What were your politics in 1971 . I think a martian left would be the easiest way to sum it up. I was a leftwinger, but i didnt make enough sense to actually be a communist or a trotskyite or anything. When did the transformation occur . It was gradual. I just wrote about this. There is a book coming out from the huber institution is backing this. Edited by Mary Eberstadt called why i turned right and its the story of a bunch of us and why we became right and it is a long story and i wont tell it but ill give the shortversion. I was a radical leftist. Very much in favor of some sort of marcus socialist thing in america. I got a job. I got a job paying hundred 50 a week. I was a messenger in new york , hundred 50 in new york a week was a lot of money as far as i wasconcerned, i was on the Lower East Side and i was very broke. We got paid every two weeks and i was lookingforward to that 300 bucks. And so was my landlord i may say. And my drug dealer. And a number of other people and i go
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Citys new curfew beginning 8 pm some protesters responded by setting buildings on fire hundreds of others continued to peacefully protest the death of a black man george floyd after his arrest by a white policeman. Also severely children who was fired shortly after floyds arrest on monday d has now been charged with his murder but its made little difference on the citys turbulent south sunne demonstrators defied the curfew and a large deployment of the National Guard some took out their anger on businesses such as the Department Store and occasionally journalists. Others lined up to challenge police who answered with tear gas that failed to control the unrest these National Guard troops have been blocking roads and theyve been protecting firefighters as theyve been putting out the many fires you can see one of them back there but the governor says there simply arent been enough of them and thats why hes sending in more 1000 more to join the 500 already in minneapolis in nearby st paul
Books written by fellows of the cooper institution at Stanford University. You will hear from former secretaries of state schultz and rice, economist, soul, kissinger biographer and historian neil ferguson. Former George W Bush justice departmendepartment official, ad winning author Shelby Steele in the first, heres a portion of the 2013 interview with george schultz, secretary of state during the Reagan Administration he talked about his book issues on my mind. And the issues in my mind, you right when it comes to terrorism, lee in this country must think hard about the moral stakes involved. If we truly believe in our Democratic Values in a way of life, we must be willing to defend that. Passive measures are unlikely and active defense must be considered and given the necessary political support. Is a if you have the Law Enforcement approach, you say okay a terrorist attack happened, and you find out who did it. They might try them in the u. S. Court and make them guilty. And their e
With lawrence right wright and Nicholas Kris staff. Kristof. Want to thank you for being here and supporting us through these everchanging times. Were happy to keep in touch with you and keep wang what we said. Want to welcome Lawrence Wright, staff write are for the knockerrer, and the author of ten books including the looming tower, going clear and god save texas and one previous novel, gods favorite. His books have received many honors including a Pulitzer Prize for looming power. He is and if wore longtime residents of austin, texas. Nicholas kristof has coauthored several books with his wife, including a path of here and half the sky. Together they were awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for the coverage of china. They also received the literary peace prize for the Lifetime Achievement in 2009. Now a column nist for the New York Times bureau chief in beijing, tokyo, won a second pull litter in 2006 and with that id like to welcome Lawrence Wright and Nicholas Kristof. Thank you, kri