All Things with Kim Strassel

A wave of flat-tax reforms is sweeping ‘red’ states, while blue jurisdictions like New York and California drive away more residents by going on a taxing binge. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel talks with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist about the good news on taxes at both the state and federal level. They dive into new innovations in the state flat-tax movement in the states, efforts by conservative state legislatures to rein in their high-tax cities, the biggest benefits coming out of last year's federal tax reform, and Democrats' latest political efforts to sell their tax-hike ambitions.   

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Donald Trump is now declaring the conflict with Iran will end in a matter of weeks. But with troops moving to the region and the future of the Strait of Hormuz still uncertain, how close is the United States to an actual endgame? And what does a successful end look like? On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about what the U.S. still needs to do to neutralize Iran's nuclear and missile programs, different approaches to dealing with the Strait, and the risks of allowing Iran's regime to "negotiate" for too long.

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There’s chaos at American airports thanks to a Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but the Senate is finally getting serious about a deal. That might include Republicans finally tackling a new reconciliation bill. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel goes inside the negotiations with the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, Rep. Virginia Foxx. What's likely to be in a DHS bill, what might the GOP include in reconciliation, and what are the prospects for Donald Trump's expected $200 billion budget request for the Iran war?   

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The school-choice wave rolls on, with reformers winning big victories from Texas to Kentucky. Teachers’ unions are losing the political battle, but are still waging ugly, rearguard actions. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with American Federation for Children CEO Tommy Schultz about how Donald Trump’s new federal tax-credit scholarship program is putting Democratic governors in a bind, as well as how the fight is moving from statehouses to the courtrooms. Also, how Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s efforts to dismantle the federal Department of Education are playing into this fight. 

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For all of Donald Trump's headlines, the current Supreme Court is making an equally big mark on the nation. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks with “Fox News Sunday” host and Fox chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream about the court's efforts to get the branches "back in their lanes" and the fight over its "emergency" docket, as well as Trump's efforts to force it to confront unsettled questions, the complex ideological makeup of the current justices, and the hot question of whether this president will get to fill another vacancy. Bream also shares with Kim the crisis moment that influenced her new book, “Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming.”

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