Newt Gingrich
Columns by Newt Gingrich
Why I will not accept Joe Biden as president
A smart friend of mine who is a moderate liberal asked why I was not recognizing Joe Biden's victory. Published December 21, 2020
Ossoff’s heart is in San Francisco
I refer to San Francisco Jon Ossoff because I think it is a more accurate reflection of who he is. Published December 4, 2020
‘Only way to safety’ in region: Replace dictatorship with democracy
The willingness of so many people to come from so many places is a major factor in the growing support that you see worldwide for freedom in Iran. Published July 18, 2018
The left recognizes Donald Trump’s agenda is working and turn to intimidation, spectacle
In the span of two weeks, there have been four instances of Trump administration officials being approached and videoed at restaurants, being asked to leave restaurants or being forced to leave for their own safety because they work in the Trump administration. Published July 8, 2018
U.S. should prepare to ‘help freedom win’ in Iran
I come today to bring you a very simple message. Iran must be free. Published July 17, 2017
Trump and The New York Times
The New York Times is having a hard time understanding President-elect Donald Trump. Published December 23, 2016
The Iranian people will eliminate the dictatorship
Let me say for the years we've been together, the times we have met both here and in America, it is a particularly great honor to have the opportunity to follow Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, who being here sends such a powerful signal that everyone who is opposed to the dictatorship is coming together to end the regime and bring freedom back to Iran. Published July 13, 2016
What about the Clinton corruption investigation?
Since FBI Director James Comey delivered a blistering indictment of Hillary Clinton's email practices on Tuesday, and then outrageously declared that no "reasonable" prosecutor would bring charges, it seems that many in the press view the matter as closed. But there was one big thing Comey didn't mention in his statement, and which the media seems to have forgotten also: Clinton's email practices are potentially only the tip of the iceberg of her illegal activities. Published July 7, 2016
The meaning of Independence Day
On Independence Day, we remember the remarkable event, 240 years ago this week, that marked a rare turning point in human history -- the founding of a nation on the principle of human freedom. Published July 5, 2016
Trump, Brexit, Iceland, Turin and Rome
There has been a lot of commentary about the British decision to leave the European Union and its implications for Donald Trump and the American presidential race. Published June 28, 2016
Americans reject elites on national security
In a stunning new survey, Matt Towery Jr., head of Opinion Savvy, discovered that a majority of the American people oppose the national security policies of the elites. Published June 24, 2016
Why President Obama is wrong
In the past few days, we have seen two horrific attacks on Western civilization. The first, in an Orlando nightclub, left 49 innocent people dead and dozens more injured. The second, in Paris, live-streamed the slaughter of a French policeman and his wife in their home, as their three-year-old son watched. Published June 14, 2016
Paul Ryan’s Better Way to Fight Poverty
It has been more than half a century since President Lyndon Johnson announced the War on Poverty, a vast expansion of the welfare state aimed at lifting up America's poor. Published June 9, 2016
The right way to Alzheimer’s breakthroughs
Government initiatives frequently cost far too much, and with few results to show for it. Published June 7, 2016
NEWT GINGRICH: Oligarchy will put Hillary over the top for nomination
If you've only been paying slight attention to the presidential campaign this year, it might seem like the two parties' primary contests are pretty similar. Published June 2, 2016
NEWT GINGRICH: The Left’s retreat into First World Problems
In an era when entire battles of presidential campaigns play out on Twitter, perhaps it's appropriate that the liberal agenda can increasingly be reduced to a single hashtag: #FirstWorldProblems. Published May 31, 2016
NEWT GINGRICH: Hillary’s email report: The worst thing
It's difficult to choose the most disturbing aspect of the State Department Inspector General's report this week on Hillary Clinton's email practices, but near the top of the list must surely be this: Virtually everything Clinton has said about her email has been a lie, and she knew it all the time. Published May 26, 2016
NEWT GINGRICH: Populism, diversity in Trump’s Supreme Court list
Donald Trump's announced list of 11 possible U.S. Supreme Court nominees has received a very positive response from conservatives because of the solid conservative records of every name on the list. Published May 25, 2016
NEWT GINGRICH: A revolutionary year in America
This election year has been defined by candidates in both parties who are promising a political revolution. A majority of the American people are calling out for real change -- for dethroning a comfortable and overbearing elite and replacing it with a more accountable government. Published May 19, 2016
NEWT GINGRICH: Rediscovering God in America
America's most iconic author, Mark Twain, once observed that "it ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." And in the United States, our secular academic elite has taught two generations of Americans to know a lot of things for sure that fall into that latter category -- they just aren't so. Published May 17, 2016
