Mastro, an assistant professor of Security Studies at the edmund a. Wilson school at Georgetown University and american scholar at American Enterprise institute. Shes the author of the cost of conversation, obstacles to peace talks in wartime. And she is currently working on a book about chans challenges to u. S. Primacy. Next we hear from a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and adjunct senior fellow at the center for new American Security and president and ceo of solarium llc, a defense consulting firm. Hes previously served as president of the center for strategic and budgetary assessments in a department of Defenses Office of net assessment and on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. Hes the author of several books, most recently publishing the declines of deterrents earlier this year. Our third panelist is dr. Michael green who is a Senior Vice President for asia and japan chair at the center for strategic and International Studies csis as well as director of Asian S
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Incomprehensibly he seemingly did not grasp the toll his absence would have on those who loved him. Joining us in the studio is the democrat from pennsylvania who served in the seventh district. G lvthe morning. Guest thank you for having me. Host what made you to decide to tell that story . Guest it was obviously a difficult personal story but as that first month went onic i realized i had a public platform and i felt it was critically important to elevate the discussion about Mental Health issues generally suicide in particular because frankly were close to an epidemic of it and i just hope it was important to do. It was more a decision of taking my position and elevating it. Host how does the federal government deal doing with not just issue but Mental Health issues behind it . Guest we need to do better. Mental illness and Mental Health issues or coverage are inadequate in this country. The amount of attention and the resources we get we know you got schoolchildren who are affected
Whether its a grandmother who cant register to vote because she cant find her birth certificate, College Students prevented from registering to vote in the place where they go to school, or even malfunctioning Voting Machines that lead to long lines and voters who need to get back to work. So they have to give up and leave the line. Certainly, we have seen that over and over again. 2016 was the first president ial election in half a century where the full Voting Rights act was not in effect. Since the Supreme Courts 2013 Shelby County decision striking down a key section in the Voting Rights act, we have seen a lot of action on the state and local level. And while some states and local communities have improved access to voting, others have restricted it. Often by targeting poor people and minority communities. We have seen numerous Voter Suppression laws passed. A number of which have been struck down by the courts for being discriminatory. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court refused