Bridget Johnson

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Managing editor at the American Enterprise Institute and a veteran journalist who came to AEI from The Hill newspaper and has written for the Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, USA Today, Politico and more.

Foreign and Defense Policy

Armed Services Chairman: If Forced to Choose, Tax Hikes Over Deeper Defense Cuts

Bridget Johnson | September 12, 2011, 11:42 am

The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said at AEI this morning that he would choose a strong defense if forced to pick between tax hikes or military cuts. Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-California) said that the … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

McKeon at AEI: Super Committee Deadlock Would Put U.S. Military ‘Out of Business’

Bridget Johnson | September 12, 2011, 9:20 am

The House Armed Services Committee chairman adds to the growing GOP chorus against potential Super Committee cuts or the automatic trigger fallback touching defense when he speaks at AEI this morning. According to an advance copy of his remarks, Representative … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Cheney: Nuclear Terrorism Is ‘Most Dangerous Threat’ We Face

Bridget Johnson | September 9, 2011, 10:28 am

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that the “most dangerous threat” we face is nuclear materials falling into the hands of terrorists. “Nuclear weapons will no longer be a deterrent; they’ll be an incentive,” he said at AEI today. Cheney … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Cheney: War on Terror Win Won’t be an ‘Ah-Ha Moment’

Bridget Johnson | September 9, 2011, 10:14 am

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said today at AEI that victory in the war on terror will be a gradual process without a defining victory moment. “It’s not similar to what we think of as a conventional war,” Cheney said, … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Terrorism

Cheney: Every Interrogation Technique Was Tested on U.S. Personnel First

Bridget Johnson | September 9, 2011, 9:50 am

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said today at AEI that no member of al Qaeda was subjected to any interrogation technique that wasn’t tested first on U.S. personnel. “The notion that the United States was wildly torturing anybody is not … read more >

The Uses of Scandal
One of the greatest uses of scandal is to vividly demonstrate what new laws are needed and to create the political conditions to get them enacted. […]
Lean In… to Government?
Sheryl Sandberg's runaway best-selling book Lean In has managed to offend both the Left and the Right. Sandberg touts female hard-headedness, yet also calls for an elaborate government- and employer-supplied support system for women. […]
Are American Voters Racist?
Racial prejudice plays a very small role in American politics, but a highly disciplined sense of self-interest on the part of one group may play a very large role in the way the federal government functions. […]
The Perpetual Passion for Paper
Paper is becoming less important in some respects, but its strengths — prestige, utility, permanence, and security — are more essential than ever. […]