Like im a political journalist use the book says a means to that kind of work. Obviously this is your first book did you know you always wanted to write a book as a critical or is that something you steer clear of . I do not have a sense i wanted to necessarily be an author or write a book reading other peoples books plenty in the process of writing a book to be far too much sympathetic warning me for my day job that has been useful to see with that side of the process is like and all the work going to finish that finished product i get at the tail end. With that change your approach is a book critic . I think it has to i know how it will. I want to see when im back into the swing of reviewing books but in some ways just beyond sympathy for authors i hope you will give me a better sense of the decisionmaking of where the book covers or how many chapters. I hope will make me better at my main job. Now you know the answers but before you get too far away he ran on read 150 books. What do
Church dispensation for six royal marriages. Court yearcourt years installedn Supreme Court and royal beheadings, if only for sport. He craved the occasional royal procession and gasp, the eventual royal succession. He gets his way and lets the public have something to say. If we let him all have his favorite things, the divine right of kings. Hello everyone and welcome to the Virtual Program at the Commonwealth Club of california. Im a senior partner emeritus at mckinsey and company and a member of the Commonwealth Club board of directors. Today i will be moderating the program. We would like to thank our members, donors and supporters for making this and all of our other programs available. We are grateful for your support and hope others will follow their examples to support the club, particularly during these uncertain times. Today im particularly pleased to be joined by john lithgow, an awardwinning actor and author of a new book, trumpty dumped wanted a crown. He is known for his
Rich and exciting agenda this fall begin with todays discussion. Does for pulsing matter in the president ial year, or within the proximity whats going to happen in several hours to a debate . Should Foreign Policy matter . Will it matter . Are with this debate so unconventional, so we loaded with hot button issues from the Supreme Court to tax returns to pandemic that there will be little room for serious discussion either on Foreign Policy issues or domestication. That remains to be seen. Clearly back in the day Foreign Policy matters a lot more than it does now. The republican landslide in 1920 was a direct result of the uncertainties and challenges in the wake of the first world war. Fdr broke the twoterm president in 19401944, and gained legitimacy in response to impending war. In 1952 korea was the dominant issue. The stephenson i issue. Lbj was driven from the white house. As a consequence of it, although the humphreynixon election of vietnam did not play a singular role. And, o
Particularly with china. I refunded . A variety of individuals and corporations. We dont accept any corporate or foreignon money. Several headlines got our attention that w says chinas military has surpassed us in ships and missiles and air defense. Talking about conventional weapons first. So what is the strength of the Chinese Military . Its very impressive. Its daunting. Remember the United States spends more on total that china has been closing the gap and exclusively focused on its own region. So that the age in the pacific the most recent is shifting in chinas direction. Thirty or 40 years ago the Chinese Military was a sophisticated force is no longer the case and they are closing the gap in key areas and that trend is continuing. Mr. Cole be the headline of the Nuclear Arsenal that tells us the china plans to double the nuclearhi arsenal. Talk about that part of the equation. The conventional event is more sobering. It is slated to doubleed in size from a low amount what is con
An attorney for the floyd family says the developments are a significant step forward on the road towards justice. This family is united in their quest for justice. We believe that this is the Tipping Point in america. Minnesotas attorney general is asking the public to be patient. He says it will take months to present a solid case. He also said he believes the former officers can have a fair trial in the twin cities. George floyds son, quincy mason, visited a shrine in minneapolis and kneeled on the Street Corner where his father died. Mason said it was very emotional and now that more charges have been filed, he wants justice for what happened to his father. A Memorial Service for floyd is set for tomorrow in minneapolis. To San Francisco where there is a massive protest underway in the mission district. Thousands of people are taking part. The march started at Mission High School on 18th street next to dolores park. The crowd marched to the Mission Police station a few blocks away