On CNBC's Kudlow & Company at 7pm ET tonight:
RECESSION OR NOT? WHAT IS UNCLE SAM'S ROLE?...On to debate will be The Wall Street Journal's Steve Moore and Cal Berkeley public policy professor/former Clinton Labor secretary Robert Reich.
IS THE U.S. IN DECLINE?...Our panel will weigh in with their perspective on the U.S. economy, the dollar, jobs, spending and much more.
On board:
*Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations
*Daniel Yergin, chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Messrs. Reich & Moore will also join in the discussion.
POLITICAL RUNDOWN...CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood will update us on Sen. Trent Lott's decision to not run for re-election as well as GOP presidential contender Fred Thompson's tax plan.
Messrs. Reich & Moore will weigh in.
THE MARKETS...Our panel will discuss and debate all the latest news and developments affecting investors.
On board:
*Mike Holland, money manager, chairman of Holland & Company
*Quentin Hardy, Forbes magazine Silicon Valley Bureau Chief
*Dennis Kneale, CNBC media and technology editor
THE ECONOMY & FED...Our panel will debate what lies ahead with the economy and the central bank.
On board:
*Jim Glassman, senior economist with JP Morgan Chase
*Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Advisors
*Lakshman Achuthan, managing director, Economic Cycle Research Institute
Please join us at 7pm ET on CNBC for another free market edition of Kudlow & Company.