Kennedy kicks the night off doing a doing a quick recap Christmas style of the 2016 election cycle.
After the last debate Donald Trump's lead shrunk to 4 points against his cheif competitor Ted Cruz. EBONI WILLIAMS, MICHAEL MALICE, and CHARLES COOKE are all here to talk about this and a bunch of other topics. Trump vs Hillary. Hillary says terrorists are using Trump clips to spur recruitment. Donald trump screams back, "She's a liar." This week Obama accused Donald Trump of exploiting economic fear.
Earlier this year ISIS took over the city of Ramadi. That victory may finally be repealed. Ramadi may be taken back. First Lieutenant BRYAN SUITS (retired) is here to give his thoughts. They also touch on Bergdahl.
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The panel returns - this time discussing United Airlines attempts to make airports less horrible. (Thanks TSA.) They're introducing adorable comfort dogs. Is re-gifting okay or a horrible atrocity? Our panel has an opinion or two. What do you do to get half off on hotels? Well we've got a website that can give you exactly that. There's only a small catch - you've got to share said room with another person.
Congress didn't just pass a trillion dollar spending bill - they also managed to sneak in an anti-privacy law that some are calling the new PATRIOT Act. The CYBER INTERNET SECURITY ACT gives immunity to corporations that share their clients private information. Kennedy is worried. Cato Institute JIM HARPER is here to shed some light on the issue. Afterwards they talk about Tim Cook's defense of encryption.
Recently Space-X showed how it could handle space travel just as well as NASA. They launched a falcon rocket into orbit with 11 satellites attached. After deploying those satellites the rocket returned to earth landing WITHOUT CRASHING. KATHERINE MANGU-WARD is here to shed some light on the economic motivations of what could be called a modern space race.
