Hello. Good evening, everyone. Welcome again to sixth i. I do start to start by asking who is here at sixth i for the first time tonight . Hello. Whether you are a first timer or if repeat offender we have a bunch of programs you might want to check out from a conversation from dan pfeiffer two concert with the incredible songwriter josh ritter to a party where you can come and see all of them did just a few weeks into the new year and the new decade im sure the reality has set in for us all we are now undeniably in 2020 approaching what is the most anticipated and polarized american president ial election of all time. The 2016 elections results were shocking to many of us in this d we didnt know a country, communities or friends as well as we thought we did. The aftermath so people questioning each others values and stark divisions and already divisive twoparty political systems. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome ezra klein back to dc to help us make sense of it all and hear his pers
Good evening. My name is deirdre cross, director of the Public Programs at the national africanamerican s aim of history and culture and it is my pleasure to welcome all of you to this Wonderful Program and introduce these speakers in our discussion entitled historically speaking, Thurgood Marshall, a life and American History, evening with spencer crew and paul think of it. Paul finkelman. For those streaming the tag ision, our twitter historically speaking. We are also thrilled that this program will be broadcast through cspan book tv to be aired at a later date. Begin this compelling new biography, we are introduced to the constant battles for inequality faced by africanamericans through a study of Thurgood Marshalls extraordinary courage and his belief in the power of the law to change society. Thurgood marshall, a life in American History follows his career from his youth in baltimore, maryland, to his days. T Supreme Court justice his inspiring story illustrates how pervasive rac
Reverend jim wallace. Blessed to be here. I want to get to the book but i want to start with the christianity today editorial calling for President Trumps removal from office. Your reaction, you wrote on sojourners in your editorial this might be a watershed moment for 2020. Why . You know, i came back from the 27 city book tour right in the middle of advent. Which in our tradition is a season of waiting and yearning and longing for christ. Thats what advent means so waiting for christ is what i was thinking coming home and then an editorial appears from christianity today which is a credible magazine. And the editor who i know says that there are moral issues at stake now in the selection. Not just political. But the deeper and the morality of President Trump is what ehes raising and so to me, it was the coming of what this my book was all about, what did jesus say . What did he mean . Did he mean it. So heres this christianity today saying these tradeoffs, the transactional deals we
From across the spectrum on key Public Policy issues of the day. Joining us today to talk about his book while he took the jim wallace, good morning two. I want to start with christianity today. An editorial calling for President Trumps removal from office. Your reaction. Euros in your editorial that this might be a watershed moment for 2020, why . Guest i came back from a 27 city book tour. Right in the middle of advent. Which, in our tradition is a season of waiting and during and longing for christ. What iting for christ is was thinking coming home. All of a sudden cover this editorial appears from christianity today, a very established evangelical credible , mark galli, who i know, says there are moral issues at stake in the selection. Not just political, but deeper. The reality of a President Trump is what he is raising. Me, what did jesus say . What did he mean . Did he mean it . Heres this person today saying these tradeoffs, these transactional deals we like what donald trump i
I want to start with christianity today. An editorial calling for President Trumps removal from office. Your reaction. Euros in your editorial that this might be a watershed moment for 2020, why . Guest i came back from a 27 city book tour. Right in the middle of advent. Which, in our tradition is a season of waiting and during and longing for christ. What iting for christ is was thinking coming home. All of a sudden cover this editorial appears from christianity today, a very established evangelical credible , mark galli, who i know, says there are moral issues at stake in the selection. Not just political, but deeper. The reality of a President Trump is what he is raising. Me, what did jesus say . What did he mean . Did he mean it . Heres this person today saying these tradeoffs, these transactional deals we like what donald trump is doing on some issues therefore we will ignore the rest. He says this is a gross in rowdy aaracter we are seeing gross immorality of character we are see