Veteran’s Day was originally known as Armistice Day – to note the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. What should all Americans know about that conflict? Why do most people know so little about it? How did the war change the map, the world and America’s role in the world? We ask Dr. Tom Conner, Professor of History at Hillsdale College, where he holds the William P. Harris Chair in Military History.
After months of recording growing pessimism and unease about our economy, the latest survey from Investors Business Daily shows a surge in optimism both for our nation’s economic outlook and at your own kitchen table. Why the major shift? What can we learn from the most optimistic groups? We ask Terry Jones, Associate Editor at Investor’s Business Daily.
The Minnesota race for U.S. Senate remains a cliffhanger and will not be resolved for weeks. So how does this process play out? Why has Franken picked up so many more votes than usual in the recanvassing of the state? Is anything illegal happening? And what kind of oversight is happening to make sure the recount proceeds fairly? We ask former Minnesota Rep. Vin Weber.
The Minnesota race for U.S. Senate remains a cliffhanger and will not be resolved for weeks. So how does this process play out? Why has Franken picked up so many more votes than usual in the recanvassing of the state? Is anything illegal happening? And what kind of oversight is happening to make sure the recount proceeds fairly? We ask former Minnesota Rep. Vin Weber.
How would Barack Obama change the government’s funding policies towards embryonic stem cell research? How might he and Congressional Democrats strip all abortion restrictions such as parental notification or even permitting doctors opposed to abortion the right to refuse conducting them? How do conservatives confront the liberal argument that they are anti-science? We ask Dr Yuval Levin, former Executive Director of the President’s Council on Bioethics and author of “Imagining the Future: Science and American Democracy”.
How would Barack Obama change the government’s funding policies towards embryonic stem cell research? How might he and Congressional Democrats strip all abortion restrictions such as parental notification or even permitting doctors opposed to abortion the right to refuse conducting them? How do conservatives confront the liberal argument that they are anti-science? We ask Dr Yuval Levin, former Executive Director of the President’s Council on Bioethics and author of “Imagining the Future: Science and American Democracy”.
We have Monday’s top news…The New York Times leaks the details of a classified order connected to the war on terrorism…Barack Obama wants Guantanamo detainees brought to the U.S. for trial…The Bushes Welcomes the Obamas to the White House…The economy suffers more bad news of bankruptcy and job losses. It’s all part of Dateline’s coverage of the biggest stories for Monday, November 10, 2008.
Big Labor is one of the closest allies of the Democratic Party, which will soon run the executive and legislative branches of our government. So what kind of legislation are Democratic lawmakers promising union leaders? Why could it be very harmful to rank and file workers? We ask Barbara Comstock, Representative for the Workforce Fairness Institute.
We have Monday’s top news…The New York Times leaks the details of a classified order connected to the war on terrorism…Barack Obama wants Guantanamo detainees brought to the U.S. for trial…The Bushes Welcomes the Obamas to the White House…The economy suffers more bad news of bankruptcy and job losses. It’s all part of Dateline’s coverage of the biggest stories for Monday, November 10, 2008.
The New York Times is at it again. After blowing the cover on programs to eavesdrop on terrorists and starve them financially, the TImes is now going public with a 2004 policy approving surgical military strikes anywhere al qaeda or another high value target exists in the War on Terror. How should we react to the Times decision to go with this story? How tough is it to find the government leak? And why could the lives of our military be at greater risk because of this story being published? We ask Human Events Editor Jed Babbin, a former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense.
