kim strassel. we did see extraordinarily draconian measures put in place, which attacked our civil liberties did so much damage to the country. do you think that we do you think we've learned the lesson or do you think we're actually we're still a danger that there are some people in this country who still want to go to those extreme measures. here's what i worry about. jerry is it? you know, the frustration of this wasn't just all the damage that was done out of lockdowns. but the fact that now we're finding out that the reasons that the so called experts gave us for all of this were nonsense as well, too. i mean, remember when we were told we had to get a vaccine because it would prevent the spread. that just simply was never the case. you know, you look at the school lockdowns you're talking about here, and kids were always we now know, always at minuscule risks of actually any real. health consequences of this, and yet we dance to teachers unions, and so what i worry is that people actually got

this all up with her panel wall street journal editorial board number of fox news contributor kim strassel and hosted the richard fowler show and fox news contributor richard fowler, thinking for being here. >> kim let me start with you i democrats preemptively discounting the losses that they likely to face next week by declaring elections or legitimate. >> , i think this is the escalation. we had had in recent decades one party or the other after-the-fact complaining and saying this was in cricket this wasn't right in sowing doubts to the legitimate results but going in doing it before anybody has really counted a ballot and already suggesting that there is a grand plot i think there is also some dangers here because you can actually discourage people from going out to vote on her side. if you are essentially going to go out there and say this whole thing is a racket they're going to be some people who feel there's no point in taking part of it so she's potentially playing with fire. gerry: richard fowler that voter suppression that is going on in georgia has resulted in more people voti

we are back with dan heninger, kim strassel and jason riley.scriminate against asian americans in particular. what the evidence to back their case? >> asian americans are being admitted in love much lower percentages than in the past while the percentage of black americans being admitted into those schools has been rising. the plaintiffs notably the asian american plaintiffs argue this is a violation of title vi of the civil rights act which if you receive federal-aid you should not discriminate on the basis of race. the colleges keep arguing they are trying to create a diverse student body and they cite the 2003 supreme court decision gruner which gave them an opening to consider race in admissions policy. the question is whether the gruner decision is being abused by the universities. have they gone too far in considering the admission of black americans at the expense of asian americans and other minorities, even hispanics as well. that is what is at issue? have they gone too far and with a conservative supreme court, it is possible the plai

paul: we're back with our panel, kim strassel, dan henninger and jason riley. of the subpoena, and iston can trump ever likely to -- donald trump likely to testify? >> i don't think he is which, in my mind, i wish the committee had thought a little more before going down this road because it is unprecedented. we need to think in the future if we want future congressional committees calling in ex-presidents and senior officials to grill them. but it's unlikely. if donald trump wants to push this off, he could probably easily do that until the election at which time, as you say, republicans will take over, and then this will become a moot point. paul: jason, what do you think the impact of the january 6th hearings will be on the election? any impact? >> i think it's going to be less of an impact than democrats were hoping it would be. i think they thought they could use these hearings to keep donald trump front and center on minds of voters through the midterm election campaign and sort of use him as a foil even though he's not on the ballot. donald trump's done e

kim strassel, see you again soon.n to this, already rumors swirling about a boris johnson comeback just a day after liz truss resigned. does he have a fighting chance of being prime minister again? nile gardiner on that next. ♪ know what? ♪ i'm coming back for you, baby. ♪ i'm coming back for you ♪ your record label is taking off. but so is your sound engineer. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire stuart: liz truss, prime minister of britain, resigned after just 44 days on the job. britain is in extraordinary turmoil. ashley, i think most of our viewers want to know what that means for the united states. ashley: well, it's an example of how unfunded government spending can roil the financial markets and bring down a political leader. the u.s., as we know, facing the same difficult economic issues that europe is; decades-high inflation, central banks forced to raise interest rates to curb growth, b

kim strassel with me now from the "wall street journal."tting out and about at a crucial time like, kim? >> i think because people don't want him. you know, varney, it's interesting, if you look at not only does he not do those kind of big rallies that president trump did, he just doesn't get out as much either. but also when he's been out, he's been going, for instance, to states like oregon, california where he won by huge amounts where he can maybe gin up the base but not really upset anybody, or he's been going to do events, for instance, he was alongside colorado senator michael bennett, but it was at a dedication for a national monument, not a campaign event. and if to me, it seems designed to say the president is out there, but when in reality the democrats don't want him anywhere near them. stuart: seems to me that a his handlers will move heaven and earth to keep him away from events, keep him in his basement, don't let him get out and about. they don't want him out there loose, do they? >> no. because as we've seen again and again

prosecutors are holding off on a final decision for now but let's bring our panel kim strassel, kyle rson and mene ukueberuwa. kim, i hate leaks about criminal prosecutions like this. >> i agree. >> unger who is the victim, who is the torah. but how do you read this leak? is this a leak that says criminal charges are likely to be made or is it perhaps something designed to may be headed off a plan for a plea bargain? >> is seen as a pressure. from what we know this investigations been going on for about four years since 2018. might read of this is this is a leak by fbi agents somewhere that are incredibly frustrated. they feel they have got the goods on hunter biden and with tax issues and the gun related charge. they feel nothing is happening in the prosecutor's office. now, that being said i think the prosecutors, they have made the case they are still talking to the defensive. they want to know what hunter biden might use as a defense and how strong that might hold up in court. before they make a decision. also, the ability of this happening anytime soon is also unlikely given the

so you can lose ground as well as gain ground. >> martha: i want to read a quote from kim strassel'sce on this case. durham's fbi indictment is what it is called. she says partisanship and incompetence are not crimes. so the fbi isn't in the dock. but mr. durham is making the case for the public and it is as ugly as they come. this from andy mccarthy. yes, igor danchenko is on trial, but the spotlight ought to be on the fbi and what durham's final report will have to say about the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency. because really what we have learned here to the lay person, i think, jonathan, is that everybody was getting paid, igor danchenko had been on the fbi pay list as well to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars as an informant. they told christopher steele in october 2016, weeks before the presidential election, they would give him a million dollars to confirm what was in the dos yeah. what we learned is that the sources didn't speak to the people that they said gave them this information and dirt on donald trump. then they turned it in to get a fisa warr

gerry: we have to go thank you for staying awake through the show kim strassel and richard fowler i'll be back next week with commentary and interviews at the "wall street journal at >> abca10 baron's roundtable sponsored by global x etfs. ♪ jack: welcome to "barron's roundtable" where we get behind the headlines and prepare you for the week ahead. after next week's expected rate hike, can the fed stop raising rates? rick reeder on whether inflation has peaked and how to make money on bonds. there's a chance the midterm elections will result in the biden government and gridlock in dc that could be good news for the market. we begin with three things investors should be thinking about. if you haven't been investing in tech it was a good week for the markets and better-than-expected third-quarter gdp report for the soft landing. if you are invested in text, apple selloff beat results with amazon, med and other tech giants shook investors confidence with disappointing earnings and chinese president xi jinping's consolidation of power raising the question is china and investable. my collea

but thanks to both of you for staying awake all the way through this show kim strassel and richard fowler. that's it for us this week. i'll be back next week with more commentary and interviews right here on the wall street journal. large thanks very much for joining us have a great week. barron's roundtable, sponsored by global x e t. f. welcome to barron's roundtable , where we get behind the headlines and prepare you for the week ahead. i'm jack otter. coming up after next week's expected rate hike. can the feds stop raising rates? blackrock's rick rieder on whether inflation has peaked and how to make money in bonds , and later there's a good chance the midterm elections will result in divided government and ultimately, gridlock in d. c why? that could be good news for the market, but we begin as always, with three things investors ought to be thinking about right now, if you weren't investing in tech, who was a great week for the markets and better than expected third quarter gdp report raised hopes for that soft landing. if you are invested in tech, well, applesauce, upbeat results,

paul: we're back our panel dan and kim strassel and kyle peterson so kyle i think joe manchin had thoughtr but he didn't. why did republicans oppose this in the end? >> well i think the manchin has only himself to blame. and i would point to a few things. one is the sequencing here so originally manchin said he was going to block a big reconciliation spending package and changed his mind conveniently after republicans voted for this big billion dollar computer chips bill so many republicans felt misled there. at the same time voting for reconciliation package he gave up his lefnlg so he ended up with a permitting reform bill that is really weaker than republicans wanted and probably weaker than manchin wants personally as well and then number three, he negotiated in secret for more than a month and so republicans decided they were going to write their own permitting bill and put on the record what they actually think needs to be done to help the country and so now we're here sitting here looking at election and i think republicans reasonably think they have a good complains to take congre

maria: real quick, this ranked choice in the journal, kim strassel calls it a scam.'s a scam? >> we know that more cow can sky's allies and campaign team put it in place so she could try and secure her senate seat. she'd be out of the election by now if we had a normal campaign. but we can still win, and we have a good strategy, and i'm actually confident we will. maria: all right. thank you so much to you both. we'll be watching, and we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ maria: welcome back. now corruption in plain sight. the latest on the investigation into hunter biden and the biden family influence peddling. senators chuck grassley and ron johnson providing the u.s. attorney leading the criminal probe into hunter biden more than 200 pages of bank documents which are, quote, relating to the biden family's connections to the chinese regime and persons connected to its military and intelligence elements. joining me right now to examine the very latest developments is senator ted cruz, a member of both the senate judiciary and senate foreign affairs committees. the senator is als

. >> sandra: kim strassel had this take in an opinion piece in the "wall street journal" which she calls durham's f.b.i. indictment. partisanship and incompetence are not crimes. mr. durham is making the case for the public and it is as ugly as they come, she says. your response to that as her piece details and provides examples of stating while mr. durham presents evidence danchenko lied to f.b.i. handlers, there is as much evidence the f.b.i. closed its eyes to glaring problems in his story, andy. >> sandra, i think kim is entirely right about that. think about this. the first witness that durham called testified that they offered steele a million dollars to prove the allegations he was making and they never had to pay the million dollars because he couldn't prove it. nevertheless they went into the fisa court under oath four times in a case where they were essentially telling a united states court that a candidate for president who then became during the investigation the sitting president of the united states might be an asset of the russian government. in january of 2017, when they