Tucker Carlson talked about current news events. He also responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic communications as well as high school students at George Mason University who were attending the Washington Journalism and Media Conference. Topics included the 2012 Republican presidential field, the News Corp telephone hacking scandal, the state of American journalism, why he reads the New York Post, and negotiations between congressional leaders and President Obama on the budget deficit and national debt.   The program took place in at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia.