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Look for us at the Annapolis Book festival in two weeks later from the campus of the university of Southern California for the 19th year but tv will be live from the Los Angeles Times festival of books. For more information about the book fairs and festivals into what previous festival coverage click on the book fairs tab on her website. Good afternoon welcome to the cato institute. I am Vice President and publisher here and i had look forward to some time to our book for him today on what washington gets wrong the unelected officials who actually run the government and the misconceptions about the American People there as many reasons for that of course its hard to imagine right now as we are about three weeks out to the election that president elect donald trump to the brink of office a book that might be more timely for this moment in america and indeed of the turnout for our book for him form suggest there is widespread interest in the content of this book have to say also i am del
Have shaped political attitudes, and given rise to political action. Our midmorning session is particularly exciting in this respect. The three historians before you are going to discuss how certain Major Intellectual figures of the long 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries have affected and in some cases may continue to affect american political thought. I will introduce our speakers alphabetically. Claire is a doctoral candidate at stanford university. Her research very well suited to this conversation interrogates the Cultural Exchange in the late 18th century through the cold war. Today she will discuss jon stewart middle, Harriet Tyler mill, and the coalescence of modern liberalism and the america from the 18th to the 1970s with particular attention paid to the middle of the 20th century. Peggy vandenberg is an associate professor of philosophy. At grand valley state university. Her teaching and research primarily concern the figures of the 18thcentury scottish enlightened. This morning
So much of this summit is concerned with the electoral history of progressivism and conservatism. Many of our speakers asked how the ideas and arguments of Major Political thinkers have made their way into the cultural conversation. Have shaped political attitudes, and given rise to political action. Our midmorning session is particularly exciting in this respect. The three historians before you are going to discuss how certain Major Intellectual figures of the long 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries have affected and in some cases may continue to affect american political thought. I will introduce our speakers alphabetically. Claire is a doctoral candidate in United States history at stanford university. Her research very well suited to for this conversation interrogates the Cultural Exchange in the late 18th century through the cold war. Today, she will discuss jon stewart middle, Harriet Tyler mill, and the coalescence of modern liberalism and the in america from the 18th to the 1970s w