Opportunity for the nation to imagine itself otherwise. Where the country had an opportunity to leave behind the realitycynd how to organize our society and that each of those moments the country double down. And we saw was some call a backlash. We saw instead was an ongoing betrayal. What we think about the post reconstruction. And a lost cause and that anglosaxon and what it meant for the United States and the world as a betrayal. Think the mid 20th century the black freedom movement, law and order and the tax revolt in california, we need double down on our ugliness and here we are facing a chance to we imagine ourselves. If our history is any indicatio indication. Has there been an arc of progress . Of course. My life is not what my fathers life was and his life is not his fatherss. So what does it mean to suggest we live in the afterlife of jim crow is to suggest there has been and indication of change and i think one way is look at American History ofan democracy in the believe t
Mr. Larry kudlow, and his coauthor, brian domitrovic, the associate professor and chair of the department of history of the sam houston state university. And the two of them worked on the book together, and they will be talking about it together. And were so thrilled and so honored to have you both here. Thank you for coming. And i should mention also, larry lives across the street and he is a regular customer here at the corner bookstore and has been for years. That makes it so much so special, and so personal. So, please join me in welcoming larry and brian. Thank you. [applause] larry kudlow thank you very much. Appreciate it. Are we on both mics . We welcome cspan, by the way. Thank you for covering this, appreciate it very much. So, yeah, its true im larry kudlow and im a local. When penguin and random house started organizing this thing which one . That works . This one doesnt sound great but well do what we can. Penguin and random house said, a while back when we got this thing
This is a special edition of the news with shepard smith. Hurricane delta makes landfall and good evening from cnbc the hurricane moments away from landfall right now and frankly, about to make history. Hurricane delta is closing in on the southwestern coast of louisiana as a very powerful category 2 storm delta is set to become the tenth named storm to strike the United States this year that has never happened in recorded history never have there been ten named storms i want to show you where we are right now. This is the radar. You can see part of the eye has already come ashore just south and east of lake charles, louisiana. The storm has been weakening throughout the afternoon it was 115 miles an hour four hours ago, maximum sustained winds now 100 miles an hour. The minimum pressure has risen that means the storm is getting weaker the higher the pressure, the weaker the storm, because its a low pressure center. Right now its moving toward land, and part of that eye is already over
Presenting our opening prayer, please welcome rob farnsworth. Lets pray. Gracious father, we thank you for the blessings you have given us. We think that we live in the most free and prosperous country in the history of the world. May you give us strength to continue to fight for liberty. Today, we pray for our president , donald trump, give him renewed wisdom, strength and protection. Guide his every decision that he will continue to fight for what we know is right and good. We pray for president for Vice President pence. He has been steadfast in all you have told him to do, so we ask that you honor him for his faithfulness and guide his every decision. For our members of congress, for our governor, for our legislature, for our local leaders, we pray for your wisdom and all the difficult decisions that come before them. We offer a special prayer for jason lewis, today, for a quick healing during his surgery. Psalmist said, bless the lord, and forget not his benefits, who forgives all
This is a special edition of the news with shepard smith. Hurricane delta makes landfall and good evening from cnbc the hurricane moments away from landfall right now and frankly, about to make history. Hurricane delta is closing in on the southwestern coast of louisiana as a very powerful category 2 storm delta is set to become the tenth named storm to strike the United States this year that has never happened in recorded history never have there been ten named storms i want to show you where we are right now. This is the radar. You can see part of the eye has already come ashore just south and east of lake charles, louisiana. The storm has been weakening throughout the afternoon it was 115 miles an hour four hours ago, maximum sustained winds now 100 miles an hour. The minimum pressure has risen that means the storm is getting weaker the higher the pressure, the weaker the storm, because its a low pressure center. Right now its moving toward land, and part of that eye is already over