National politics in the new republic, one the best book award from the societies of historians of the early american republic. Her most recent book, the field of blood violence and congress and the road to civil war, explores physical violence in 1830 and the civil war. What it suggests about the institution of congress, the nature of american sectionalism, the challenges of the young nations developing democracy, and the longstanding roots of the civil war. Welcome professor. Thank you as my pleasure to be here, its my particular pleasure to continue with the introductions, and introduced the three people who are going to be joining us on the panel today. First, catherine associate professor of history at Purdue University and an editor of made by history at the washington post. Her recent and keeping focus on the intersections between media, politics, and popular culture. With that particular emphasis on the american presidency. Her first book, showbiz politics, hollywood in america
From the state of virginia. Find a full Television Schedule online at booktv. Org or consult your program guide. Will come to our Cato Institute p. J. Orourke. We will take questions from the program and you can submit them at the Cato Institute website, facebook, twitter or youtube and use the cato evidence. We have many distinguished scholars at the Cato Institute constitutional studies, Foreign Policy, education and so on but perhaps our most distinguished scholar, at least if we can agree, it depends on what the meaning of distinguished is, our Research Fellow, p. J. Orourke. I would say ive sort of grown up with p. J. When i was in college college, National Lampoon which he edited and i remember quite a few funny bits from National Lampoon but i cant quote them because they all involve drug use, ethnic stereotypes are gender relations which are all forbidden now. He moved on to Rolling Stone where hes Foreign Affairs desk chief which is totally cool because they paid him to travel
Dollars in constitutional studies, economics, Foreign Policy and so on but perhaps our most anguished scholar at least if we can agree but it depends on what the meaning of distinguished is is our Hl Mencken Research fellow p. J. Orourke. I always say ive grown up with pj. When i was in college most popular magazine on campus was National Lampoon which he edited and i remember funny bits from National Lampoon i cant quote them as i think they all involve drug use, ethnic stereotypes or gender relations and theyre all forbidden now. He then moved on to Rolling Stone where he was Foreign Affairs desks chief which was totally cool because they paid him to travel wherever he wanted. But why you wanted to travel to beirut and to a televangelist retirement village was always kind of mystifying. And as he moved out of the rock n roll stage and into the age of sober reflection he became a correspondent for the sober us magazine in america, the atlantic monthly. He wrote soberly about medicare
Education and so on. But perhaps our most distinguished scholar, it depends what the meaning of distinguishes commas or hl pj orourke. I always say have sort of grown up with pj. On campus was a National Lampoon i cannot quote them but they all involve drug use ethnic stereotypes or gender relations. When his afforded parents desk chief which was totally cool because they paid him why he wanted to travel to beirut in a tele evangelist retirement village was always kind of mystified. As he moved out rock n roll station to sober reflection he became a correspondent for the sobers magazine in atlanta, the Atlantic Monthly p wrote soberly client finance Campaign Reform and other adult topics he was editing a magazine on finance and investment its online its free its called for megan consequences. if you read eat the rich it will learn more about why countries get rich and why they dont during the whole year of economics and college. Thats why recommend those two books as a christmas gift,
Former border guy ron vitello on these developments. Who really won the undecided voters in the Vice President ial debate last night . Newlyreleased fbi classified documents appear to indicate attorney general William Barrs decision to throw out the case against Michael Flynn. Newly written fbi notes that top fibly lawyers in 2017 saying no reasonable prosecutor would bring the flynn case, and it would be quote a uphill battle. We have a lot more. Why the new media, democrat backlash trying to discredit and undercut declassified government information showing Hillary Clinton allegedly had a disinformation plan in 2016 to undermine President Trump trying to connect him to the hack of democrat emails. Why this will likely fail. Why . Because it is based on things like handwritten notes, written in real time by obamas former cia director john brennan showing Hillary Clinton allegedly did try to link trump to the hacking of democrat emails. Plus we are hearing even more government document