Hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle the spiral downwards depending on who you believe in the media the civil unrest in america is the result of systematic racism this explains protests and rioting but does it the commanding heights controlling the Financial System the media and the Business World are loath to admit it its the economy stupid for them race always trumps class. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest Jason Nichols in l. The cut city is a professor of africanamerican studies and in new york we cross to Margaret Kimberly she is the editor and senior columnist at the black gender report as well as the author of the book prejudicial black america and the president s all right cross up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets 1st go to margaret here in my introduction i said that race always trumps class and if you look at Mainstream Media particularly the liberal media tha
Host senator rand paul with the most interesting people in american politics and the Republican Party i was a fan of yours long before i got the chance to meet with you and work with you here in the congress im eager to chat with you about your book but first reflect the role that you have within congress and our party is independent voice of someone willing to strike out that some are not willing to strike out. Sometimes i feel i am a lonely voice we believe in balance budgets and we should spend less or have a limited Constitutional Government controversial things like that. Unfortunately we lose a lot on our side bad is one of the frustrations that i try very hard whether republican or democratic president to spend power was hours we should keep our hands on the power to declare war and we too easily give that up what i have found giving up that republicans are better when its a democratic president or vice versa but when they are the same day acquiesce a little on separation of pow
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Lonely voice you know how it is in the house if you believe in balance budget or you believe we should spend less or have a limited Constitutional Government really you know, controversial thing unfortunately we never get any of the other side but then we lose a lot on our side that could be better at it and i guess thats one of my frustrations but i try very hard to have the same opinion whether it is republican president or democrat president that, you know, constitution was specific. Spending power was ours things like that that we should keep our plans on and i think we too easily give that up and i think one of the interesting things that i found coming up here is that democrats are better on these issues when it is republican president they want to oppose republicans are better on this when it is democratic. But when the partieses are the same they tend to sort of ac acquiesce a little bit on separation of powers and many this book you write the case against socialism it operates
Interview program with relevant guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest works. Host senator paul, you are one of the most interesting people in american politics and in the Republican Party. I was a fan of yours long before i got the chance to meet you and work with you in the congress eager to chat about your book but maybe first reflect a little bit about the role that you have within the congress and our party as an independent voice that somebody willing to strike out on voices. Sometimes i think im a lonely voice. Sometimes you believe in balanced budgets or that we should spend less or how they limited constitutional government. Really controversial things like that, limited constitutional government. Unfortunately, we never get the other side but then we lose a lot on our side. I guess that is one of my frustrations i try very hard to have the same opinion whether republican or democratic president that the constitution is a specific, the spending powe