Moderated this 90 minute discussion. That ladies and gentlemen welcome back to freedom day. A round of of applause. We have discussed the media. We have discussed the judiciary. It is now time to discuss congress. Set up by article one of the constitution. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming our guests. A former congressman from oklahoma and also of the party versus the people, how to turn republicans and democrats into americans. Book ise coauthor of a with us. Book, thef norms ladies and gentlemen please welcome mickey and norm. Thank you. Jeff welcome, norm. Norm thank you. Jeff you have this very striking title of a book that was quite a runaway hit. The broken branch. Our topic is, what would madison think of our Current Congress and what would he do about it today . Madison feared congress as the most dangerous branch. He said in federalist 48 that the legislation is everywhere drawing all power into its impetuous vortex. What was it that madison so feared by congre
I am eric the executive director and on behalf of of the society i am pleased to welcome tonight our chairman should be giving this introduction and i know this evening would amend a great deal to him. Unfortunately, hes under the weather and send me in his stead. I am honored to make the introduction. Its been said that theres the story and then the real story and then the story of how the story came to be told. The book anniversary we celebrate tonight, making it is an important story anyway you look at it. Tonight we will tell the story behind the story. In his book, norman says that all writers become famous grow through ups and downs. These fluctuations reveal less about the writers actions than they do about the changing fashions of the time. Here is how he put it in his own words 50 years ago every morning the stock Market Reports comes out on reputations in new york. It is invisible to those who advise to see can read it. Its soandso have dinner at Jackie Kennedys apartment las
The future of Political Parties. We will hear from townhall. Coms guy benson and other commentators. [applause] host i am supposed to remind you again to turn off your cell phones. I want to introduce each panelist. Nd this is a fabulous panel you guys are so lucky. Such a wide range of political, experience, and writing, an office, and investors, and investigative journalists. I will just go through a little bio on each of the panelists and then we will get started. I will start with joe sexton on the very end, a Senior Editor at republican new york city, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces Investigative Journalism in the public interest. The organization has won three the organization has won three pulitzer prizes. I think they just want another one. 2013, heore joining in worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor of the vehicle the new york times. He has served as a metropolitan editor at the times from 20062011. His staff won two pulitzer 2013. From 2011 to and joe s
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There was a conversation that was happening after my first cover, is she fat or not. And i think thats that that was literally what the conversation was. And you know, thats insane to me that anyone, i mean, honestly, anyone can call me fat, its fine. But its insane to me that that is actually something that were debating. It shouldnt be if im fat or not. It should be how i feel. If i feel confident, if im proud of my body, if i am at a good place. Micklethwait we conclude with my conversation with maggie siff from the showtime series billions. I dont think she would be in that job or in that marriage, actually f she didnt have a huge quantities of sort of respect, curiosity and empathy for who these men are and how much theyre ego and their will to dominate really, like, consumes them. I think shes by turn fascinated. I think she feels tenderly towards it, and sometimes horrified. Sometimes titillated, like she is a very complicated character. Micklethwait politics, Sports Illustrated