I had been general counsel to the American Civil Liberties union for several years. Favor. E was 963 in my my biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. With stephenr breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. Theas not been that way for four most recent members of the court. On both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were andectful of each other congress was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines. Someday there will be great elected representatives who say enough of this nonsense, lets be the kind of legislature the United States should have, and i hope that day will come while i am still alive. S
Foreignpolicy and how it changed the world. Which identified for overarching trends in foreignpolicy. The hamiltonian, jeffersonian and jacksonian, this way of thinking about foreignpolicy remains a touchstone for how we think about foreignpolicy today. He will talk about president s today, but focus on a different group. Franklin roosevelt, Harry S Truman and ronald reagan. He will provide a lot of insight into our current situation. After he speaks, we will take questions from the audience and questions on our twitter site. The twitter handle is it rolls off the tongue. The program for military and diplomatic history. Please join me in welcoming professor Walter Russell mead. [applause] prof. Mead thank you for that introduction and the opportunity to speak today. I want to congratulate you and csis for taking history seriously. I think this may be one of the critical gaps in american foreignpolicy. The failure of colleges and universities to put value on this knowledge, certainly in
Thing that had not been addressed in a book is what is west of the west best left of the white house what is left of the white house . Susan we have to back up and talk about the location. How did the white house and up on the spot in washington dc . Mr. Seale it was part of the city plan that George Washington approved. A very avantgarde plan and a called for a palace five times the size of this and the sellers were cellars were dug. Washington located the house to put it on the access. There qwere two axis one from the capital down the mall and one running here. And it runs right down the house. When he reduced the size of the house by a fifth, by four fifths, he wanted to still be in the plan as it was supposed to be one of the two great important buildings in washington. Susan we have to remind our viewers that washington in his early career was a surveyor himself. He really understood the location the importance of location. Mr. Seale he did. That was one of the bases of him getti
What donald trump would have liked for him to do. What he said they did. The law and under the law in the court, they were found acquitted. Officially found guilty. Vacated. Someone else confessed. The dna evidence shows it. What else do you have to prove . Even if there was video tape he would say its not whats happening. Its infuriating to discuss. Instructive. It is. Because the 2016 election. Forget whats calling out whats wrong. The election wasnt the definition of one. That was revolt against the machine and him connecting with it. This is the definition of election. This is the one that will be a precipice of history. This country will decide who it is and what it is. In a way it has never done in my lifetime. And who we are as a people. And who were not. Theres a lesson if you are a Trump Supporters do you continue to fall for the it . Continue to use as an excuse that everyone is out to get him and everyone is wrong ask and hes always right . And youre right. And theres no com
But we start with the breaking news. In just the past half hour, the leaders of the Republican Party in the house with a chance to have a thoughtout answer to the very serious questions raised by President Trumps attacks on a group of their progressive colleagues in congress, all four women of color. Heres Kevin Mccarthy flat out denying this is racism. Were the president s tweets that said go back racist, yes or no . No. I do not believe the speaker fortunate hot house was racist last week had those individuals on her side of the aisle who are claiming the president was racist when they claimed she was racist either. I do not believe that. I believe this is about ideology. Lets not be false about what is happening here today. This is all about politics and beliefs of ideologies of what individuals have. Now, aside from any prepared statements or comments, this raises questions about many members of the Republican Party. Are they supporting the president s comments publicly out of poli