People who courageously opposed ceausescus brutal communist regime during the romanian revolution in 1989. Revolutionaries like him helped to bring an end to more than four decades of communism in their country. To honor their bravery, they were awarded special pensions and benefits. But because he recently worked in the office that granted these benefits, hamar alparbenjamin discovered inconsistencies in who received them. Now, a scandal surrounding those who falsely claim to have been on the right side of history threatens the reputation of some who claimed to be revolutionaries. Military honors for the heroes of the romanian revolution. Hamar alparbenjamin is proud to have been part of the revolt against the ceausescu regime. But this ceremony also makes him angry. He says that many the supposed heroes are liars who never fought in the revolution. Unfortunately, the community of revolutionaries has been diluted in the last 27 years. Among us are now spies and people who paid money f
People who courageously opposed ceausescus brutal communist regime during the romanian revolution in 1989. Revolutionaries like him helped to bring an end to more than four decades of communism in their country. To honor their bravery, they were awarded special pensions and benefits. But because he recently worked in the office that granted these benefits, hamar alparbenjamin discovered inconsistencies in who received them. Now, a scandal surrounding those who falsely claim to have been on the right side of history threatens the reputation of some who claimed to be revolutionaries. Military honors for the heroes of the romanian revolution. Hamar alparbenjamin is proud to have been part of the revolt against the ceausescu regime. But this ceremony also makes him angry. He says that many the supposed heroes are liars who never fought in the revolution. Unfortunately, the community of revolutionaries has been diluted in the last 27 years. Among us are now spies and people who paid money f
People who courageously opposed ceausescus brutal communist regime during the romanian revolution in 1989. Revolutionaries like him helped to bring an end to more than four decades of communism in their country. To honor their bravery, they were awarded special pensions and benefits. But because he recently worked in the office that granted these benefits, hamar alparbenjamin discovered inconsistencies in who received them. Now, a scandal surrounding those who falsely claim to have been on the right side of history threatens the reputation of some who claimed to be revolutionaries. Military honors for the heroes of the romanian revolution. Hamar alparbenjamin is proud to have been part of the revolt against the ceausescu regime. But this ceremony also makes him angry. He says that many the supposed heroes are liars who never fought in the revolution. Unfortunately, the community of revolutionaries has been diluted in the last 27 years. Among us are now spies and people who paid money f
L. A. Times festival of books on everything connects the Building Blocks of daily life. Im john wiener, i write for the nation magazine, and i also host the weekly podcast called start making sense. You guys have been here before, you know the rules; silence cell phones, no personal recordings. You can watch us on cspan when this is over if you want to relive those unforgettable moments. [laughter] we will have time for questions at the end. We will have a book signing afterwards. The signing area for this session is signing area one. Two of our authors appearing today are are prolific, old pros. Ed humes has written 14 books, brian fagin has written more than 40. So lets start with jonathan waldman. This is his first book. Jonathan waldman [applause] [laughter] jonathan studied writing at dartmouth and at boston universitys Knight Center for science journalism. Hes written for outside, the washington post, the New York Times, mcsweenys, the utney reader. He has worked as a forklift dr
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