Newt Gingrich
Columns by Newt Gingrich
South Korea imperatives to help ensure peace on the peninsula
Callista, my wife, and I recently visited South Korea to participate in Peace Summit 2023, an event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation. Published May 15, 2023
316 pages of debt ceiling legislation proposed by Republicans, zero from Democrats
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's announcement that the U.S. government could run out of money by early June starts the next phase of the debt ceiling dance. Published May 8, 2023
McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal or Biden’s default
As a former speaker, I remember the feeling of going to the House floor knowing I was a few votes short of what I needed. Published May 3, 2023
President Yoon: Champion of freedom
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to the United States is an important moment for the relationship between our two nations. Published April 24, 2023
Biden’s ‘clean’ debt ceiling hike is a dirty deal
When President Biden and his team talk about a clean debt ceiling increase, it is one more example of Washington using language to deliberately mislead the American people. Published April 24, 2023
Protecting women’s sports: A Bud Light moment for Democrats
On Thursday, Americans will have an opportunity to see just how extreme the House Democrats have become. Published April 19, 2023
Trump indictment not about the law or anything rational
Shortly after former President Donald Trump's arraignment hearing, I was on a radio show, and the hosts kept talking about the 34 counts of the indictment. Published April 10, 2023
In American politics, reasonable vs. extreme may be theme of 2024
As the dance over the debt ceiling and the budget continues, a definitive choice about our nation's future is taking shape. Published April 4, 2023
Gap widens between Democrats and American values and beliefs
The Democratic Party has become the anti-Lincoln party. Published March 29, 2023
Strengthening Social Security and Medicare starts with cutting taxes and regulations
The American people are, once again, ahead of the politicians and news media. Americans instinctively know that we are in financial trouble and only economic growth will get us out of it. Published March 27, 2023
Haters bring Trump much closer to becoming Republican nominee
Alvin Bragg's attempt to indict and convict former President Donald Trump is one more example of Trump haters making his nomination virtually inevitable and his election increasingly likely. Published March 22, 2023
Incompetence of Defense Department’s leadership puts America’s safety at risk
As you watch the newly released, declassified video of Russian pilots harassing and colliding with a U.S. Reaper drone over the Black Sea, it's important to keep things in perspective. Published March 20, 2023
Supporting the Parents Bill of Rights to counter a poisonous school curriculum
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans have given the American people an opportunity to dramatically strengthen the role of parents in the education of their children. Published March 6, 2023
Aliens among us: Our major concern is CCP, not flying saucers
There has been a lot of speculation recently that some of the spy balloons, or whatever they are, may be from another solar system rather than another country. Published February 20, 2023
Current American government monstrosity attacks freedoms
The longer I have been involved in government and public policy, the more I have been convinced that the current system is permanently broken. It must be profoundly rethought and replaced, not reformed. Published February 13, 2023
America’s universities corrupted by Chinese Communist Party funding
The arrogance, corruption, and dishonesty of many of our most prestigious universities have become so bad that the only reasonable historic American parallel is Lincoln Steffens' 1904 book "The Shame of the Cities." Published February 1, 2023
House Republicans, answer only reporters’ questions you want to
I recently did an interview with a smart, experienced Washington journalist. Published January 26, 2023
Republican demoralization
I turn to the sad, frustrating, unsettling business of thinking about the Republican Party, the conservative movement, and the challenges we face. Published January 4, 2023
The self-pitying, cringe-inducing ‘Harry and Meghan’ docuseries
OK, I will admit it. Callista and I got drawn into the six-part series on Britain's Prince Harry and his American wife, Meghan Markle. Published December 26, 2022
Why Herschel Walker’s election matters
Every Georgian must vote on Dec. 6 -- especially Republicans and independents. The U.S. Senate runoff is too important to skip. Published December 4, 2022
