Our society had trouble with in recent years. That makes us wonder how strong our institutions will prove to be, how we will rise to a challenge like this. You cant help but see it as a time of crisis but because it is the time of testing it is also time to think about what americas strengths are, what we are good at and how we can build on that to address the enormous problems we confront. Host how did we get here . Guest that is an awfully complicated question. Our country has always tried to strike a balance between the dignity and the quality of the individual on the one hand and some form of strength of community on the other. Every free Society Faces that. Our society has in the past century emphasized the individual, emphasize liberty, emphasize freedom and diversity and that has brought some enormous advantages and benefits but there is another side to that coin and the other side look Like Division and fragmentation and isolation, it can look like alienation and loneliness and
Host senator rand paul with the most interesting people in american politics and the Republican Party i was a fan of yours long before i got the chance to meet with you and work with you here in the congress im eager to chat with you about your book but first reflect the role that you have within congress and our party is independent voice of someone willing to strike out that some are not willing to strike out. Sometimes i feel i am a lonely voice we believe in balance budgets and we should spend less or have a limited Constitutional Government controversial things like that. Unfortunately we lose a lot on our side bad is one of the frustrations that i try very hard whether republican or democratic president to spend power was hours we should keep our hands on the power to declare war and we too easily give that up what i have found giving up that republicans are better when its a democratic president or vice versa but when they are the same day acquiesce a little on separation of pow
The case against socialism is your book but first lets talk about the role that you have within congress, as an independent voice and someone willing to strike out on issues some are not willing to strike out on. Sometimes im lonely if you believe in balance budgets or spend less with a limited Constitutional Government that is controversial. Unfortunately we lose a lot on our side that we could be better and thats one of the frustrations i try hard whether republican or democratic president the constitution is specific spending power is hours the power to declare war. I think too easily we give that up in one of the things i found coming up here is that when its a republican president or democratic presidency opposite but the parties are the same they acquiesce on the separation of powers. In this book you write it operates to me very much as a debate guide against those who try to grow the left Political Movement by advancing socialist dictators so talk about the need for the book th
Good evening everyone. Tonight at the seaport we are really happy you came out and tonight we are celebrating the release of re own the future the democratic socialism americanstyle. And we are excited to have with us kate aronoff to discuss how capitalism and neoliberalism hadap filled the working class. With the current the surgeons in the United States as exemplified by the growing membership of democratic the democratic socialists of america and the popularity of politicians like Bernie Sanders to explore how this energy might be channeled to achieve a future that is more democratic and environmentally sustainable. Let me introduce our guest tonight journalist kate aronoff writing has appeared in the guardian. And the New York Times. And she is a co editor of wii on the future democratic socialism. Together with peter dreier. And she lives in brooklyn. The author of the New York Times bestseller invisible man that got the whole world watching. And a fellow at the nation institute.
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