2026. Really . The only thing we learn from history as we have heard the cliches that we learn nothing from history. Eight empires and great nations. The average length is 250 years. Some lasted longer like the roman empire, but all followed the same pattern to decline. Among the characteristics that contributed to those declines were Massive National debt. United states 23 trillion and growing. Just the interest on it alone is greater than the Gross Domestic Product of some nations. I liked President Trumps state of the union speech the other night except for one thing. He did not talk about cutting a single Government Program. This is the only nonpartisan thing that happens in this town is spending. The second contribution to the decline of great nations and superpowers and empires is uncontrolled immigration without assimilation. We want people to come to america but we want them to come legally and in an orderly fashion. To be assimilated like immigrants of the past and become full
Afterwords is a weekly Interview Program with relevant guest host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. All programs are also available as podcasts. The book is americas expiration date. You say, based on the findings that great empires only last about 250 years which means americas time could be up on july 4, 2026. Really . Im not the profit, or the sound of one, but the only thing we have heard is we learn nothing from history. This book of eight empires of great nations. The average length is 250 years. Some lasted longer like the roman empire. All followed the same pattern to decline. Among the characteristics that can attributed to those were Massive National debt. 23 million and growing. Just the interest on it alone is greater than the Gross Domestic Product of some nations. I like president state of the union speech the other night except for one thing. He did not talk about cutting a single government program. This is the only nonpartisan thing that happ
The house judiciary had already undertaken that and had established that the inquiry could really run very widely. It was not going to be limited to just a certain number of witnesses or certain number of days, or even just to the Monica Lewinsky question. They gave themselves wide running room rate democrats try to keep that from happening. ,he rules were established and our memory is, partyline vote, the republicans were in control of the committee and moved pretty swiftly. The house floor was ready to take it up under the Republican Leadership of the house at the time. Those of us here remember so much drama. We went through three speakers within a couple of days, first with the resignation of speech or of speaker Newt Gingrich. Bob livingston became the next in line, then what happened . There was a scramble. Allies Bob Livingstons tried to talk him out of it. Had made the decision to resigned with some agony. Was aigned because there full on press in the democratic world. Larry fl
Coming up in just a couple of minutes, we will show you some of the highlights of that debate. You are covering this for national journal. Lets begin with the political environment in 1998. What led to the impeachment of president clinton . Alexis one of the interesting things we might forget, all this time, going forward, bill clinton was under investigation for almost his entire presidency. Ken starr had begun to investigate the whitewater investment deal back in 1994. By the time we were in the fall of 1998, president clinton and his entire white house were very used to being under investigation for a whole variety of allegations related to his past in arkansas. Even his fundraising efforts, when he was prident. In the fall of 1998, he was elected to a second term, but they were going into the Midterm Elections. What Kenneth Starr as the independent counsel had uncovered was a whole series of alleged relationships the president had had in the past that he had investigated. Then he h
Baker. He is chief correspondent for the New York Times. Impeachment in american history. We appreciate you being with us. Guest happy new year. Host i want to begin with david sangers peace. He retweeted yesterday, the news over the last couple of days ending his story available at nytimes. Com, the headline, for the president of risky gamble to deter iran. He says the calculus was straightforward, washington had to show the iranian leadership that missiles firing ships in the persian gulf and at Oil Facilities in saudi arabia along with attacks inside iran the cost the life of American Contractor would not go without response. While Senior America officials have no doubt the iranians will respond, they do not know how quickly or how furiously. Guest there has been a feeling in the white house, the president s decisions not to pull the trigger in the past over the last year, had given the wrong impression, that they could get away with a lot of things about the president responding as