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Joining me today. Ill see you back here next saturday at eight Easter Smerconish starts right now a republican and an independent walk into a libertarian establishment. Youre going to have to wait for the punchline. I, Michael Smerconish in philadelphia. Thank you for joining me. This Memorial Day Weekend in an unusual move tonight, former president donald thatll trump will address the Libertarian National convention in washington, dc and independent rfk junior spoke there on friday after having flirted with running as a libertarian earlier in the cycle this morning, the Drudge Report leading with his appearance saying rfk jr. Slams trump locked down standing o from libertarians. He spent a lot of his hourlong speech criticizing both president s trump and biden President Trump said that he was going to run america like a business. He closed down 3. 3 million businesses with no due process, no just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment with a lockdowns, the mask mandates the
But first heres van have a williamsson on the american system. Welcome, good afternoon an thank you so much all of you for being here today. And im really my name is e. J. A fellow senior here atbookings and im really happy to be here for two basic reasons. One, this is a great book. And two, vanessa is an awesome person. And im just so happy that vanessa what about a year ago joined us here at the brookings institution, and then prompghtly produced this great book. You know, been here for a short time and through the short intro of vanessa but something that says a lot about her which is vanessa has coauthored the first, the first one is called the tea party an and the renation of conservatism and vanessa shows this book is a strong conviction. But in her Tea Party Book and her convictions are quite different from those of tearkt tea Party Activist she shows capacity of understanding of poonl she profoundly disagrees with and we need that gift of empathy at this moment in our politics
My name is cj, i am a senior fellow. I am happy to be here for two reasons. One, this is a great book, too, vanessa is an awesome person. Im so happy that vanessa about a year ago joined us at the Brookings Institute in the produce this great book having been here for a short time. I will go through the formal intro of vanessa. Here is something that says a lot about her which is vanessa has written two books, coauthored the first the first one called the tea party and the remaking of american conservatism. As this book shows vanessa is a woman of very strong convictions. In her twoparty book they rather seem quite different than some Tea Party Activists and she showed an enormous capacity for understanding the people she profoundly disagrees with. And if we need that gift of empathy at this moment in our politics. Just to tell you how we will do this, vanessa will talk about this great book and her findings then i will introduce an Allstar Group of respondents who will respond to vane
I im just so happy that about a year ago we were joined at the brookings institutions and the promptly produced this great book having been here for a short time. I will go through the former the formal intro. Vanessa has written two books and coauthored the first. The first one is called the tea party and the remaking of american conservatism. It shows a very strong conviction but in her Tea Party Book she showed an enormous capacity people she profoundly this a grease with. Just to tell you how we are going to do this vanessa will come and talk about this great book in her finance i will introduce a pair of respondents. And then we will bring you all into the conversation. She is a coauthor of the tea party. It was named one of the ten best political books of the year. She is also examining the political origins. She has testified before congress she is written from friday a publications not only the New York Times and the atlantic but also teen vogue and also her hometown newspaper