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Democracy. That is a shame. It is a disgrace. It is really an open scandal. And we need to do something about that. I would totally embrace the comment that we need you as much as we can, first of all to change our policies we dont incarcerate so many people. And secondly for those people have been incarcerated i think we do over stigmatize them. We do hurt their ability to come out of prison and get on with the gainful, productive life. I wholeheartedly embrace the sentiment of that collect. Host gelled in florida. Caller good morning. I have a question for professor kennedy. Some of us look towards affirmative action us to blacks entering university circuit. I happened to be one who graduated from a Major University, white Major University in the state of ohio. This was before affirmative action. Far too many times there is nothing said about those of us who were participants in the collegiate atmosphere, collegiate i guess academia, that existed before affirmative action. What is hi
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[inaudible conversations] welcome everybody to the Carter Center in atlanta as a juror jury youre here tonight to talk with bob herbert about his new book losing our way an intimate portrait of a troubled america were on cspan as well so all questions are being taped. Bob is a longtime columnist for the new york times. I am also a columnist for the Atlanta Journal constitution we were just discussing the duties and the joys in english of column writing. Imus your column in the times. What i really miss that you reported and talked to people in you heard a human voices soar american voices in your column. That is missing with journalism. And it shows in the book. Ordinarily someone in my position how much i enjoyed reading your book. Your book may be angry or frustrated or a little frightened but i sense that is okay bayou. That is fine by me. That is the point. Host walk us through it. Guest sure. I left the times is in 2011 and a lot of people have asked to lightness doing the column.