Guest i still think i very much see myself as a book critic. This book is just sort of an extension of that work, but these days i feel like im a political journalist also in many ways and just using books as a means to do that kind of work. Host also an author, obviously. This is your first book. Did you know you always wanted to write a book as a book critic or is that something you steered clear of . Guest i did not have a sense i wanted to necessarily be an author or write a book. Reading other peoples books was plenty for me and i worried a bit that if i went through the process of writing a book i would end up far too sympathetic to authors and ruin me for my day job, but i think its been useful to see what that side of the process is like and all of the work that goes into creating that finished product usually just get at the tail end host do you think it will change your approach at all as a book critic . I think it almost has to. I dont know how it will, though. I went to see
India has not taken part in negotiations since november of last year. Officials suggested the country may not want to be part of a free trade pact seen as hurting its domestic industries. The u. S. House leader and other Top Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to accept joe bidens win and move on. Republicans continue to throw up roadblocks in the transition to power. Stop the circus and get to work on what really matters to the american people, their health and their economic security. President trump has made few Public Comments since the election, but repeatedly publishes claims of Election Fraud on twitter. His camp has also filed a number of legal challenges, but no states have overturned results. Even some republicans are now calling on President Trump to break the impasse. They want his administration to grant biden access to the daily Intelligence Briefings normally given to a president elect. While biden has received no help from the state department, he continues
Television. You look at some of the results in wisconsin, so, you know, whether im up one or down one, it is right in the thing. I think were going to win wisconsin because we have a lot of people we dont want to talk to you. They go vote for trump, right . The hidden voter, whatever they call them. Somebody said theyre the shy voters. My people are not shy. [cheering] but, in wisconsin neil were monitoring the president right now, part of a whirlwind tour today that will take no fewer than five different cities today. President speaking in North Carolina. To the right of your screen, joe biden has just started speaking in cleveland. To be fair, were scrupulous about this well continue with the president another ten minutes or so. Try to give the same amount of time to joe biden right afterwards. We resume with the president of the United States. Now the real number, you know i could lose it. I could win it. I dont know i did a lot of good things for wisconsin, lets say it is even. I c
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