Jason you have a condom on unusual perspective many times. So wondering if you can sort of begin to give the viewers here sort of a field for what in your past brought you to be because one of the wellknown conservative commentator as wall street journal sort of what you influencers were getting there. Well, i i joined the College Newspaper back in the early 1990s when i was in school and that sort of where i got the political the political bug. I i discovered writers thinkers intellectuals like thomas sole and Shelby Steele and glenn lowry and they had a huge impact on my my intellectual development and on my thinking about race in particular as well as economics and politics and and some other issues. So so thats where i got my start. I i interned at usa today during college and then about six months after graduation. I joined the wall street journal and and ive been writing for that newspaper ever since so jason, i think many viewers and readers of the wall street journal were kind
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To 100 years of our country, there really wasnt much growth of government. If government, you know, the federal government basically provided the postal service, built the roads, it provided the national and had a court system. But we didnt have all the, you know, social programs. And there was no Education Department or Energy Department back then. And and then, of course, the big. I think there were two or three things that happened in the United States that the big increase in government one was the adoption, the income tax. Because remember, for the first hundred years of this country, the the constitution actually prohibited an income tax. And then we passed a believe it was the 16th amendment. But dont quote me on that i think was the 16th amendment back in around 1913 that enabled an income tax. Well that provided this new revenue for the government. And yes what they did they started spending it. So you had a big burst of government at that period. And then, of course, you had
Of introducing what many people consider . The brightest jewels in the crown of a first lady historians of america, so starting with dr. Barbara perry. And while dr. Perry is walking up here. It should be noted that she just came out today with an article. In the publication the hill on first ladies in war and as as barbara said she she was inspired by the association. And she is the gerald bayless professor and director of president ial studies the university of virginias miller center. And currently serves on the board which we are very honored the board of directors of the White House Historical association. Joining her on stage our panelist. Dr. Diana carlin professor emerit of communications and many have called her the queen of communications at Saint Louis University and then we have dr. Catherine al gore who made a very fabulous statement earlier today in the session the president of the massachusetts historical society. And dr. Stacy cordary, which i understand is a british wa