Post story, by and the big tech media censorship. I talk about journalism and sort of the headwinds of the conservative space in both areas but i also thought corporate america, academia and k12, college and what the direction the society is moving in and the leftward event of all of these major institutions in america and why i thinkpresident trumps policies are having an influence in pushing back against them. What we can do as conservatives and people who care about free speech and why cancel culture is destroying the country and i also for fun give an account of my time in hollywood through my little adventure with dancing with the stars so i have a little fun with that its i think a good look at where we are in society and the direction were heading in and frankly i tried to make a case especially in light of the next 20 days on why this election is important. You think and first are you not involved in the Trump Campaign number one do you think that in your two years hence since
The last archives shes also won numerous awards for her books including International Bestseller eaves truths, the history of the united states. Her next book is how the cybernetics preparation and better the future will be published in september 2020. Speaking to her today about the volatile times and how the coronavirus pandemic will go down in history as my colleague john haskell director of the john w flutie center of the library of congress. Its a great pleasure to welcome you to National Book festival presents. Hello jill, its good to have you with us despite the circumstances. Thanks, its nice to be here, or better to be there but its nice to be with you. Some pieces he written recently help us sort through this new and confusing time including the fascinating piece in the new yorker on what you call contagion tables. What are the earlier works in this genre a i would like to say what a pleasure it is to speak at the National Book festival and on behalf of the library of congres
Beginning. Police brutality is heartbreaking reflection of an entrenched system of Racial Injustice in america. Two justice can only be achieved with full comprehensive action. Thats what we are doing today. This is a first step. There is more to come. Paul republican congressman will hurd of texas joins me now. Welcome, congressman, you wrote for us this week, im happy to say in an oped, that federal dollars to local Police Departments should be contingent on those departments meeting federal standards, what specific standards do you have any mind . Well, theres a number of standard bodies that are out there. If you look at calia, commission of accreditation agencies, made up of Law Enforcement officers that talk about certain standards when it comes to training, tactics, techniques and procedures. You also have the department of justice and every department of justice under president obama, the organization was 21st Century Policing commission. Under President Trump policing for Law
Accomplishments she is also a staff writer at the new yorker and the host of a brandnew podcast. She has won prizes for her work as a professor of history and also numerous awards for her books including the International Bestseller a big truth the next book how the corporation invented the future published september 2020. Talking about the volatile times and how the coronavirus pandemic will go down in history the center from library of congress jill and john its a great pleasure to welcome you to National Book festival presents. Hello jill. Good to have you with us despite the circumstances. It would be better to be there but its nice to be here. Said again a fascinating piece in the new yorker of the contagion of fables that the earlier works poses the masque of the red death and the scarlet plague might be relevant to us. Where the pleasure it is to be at the National Book festival in the library of congress. This just isnt a piece from the new yorker and then to have the chance to
So integrator our neighborhood and our school. Host i did want to ask that question. How much black people were living in stamford, connecticut, in 1963 . Guest it was north stanford so thats, morland and so it was our family. 63 there may have been more. There may have been two or three who lived up in that section of town. Still very much segregated in stamford, connecticut,. Host what do you remember about that segregation, possibly one of the few africanamericans . Guest i remember in Elementary School children ask d me if i made the and me feeling very insecure, very shy, didnt speak at all. I wouldnt ask questions. I wouldnt wear my glasses because i did want to be different in any other way. I didnt understand that was part of my experience there being the only black child in the fifth grade. So fifth grade is only black child in school. Host why did mom and dad want you to have that, or want you to live there . Guest i dont think the water as to that level of isolation nor lack