idea today at an event with al sharpton who ironically is a very powerful black elite. the color of a person s skin still influences who gets ahead in america and who goes how far and who gets left behind and that is absolutely a fact that nobody with all their rhetoric could in any way deny. jesse: not only is this sad but it s not an honest assessment of the average american success story. race is not the primary factor in getting ahead in the united states. education, work ethic, class, connections, geography, your family dynamic. all play major roles in shaping who gets ahead. the most important ingredient right here and right here. but the worst part about stuart and clinton s commentary is that it designates certain americans victim and sentences them to a life without free will.
so joyce, with that family dynamic in mind, what would indicate to you that ivanka is nearing a decision on how to proceed? the statement that she put out last week after the committee required or requested her presence to speak with them was the two ships passing in the night sort of response that you don t see too often in this setting. almost as though ivanka trump doesn t realize how serious this is. the supreme court just diminished the executive privilege will protect people in her shoes from testifying about goings on that relate to january 6th, so she faces the prospect that if she flouts the committee s request, should it turn into a subpoena, and then typically when you see children and parents involved in
ground do i stand on that nobody else stands on? well, i worked as an actor and a writer on a variety show and i write about what happens at home. at home, i talk about what goes on at the office. are you doing this because you re afraid of alan? no, i m doing it because i respect alan brady. a man of his caliber has great firing power. it s a hybrid of family life, work life. and you cared about them like a family because you saw them together every day. they were a family. hi everybody. norm! hey mr. peterson, caller waiting for you. i know. and if she calls, i m not here. on tv, family sort of transcends blood. you recognize that family system, that family dynamic, even if it s not biological. sure things didn t go your way. sure you re a little disappointed. but we ll get over it. what s important here is you tried to do the wrong thing. that s right. i did, didn t i?
Authors Jessica Lahey and Lynne Reeves Griffin have an open discussion on writing complicated realities, the intersection of memoir and nonfiction, and more.