategic problem” for Israel. “Israel should…return back to its formal consensus of the flourishing Jewish state that only wants to live with peace and harmony inside the Middle East and to be a safe haven for Jews worldwide as a nation state of the Jews, but a democratic flourishing state.”

Former IDF intelligence chief תמיר הימן | Tamir Hayman says the loss of American public support is a “major strategic problem” for Israel. “Israel should…return back to its formal consensus of the flourishing Jewish state that only wants to live with peace and harmony inside the Middle East and to be a safe haven for Jews worldwide as a nation state of the Jews, but a democratic flourishing state.”

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

16,223 views • 1 month ago

“Republicans view immigrants in a fundamentally different way than they view everybody else,” argues YouTube host Adam Mockler. “You guys view immigrants as net drains on the society, but that is not borne out.” “The American people have been abused by the legal immigration system,” Natalie Winters, co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room, responds. “It's too many people.”

“Republicans view immigrants in a fundamentally different way than they view everybody else,” argues YouTube host Adam Mockler. “You guys view immigrants as net drains on the society, but that is not borne out.” “The American people have been abused by the legal immigration system,” Natalie Winters, co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room, responds. “It's too many people.”

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

14,162 views • 1 month ago