After Another Week of Trump’s Racist Rants and GOP Moral Collapse, We Cannot Look Away. Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus and syndicated columnist Michael Gerson join Amna Nawaz to analyze the week’s political news, including details emerging from witness depositions in … One of Gerson's first columns was entitled "Letting Fear Rule", in which he compared skeptics of President Bush's immigration reform bill to nativist bigots of the 1880s. PBS NewsHour. Clip: 02/14/2020 | 13m 58s | Video has closed captioning. Follow. On Sunday, before … [20], In an article by Matthew Scully (one of Gerson's co-speechwriters) published in The Atlantic (September 2007) Gerson is criticized for seeking the limelight, taking the credit for other people's work and for creating a false image of himself: "No good deed went unreported, and many things that never happened were reported as fact. On June 14, 2006, it was announced that Gerson was leaving the White House to pursue other writing and policy work. [14], Gerson was named by Time as one of "The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals In America." You've just tried to add this show to My List. PBS launching new conservative political talk show By DAVID BAUDER February 28, 2018 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Columnist Michael Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes are teaming to start a conservative-oriented talk show on PBS that takes its cue from William F. Buckley's "Firing Line," which aired from 1966 to 1999. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victory in the New Hampshire primary and how it shapes the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, President Trump's strategy for reelection and the political conflict surrounding the Justice Department. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Michael John Gerson (born May 15, 1964) is an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with One Campaign, a visiting fellow with the Center for Public Justice, and a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. [27], His wife Dawn was born in South Korea. The Washington Post’s Michael Gerson and Karen Tumulty join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest in politics, including our analysis of upcoming 2020 Senate races and potential candidates, the controversy over Israel’s barring a visit from Reps. Omar and Tlaib, how trade tensions between the U.S. and China are affecting the economy and President Trump’s apparent interest in purchasing Greenland. August 1, 2019 at 9:08 p.m. UTC. Michael John Gerson (born May 15, 1964) is an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with One Campaign,[1][2] a visiting fellow with the Center for Public Justice,[3] and a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The Washington Post’s Michael Gerson and Karen Tumulty join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest in politics, including our analysis of upcoming 2020 Senate races and potential candidates, the controversy over Israel’s barring a visit from Reps. Omar and Tlaib, how trade tensions between the U.S. and China are affecting the economy and President Trump’s apparent interest in purchasing Greenland. Opinion columnist. "…, Michael Gerson is a political columnist for the Washington Post and a regular contributor to the NewsHour. The word "hatred" was changed to "evil" by someone other than Gerson and was done because "hatred" seemed the more melodramatic word at the time.[22]. Michael John Gerson (born May 15, 1964) is an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with the ONE Campaign, a visiting fellow with the Center for Public Justice, and a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. All Rights Reserved. Michael John Gerson (born May 15, 1964) is an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with One Campaign, a visiting fellow with the Center for Public Justice, and a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as President George W. Bush's chief speechwriter from 2001 until June 2006, as a senior policy advisor from 2000 through June 2006, and was a member of the White House Iraq Group. 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I had fully intended to ignore President Trump’s latest round of … [24], In October 2017, Gerson referred to President Trump's "fundamental unfitness for high office" and asked whether he is "psychologically and morally equipped to be president? Goodness, remembrance, and love have no end. [11] He also worked at various times as an aide to Indiana Senator Dan Coats and a speechwriter for the Presidential campaign of Bob Dole before briefly leaving the political world to cover it as a journalist for U.S. News & World Report. And the Lord of life holds all who die, and all who mourn. She was adopted by an American family when she was six years old and raised in the Midwestern United States. You've just tried to add this show to My List. © 1996 - 2021 NewsHour Productions LLC. [17], Gerson has said one of his favorite speeches was given at the National Cathedral on September 14, 2001, a few days after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which included the following passage: "Grief and tragedy and hatred are only for a time. Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson on impeachment inquiry, withdrawal of Beto O’Rourke Thank you. [5], He helped write the inaugural address for the second inauguration of George W. Bush, which called for neo-conservative intervention and nation-building around the world to effect the spread of democracy to third world countries. Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson has a Republican pedigree and an evangelical Christian background.He wrote profound speeches for George W. Bush, who was mocked as a mangler of the English language. But this past weekend, he delivered a sermon at the Washington National Cathedral that focused on a more personal topic: his battle with depression. For all of our chief speechwriter's finer qualities, the firm adherence to factual narrative is not a strong point. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. [26], Gerson suffers from major depressive disorder. On May 16, 2007, Gerson began his tenure as a twice-weekly columnist for The Washington Post. Gerson writes about politics, religion, foreign policy and global health and development in a twice-a-week column and on the PostPartisan blog. Michael Gerson. [22], After leaving the White House, Gerson wrote for Newsweek magazine for a time. Michael Gerson and Karen Tumulty on 2020 Senate races, Israel and Trump According to Newsweek columnist Michael Isikoff, The original plan had been to place it in an upcoming presidential speech, but WHIG members fancied it so much that when the Times reporters contacted the White House to talk about their upcoming piece [about aluminum tubes], one of them leaked Gerson's phrase – and the administration would soon make maximum use of it. According to Ponnuru, Bush's speechwriters had more prominence in the administration than their predecessors did under previous presidents because Bush's speeches did most of the work of defending the president's policies, since administration spokesmen and press conferences did not. We learned only later, from a chance conversation with his secretary, where he had gone, and it was a piece of Washington self-promotion for the ages: At the precise moment when the State of the Union address was being drafted at the White House by John and me, Mike was off pretending to craft the State of the Union in longhand for the benefit of a reporter. [19] His noteworthy phrases for Bush are said to include "Axis of Evil," a phrase adapted from "axis of hatred," itself suggested by fellow speechwriter David Frum but deemed too mild. Email. Amy Holmes and Michael Gerson are probing the framework of today’s news. Mark Shields and Michael Gerson on New Hampshire primary, Trump vs. DOJ PBS NewsHour | Mark Shields and Michael Gerson on NH primary, Trump v. DOJ | Season 2020 | PBS Mark Shields and Michael Gerson on NH primary, Trump v. DOJ. His paternal grandfather was Jewish. Scully claims that the phrase "axis of hatred" was coined by David Frum and forwarded to colleagues by email. [4] He served as President George W. Bush's chief speechwriter from 2001 until June 2006, as a senior policy advisor from 2000 through June 2006, and was a member of the White House Iraq Group. Michael Gerson is a political columnist for the Washington Post and a regular contributor to the NewsHour. “Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes will lead us on a journey through history and politics to understand what is happening today.” “PBS and our member stations continue to be trusted destinations for thoughtful and thought-provoking news and public affairs programs,” said Paula Kerger, President and CEO of PBS. "[18], Gerson is credited with coining such phrases as "the soft bigotry of low expectations" and "the armies of compassion". Clip: 11/01/2019 | 9m 33s | Video has closed captioning. "[25], In August 2019, Gerson wrote that it is a "scandal" that white evangelical Protestants are not in a state of "panic" about their own demographic decline in the United States. 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"[21] Of particular note is the invention of the phrase "axis of evil." Michael Gerson is a nationally syndicated columnist who appears twice weekly in the Washington Post and in more than 100 other newspapers. Political columnist Michael Gerson on coping with ‘insidious’ depression Michael Gerson is a political columnist for the Washington Post and a regular contributor to the NewsHour. [7][8], Gerson was raised in an Evangelical Christian family[9] in St. Louis, Missouri. Michael Gerson is a political columnist for the Washington Post and a regular contributor to the NewsHour. Michael Gerson is a political columnist for the Washington Post and a regular contributor to the NewsHour. Michael Gerson is a political columnist for the Washington Post and a regular contributor to the NewsHour. Scully also had this to say about Gerson: My most vivid memory of Mike at Starbucks is one I have labored in vain to shake. "No one doubts that he did his job exceptionally well," wrote Ramesh Ponnuru in a 2007 article otherwise very critical of Gerson in National Review. On the other hand, he wrote, the speeches would announce new policies that were never implemented, making the speechwriting in some ways less influential than ever.[15]. Guest preacher Michael Gerson preaches the Sunday Sermon at Washington National Cathedral VIRTUAL SPEAKER See what's new with Michael Gerson >. Michael Gerson. He is the author of Heroic Conservatism and co-author of City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era.He appears regularly on the PBS NewsHour, Face the Nation and other programs. [6], In 2018, Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes co-hosted In Principle, a politically conservative-oriented television talk show that ran for eight episodes on PBS. 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