Together in person, although very much hope will be sometime soon. But in the meantime its nice to connect this way and stay tuned come the Manhattan Institute putting together a ton of virtual content that they will be rolling out over the next few months. So look at your in boxes for some information about those events 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, the National Review or of course in the spectator where he is an associate editor but this is also an author most recently as 2019 book the madness of crowds and he was with us in person at the Manhattan Institute i think in early 2018 and i 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, you can the uk and im sure u. S. , un
For some information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim im so pleased to welcome my guests Douglas Murray to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist and i am sure many of you, if not all, have read his work in the pages of the National Review or wall street journal or the associate editor for the spectator. Most recently he wrote the madness of crowds and was with us in person at the Manhattan Institute 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, the u. S. Im not sure he knew the subjects of his most recent book and this one would come into play so much during this particular moment in time but they have and it is for that reason and many others that it is my pleasure to welcome y you, douglas, to our event this afternoon. Thank you very much, vanessa. Its a pleasure to be with you and all your members.
Facebook messages. Watch in depth with yuval levin on booktv on cspan2. Hi, everyone. My name is vanessa mendoza. Im an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute and your host for the young leaders. I thank all of you for taking the time to tune into this event today, both are real members and angela membership. So sorry that we cant all be together in person, although i very much hope it will be sometime soon. But in the meantime its nice to connect this way and stay tuned. The Manhattan Institute is putting together a ton of virtual content that there would be rolling out over the next few months, so look in your in boxes for some information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim im 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 work in thes of the wall street journal, the National Review or of course the spectator or hes an associate editor where he is ao a
Well discuss his legacy. Also coming up tonight. A 3rd of pakistan is under water in the wake of a monsoon on steroids. Those the words of the un secretary general describing the catastrophic flooding that has impacted 33000000 people. Many of them homeless many more. Now, fearing Food Shortages ah, im brink off is good to have you with us. We start with breaking news. Russian News Agencies are reporting that Mikhail Gorbachev, the former soviet leader, who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful conclusion has died. He was 91 years old, with policies that promoted free speech and reform within the communist bloc. Gorbachev forged a new dialogue with the west. It was one that ultimately brought down the iron curtain that had divide. Did europe since 1945. His policies also helped put germany on the path to re unification. Ah, Mikhail Gorbachev arrived and freedom followed. When he visited east berlin for the g d rs, 40th anniversary celebrations. Gorbachev urged a shaneka to implement
Tweeted short time ago saying while i greatly appreciate the efforts of president xi china to help with north korea, it has not worked out. At least i know china tried spicers response. Kat not forceful enough. It is murder. It is clearly murder and should be more forceful. But what are you going to do . Eboni way to measured. You have to call anything a thing whether its islamic terror or the murder of this innocent young man. Eric lets meet todays specialists. He is the new York State Reform Party chairman and cohost of a radio show. He specializes in rocking a red beret better than anyone we know. Curtis sliwa. Director of a u. K. Foreign policy think tank. New book out today. He specializes in being an englishman in new york. Douglas murray is here. I have a few more things to say. Time to wake up, america. The death of Otto Warmbier broke before he went to air yesterday. It hit me like a ton of bricks. Maybe because i have a son about the same age when poor otto wandered into nort