In the mic . No. Without the mic . Also no. Alexis is the deputy cto of new york city and runs a policy experiment lab, trying to get vendors to compete for who can devise the best programs to improve social welfare of the citizens of new york. An adjunct professor of tech media and communications at Columbia University and spent a couple of decade studying the issues as a doctoral student and then as a member of the staff at the u. N. Mission of the state department, and also just speaking deeply about them which is so clear from the book, which i really admire. So quick round of applause for alexis. [applause] just jump right in. This book is about what you call net states. Maybe you just want to start by taking a minute and telling us what those are and why we needed a new category. Canthank you all for coming. The pest way to straight what net states are is to talk about how i came upon the idea to right this book in the first place. So, back in 2015, there were a number of terrori
The calendar please silence your cell phone so as not to please speak clearly into the microphone cspan book tv is here as well. Label having the signing up here if you have not purchased your books there are plenty so im excited to welcome you all to politics andme prose with the book the time to build. As the nation faces divisiveness to argue rather than trying to tear down frameworks to look as sources of strength for support. Time for build and then to commit ourselves with the vitality of institutions rangingit to churches in the military and renew our ties to each other Founding Editor of National Affairs director of social cultural and constitutional studies at aei cofounder and Senior Editor and the fractured republic and the great debate articles have appeared in numerous articles the wall street journal and many others. [applause] thank you very much i appreciate you being here on friday night. What this might say to understand what is gone wrong in recent years and what we
Imagine that this is going to be a haitianamerican living room. Can you imagine that . Okay. So, we are here, we welcoming one of our favorite tv analysts on msnbc. [applause] cease the daughter of the beautiful country of it, any haitians here . Okay, all right. You count with the census, also the platal director for moveon. Org. [applause] she has worked on many local campaigns, statewide campaigns and national campaigns, and she has written this deelectricityible memoir of her personal, professional, and political life. Join me in giving a warm Miami Book Fair woman to karine jeanpierre. Maas applause [applause] hi. Hi, everybody. Hi. Thank you for coming. Hi, hi, hi. I see jedwin back there i have to give her some love. What is his nickname for you . Tika. Maybe like ka. Your first name is pronounced in creole. Karine. Karine jeanpierre. Moving forward, my first question for you is, how does your haitianness inform your wait, i have to Say Something, thank you so much, marlon, im s
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