Conversation. We are grateful to cspan for broadcasting this evening. And for their support in taking what is a critical topic as part of the commemorative activities of world war i and to public. It seems to me that the experience of the american response to world war i represents something of the very essence of the american experiment. Who could not argue that the core values of america were expressed by the belgian relief efforts during world war i . They said they had been organized by hoover for the commission of release of belgium. Grassroots to response of National Crisis in belgium and france. Starvation due to the ravages of war. It seems to me that it is expressive of so many of the core values that seem to claim us as we think about this american experiment. Through the efforts of hoover and the commission, of the 9 Million People, each day were fed in belgium and north france. The opportunity to discuss contemporary parallels as it relates to need certainly are tempting. T
Conversation. We are grateful to cspan for broadcasting this evening. And for their support in taking what is a critical topic as part of the commemorative activities of world war i and to public. It seems to me that the experience of the american response to world war i represents something of the very essence of the american experiment. Who could not argue that the core values of america were expressed by the belgian relief efforts during world war i . They said they had been organized by hoover for the commission of release of belgium. Grassroots to response of National Crisis in belgium and france. Starvation due to the ravages of war. It seems to me that it is expressive of so many of the core values that seem to claim us as we think about this american experiment. Through the efforts of hoover and the commission, of the 9 Million People, each day were fed in belgium and north france. The opportunity to discuss contemporary parallels as it relates to need certainly are tempting. T
Host so, first when did you start writing this book lacks because of the brilliantly predicts the landscape of where we are now with this election. Take me through the process of when this form in your head. Guest somebody said i should buy a Powerball Ticket because i can see the future. Its hard to say when do you start writing a book is that when you write the proposal and turning them into a script . I would say five years ago i started writing columns that led me to this book and its appetite is their appeal in wind road and i thought she kind of got radicalized and sort of changed and i have seen candidates like Christina Odonnell and share an angle saying things i felt kind of uncomfortable with as a conservative playing identity politics and casting themselves as a victim, playing the victim card as unconservative and it was a sort of populist tone that got me writing about this topic and ultimately led to the playbook comes out ssierra palen endorses donald trump. How could i
Because it really predicts the landscape of where we are now with this election. Its so timely. Take me through the process of windows all formed in your head. Guess i think i did get lucky with the timing. Somebody said i should buy a Powerball Ticket because i could see the future is hard to say when you start writing a book. You write a proposal or so when you turn in that manuscript . I would say ive years ago i started writing comma which led me to this book and it was around this time the sarah palin went rogue and i had initially thought i like sarah palin and after the way she kind of got radicalized and changed i started seeing candidates like Christine Odonnell and sharon engel who were saying things that i felt uncomfortable with as a conservative. They were playing identity politics. They were casting themselves as the victim playing the victim card which struck me as a conservative and it was in a populist tone. That got me writing about this topic and ultimately led to th
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