And id like to first introduce our panelists including myself. Doctor Michael Pillsbury is one of the foremost china experts in the world. Hes currently a senior fellow and director of the chinese strategy at the hudson institution. Hes a distinguished defense and policy advisor, former highranking governorofficial and author of numerous books and reports on china. I can tell you definitively that mike has really changed the us militarys thinking back some number of years ago he was sent to china to collect Chinese Military writings and he was the First American official who revealed that what the chinese were telling themselves militarily behind the scenes was quite different than what they were saying in public about how they wanted to be friends with the world and it really had a tremendous impact on understanding the militaries view of the peoples republic ofchina. His book is a landmark book. His most recent mark is focused hundred year map marathon, chinas hundred year strategy t
Of us 2020 feels like its been a decadelong and so this fall, two months from now we are going to be facing an election which will be the First Time Ever that an impeached president appears on the ballot. Could you talk a little bit about the dynamics that were set into motion by this investigation by the subsequent impeachment and the acquittal that are still playing out today as we head into this final stretch before the election . Thanks karen, i will start their. Two big big things, one is emboldened donald trump, he hates this, hes angry, he doesnt like the stain and he wants to win. The very night the house voted to impeach, he went to michigan got a big crowd and promised four more years. At the same time its jeopardize the republican majority in the senate. In key swing states people were upset, they like to think the senate are independent thinkers that check on the presidency. Sarah gideon is using what Susan Collins said and did in that voting not to acquit so you will see t
Atlanta History Center virtual author talk featuring Heather Lende in conversation with jessica handler. I am kate whitman Vice President of the programs and Community Engagement for the atlanta History Center. Im glad you are here and thanks for being with us. This talk will also be broadcast on cspan so look out for that. You can purchase copies of of bears and ballots directly from our official bookseller. Theres a link in the chat so you can do that. Also we provide a link on our website. As jessica and had a talking please submit your questions for heather or jessica it just to entertain questions as well. I might. Theres a a q a feature at e bottom of your screen. Well get to as many of us as time allows. Heather lindsey has contributed to npr, New York Times and national geographic. Among other newspapers and magazines. Shes author of the bestselling book buying the good, take good care of the garden and the dog, and if you lift your i would know your name. And that shall be dis
People should read. Whether or not you haveer and tiers or experience on this extremely important subject. Gun violence, american violence, global violence. And so id like to actually just begin with the title. Violence inside us. And the early portion of the book where you take the reader through something of a short primer on the biology and the history of violence, and so i wanted to ask you, why begin there . Why did you choose to begin with the nature of violence itself. Guest well, thank you for doing this and really glad to toe be joining you to talk about the book. I start with this question of what kind of violence is inside us, because for me it was the first real thorny question that i came upon when i began what has become the new mission of my political career. Maybe well have a chance to talk about this a little built but while the book is mostly a history of american violence and a conversation about how we overcome that history, it also involves my own political story.
Tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great have addressed this audience. But tonight we welcome the man who history will record as preeminent among world lead evers in the hour of greatest need. [applause] the rapid success of communist aggression are millions of people were envelope behind the far reaching iron current. Have in mind the stalemate in north korea, the rampaging inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings of the thrifty and traveling Free Enterprise economy. Here then is the man, trained in war, who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president , whom we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] welcome to the Commonwealth Club. Along with the staff at the Commonwealth Club, putting together all these online programs. We have done really dozens of them since the covid crisis began and its my great pleasure to introduce susan e