By Newt Gingrich
Christmas in Italy is going to be completely defined by COVID-19.
When we look back years from now, we will all realize how much our lives have been defined in 2020, and probably the first half of 2021, by the pandemic. The process of recovery will take years – and in some ways, we may never be recovered. Businesses will have failed, loved ones will have been lost, and psychological damage (especially for the young) may take years to heal. Some may never get beyond this year’s isolation, fear, and deprivation.
The Italian government has announced strict rules from Dec. 24 through Jan. 6. Everything will be closed except pharmacies, grocery stores, and gas stations. In recognition of the religious culture which pervades Italy (some 900 churches in Rome for example) people will be able to go to church but are encouraged to go to the church nearest them. Churches will follow restrictions on social spacing and capacity per service.
For all practical purposes, everyone in Italy is locked down for almost two weeks. Restaurants and bars are closed. People are discouraged from being out of their homes unless they have a written medical or work excuse. Hotels will only allow people renting rooms to come in and will only serve food through room service. For the key days, once you check in, you will not be allowed to leave the hotel.
The Italian lockdown is paralleled in virtually every Western country as government officials desperately try to cope with a new version of the virus which showed up in Britain and apparently spreads much faster (but is not more deadly) than the first strain of COVID-19.
As I was trying to understand what is happening in Italy, throughout Europe, and the United States in this season of joy and celebration, it hit me that the closest analogy is Christmas in wartime. |
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This set includes the #1 national best sellers, Understanding Trump, Trump’s America, Trump vs. China and Trump and the American Future. All four books are autographed by Newt Gingrich.
When Donald and Melania Trump came down the long escalator at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 to announce his candidacy for president, the old order began to fall apart. No one understands the Make America Great Again effort with more insight and more experience than Newt. |
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Sister Orla Treacy arrived in Rumbek, South Sudan, 14 years ago. She was on a mission to continue to bring secondary education to girls in South Sudan. In the last 14 years, she has witnessed South Sudan’s independence, a civil war, famine, and all along challenged the Dinka culture’s traditions to have girls formally educated. Sister Orla Treacy is the 2019 recipient of the U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage award. |
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After a tough year of lockdowns and living through a global pandemic, many of us are looking for a sign of hope. And on Dec. 21, the world saw just the sign we were looking for in the night skies when Jupiter and Saturn came together to form The Christmas Star. Newt’s guest is Dr. Henry Throop, Program Scientist at NASA. |
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Having spent more than four years watching the left resist President Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016 election, Newt lays out the challenge that he – and other conservatives – are now facing and why they will not give up.
Newt's piece on why he is not giving up on President Trump and his 74 million voters generated much feedback and questions. Newt provided a video response to address your concerns. |
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Student loan debt isn't the crisis you've been told it is. On this episode, Rob explains why it's really a "crisis" of the privileged and tells some tough truths that are sure to get him in trouble. He discusses how whiny lefties need to take responsibility for the choices they've made, how elite institutions are robbing students blind, and how the rest of us shouldn't have to pay for other people's poor choices. Plus, Rob talks about his own experiences trying to pay off student loan debt. |
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Amid so much misinformation and hysteria, the coronavirus pandemic has become egregiously politicized. On this episode, Gianno cuts through the BS to get to the facts about COVID-19 in a can't-miss interview with Dr. Drew Pinsky, a well-known author, internist, and media personality. They also dig into the current state of politics. Plus, Gianno goes to therapy with Dr. Drew, discussing some of the traumas he endured earlier in life and how they affect him to this day. |
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Newt's Inner Circle Features |
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By Aaron Kliegman
Despite all the adversity of 2020, the Middle East made history this year through the Abraham Accords, a series of Arab-Israeli agreements that the Trump administration brokered. If any human other than President Trump brokered these deals, he or she would be guaranteed the Nobel Peace Prize. In a year full of lows, they offer a bit of hope for 2021. |
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Newt gives his thoughts on the recent coronavirus relief bill, the dangers of China to America, and the importance of the Georgia runoff election: “If every conservative votes, we will win these two seats and as we were just talking about, this is decisive. This is the most important runoff in American history. It will decide who runs the Senate.” |
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Quick Update from Newt on today's trending news items. |
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Orthodox Rabbis Condemn Warnock’s Past Israel Comments;
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NY Times Says Order of Who Gets Vaccine Should Be Based on Race;
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How China Uses Internet Trolls to Help Cover Up Its Atrocities;
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Space Force Troops Get Their Official Name: ‘Guardians’;
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Cardinal Pell Says Year in Jail Was a Time of ‘Grace and Gift’.
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During the holiday season, our thoughts turn to our family, friends, and those in need. In this spirit, the Gingrich Foundation is pleased to announce that our December Charity of the Month is Catholic Charities USA in recognition of its outstanding commitment to helping the neediest Americans.
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) was formed in 1910 to act as the “attorney for the poor.” Today, it has grown to become one of the nation’s largest providers of social services. Catholic Charities maintains an extraordinary range of programs, which provide food, shelter, clothing, counseling, financial assistance, adoption services, disaster relief, and other emergency services to approximately 10 million people each year.
This year in particular, Catholic Charities has been working on the front lines helping those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its programs are community-based and rooted in market principles, careful measurement of results, and on working with individuals to foster greater opportunity and self-sufficiency. These initiatives focus on the basics that all families need to have a chance to thrive.
This Christmas season, we hope you will join us in supporting Catholic Charities USA.
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Individually signed by Newt, this is a replica of the artwork created by renowned artist Steve Penley and used for Newt's Podcast: Newt's World.
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DVD: Nine Days that Changed the World
In Pope John Paul II’s historic nine-day pilgrimage to Poland in June of 1979 created a revolution of conscience that transformed Poland and fundamentally reshaped the spiritual and political landscape of the 20th Century.
In Newt and Callista Gingrich, along with a Polish, American, and Italian cast, explore what transpired during these nine days that moved the Polish people to renew their hearts, reclaim their courage, and free themselves from the shackles of Communism. Produced in partnership with Citizens United Productions.
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Christmas in America
Ellis the Elephant is back! In Christmas in America, the fifth in Callista Gingrich's New York Times best-selling series, Ellis discovers the meaning of Christmas and learns how this special holiday has been celebrated throughout American history.
In preceding books, including Sweet Land of Liberty, Land of the Pilgrims' Pride, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and From Sea to Shining Sea, Ellis learns about the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation. Now, in Christmas in America, this adorable pachyderm explores the tales and traditions that have made Christmas a cherished part of the American experience.
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