Catholics. Just to put this in the context of what weve been looking at the past couple of weeks, what weve been looking at is this struggle for American Catholics to kind of find their place in american culture. Despite persistent and clear expressions of loyalty and patriotism and despite the real and human sacrifice of life in the civil war, after the civil war catholics remained a people viewed by most americans with suspicion and fear. A people apart, a people to be feared. A variety of reasons for this. They were members of what was perceived to be a Foreign Church based in rome. They were, as weve seen, participants in a separate School System. Even just by the virtue of their status as members of the working class at a time when the working classes are coming to be seen as the dangerous classes, catholics appearedded as a people apart, a people dangerously apart. Catholic efforts to participate in mainstream american institutions only seemed to make things worse, and this is pe
Thats the way i interpreted it. I think its a really wonderful and amazing representation of his influence. Host janet in quincy, illinois, i think we have time to get you in. Caller thank you. My husband knew him. They worked together in 1958 the glacier park, montana. Guest you worked with whom . Host janet . Janet, i apologize. Im going interrupt you. Janet, i didnt understand who your understand worked with . Caller they were working in glacier park in a lodge in 1958. Host who . Caller hebert. Guest okay. Host janet, very quickly, go ahead. Caller anyway. We wanted to know. You had earlier talked about him being in this compound. Has anybody seen him . Is he okay . Thats my question. Guest yes. He came out recently for a funeral of a family member, and apparently talked to his brother. But then his brother told people about what hebert said. I think they cut off communication. But, you know, hes alive and hes healthy, apparently. But he has host is he being held prisoner . Guest y
Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the Pittsburgh Steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist
Judge was annoyed by that. And it was disclosed that its not just a Security Officer in the courtroom but the cia off base that also can be part of this. And whatever they have said has been able to come out. When we get further into this for the defense wants to bring up the treatment of the defendants and the government hands and they have indicated that they are not at all excited about getting into that. And we will see what happens along with transparency. At the other point, in the sense that it is scripted and we know how it will end. So far, no. That is something that i think is an important part of the story. In this project was conceived in the Bush Administration there was an expectation by the political officials. Many of them well carry out our expectations that these people be convicted and dispatched in a relatively short order. And that is not what happened. Not only did they explain us, they raise real objections, but once cases did go to the trial to the extent that t
I do a lot of traveling and im about ready to do an asia tour. Wherever i am i will be doing my cartoons. Selfpublished where can people find daggers drawn. You can get it from my website, daggersdrawn. Net. You see it available at the economist bookstore soon. I recommend to come and visit. I hope they enjoy the book. Kevin kellaugheer, editorial cartoonist for the economist. Next a discussion with Scott Anderson, author of lawrence in ariba yaw. And ari shavit, author of my Promised Land, the triumph and tragedy of israel. This is a little over an hour. Good evening, everybody. It is drying up. It is getting nice outside. Thise will be a very interesting two authors that you are going to hear tonight. Can yoou hear me in the back . Thank you. Scottan anderson and ari shavit both wrote a book about both different people, different times. As you hear from Scott Anderson and you hear from ari shavit. , the more things change the more they remain almost exact the same. Im going to introd