American history regarding tolerance for very groups edifact refugee or because of the persecution of other places. Its also important to realize the way the narrative is kind of a master narrative in which the religious toleration is the forefront has eclipsed the more unfortunate part. This is a good one because a lot of americans think the United States was founded as far as european settlement of the puritans. But actually the europeans came here much earlier, such as a spam im english. But that narrative about freedom from persecution features so prominently because places like to celebrate themselves and americans have embraced this idea that the country should be a place of freedom. Host tommy how you came to write the book, why you think it was important to look at the narrative. Guest some of my research at 11 is focused as the nation was trying with the scripting crimes inflict it on us, that there is likely to be a backlash based on what ive known about the american has very
And his latest book american heretics catholics, jews, muslims and the history of intolerance. The professor argues that while the freedom of religion as a constitutionally protected right, many religious groups have been persecuted throughout history sometimes by the very government that is supposed to protect them. This program is about an hour. Host hello, peter. How are you whacks this is a good time to have this conversation because thanksgiving is approaching and its a time to celebrate our Founding Fathers and mothers search for religious tolerance. But your book is part of the promise and the way that you introduce it is you are interested in challenging this idea that america is a place of tolerance and that intolerance is a very american thing. So tell me is the narrative wrong in your point of view . The targets in the groups found refuge here at times because the persecution and other places so that is a part that has to be embraced. But its also the important to realize th
Materials i was looking at in the american example as well as examples in other country. And also drawing on some of the responses ive had from leaders to my previous work and audience members when i presented on the material publicly. And as i said, often you get these wellmeaning people who simply dont understand how this can be considered to be intoll rapt. I think behind them is a set of assumptions that dont get questions. In part because if were constantly total religious freedom were not going focus on the moments of intolerance and these moments of purse cushion. Persecution. How would we get to these things . Host you dont think people understand why they are being described as intolerant. Guest exactly. Host i wonder if you could describe the components of ib tolerance you wrote about in the book . Guest well, one element is, again, an notion of norm. The folks arent normal. And what does it mean to be normal . That is something with thats we often dont question. How do the n
History of semiconductors, i would have said you were crazy. But this reads like a spy novel. It is. It is. It is absolutely gripping, believe it or not, you know, going back to the 1950s when they semiconductor. First of all, the concept of the semiconductor. But subsequently the the evolution of the industry began. So im just so thrilled to be joined by professor chris miller. And chris, i really again great book could not have been more timely considering the congressional passage of the chips act. And well get to that. But let me start with the fairly obvious question, which is, you know, youre a professor. I looked at the list of the books youd written. Youd written mostly on russia about the transformation of the russian economy, about about vladimir putin. Also very timely, but not about not much about the sort of protagonists of chip world. Not a lot about the taiwanese, the chinese, the japanese. What tell us. Sort of what what prompted you to get interested in the topic and t
Thanks for joining us. Im congressman jim himes, and im just delighted to be joining chris miller to talk about his his new book, chippewa. Im im im holding it right here. I read it. I as i just told the author, if you told me that i was going to enjoy a 400 page book on the history of semiconductors, i would have said you were crazy. But this reads like a spy novel. It is. It is. It is absolutely gripping, believe it or not, you know, going back to the 1950s when they semiconductor. First of all, the concept of the semiconductor. But subsequently the the evolution of the industry began. So im just so thrilled to be joined by professor chris miller. And chris, i really again great book could not have been more timely considering the congressional passage of the chips act. And well get to that. But let me start with the fairly obvious question, which is, you know, youre a professor. I looked at the list of the books youd written. Youd written mostly on russia about the transformation of