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Thursday, September 2, 2010
 
 
SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
Newt Gingrich
Senior Fellow
 
 
RESOURCES
 
 
RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Health care policy
  • Military issues
  • International affairs
  • Politics
  • Information technology
Contact E-mail: ngingrich@aei.org Assistant: Brady Cassis Assistant E-mail: brady.cassis@aei.org Assistant Phone: 202-862-7197   Biography
 
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, is a member of the Terrorism Task Force for the Council on Foreign Relations, an advisory board member of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, an advisory board member of Common Good, a founding member of Project Vote Smart, and a member of the Committee on the Present Danger. He is also a news and political analyst for the Fox News Channel and writes a weekly newsletter for Human Events. He is the author of twenty-one books, including New York Times bestsellers Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works (Regnery, 2008) and To Save America: Stopping Obama's Secular-Socialist Machine (Regnery, 2010). Along with his wife Callista, Mr. Gingrich hosts and produces historical and public policy documentaries. Mr. Gingrich is also chairman of the Gingrich Group, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, and general chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future.
 
Experience
  • Founder, Center for Health Transformation, 2003-present
  • Honorary Chairman, NanoBusiness Alliance, 2000-present
  • Founder, Gingrich Group, 1999-present
  • Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1999-present
  • News and Political Analyst, FOX News Channel, 1999-present
  • Speaker, 1995-99; Member, 1979-99, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Professor of History and Environmental Studies, West Georgia College, 1970-78
 
Education
 
Ph.D., M.A., Western European history, Tulane University
B.A., history, Emory University
 
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Articles and Commentary [List all]

A new private-sector program, Free Cities, could subvert global terror by providing hope and opportunity in the Third World and would create a global network of vibrant free-market economies.

The proposed construction of a mosque near the 9/11 terrorist attack site is a test to see if we have the resolve to face down an ideology that aims to destroy religious liberty in America, and every other freedom we hold dear.

Elena Kagan's inability to understand the limited judicial role implied by the Constitution combined with her complete lack of experience, sparse academic writings, and deliberately evasive testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee makes her unfit to serve on the Supreme Court.

 
Books [List all] To Save America

By spending more than we can afford, sacrificing conservative values for the sake of easy answers, and electing the most liberal president ever, America is at risk for its very survival.

Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less

Gingrich argues that the pinch Americans are feeling at the pump is not a blip in the economy but a looming crisis.

Days of Infamy

Days of Infamy is bothan homage to the survivors of the real Pearl Harbor attack and an imaginative and thrilling take on America's entry into World War II.

 
Events [List all] America at Risk: Camus, National Security, and Afghanistan

Former Speaker of the House and AEI senior fellow Newt Gingrich will describe the dangers posed by the extremist wing of Islam that threaten America's way of life.

The Victory of the Cross

Former Speaker of the House and AEI scholar Newt Gingrich will discuss how, in addition to the political, economic, and military factors that contributed to the defeat of Soviet communism, spiritual factors were also decisive in achieving victory.

Sarbanes-Oxley and the Financial Crisis

This event will discuss the role Sarbanes-Oxley played in the financial crisis.

 
 
Speeches and Testimony [List all] American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

The American Clean Energy and Security Act guarantees that we will remain reliant upon dictators to drive cars, heat our homes, and run our appliances.

A National Alzheimer's Strategic Plan

The United States should establish the Alzheimer's Solutions Project to ultimately prevent Alzheimer's disease.

It Is Time to Follow FDR and Suspend Mark-to-Market as a Destructive Regulation

Since the 1930s, accountants and bank regulators have recognized the inherent weaknesses of mark-to-market accounting.