So talked you into doing an autobiography . In the catalog a couple years ago and then with Christopher Hitchens and then said dont worry we will record and i said no. I went several copies nothing focuses the mind. And then asked to do a memoir if it would be too early. So there was that. So i didnt much mind being 40 i barely noticed it at 50 and that i was looking backwards quite a lot. Host why hitch 22 . Describing a lot of commitments in my life that ive taken part in and against purity and consistency for any ideological grouping and with that uncertainty principle so hitch 22 is my commitment to doubt so thats the idea so there are some word games and that are schoolboy humor but then by someone like salman rushdie. And for whom the bell rings for example were doctor zhivago. With this relationship. For a novelist, the humor, and is written in novels about the holocaust. In these books are written with his best memoirs. And its Anglo American to generously and at the cusp of 19
The great debate, the fractured republic and a time to build. This is two hours. Host author yuval levin, what is your assessment of the United States . Guest thanks for having me here. That is a wonderfully broad question to open within a challenging one. They are living in a moment of crisis. It is hard to deny. We have been through a spring dominated by a Public Health crisis. We are facing now also a social crisis and the struggle for racial the quality and very much of this moment that forces us to confront challenges that weve had trouble with in recent yea years. In th a time of crisis, you kno, its because it is the time of testing its also the time to think about what americas strengths are, what they are good at as a country and how we can build on that address the enormous problems in front of us. Host how did we get here . This is that an era marked by crises from 9 11 to the financial crisis to a pandemic that forces us to look to the sources of restraint what the politics
Amendment. That fight led to the formation of a voting bloc that remains an unstoppable Political Force and has become the base of todays Republican Party. But enough hearing from me. Id like to introduce now our guest lecturer, Phyllis Schlafly. Shes been called the godmother of the modern conservative movement. Shes been a conservative leader since 1964 when she selfpublished her best selling book a choice, not an echo. Shes been a leader of the pro Family Movement since 1972 when she started her National Volunteer lobbying organization, eagle forum. In a tenyear iafly trainedsch and led a Grassroots Army to victory over radical feminists when they, she stopped the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Economist George Gilder wrote in his book men and marriage, and i quote, when the histories of this era are seriously written, Phyllis Schiafly will take her place among a tiny number of leaders who made a decisive and permanent difference. She changed the Political Landscape of
Mallory factor. Prof. Factor todays topic is cultural conservatism and the religious right. Our discussion will center on the genesis of the pro family grassroots movement. Our speaker will share with you never before shared details about the ordinary people that sparked culture shifting events and a movement that led to the rise of the religious right and the nomination of Ronald Reagan. Youre going to hear about the role of bringing people from across denominational lines to fight the equal rights amendment. That fight led to the formation of a voting bloc that remains an unstoppable Political Force and has become the base of todays Republican Party. But enough hearing from me. Id like to introduce now our guest lecturer, Phyllis Schlafly. Shes been called the godmother of the modern conservative movement. Shes been a conservative leader since 1964 when she selfpublished her best selling book a choice, not an echo. Shes been a leader of the pro Family Movement since 1972 when she sta
Thank you for having me. Thats a wonderfully brought question to open with and a challenging one. We are living in a moment of crisis, that is hard to deny. Weve been through a string dominated by Public Health crisis. This is the time it makes us wonder us our institutions are going to prove to me. However going to write a challenge like this. I think you get off at the scene is a time of crisis. Because it is a time of testing, is also a time for us to think about what american strengths are pretty what we are gonna as a country and how we government to address numerous problems. See 500 we get here. Yuval thats awfully complicated question. Our country has always tried to strike a balance. Between the dignity and equality and the individual on 100 some form of strength of community and the other. Every free Society Faces that tension. I think our society has in the past, has really emphasize the individual. Emphasized the freedom and defense diversity. That has present enormous adva