Sponsored by wells fargo. Tv critic for National Public radio, and im here with a couple of very esteemed authors, Christopher Caldwell, an american journalist, former Senior Editor for the Weekly Standard and author of the age of entitlement, america since the 60s. Hes joining from washington, d. C. We have historian, journalist, wall street journal columnist and author of the people no of the war on populism and democracy joining us from kansas city. I am in st. Petersburg florida. We are going to make this happen through the magic of video chat. So thank you for coming. I appreciate it. It seems your books in different ways are describing how we have landed in this crazy political time that we are in right now where we are understanding how the movements and politics. What i would like each of you to do is give a thumbnail synopsis of durable and what it might say about whether or how america sort of landed on the road to populism. What do you think . Its more like the railroad for
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Book came earlier in the year when i the press coverage of sara palin unfold and she to be on the National Stage i was amazed at some of the exaggeration and distortions or been told about her and some of our most established news media. People said that she was a supporter of pappy cannon, she wasnt. People said she was a supporter of the Alaskan Independence Party, she was not a member. Rumors about the paternity of her youngest child were circulated on the web. [inaudible] all of these rumors and lies i decided we should catalog them to show not only the fact that all of these myths were propagated, but also try to ask for the question of why. I think the question of why it isnt a way more interesting question. Sara palin has this unerring ability to summon up the worst feelings in her opponents. It is really quite amazing. What is that quality . Why is that quality they are invited to have the effect it had . Of personal thing she represents most of the things that the left in this
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A back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the votes follow the u. S. Elections on a. C. I. I. Also known as is one of brazils most popular politicians he was sworn in as president in 2003 and remain in office for 8 years. The former Labor Union Leader is known to have lifted millions of people out of poverty a champion of the poor in one of the most unequal countries in the world. Was imprisoned in 2018 accused of corruption and Money Laundering in the carwash investigation that saw dozens of politicians and businessmen imprisoned he was released after serving 590. 00 days on the grounds that he had been denied a due process. Hes come back in has not been overturned and faces aid of a case says the 74 year old former president talked. About president. The state of democracy in brazil and how hes planning to fight back the accusations against him. Thank you so much for joining us in brazil is now the epicenter of c