By david wright. Its probably the definitive biography of douglas and especially of what is going on in the United States and the fight for racial justice. Nobody was more consequential and has been more consequential on the question of race in america. Boy ahead of his time. He was not only an abolitionist, passionist and former slave but he insisted from the earliest times in the 1840s, almost towards the end of the 19th century, that equality was the goal. And he would book no deviation from that. He was very clear about what the goal was. And so any of his words ring true today and i really recommend this biography to everybody is a long read but it is really powerful. Peter one of the things that i learned about Frederick Douglass this year was that is also very active secretary. Connolly yes he was very consistent and had a distinguished career and was able to talk to a mixed audience. In a time when that was unusual to say the least. And really its powerful when they had been id
We are proud your supporting democracy and you are doing social media. Democracy, media and the public sphere. Ryan is in the process of building a map to tell how long polling lines are. Bringing in the democracy, media, and the public sphere. We need those apps. My husband is in line now at 870 waite wait a 70minute where he is. Both of you get a has. A hat. They each get a hat that says cspan 2020 on the front. On the back, unfiltered. [laughter] you each get a hat. You get something. That is right. And then, very handy, always needed, a pen. [applause] thank you, both, for your work promoting democracy, media, and the public sphere, which is why we are all here today, right . Today we are going to talk about political advertising in campaigns. This is from chapter 13 in our book. There is much to discuss. Something that came to mind for me is something told to bob woodward and Carl Bernstein by deep throat. Follow the . Money. Yes, follow the money. Campaign advertising and politic
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Very popular among the Political Science it. And were gonna do it with George C Edwards book, hopefully read most of it, you get an argument against Electoral College, it lays out all of the common arguments for it as well which is helpful for allowing each person to make up their mind about what they think about this institution genuinely speaking. This is i really do a whole week on this because it is how we elect the president but few americans understand the full extent of the process, if you take a course in the american presidency should probably walk away understanding how this process we used to select our chief executive officer works. Also because it is important and how elections turn out. Just like how we started our discussion on president ial nominations by talking about the history and processes and a deep dive into the process rules, the rule nominations today. We should start out with this the same way with even deeper dive into the single most important institutional
From this small extensive land on the north american came four of the nations five, a dynasty securing independence and building the republic. What a great way to start a book. I spent last night reading it and its a wonderful chronicle of the four leaders in the networks that tied this together at the founding of the country. Its a story that evokes what the historians called spirit of hope and perseverance that runs straight through the american experience. Doctor cheney is a longtime member of the faculty so i want to take a moment to acknowledge how much we appreciate the scholarship and intellectual contributions not to mention the service for the country. This is the latest of the works that examine the countrys history, consideration. The last book James Madison a life reconsidered became a New York Times bestseller in 2014 and shed new light on one of our most underappreciated founders. I also want to thank the interviewer today, Vice President cheney for his service to the cou