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All Things with Kim Strassel

All Things with Kim Strassel

By: The Wall Street Journal
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 From the Wall Street Journal Opinion page, “Potomac Watch” columnist Kim Strassel goes one-on-one with the newsmakers of the week: from candidates to campaign-managers, politicians to pollsters. The place to find news, insight and debate on both the overhyped and overlooked Washington storylines. Send your feedback to atkim@wsj.comCopyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Political Science Politics & Government
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  • How to Tackle an Affordable-Housing Crisis  

    How to Tackle an Affordable-Housing Crisis  
    Sep 9 2025
    President Donald Trump is considering declaring a national housing emergency to deal with high home costs, but what can the federal government actually do, and will it make a difference? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson about cutting regulatory burdens, increasing tax incentives, expanding financing for unconventional homes, and the great opportunity that rests in transferring some federal land for housing development. They also discuss the politics of housing--an issue that, like crime, transcends demographics and voting groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Donald Trump's Anti-Crime Spree

    Donald Trump's Anti-Crime Spree
    Sep 2 2025
    Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into Washington, D.C. to tackle crime is provoking backlash from Democrats across the nation. But Republicans are leaning in on law and order, seeing it as political winner in next year's midterms. Will the president now escalate, and send troops to other cities? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Jason Riley about why Democrats are losing the argument on policing, and what politicians get right and wrong about the reasons behind spikes in crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Trey Gowdy on Advocating for Crime Victims and the Danger of ‘Progressive Prosecutors’

    Trey Gowdy on Advocating for Crime Victims and the Danger of ‘Progressive Prosecutors’
    Aug 26 2025
    Trey Gowdy is known as a former congressman and a Fox News television host, but he remains a prosecutor at heart and has now poured that experience into his newly released first novel, "The Color of Death." On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel and Gowdy discuss the real work "good" prosecutors do, the emotional toll it can take, and the worrisome trend of prosecutors focusing more on politics than on justice for victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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