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WSJ Opinion: Free Expression

by Gerard Baker, Editor at Large, The Wall Street Journal

Based on his Wall Street Journal Opinion column "Free Expression," Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks every week with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects. Baker will welcome his guests from the worlds of politics, philosophy, and culture for wide-ranging dialogues that will enlighten and fascinate listeners. Episodes will be released each week.

100 episodes

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1

A Message About Free Expression

2:27 Dec 11, 2025

2

Thinking With Machines

35:40 Dec 4, 2025

3

Giving and Thanksgiving

37:29 Nov 25, 2025

4

Does Supply-Side Economics Still Work?

36:29 Nov 19, 2025

5

America, Russia, China and the Struggle for Global Supremacy

41:03 Nov 12, 2025

6

Democrats Make a Startling Comeback on Election Day

37:28 Nov 5, 2025

7

Are Women to Blame for Wokery?

32:50 Oct 29, 2025

8

Science, Evidence, and the Existence of God

42:42 Oct 22, 2025

9

A Fractured World

42:50 Oct 15, 2025

10

Colonialism, Reparations, and the Rise of ‘White Guilt’

38:47 Oct 8, 2025

11

An End To Climate Alarmism

45:21 Oct 1, 2025

12

The Woke Revolution and the Populist Backlash

43:07 Sep 25, 2025

13

Who’s to Blame for Political Violence?

38:03 Sep 17, 2025

14

A Top Banker on the Fed, Tariffs, and the Uncertain Outlook for the U.S. Economy

30:35 Sep 3, 2025

15

Tariffs, Stagflation and the New AI-driven Economy

31:45 Aug 13, 2025

16

Democracy on the Brink

36:52 Aug 5, 2025

17

Can Israel Win its War in Gaza?

42:38 Jul 29, 2025

18

The Last Republican Holdout?

34:24 Jul 23, 2025

19

Are the Socialists Taking Over the Democratic Party?

41:14 Jul 9, 2025

20

Trump, the GOP and the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill'

24:48 Jul 2, 2025

21

Is New York City Ready for a Democratic Socialist Mayor?

38:19 Jun 25, 2025

22

A Turning Point in Middle East History

36:50 Jun 17, 2025

23

Barry Diller on a Life in Hollywood

33:17 Jun 10, 2025

24

Can the U.S. Avoid an Oncoming Debt Crisis?

38:05 Jun 5, 2025

25

Newt Gingrich on Donald Trump’s Not-So-Conservative Triumph

33:52 May 30, 2025

26

Kelsey Grammer Discusses his Sister’s Tragic Death, its Meaning and the Role of Faith in his Life

31:41 May 22, 2025

27

Tariffs, Taxes and ‘The Big, Beautiful Bill’

34:29 May 14, 2025

28

Choosing the Next Pope

43:40 May 7, 2025

29

The Economic Outlook: The View from The White House

36:23 May 3, 2025

30

The Trump Touch - Is America's Leadership Failing?

38:56 Apr 23, 2025

31

Lessons from Nixon for Trump's New World Order

29:53 Mar 6, 2025

32

Peace in Our Time or Dishonorable Surrender?

33:55 Feb 26, 2025

33

Donald Trump's Russian Revolution

31:28 Feb 19, 2025

34

Are We Facing a Constitutional Crisis?

34:30 Feb 12, 2025

35

Will Free Expression Thrive Under Trump 2.0?

37:45 Feb 5, 2025

36

The Second Trump Administration Hits the Ground Running

30:01 Jan 29, 2025

37

Handling Russia in Donald Trump's Second Term

37:31 Jan 23, 2025

38

Trump and the Economy - Second Time a Charm?

30:44 Jan 15, 2025

39

Free Expression Encore: The Best of 2024

34:50 Dec 27, 2024

40

The Year 2024: Donald Trump’s Comeback and a Realignment for the World

41:09 Dec 18, 2024

41

Pardons, Lawfare, and How to Reform the Justice Department

29:47 Dec 5, 2024

42

The Economy in A Second Trump Term

31:43 Nov 19, 2024

43

Donald Trump’s Plan to Shake up America’s Military

28:27 Nov 14, 2024

44

Donald Trump’s Triumphant Return to the White House

24:48 Nov 6, 2024

45

The Final Stretch - or is it?

23:28 Oct 30, 2024

46

Is Donald Trump Closing In on Victory?

27:22 Oct 24, 2024

47

The Economy At and After the Election

35:32 Oct 14, 2024

48

Peace Through Strength? Foreign Policy in a Second Trump Term

32:30 Oct 9, 2024

49

Debates, October Surprises and the Coin-Flip Election

27:41 Oct 3, 2024

50

Under the Heel of Chinese Tyranny

26:36 Sep 24, 2024

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