Discussion of colin dueck, age of iron. Which is a marvelous analysis of conservative nationalism. I see a couple of things about the book in the moment but before i do i want to extend on your behalf in mine a warm welcome to colin dueck and to distinguish commentators. As you probably know colin dueck is a professor at george mason esiversity and is also a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise institute next door. Literally. Colin dueck has made his mark thinking deeply about american politics. And this book is trademark direct. It examines the concept of conservative nationalism that has been brought to public attention conspicuously to the rise of President Trump. In terms of both the history of ideas and how these ideas have found manifestation in the history. Especially in the debates in the world. So the book is both encompassing and granular simultaneously. And despite the gravity of the subject, i assure you its a delightful read. I read the book over the last ten and
Thank you for joining us. We will begin by checking the weather. A better fog out there this morning. Jeremy most areas, visibility is great. Otherwise, we are starting clear. 61 degrees right now. Temperatures inland a little cooler. Mid 50s in fond du lac. The lakeshore the only spot close to the 60s. We are expecting lots of sunshine so grab the sunglasses. Up. Anchor new from overnight, Milwaukee Police officers break up more than 20 fights outside bars downtown. This was the scene near water and juneau streets around 3 30 this morning. Police say no one was seriously hurt. No arrests were made. Also new from overnight, police are trying to find the suspects who allegedly set a man on fire during an robbery. This happened just before nine 9 00 last night near 53rd and clarke. According to police, the suspects intentionally set the victim on fire during a robbery that involved drugs. The victim is 36yearsold and is in the hospital with significant burns. The suspects and the victim
It is 7 00 a. M. On september 18th. Lets check the forecast with Jeremy Nelson whos in the forecast center. Its a beautiful sun shining day outside. Jeremy so gorgeous. You want to open up some windows and enjoy the fresh air. We have a couple of high clouds mixed in. 68 degrees right now. The area is dry, in the 50s, so fairly there. How about readings all over southeastern wisconsin. Right here in milwaukee, 52 in west bend, go towards kenosha, pleasant prayer, low 50s in caledonia. Speaking of the barbecue, you want to get that going before the packers game. 78 degrees, lots of sunshine. Well look at the work week chances. Thank you, jeremy. New from overnight, police are trying to find the suspects who allegedly set a man on fire during the robbery. This happened just before 9 00 at 53rd and clark. According to police, the suspects intentionally set the victim on fire during a robbery that involved drugs. The victim is 36 years old and is in the hospital with significant burns. We
The minimum wage. How much is that in maryland, harriet . Itler i believe right now is 7. 45. Host tell us about your experience. Caller im going to tell you my concern. Because there is going to be more competition in jobs. I am also an older worker. And there is credits given. I am not sure what, but when you fill out your application, they give credits. The government gives credits if you have ever been on welfare and for certain things they give the employer credits. They lower the wage for those people. And we are already and competition. We are getting older. We cant here as well, we cant well, well, hear as can see as well, and we cant compete as well. We cant live on social security. We didnt even get a raise this year. Host lets get a Quick Reaction to her experience from kendall fells. Guest i agree. You know, we have some politicians down in florida that took what the workers called the minimum wage challenge, which was essentially politicians trying to live off the weekly s
Ten. Discuss these things for one hour and 15 minutes. I think we are ready. Good afternoon, thank you for being you. I am the director of the Aspen Institute arts program read it is mm. It is my pleasure to curate the roundtable series, sponsored by michelle smith. Thank you for supporting these conversations. The conversations i curate naturally deal with the arts, but the arts and society. And how they intersect, how they can be productive, and evermore interactive partners with all of the areas of society, which is very much of course in keeping with the mission of the Aspen Institute. Today, we are very happy to welcome dr. David skortom. N. The new secretary of the smithsonian, who comes with us building on a distinct career as a cardiologist. And president of the university of iowa and cornell. He was appointed the 13th secretary beginning this past summer. And i can say that as an artist who visited the museums since a child on the mall, an endless source of inspiration is at y