Democracy is the most radical profound idea in the history of human civilization. [laughter] and its so radical and so profound that we have a hard time maintaining it. Thinking through its implications, constantly being grounded and returned to our conceptions of like freedom. And so leads to ways our democracy has gone bad through outsourcing it to lead and this book is about waying our democracy has gone bad by essentially putting subsection of our population under conditions that are not really free in the sort fundamental way that we want to be free is they relate in that way in materials of the specifics of this look, i mean, i grew u up in the bronx like my core identity [laughter] in the bronx in the 1980s. Which was which i would never trade for a million years in terms of what it meant to me in terms of the way that i think about race, politic, but it was really fought and city was dangerous and i thought about crime and politicianing and criminal justice through my life and
That the criminal Justice System is dividing the country into two americas, he was interviewed by author elizabeth. Its so wonderful to have you here. Its an important contribution to america and the world, i think, right now. Im wondering what brought you to this topic is right maybe talk about your trajectories and be a meritocracy to this very compelling and compassionate work on american criminal justice and Law Enforcement. Guest in some ways of both books are books about the same thing which are what i would call democratic pathologies, if you think about the body of politics as a body that has different processes and functions and they can go wrong in different ways but both books are diagnoses about infections, infirmarys in the body of politics. Ways in which im a real believer in my one quarter of a secular state is democracies, small the democracy and democracy is the most radical profound, idea in the history of human civilization and its so radical and found that we have a
The world i think right now so im wondering what kind of brought you to this topic, maybe to talk about your trajectory from an elite which looks at meritocracy to this compelling and compassionate work on american criminal justice and Law Enforcement. Theres a few things, in some ways both books are books about the same thing which are what i would call democratic apologies. If you look at the body politic as a body that has different processes and functions and they can go wrong in different ways, that both books are diagnosis about infections, infirmary is in the body politic so ways in which, im a real believer. My one core secular belief is democracies, small d democracies and democracy is the most radical, profound idea in the history of human civilization and its so radical and profound that we have a hard time maintaining it, thinking through its implications. Constantly being grounded and returned to our conceptions of light, freedom and so part of the ways in which our democr
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Fit you in and have you back here for their reception and 6 30 p. M. For the governor kidder the governor has engagement so i will ask your help to get her out of the building efficiently so they will exit ahead of us they queue for being with us. [inaudible conversations] this program may contain language that some may find offensive. [inaudible conversations] welcome to the powerhouse arena with the launch of drawing blood by molly crabapple. [applause] this program will feature a discussion followed by a siding on your left. Lots of copies of drawing blood or at the register we appreciate to purchase them for us to put events on for you like this. Molly crabapple contributing editor for vice also in the paris review and guardian. From the museum of modern art living in new york city. For our moderator teeeighteen has authored several books so please welcome the two speakers. [applause] this is malis firstever book tour so she might to be nervous so this is your opportunity if you wa