Scare in policing the edges of american politics. Today, we will be looking at kind of the rest of the political landscape, beginning to look at what people refer to as the liberal consensus of the and 1950s and work through what 1940s is happening in terms of the main thoroughfare of american politics, possibilities , Political Action and the way , people are thinking about politics in america in the 1940s and 1950s. You had three readings, all of which deal with the idea of political ideology and which share a set of assumptions about the way ideas matter to politics. Today abouthinking how they kind of framed those ideas and this is a transition class where we move from discussing the geopolitics of the cold war and the red scare into discussing what else is happening in america in the 1940s and 1950s. Shall we start with daniel bell, everybodys favorite reading from today . I assume there are very few questions about this one. Yeah . So is he essentially saying that like the politi
Involvement in the market. All right. The last couple of classes we have been talking about the red scare and the impact of the red scare in policing the edges of american politics. We will be looking at kind of the rest of the political landscape, beginning to look at what people refer to as the liberal consensus of the 1930s and 1950s and work through what is happening in terms of the main thoroughfare of american politics, possibilities and the way people are thinking about politics in america in the 1930s. Have had different readings, all of which deal with the idea of political ideology and which share assumptions about the way ideas matter to politics. Will be thinking about how they kind of framed those ideas and this is a transition class where we move from discussing the geopolitics of the cold war and the red scare into sort of what else is happening in america in the 1940s and 1950s. Shall we start with daniel bell, everybodys favorite reading from today . I assume there are
Leaders spoke to reporters about the two articles of impeachment against President Trump and the democrats legislative agenda. Thank you for making the adjustment in terms of time. The House Democratic majority this year has passed approximately 400 bills and sent them to the senate area approximately 275 of those bills are bipartisan in nature. Hundred bills have made it to the president s desk and then signed into law. We have passed legislation to lower healthcare costs, to drive down the high price of lifesavingprescription drugs. To protect people with preexisting conditions. To increase pay for every day americans by raising the minimum wage to 15 per hour. To address more than 1 million dreamers who are americans and contributing to their community and deserve toremain. We passed legislation to reauthorize the violence against womensact. To fully fund the government and to invest in Domestic Program after Domestic Program after Domestic Program to benefit working families, middl
And now governor bill weld, a republican coming to speak to you. Weld thank you very much. I have 20 minutes. Im going to speak for a while and then have a q a. I need to learn more from you. Twoterm governor of massachusetts back in the 90s. We had a good run. I almost ran for president in 1996 and i thought about it before. Ive been a longtime student of the conduct of the office of the presidency. I knew mr. Reagan, both bushes. I was involved in both of mitt romneys campaigns, so not a stranger to the general precincts here, i have a lot of domestic experience, a lot of International Experience which i will tell you about but im not running because i think im the only person who can make a difference, im running because im troubled by the situation of our country and i think we are at something of an Inflection Point and i think the most urgent duty facing the next president is to seek to unify the country as opposed to dividing it. [applause] gov. Weld there are a bunch of things
About it before. Ive been a longtime student of the conduct of the office of the presidency. I knew mr. Reagan, both bushes. I was involved in both of mitt romneys campaigns, so not a stranger to the general have a lot of, i domestic experience, a lot of International Experience which i will tell you about but im not running because i think im the only person who can make a difference, im running because im troubled by the situation of our country and i think we are at something of an Inflection Point and i think the most urgent duty facing the next president is to seek to unify the country as opposed to dividing it. [applause] a bunch ofthere are things you can do there. One is to do what Ronald Reagan and certainlyshes eisenhower who i dont really remember, but a past generation wanted to make all americans feel good about being americans and thats not what the Current Administration is doing. Being is lackts of unity is washington is trying to divide this as opposed to unifying it s