Professor explaining why when i was in college, what i wanted to major in like most kids do and i was torn between going into science and going into the humanities. I found those questions more interesting, engaging, and urgent. My First Political science course, we read the great political philosophers from plato on up. They were all asking the question, what is justice, what is good government, how can you organize government and society to make life better for people, to make justice . So before i decided to become a Political Science major, i already have lack of confidence, and social scientists, and i got good grades in science and math courses. I took a Political Science course and didnt remember the paper, you never remember is that stuff. You remember the nasty comments. This is a credible effort but never be a political scientist. I remember myself, a similar dilemma, slightly different reaction, one of the things i realized in middle school, talking about manifest destiny, i
Id like to start this interview by talking about you. I was talking a little more about you but i like the audience to start off honestly in your introduction. You got a note from a professor i believe saying youd never be apolitical scientist, can you talk about that . I put that in the book is i wanted to major in college and it was really torn between going into science and going into the humanities and social science and i finally decided on social science because i found those questions much more interesting and engaging and urgent for me. And in my Political Science course we read all these great political philosophers on up and they were all asking the question what is justice, what is good government, how can you organize government and organize society to make life better for people and particularly to make justice. So i ended up before i decided to become a Political Science major, i already had kind of a lack of confidence in my skills as a humanist for a social scientist be
Debate commission. Hello and welcome to the first of two debates in the independent nonpartisan Debate Commission. Coming to you live in indianapolis. We will be hearing from the candidates on the ballot who want to be your governor. Hello and welcome to the first oh two debates of the Indiana Debate Commission we are coming to you live from indianapolis hearing from the three candidates on the ballot want to be your governor incumbent republican governor holcomb and challenger myers and donald rainwater. Thank you forou joining us to giving voters an opportunity to hear from you im the director here here at Purdue University and a member of the Debate Commission and i will be moderating. We had to make a few modifications to this debate because of the coronavirus we are in the building but we are in separate spaces so we are pulling ae virtual debate people from around the state submitted hundreds of questions on more than 900 topics the questions for tonight reflect the topics covere
Debate commission. Hello and welcome to the first of two debates in the independent nonpartisan Debate Commission. Coming to you live in indianapolis. We will be hearing from the candidates on the ballot who want to be your governor. They are incumbent republican eric candidates thank you for joining us into giving an and gn opportunity to hear from you. The director for the indiana politics at Purdue University and a member of the Debate Commission i will be moderating. Like so many things weve had to make a few modifications to the debate because of the coronavirus. The candidates and i are in the building but we are in separate spaces so we are holding a virtual debate. People from around the state submitted hundreds of questions covering more than 90 topics. The questions for tonight reflect some of the topics covered most frequently none of the questions or topics have been shared in advance with any candidate. We will be giving one minute to make an Opening Statement and after th
Indianapolis. We will be hearing from the candidates on the ballot who want to be your governor. They are incumbent republican eric candidates thank you for joining us into giving an and gn opportunity to hear from you. The director for the indiana politics at Purdue University and a member of the Debate Commission i will be moderating. Like so many things weve had to make a few modifications to the debate because of the coronavirus. The candidates and i are in the building but we are in separate spaces so we are holding a virtual debate. People from around the state submitted hundreds of questions covering more than 90 topics. The questions for tonight reflect some of the topics covered most frequently none of the questions or topics have been shared in advance with any candidate. We will be giving one minute to make an Opening Statement and after that, questions will be asked of all three candidates. Each will have one minute to respond. Candidates may request an opportunity for a re