Administration is doing to america. By pulitzernew book prizewinning journalist David Cay Johnson looking at President Trumps first year in office. As trumps own chief ofl john kes boss uninformed, we will look at how trump is transforming the nation by slashing taxes on the rich, gutting the nations regulatory system, and closing the nations borders. And we will hear what President Trump has to say about our guest David Cay Johnston. Pres. Trump he is a weird dude. He has been following me for 25 years. Obviously, he has not done so well. Always a hit. I guess he hasnt done a very good job. Amy today, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congress is lurching toward a Government Shutdown as republicans failed to Reach Agreement on a bill that would keep federal agencies funded past friday. Much of the debate centered around the fate of the
Amy its even worse than you think what the Trump Administration is doing to america. By pulitzernew book prizewinning journalist David Cay Johnson looking at President Trumps first year in office. As trumps own chief of staffff, general john kelly, calls his boss uninformed, we will look at how trump is transforming the nation by slashing taxes on the rich, gutting the nations regulatory system, and closing the nations borders. And we will hear what President Trump has to say about our g gut David Cay Johnston. Pres. Trump he is a weird dude. Hehe has been following me for 5 years. Obviously, he has not done so well. Always a h hit. I guess he hasnt done a very good job. Amy today, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congress is lurching toward a Government Shutdown as republicans failed to Reach Agreement on a bill that would keep federal
Did, a family with very conservative values but very liberal political allegiances, and then end up becoming politically conservative. It also became a perspective of how i viewed issues through that political lens. So coming into our Current Situation here in lynchburg at liberty university, number one, its an academic perspective. Number two, since its a private christian institution, the theological perspective came into play as well. And i think a lot of the issues that i talked about in the book where i had Political Solutions, i think i now look to more Spiritual Solutions particularly since the community that ive dealt with here not just at liberty university, but in lynchburg has really given me a different perspective, maybe even a little more empathy about issues and challenges that people are facing and what they need to do to overcome them. Can we talk about initially in the book what were some of the topics that you were tackling, and why did you name the book the title th
I did get to know to students who had been adopted by American Families as well and their stories are in the book and i probably dont have time to share with you the whole journey, but theres some very moving moments about adoption and an American Family welcoming them into their home here as well. Maybe thats a good note to end on. Youre actually a very expert guide. Thank you, thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you so much. Im going to be signing books. [applause] what is your next project . I wish i knew. Inaudible conversations yeah, i can do that. Im glad you guys told me. And now we are live from savanna, georgia for the citys annual book festival. But a full day of authors ahead including ryan curtis, 1942 rose bowl was moved from california to North Carolina after pearl harbor, Scott Shapiro and the peace pact of 1928 that outlawed war around the world. Celeste headley on the importance of communication in the install in on the relationship between hitting bull and buffalo bill.
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