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You must be registered with the WSJ to view the entire article. Americans don’t like the idea of a national identity card. But in an era of intense controversies over election integrity and illegal immigration, it is time to rethink the subject. Our views on national identity documents trace back to the British. When the U.S. was founded, immigration was largely unregulated, and people knew their neighbors, so voting was secure. We are now in a crisis in which many people lack confi...

The spirit of the people was not resonant with the principles of their documents. this is one of those moments where folks 20 years from now, 50 years from now, 100 years from now are going to look back and see what the actors did when they had a test of history. and i think it is truly disappointing and discouraging and damaging to our republic when mitch mcconnell, who is the head of the senate right now, does not deal with this in an objective way with gravity for what the process is going to...

We appreciate your joining us tonight. i just want to get one more question here about mitch mcconnell. are you surprised he went so far in his public comments to say he has no intention of being impartial when the word impartial actually appears in your oath as jurors in the united states senate? >> yeah, surprise is a small -- doesnt even fully cover it. you know, theres a great speech where he talked about the documents, lots of countries have had a really well written constitutional document...

They were worth nothing because the spirit of this people was not resonant with the principles of their documents. this is one of those moments where folks 20 years from now, 50 years from now, 100 years from now are going to look back and see what happened when they had a test of history. and i think it is truly disappointing and discouraging and damaging to our republic when mitch mcconnell, who is the head of the senate right now, does not deal with this in an objective way with gravity for w...

Issue. lets get some perspective. bret bear spoke with republican senator from west virginia. >> good evening, nice to be on, thanks. >> the focus in washington has been and will be likely for the next few weeks at least, impeachment. and it seems like its heading towards your side of the capitol with you as a juror. as you sit here tonight, having watched what youve watched, how do you see this? >> i see it as the political blunt instrument that its been through the entire process, when the hea...

He said to his father that wouldnt be the case here but youre saying there are threats. and were seeing that with the whistle-blower if publicly identified there could be some problems. moreover, lets me ask you about impeachment. where do you stand? has this been compelling? whats your vote there. >> whole series of questions there. >> thats what i do. >> the big thing is -- i just have to unpack them in my brain. we want to make sure that, you know, youve seen some of the things that the presi...

Of ways, including, you know, making gifts to foundations more taxed. we have a lot of room. the current thing is not in terms of encouraging philanthropist or discouraging in forming a business. were not close to the business. i mean, there was a time where we had 70% taxation rates. >> joining us now is mit economics professor, esther duflo, the co-winner of the noble prize in economics. her new book is "good economics for hard times" co-authored with her husband, who is also the co-winner of ...

The russias increasingly dominant presence in the middle east and beyond. beyond the reports of the suffering of the people there, that people are being killed, theres this area that may well be filled by people we do know the want to be taking over politically. >> we see it now and you saw a bipartisan vote in the house of representatives this week and a lot of us are very worried about, you know, the fact that we abandoned our allies, the kurds fighting side by side with our men and women in u...

It does not have to be all of those things. you can be ugly and rich. women like that. maybe you can be really good looking and broke. women also like that. but if you are not good looking, not funding, and broke, youre not going to go out on any dates. >> dagen: i will take broke and ugly if you can change a tire, rebuild a car engine, fix the dishwasher, and produce stuff that the modern man pays some other dude to do. again, no men -- >> jesse: you would not like me. >> brian: the study revea...

It does not have to be all of those things. you can be ugly and rich. women like that. maybe you can be really good looking and broke. women also like that. but if you are not good looking, not funding, and broke, youre not going to go out on any dates. >> dagen: i will take broke and ugly if you can change a tire, rebuild a car engine, fix the dishwasher, and produce stuff that the modern man pays some other dude to do. again, no men -- >> jesse: you would not like me. >> brian: the study revea...