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Townhall Review – October 12, 2019

Hugh Hewitt and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton discuss Turkey’s intervention in Syria.

Hugh Hewett and Middle East expert and scholar Michael Rubin talk about President Trump’s decision to reduce troop strength in Syria.

Sebastian Gorka and Fox Sports host Clay Travis talk about the NBA controversial support of China.

Hugh Hewitt and Kristen Waggoner, Senior Counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, discuss landmark cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dan Proft talks with Margot Cleveland about a Louisiana pro-life law that is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sebastian Gorka talks with New York Congressmen Lee Zeldin about his impatience with Congressional inaction.

Dan Proft and Douglas Murray, British author, journalist and social critic discuss his recent book, “The Madness of Crowds.”

Mike Gallagher talks with Fred Fleitz, CEO of the Center for Security Policy, about his recent lively exchange with CNN’s Chris Cuomo.

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Hugh Hewitt talks with Michael Rubin, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, about how the pulling of U.S. military out of Northern Syria may spawn the rebirth of ISIS.

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Dennis Prager talks to Lee Smith, investigative journalist at Real Clear Politics, about his article on corruption in Ukraine and Joe Biden’s connection.

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The new jobs report is out, and it looks like workers are winning … bigly.

Unemployment is now at a 50-year low. Black and Latino unemployment numbers have reached all-time lows. The employment rise was okay, a little lower than expected, but to be fair it’s really hard to add a huge number of new jobs when unemployment is this low. And wage increases are beating inflation—so that’s jobs and raises.

The left told us that tax cuts would be great for big business and bad for the workers. The truth is almost the opposite. Business profits are struggling a little, but labor markets have done extremely well.

Yes, there’s are some cautionary signs: We can see some storm clouds on the horizon. In order to keep this going, the president and his team are going to have to resolve this trade war and quickly.

But the good news for today: More of us now have work.

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Hugh Hewitt invites Kristen Waggoner, senior vice president of U.S. legal division and communications with Alliance Defending Freedom, to talk about the Harris Funeral Home Supreme Court case that will be brought before the court tomorrow, October 8, 2019.

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