Who many of you recognize and i just wanted to say that we have hundreds of these programs on our web site a their youtube annel. You can look at the ones we have got already. Tonight we are going to be discussing catching the wind . . . An interesting analysiof the kennedy wave scene in three parts and also how it crashed, a very interesting and i take it from what i read this is the first lume of the 2volume ted kennedyiography through 1975. Welcome kneelin thank you very muchor joining us. Its great that you switched your career to writing these great fees. The first question i have is inert knowledge and at the end you mentioned the book started off as an idea to write a book about political morality. Did your publisher then say theres not enough material out there to make the book on political morality . He would definitely say that its interesting the origins of this book i was coming off of a ee of walt disney so this seems very much when i propose my next bk toike publisher whi
Welcome do going on the ground. A lot of people talking about britain, possibly breaking International Law rove a break said, but your new book is so beautiful and eloquently written about Britains Justice system. How difficult was it even to write a book at such a damning account of the judicial system . Here from the inside to be honest with you, to spend a bit of time last year, just thinking about what a mess weve made of our justice not just in the last few years, but foot from the century. We spent time just, you know, looking people up for no reason trying to criminalize drugs with no good to be want and even put children in prison as you know from the police, just insane. So we have a completely dysfunctional system and hospital all these years with the only side of the system. I just think its about time the people on the outside notice, like, you know, we cover the plight of julian assange, the world famous journalist, the un special rapporteur. Have neils meltzers been on th
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