Coming to you shortly. In the interim i am so pleased to welcome my guest Douglas Murray to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist, and im sure many of you, if not all, have read his work on the pages of the wall street journal or National Review or of course in the spectator but hes an associate editor. Douglas is also an author most recently his 2019 book, the madness of crowds, and he was with us in person at the Manhattan Institute i think in early 2018 and that was just after the publication of this book, the strange death of europe. Douglas is a Formidable Political critic, and while he is an observer of all things uk and i think u. S. , im not sure that he knew the subject of both his most recent book and this one would come into play so much during this particular moment in time, but they have and its for that reason and many others that it is my pleasure to welcome you, douglas, to our event this afternoon. Thank you very much. Its a great pleasure to be with you an
Clearly into the microphone as we are recording it today and cspan, booktv is here as well. Following the q a we will have a signing at this table and if you have not already purchased your books have plenty at the front of the store at the registers. Tonight im excited to welcome yuval levin to politics and prose celebrating his newest book, a time to build from family and community to congress in the campus how recommitting to our institutions can revive the american dream. As the nation faces increasing divisiveness fueled by partisan politics, cultural wars and populist on both sides he argues that rather than trying to tear down existing institutional frameworks we should be looking to these or these as sources of strength and support. Through a time to build it shows that our Current Crisis isnt completely due to the presence of an oppressive force but to the absence of uniting forces and he urges us to commit ourselves to renewing the vitality of institutions. This ranges from t
For a full list of everything that is confirmed for the next three months visit our website at politics pros. Com or pickup an event calendar. Before we get started today id like to ask everyone to silence your cell phones. When it is time for the q a i ask you to come up to this microphone right here next to the pillar and please speak clearly into the microphone as we are recording it today and cspan, booktv is here as well. Following the q a we will have a signing at this table and if you have not already purchased your books have plenty at the front of the store at the registers. Tonight im excited to welcome yuval levin to politics and prose celebrating his newest book, a time to build from family and community to congress in the campus how recommitting to our institutions can revive the american dream. As the nation faces increasing divisiveness fueled by partisan politics, cultural wars and populist on both sides he argues that rather than trying to tear down existing institutio
When the house gavels back in, watch live coverage here on cspan. Back now to the white house summit on Mental Health. What i would like to do for a few minutes. Lets start with you. In terms of the imd exclusion that they express concerns if we live the imd exclusion we open the door to institutionalization of thousands of people. Do you have comments about that . It will not open the Door Community treatment will always be cheaper and government will always will be a cheaper option if it is effective. But then go back to snakepit conditions of the past of one flew over the cuckoos nest but it is the lack of money for hospitals that created substandard conditions allowing them more money that is truly therapeutic. And to have the panelist speak about the continuum of services that are needed to support the seriously mental ill. What do you see as a continuum of care what happens if you dont have those kinds of services . But these fights over scraps so now we are worried about inpatie
Why is in crisis half of the description clicks because 11 million americans upwards of 4 million are receiving no treatment to their lives lost to psychosis untreated serious Mental Illness represents a huge and unnecessary loss of human potential. It also makes our more dire social mission such as random acts of violence and sheltered homelessness Substance Abuse, and the disturbing rise of the rate of suicide i want to emphasize these problems are exacerbated not by serious Mental Illness but exacerbated by serious Mental Illness. Todays historic conversation draws broadly on the expertise of people from many disciplines and experiences and perspectives our goal is to put on the table a robust set of reforms how we go about delivering treatment to persons with serious Mental Illness. The Trump Administration has already begun the process of rebuilding our treatment system this very week the president will sign fiscal year 2020 appropriations bill that makes important in the improvem