The New American Podcast - The New American Magazine

Latest Episodes:

Trump Joins Democrats in Attack on Thomas Massie Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

In a shocking series of tweets, President Donald Trump joined with liberal Democrats in attacking Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), essentially because Massie takes his oath to the Constitution seriously, opposes spending over $2 trillion without so much as a roll call vote, and for, well, being a conservative Republican.

Read the article here!

New York Governor Admits Shelter-in-Place “Probably Not” Best Approach to Stopping Coronavirus Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (shown) admitted Thursday that ordering everyone in the state to stay home “was probably not the best public health strategy.”

Read the article here!

Trump’s Approval Rating over Handling of Coronavirus Crisis Jumps While Media’s Slumps Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

Of all the polls taken in the last couple of weeks over the President’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis the one that stands out is this from Gallup:

Read the article here!

NY Times: Trump-supporting, Christian “Science Denialists” Sending Us to “Coronavirus Hell” Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

Recently lamenting a politician who gained popularity “with the determined assistance of a movement that denies science,” you could think the New York Times was referencing Hillary Clinton and the Big Gender lobby. But the Gray Lady’s Katherine Stewart was actually talking about President Trump and his Christian supporters. Yet her op-ed, “The Religious Right’s Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response,” only illustrates how the media’s hostility to journalistic ethics is crippling our whole civilization.

Read the article here!

Rhode Island Forces Any Out-of-state Visitors to Quarantine Themselves Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo replaced her edict demanding that New Yorkers coming to her state to escape the virus pandemic quarantine themselves for 14 days or else face fines and imprisonment and replaced it with one that includes anyone from out of state. She defended her initial edict by stating, “The reason is because more than half of the cases of coronavirus in America are in New York.… I know it’s unusual. I know it’s extreme, and I know some people disagree with it. [But] if you want to seek refuge in Rhode Island, you must be quarantined.”

Read the article here!

Rhode Island Forces Any Out-of-state Visitors to Quarantine Themselves Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

Read the article here!

Former Senator Tom Coburn Passed Away March 28 Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

On March 28, the day after President Trump signed the CARES Act into law, former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) passed away. Had he lived, and had his health allowed, he would certainly have voted against it. His annual “Wastebook” was eagerly awaited by fiscal conservatives, and largely ignored by everyone else in the Senate.

Read the article here!

Twitter Deletes Bolsonaro’s Videos Questioning COVID-19 Lockdown Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

Continuing in its role as enforcer of politically acceptable speech, Twitter deleted two tweets by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro disputing the government-enforced wisdom that as long as the coronavirus threat persists, people must avoid others at all costs, even if it means economic disaster.

Read the article here!

Confirmed: Surveillance State Uses Pretext of COVID-19 To Increase Surveillance of Citizens Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

In a previous article dated March 18, this writer addressed early reports that the Surveillance State is seizing the “opportunity” afforded by the pandemic scare to expand the surveillance of ordinary citizens all over the world. Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting on more details of that increased surveillance.

Read the article here!

Can Andrew Cuomo Rescue the Democrats? Mar 31, 2020

Show notes

With Democrat frontrunner and presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden battling a decades-old sexual-assault allegation and showing signs of cognitive decline, a new, more-vibrant voice has arisen that has many in the Party dreaming of a brokered convention. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has become the new fantasy man for Democrats who dream of finding the candidate who can unseat Donald Trump in November.

Read the article here!