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Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich, a Republican, served as House speaker from 1995 to 1999 and ran as a presidential candidate in 2012. He is an adviser to the Center for Union Facts.

Columns by Newt Gingrich

The Korean crisis of freedom and democracy illustration by Linas Garsys/ The Washington Times

The Korean crisis of freedom and democracy

When it was originally announced that Lee Jae-myung, the newly elected president of the Republic of Korea, would meet with President Trump in Washington, I expected a totally positive event. Published August 27, 2025

Religious freedom in South Korea illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Preserving religious freedom in South Korea

When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visits President Trump on Aug. 25, the issue of religious freedom should be high on the agenda. Published August 20, 2025

Unelected radical federal district court judges illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The crisis of radical district judges

The fight over whether unelected federal district court judges should be able to unilaterally halt an elected president of the United States' agenda has reached a critical point. Published May 8, 2025

China attacking Taiwan Strategy Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

China’s cybereconomic warfare

Imagine what would happen if the lights suddenly went out in Taiwan. Its economy would grind to a halt. Food supplies would rot without refrigeration. Hospital patients would perish as vital machines shut down. Published May 4, 2025

Migrants who were deported from the U.S. to Mexico wave as they are transported to a shelter, as they cross El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, late Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Trump acts decisively on illegal immigration

After giving one of the most revolutionary inaugural addresses in American history, President Trump has acted decisively to prove he is serious about keeping his promises. Published January 27, 2025

President Donald Trump's inaugural address illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

President Trump’s revolutionary inaugural address

As Callista and I sat in the Rotunda listening to President Donald Trump's Inaugural Address, I realized that it was among the most revolutionary inaugural addresses in American history. Published January 22, 2025

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump serves french fries as an employee looks on during a visit to McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump-American culture vs. elite culture

The most unexplored aspect of Donald Trump's nine-year odyssey is that, despite his wealth, his habits appeal to a far larger share of Americans than the elite's passions for fine food and highbrow entertainment. Published November 20, 2024