I will start by introducing our guests to give us an overview of the book and then with some comments and me will take it from there to get as many of your questions as possible and then to submit those to the event page or through twitter or facebook or youtube using cato events james monroe distinguished professor at the university of virginia as well as the senior fellow for the study of presidency and one of the nations leading constitutional scholars especially with regard to president ial powers and the author of the constitution of the original executive. Jack goldsmith is professor of law at harvard and someone who has executive branch from the inside during the high profile extremely tense tenure in the Bush Administration of Legal Counsel during a key early. On the war on terror he is one of the most thoughtful commentators on the modern presidency it looks like the terror presidency and his latest book highly recommended is in hafez shadow on the last inperson Public Events
Especially with regard to president ial powers and the author of an equally excellent previous book, imperial from the beginning the constitution of the original executive. Jack goldsmith is the henry l. Shaddock professor of law at harvard and someone who, as youre probably aware, has seen the executive branch from the inside during a high profile, extremely tense tenure in the bush Administrations Office of Legal Counsel during a key early period in the war on terror. Jack is one of our most thoughtful commentators on the modern presidency in venues like the atlantic and books like the terror Prime Minister city and presidency and power and constraint. His latest book is in hoffas shadow, one of the last inperson events we had at cato back in early march before the lockdown so, jack, thanks for coming back so soon if only virtually. Sai, im also a great add meurer of your admirer of your previous book, imperial from the beginning, but if youll forgive me for saying so, i think its on
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Hello, everyone. Can you hear me okay . Okay, im trying not to be in the view but by the end of this we will be behind the curtain. Welcome to kate dawsons book events. My name isto becca oliver and im the director of the writers of texas and we are the largest Literary Arts Organization in texas and we support writers and one of the things we love to dor is have the opportunity to talk to published authors about ther most recent book but also to dig in a little more than i think we get to as often as we would like to add book events which has a craft talk. Talk more aboutut what craft wet into creating the book and especially for the book were talking about today, american sherlock, there are so many interesting things that kate can share that would be applicable to any writer that happens to be here. Who here is a writer . Who here writes but did not raise their hand . Yes, there are always a few of you. [laughter] we will make sure we get to conversation about craft as well. I just