Hello, everyone and thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. My name is Benjamin Quinn and on behalf of Harvard Book Store im so excited to welcome you to todays event, geraldo cadava, discussing his book, in conversation with java applets. Todays event is part of the bookstore friday form sees which takes place on a friday afternoon during as we to highlight our books in in a wie range of fields. We remain digital for the time being, we have a full schedule of our virtual events. Next friday october 2 half in law school joins us for discussion of his latest book, too much information, understanding and you dont want to know. For todays event we will conclude with some time for your questions but its like to ask the speaker something locate the q a button wherever it is on your display. We will get there many as time allows. Ecoto the top section i will shortly be posting a link to our website where you can purchase your copy of the book. Its all we have a copy of the book over
Cspan2, television for serious readers. Good evening im john kenyon im the executive director of the city of Literature Organization prayed welcome tonight slip talks events featuring me the author joseph campbell. Botox is a series presented by the Iowa City Public Library featuring authors of books featuring political role of social engagement. In his new book, pulling failure in the u. S. President ial election, campbell looks at the long history of polling and its failures. You may recall dooey defeats truman or the shock of 2016 Election Results, campbell goes deeper. Looking at how polling methods in the way polls are covered in the media have affected our National Politics for decades. Campbell spent 20 years in journalism become a professor in Communication Studies program in America University in washington d. C. Hes also a writer historian, media critic and blogger. Hes authored seven books including getting it wrong, debunking the greatest myths in american journalism in 199
Affected our National Politics for decades. Campbell spent 20 or centralism before becoming a professor in the Communications Studies program at American University in washington, d. C. He is also a writer, historian, be the clinic and blogger. He has solo authored seven books including getting it wrong, defunct in the greatest myths in american journalism, and 1995, the year the future began. Tonight campbell will talk about is brenda book from university of California Press, lost in a gallup. Following his opening remarks i will moderate a q a session. Those watching us live on crowd cast can submit a question by clicking ask the question at the bottom of the screen at any time during appropriate. Now i would like to welcome w. Joseph campbell to let talks. John, thank you. Great to be a period great to be back in i was a, if virtually. I spent productive period of time but two and half years ago in i was city going through the Gallup Organization papers university of iowa city speci
Longtime republican strategist and msnbc political analyst and out with new book still right. Thank you for being with us. Its an honor to be with you. Thank you for having me. Whats the message in the book . I think i wrote it for two reasons and two different audiences. Lets say to left and right audience, i wrote it for the left because i often hear conservativism denigrated as a philosophy. And part of that is or a large part is a misunderstanding of what conservativism is. I want to create a rational defense of conservatism as a philosophy. Because progressivism as progressive forms of government is a rationing governing philosophy. My philosophy is conservatism. And i guess if i think about it, i wrote it for the right for the exact same reasons because i hear a lot of people pronouncing policies often repeated by the president and it gets labeled as conservatism. Trade is one of the most profound ones to look at. To me its like watching somebody tear into raw flesh and eat it an
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