While still trying to feed their families back home. Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. The number of coronavirus cases in the United States spiked, quickly topping 3 million, but this isnt a new wave. Dr. Anthony fauci warned this surge is still part of our first battle with virus. So what happens if the country does not get covid19 under control . Historians urged us to take the long view. Reminding us of another time, and another pandemic. In which warnings that were of death. Special contributor joy chan on those lessons from history. Joie the year was 1918. The world was at war. Joie a silent threat loomed at home. And yet the band played on. America entered the great war a year earlier. With patriotism at a fever pitch. Everbody was supposed to contribute to the cause. Thats right. We have to remember that america, in 1917, was really a nation going to war. And they were going to war with a very profound propaganda campaign. Joie Kenneth C Davis wrote the dont
Safe from coronavirus . Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Restrictions, the big question now is whether the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths will surge. Itll take weeks to see the effects of lifting the restrictions. Thats one reason medical experts strongly cautioned against a rush to reopen. Theyre warning the risks of a resurgent virus might be more dire than even the 70,000 plus deaths weve seen so far. Historians have urged us to take the long view, reminding us of another time and another pandemic in which warnings that were ignored led to a wave of death. Our special contributor joie chene world was at war. A silent threat loomed at home, and yet the band played on. America entered the great war a year earlier with patriotism at a fever pitch. Everyone was supposed to contribute to the cause. Kenneth thats right. We have to remember that america, in 1917 and 1918, was really a nation going to war. And they were going to war with a very profound propaga
How we overcome these restrictions. Tom has pointed out, representative waters pointed out, the fact that when these restrictions are in place they are significant for people. And the fact that we have communities that fight hard to overcome those restrictions does not make them right, or correct. And so, i think we have to continue as representative waters has stated and tom has stated and everyone here needs to understand, to fight against these restrictions, understand exactly what they are, which are efforts to take away the right to vote, restrict the right to vote from people, minorities, young people, you know, the idea that many of these i. D. , voter i. D. Laws do not allow you to use your college i. D. , in texas, right, you can use gun, firearm owners card but can not use the college i. D. As your voter i. D. And, how can that possibly be if your objective is to do anything other than limit young peoples right to vote . And how, how can that be right in the country we live i
The example was the plantation women, he cut off their breast and had them hang in their home. Guest there are accounts for that. I include one from a loyalist who was assaulted in her home. This is a theme that is carried on. We think about war and talk about armies but there are always civilians caught between the armies. It certainly was true in pe petersberg and in berlin were raised by the invading soviet red army in retrobution from a what the russian soldiers had done. This is part of the war we have to understand. Your host your book does a great job in helping us tell the truth and understanding what war is in reality. The book is the Hidden History of america at war by kenneth c. Dav davis. I learn ad lot from it. Guest thank you. [applause] thank you to kenneth c. Davis and mark jacobs. Mr. Davis is signing books outside in the lobby. With the senate in its august break we will feature booktv starting at 8 p. M. Here are a view programs for the weekend. Saturday, august 22nd
Six battles to talk about how important and significant war has been in our history and who fights our battles. Alternately research to ask the questions when is it worth going to war . Benjamin franklin said there was never a good war or a bad piece he said that in 1783. I am not sure that i agree with that but the trick is when is a good war . Talk about the militia i cowrote to a biography and to you deal with how you could not order militia around the way you could regular shall when dash soldiers. This causes that giant incident where arnold is to announce in the newspapers because youre not supposed to give orders to the militia. This is a narrative that we tend to learn about the schoolbook history of the of revolution they drop their plows. That was true with lexington and concord. George washington feared to rely upon the militia and a broker in staff. So whats the difference is here because i am sure what is an army . But militia were the men who are responsible to their stat