Trump’s America

279 Pages·2018·2.17 MB·English

by  Newt Gingrich

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CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
PART I: THE GREAT COMEBACK
Chapter One: The Fight for Trump’s America
The Anti-Trump Coalition
Trump’s America
The Trump Path to Exceptionalism
Learning from the Past
In a Fight Over Identity, Only One Side Can Win
Chapter Two: The Comeback of “One Nation”
The Melting Pot
Reasserting the Traditional American Model
Assimilation Is Necessary
The Salad Bowl
Post-Melting-Pot Immigration
Multicultural Division
Segregating the Melting Pot
Securing the Borders
Chapter Three: The Comeback of “Under God”
The Judicial Assault
Faith as the Foundational Basis for Freedom
Essential Morality
America’s Guiding Light
The Trump Revival
Chapter Four: The Comeback of Sovereignty, Ending the New
World Order
A National Security Strategy Focused on Winning Again
The Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Paris Agreement
The North American Free Trade Agreement
A Dangerous Deal for America: The Iran Deal
Holding International Organizations Accountable
Competition with China
Going Forward
Chapter Five: The Comeback of Free Speech
Rejecting Political Correctness
Fact versus Ideology
Academic Attacks on Free Speech
Sticks and Stones
The Thought Police, Killing Innovation
No Legislative Answer
Chapter Six: The Comeback of the American Economy, Part 1—
Cutting Red Tape
A Daunting Task
One-In, Two-Out
Energy and Environment
Economy and Business
Education
Only the Beginning
Chapter Seven: The Comeback of the American Economy, Part 2
—The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Historic Tax Relief
Left-Wing Lies
The Political Impact
Chapter Eight: The Comeback of the Constitutional Judiciary
Justice Neil Gorsuch
Lower-Appellate Court Judges
The Potential Trump Impact
Chapter Nine: The Comeback of American Health Care
Repealing Obamacare One Step at a Time
Expanding Association Health Plans
Lowering Prescription Drug Prices
The Left’s Single-Payer Disaster
Principles for Continuing the Health Reform Journey
Next Steps
Increase Transparency
Fight Fraud in Health Care
From Disabilities to Capabilities
Value-Based Purchasing
Medical Liability Reform
Create High-Risk Pools
Curing Diseases by Dramatically Increasing Funding for Scientific
Research
New Methods of Paying for Expensive Drugs
Accelerate the Approval Process for Breakthrough Drugs
PART II: CHALLENGES
Chapter Ten: Fighting Fake News
Lying about the Trump Economy
Reporting Gossip, Ignoring Substance
Permanent Opposition
Trump Owes Them Nothing
Chapter Eleven: The Rule of Law versus the Rule of Mueller
The Sessions Recusal and Mueller’s Blank Check
No End in Sight
The Special Investigation Setup
Built-In Bias
The Page-Strzok Affair
Real Collusion
Going Forward
Chapter Twelve: Draining the Swamp
The Fourth Branch of Government
The Constitutional Model
The Failure of the Bureaucracy
Trumping the Bureaucrats and Draining the Swamp
Chapter Thirteen: Let’s Trump Addiction
The Gathering Storm in America
The Medicaid Problem
Opioid Addiction Is Unique
Medication-Assisted Treatment, Fighting Bias
Trumping Addiction with Medication-Assisted Treatment
The Parity Problem
Decriminalize Addiction: More Patients, Fewer Prisoners
Dollars and Sense
Chapter Fourteen: Helping Americans Return to Work
Why Infrastructure Now?
Bridging the Skills Gap
Welfare Reform
Criminal Justice Reform
Chapter Fifteen: Reaching Beyond the Stars
Meeting the Trump-Pence Standard
Empowering Industry and Defense
Modern Space Regulations
Executing Clear Strategic Vision
Chapter Sixteen: The Comeback Is Not Guaranteed
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Appendix
Endnotes
Newsletters
This book is dedicated to the United States
Ambassador to the Holy See, my wife Callista; our
invaluable and irreplaceable associate, Bess Kelly;
and to my grandchildren, Maggie and Robert
Cushman, who will inherit the America that is evolving.