Q & A, Hosted by Jay Nordlinger

As Jay says in this “Q&A,” Conrad Black has lived a “big and tumultuous life.” He has been a newspaper publisher, a media magnate. He is a member of the British house of lords. He spent long, difficult years in the U.S. legal system, including three and a half years in prison. He is the author of many books, including biographies of FDR and Nixon. His latest book is a history of Canada (his native... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

Jay’s guest today is Lou Cannon, the veteran political journalist – formerly with the Washington Post. He is renowned as a Reagan biographer. He also wrote what is surely the finest book on the L.A. riots of 1992. With Jay, he talks about Obama, Baltimore, the media, Reagan, 2016, and more. There’s a lot of experience packed into what he says. Yes, Q and A, hosted by Jay Nordlinger is now on... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

Jay’s guest today is Bob Ehrlich, the former governor of Maryland. He is a Baltimore-area kid, a Reagan Republican, and a straight-talker. With Jay, he talks about what ails Baltimore, what ails America, and what we can do to get back to health. A lot of people find Ehrlich a breath of fresh air. Chances are you will too. Check him out. P.S. He may – just may – run a dark-horse candidacy for the... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

Jay’s latest guest is Daniel Hannan, the British politician and writer. There is an election coming up in the U.K. Jay asks about that, and a lot more. Why are there so many writers — and crack writers, such as Hannan — in British politics? Is Hannan British or English? Or both? What are conservatives to think of David Cameron, the Conservative leader? How red is “Red Ed” Miliband... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

Jay’s guest today is Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the congresswoman from Miami, born in Cuba. Naturally, she and Jay talk about an issue of the hour: the United States, led by Obama, and Cuba, led by a Castro (as since 1959). But they also talk about the main issue of the hour: Iran and the Bomb. They further talk about Jeb ’n’ Marco. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen has known them both and represented them... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

At Jay’s prompting, Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) does a tour d’horizon: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia . . . Everywhere, there is danger. Everywhere, the United States has choices to make. The senator also talks about the Bergdahl swap: President Obama’s trade of five Taliban leaders for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, now charged with desertion. Then there is the question of our defenses: Are they... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

Jay’s guest today is Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), the majority leader. The first question borrows phrasing from Hillary Clinton: What difference does it make? What difference does having a majority in the Senate make, given that the other party has the presidency? Another question is: Are you a right-wing extremist, as the Left charges, or an Establishment marshmallow, as the Right charges? Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

Jay’s guest is Mark Helprin, who is not to be confused with Mark Halperin. This Mark is the novelist, foreign-affairs analyst, and political writer – the author of “Winter’s Tale,” “A Soldier of the Great War,” and many other acclaimed books. He and Jay have known each other for a long time, and discussed the issues with each other for an equally long time. Today’s topics include Iran, Israel... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe

Welcome to “Q&A,” a podcast hosted by Jay Nordlinger. Jay will be handling the “Q” part; a variety of guests will be handling the “A” part. On occasion, Jay may be doing some answering himself. “Q&A” will be weekly, more or less. Some weeks will have more than one episode; some weeks will be without episodes. The show will be fairly regular, regardless. The guest in this inaugural episode is Garry... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe