Governor Jindal was my guest in the first hour today: The audio: 10-07jindal The transcript: HH: Pleased to welcome back one of America's most interesting governors, Bobby Jindal of the great state of Louisiana. Governor Jindal, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show. BJ: Hugh, it's always great to be…

Senator Graham was my guest for a wide ranging conversation that covered whether he will run for president in 2016, ISIL, the president's lagging response to the Ebola epidemic, and the Kansas Senate race: Audio: 10-07hhs-graham Transcript: HH: Leading off with United States Senator Lindsey Graham from the great state…

Insistent media messages claim surging and overwhelming public support for redefinition of marriage but recent numbers from major surveys and the Census Bureau tell a very different story. In late September, a Pew Center poll found less than half of respondents – 49% to be exact – saying that they…

Last Friday night a rare dialogue/debate took place on American television. It was rare because it involved criticism of Islam, one of the many taboo subjects that are labeled “politically incorrect.” And it took place on the program “Real Time with Bill Maher,” a show not generally known for taking…

My Monday Washington Examiner column is about the number of military veterans the GOP has nominated for key Senate and House races this year. Their arrival on the Hill will help replenish the ranks of veterans in Congress which peaked in the '70s at over 400 and which today is…

So a conservative messages me that GOP “deserves” to lose Kansas. Their beef: GOP Senator Pat Roberts should have retired and let a “real” conservative run and win in a state Mitt Romney carried by 20+ points. Well, Roberts didn't retire and its a free country and he won the…

In the course of the broadcast week just concluded, I interviewed two authors whose books were terrific. Christian Sahner's Among The Ruins, Syria Past and Present is vital to understanding what is happening in Syria, (and Lebanon, Iraq and indeed the entire Arab world) today. (The audio and transcript of…

Meet the Press' Chuck Todd joined me to preview Sunday show and among other things discussed the Administration's “CYA” approach to Ebola and the doom of Mark Pryor's re-election campaign: Audio: 10-03hhs-todd Transcript: HH: I'm going to go way out on a limb here and predict that Meet The Press…

Young Adult fiction mania is sweeping the publishing world, and J.B. Simmons new “Unbound” is a new entrant to the lists and a fascinating one given its themes and structure. Simmons will join me in the first hour of the show today. Key info: Via email: jbsimmons.light@gmail.comOn the web: jbsimmons.comOn…

Josh Rushing is the co-host of Al Jazeera's “Fault Lines,” an award winning investigative documentary series produced and broadcasted by Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera America. Since helping launch the show in 2009, Rushing has appeared in 28 episodes of “Fault Lines,” covering a wide range of issues such…