Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 thats such a powerful turn in the book when you describe how the decision of northerners to challenge southerners to duels actually decreased the violence and you quote from that remarkably moving letter which you said moved you to tears when representatives wade, chandler and cameron all pledged to challenge future duellers to fight. You write when it became known that some northern senators were ready to fight, for sufficient cause, the tone softened and the abuse went on. We have this really wonderful new exhibit on the civil war and reconstruction, Thaddeus Stevens cane, when i show the cane and tell the story i quote your book how some would run for congress during that period on the grounds that my left hook is better than the other guy. Im going to beat him up because im tougher and you bring that to life. Incredibly powerfully. Norm ornstein, its often said or been said by norbert mccarthy, a scholar at princeton, we are mo
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Be hoping to finally comes to the topic of parenting . Guest i think its pretty basic. We have done a lot of polling about what parents think about certain policies, how they view the federal governments response and dr. Fauci. We were interested in checking in to see a see a base of our s to become what are they experiencing, what other day to day lives like. The responses we got were pretty grim. Host a lot of this if i understand correctly because schools were closing day care, patterson more time at home to get these basic responsibilities. Responsibilities. How to factor into the Overall Results of what u you found . Guest thats right. A colleague of mine aei conducted a report about when a lot of the Public Schools had closed and the majority of them closed about midmarch. If you do the math for parents who cant rely on day care schools are some mechanics now, they were entering month five of people who are working and doing fulltime jobs and taking care of the kids fulltime. Hos
Now it is a great honor to introduce our guests. What an amazing panel. Americas most distinguished historians and scholars of congress to help us understand our current vexations. Edward ayres is president emeritus at the university of richmond. He is the author of many books on the civil war and reconstruction, including, i will highlight one of his many Award Winning books the thin light of freedom the civil war and emancipation in the part of america, which he discussed at the National Constitution center in 2017. His forthwomaning do ining book southern journey. Welcome, it is an honor to have you. My pleasure, thank you. And Joanne Freeman is 1954 graduate of Yale University and is a professor of American History and american studies at Yale University, where she specializes in the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and Early National period. She is a cohost with edward ayres of a Popular History podcast back story. She is the author of many books as well includi
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