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Few months. Look in your inboxes for information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim, im so pleased to welcome my guests, Douglas Murray to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist and i am sure many of you have read his work in the wall street journal, National Review orc spectator where he is an associate editor he is also an author of the 2019 book, the madness of crowds and he is with this in person at the Manhattan Institute i think in early 2018 that was just after the publication of this book, the strange death of europe. Now douglas is a Formidable Political critic and while he is an observer of all things, and the uk and the u. S. But im not sure he knew the subjects of both of his most recent books and this one would come into place so much during this particular moment in time. But they have and it is for that reason and many others that it is my pleasure to welcome you, douglas, to our event this afternoon. Guest thank you very much, vanessa, i
Joining me here to talk about i think this quite important topic are three fantastic historians, all of whom study politics and power in American History. Professor beverly gage of young university. Professor dirk of duke university. And professor michael j. Allen of northwestern university. Im going to set the stage for with four or five minutes of introductory remarks and will introduce each panelist individually before they speak for just 15, 20 minutes apiece. And then we will open the floor to discussion in this roundtable. So we are here today to talk about the origins and the effects of this thing we call the deep state. It is important to say at the outset what historians always like to say. This is not really new. Today, we call it the deep state. In earlier eras, activists talked about the washington establishment, the power elite, the system, and even the military Industrial Complex. Even though those terms have varied throughout the ages, they usually share a lot in common.
Optimism saying and to the outbreak is in sight but more people died after contracting the virus on saturday than any other day 1200 of them and most experts believe the worst is yet to come this from heidi. Conflicting messages from the president of the United States we see light at the end of the tunnel things are happening these are happening and the countrys Top Health Officials but next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment its going to be our 911. 00 moment and its going to be the hardest moment for Many Americans in their entire lives the u. S. Surgeon general warns many more people will die in the coming days the expected surge adding urgency to the cries of state governors asking the federal government for deliveries of life saving equipment so we governors republicans and democrats have been urging the president to do what he should which is if he wants to be a wartime president be a wartime president show some leadership mobilize the Industrial Base United States thats
Doctors. And it will be a large number it will be will be telling them over the next very short period where theyre going and theyre going into war theyre going into a battle for the United Nations has raised concerns about latin america being hard hit its economic arm for the region says the effects of the pandemic will likely push millions more into poverty brazil has recorded the most cases of us out of a real run p. S. He reports on the situation on the continent from bogota. Very very worrying numbers coming from braised really get this pipes these concerns the despite the spike in new infections there the president of brazil he had both been out of keeps meaning my seeing the impact that hes will have in brazil he continues to say that hes more worried about the Economic Impact there and so he is attacking mayors and governors who have imposed strict measures in a number of regions across the bridge dealing insisting these measures should and men will be able to go out to just fo