Episode 250: Congresswoman Jane Harman on Insanity Defense
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
This episode details how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues. Newt’s guest is Congresswoman Jane Harman who served nine terms in the U.S. House representing California’s 36th district, including serving as a former ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. Her new book, Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe is available now.
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| 0:35.0 | In this episode of Nutsworld, Congresswoman Jane Harmon was a leader in Congress |
| 0:40.4 | where she served nine terms representing California's 36th District, |
| 0:45.0 | where she became a leading figure on security issues as a former ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. |
| 0:52.6 | After she left Congress in 2011, |
| 0:55.1 | she joined the bipartisan Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
| 0:59.8 | as its first female director, President and CEO. |
| 1:04.0 | Now Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita of the Wilson Center, |
| 1:08.5 | she is an internationally recognized authority in U.S. and global security issues, |
| 1:13.2 | foreign relations, and lawmaking. |
| 1:16.2 | Her new book, Insanity Defense, |
| 1:19.2 | Why Are Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe? |
| 1:24.8 | Details how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues |
| 1:31.4 | and suggest achievable fixes that can move us toward a safer future. |
| 1:36.5 | I'm pleased to welcome my former colleague on the Democratic side of the aisle |
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