Graphic edition in 2014. Host amity shlaes, who is the forgotten man . Guest president roosevelt spoke of the forgotten man as the man at the bottom of the pyramid so that would be the homeless man. But they were aware of another forgotten man in school and that was the man who pays for the government projects. The third party. There is even algebra about the other forgotten man saying a wants to help x but b wants to help x, too, but the problem is when they coherce c into it. It is the taxpayer. That is the question also today. Host in your book, the forgotten man a new history of the Great Depression, you write the big question about the american depression is not whether war with germany and japan ended it. It is why it lasted from 19291940 from hoover to roosevelt Government Intervention helped to make the depression great. Guest thank you for quotes that introduction. This is a book i wrote about the 1930s because we all learned something about it in school and that was the new d
Worse in iraq and afghanistan to be able to pursue a less ambitious foreignpolicy agenda where the world would be easier to manage with less resources. And rather challenging assignment, this happens. And cleaned up the mess that was brought in to deal with. They often find that is where the real debate began. That is the phase we are in right now. As i said in talking about the president ial campaign this debate is only beginning to, the debate about what the american role should be after this interlude after this retrenchment whether it is more retrenchment or modified retrenchment or seriously renewed activism we havent decided that yet. I hate to say this to somebody from afghanistan, theres a certain patience to wait until the american policymaking sorts itself out. This is also characteristic of the united states. We want to do things on our own time according to the electoral calendar, if you are expecting an early resolution in this debate you might be disappointed. It is good
Booktv is on facebook. Like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers, watch videos and get uptodate information on events. Facebook. Com booktv. Booktv covers hundreds of author programs throughout the country all year long, and heres a look at some of the events well be attending this week. Look for these programs to air in the near future on booktv on cspan2. On wednesday well be covering michael waldman, president of the Brennan Center for justice at New York University law school. Hell be talking about his book, the Second Amendment a biography, and hell be speaking at the National Constitution center in philadelphia. On thursday night booktv been in columbia, missouri, at the Daniel Boone Regional Library hosting a talk by pete moon wholl be discussing his writing and bestselling book blue highways. That same night well be covering james oaks on his book, the scorpion sting antislavery and the coming of the civil war. And then sunday, june 8th, well be in aiken, South Carolin
Weekends television schedule, visit us online at booktv. Org. Up next, author and columnist amity shlaes, the chair of the Calvin Coolidge foundation, talks about the Great Depression, taxes and president ial legacies. The former wall street Journal Editorial Board member is the author of five nonfiction books including the New York Times bestseller, the forgotten man, which was released as a graphic edition in 2014. Host amity shlaes, whos the forgotten man . Be. Guest the forgotten man, who was he . President roosevelt spoke to have forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid, so that would be the homeless man. But in the era that president roosevelt spoke about this inoto the 1930s, they were aware of be another forgotten man. Many americans then had learned about this other forgotten man in school, and that forgotten man was the man who pays for th government project, the third party. Theres even a littlal yes pa be about the forgotten man, that other forgotten man. Ve they
Pushing those up at a level they could not afford. National Recovery Association . Guest the governments deal that would stimulate the economy was given this giant plan to make the industrial sector booming again. Roosevelt signed it early on it in 33. When you look at law it is a bunch of political impulses expressed on a piece of paper, instatued and then enforced. So the impulses were economy of scale is good. Big is always better because at that time we because at that time we are all hostage to fashion. The economy of scale bigger is better was hot. Bigger is always better and you want to question that i am not sure if it is necessary. Another premise was Consumer Choice is bad. If the consumer pics he slows down the assembly line. Because if uuniform and uuniform is faster and better. You told that to the starbucks shareholder because it is a product premised on choice. We can take that extra 18 seconds to pick exactly what kind of milk to have in our law take. They believe choic