This is lovely to get to interview on a book that i think its fantastic i read in one sitting in founded of silly fascinating so my first question to you is how and the world could you write this so quickly because you are referencing things that happened april and may and the book just came out. It is great to speak with you im glad you enjoyed the book. At was a bit of a frenzied. I publish a new book about every seven years and i give myself a break between but i just wanted to get it out as quickly as possible there are a couple of chapters focused on what we should expect if there is a crisis in the United States of an economic crisis or a major security crisis. And i felt so passionate that there needed to be a political disaster prepared this around progressives that i just wrote what i had never written before also working with a publisher that was committed to getting it out very quickly that Publishing Industry nearly finished the book then it creeps along the process in all
When i was reading books about this experience when i was going through his it was saintly women writing about saintly mothers. I knew i could write my book when this woman who hadnt seen my mother and i for 30 years, you are so funny together. We could be a comedy. I was saying with my dad the same thing. I totally lost it with this man i fought with my whole life. That is a nice opportunity. That is a particular thing gay friends and daughters could do really well. I think your book is very honest and very real and that always works. Thanks, mutual. We are inviting you to assigning. [applause] [inaudible conversations] booktv is on instagram. Followers for publishing news, schedule updates and behindthescenes pictures and videos. Instagram. Com booktv. Now i am pleased to introduce a nice arthur with his acclaimed new book the fever of 1721 the epidemic that revolutionized medicine and american politics. Stephen coss has a bachelors degree working as an Advertising Agency copywriter
American diplomat that i was reading the biography of karl marx, and his he said i wouldnt admit it if i was reading it. However, he later listened to me tell him why. I think the panic is in the minority. I think free speech and education makes the difference. What do you think . Are you in the majority or not . I dont think theyre in the majority. If they are in the majority we would be looking at Something Like germany in 1934. It doesnt take a majority to create a lot of violence and death and destruction and payne. Education up to a point is a factor, but some very highly educated people have expressed very panicked thoughts. Maybe they are availing themselves but i dont think just because one is educated, one doesnt necessarily address personal needs for certitudes. Thank you. Another question . When you talk it reminds me not of politics but medical advertising. Three of five people work this, or you try to talk about an allergy, and most things are not abc. And throw statistics
I would like to know people who disagree about your idea is and why would you respond that way . I will take the three questions. Actually back then they would be unfair to women. So why do men feel that they should . I would ask all the authors. And will start the last question about why men did that it is complicated. [laughter] but how do i think i have contributed . I think they contribute most has a teacher actually of teaching in working with students and what is great is my students always ask new questions, and new ideas and i stay engaged with them i am not a professional activists. So i am not out there fighting for a particular cause is all the way do political work but reading things and talking about them is how id do it. That is one of the many ways you can have feminism. Going back to what i said with a lot of different context against Climate Change right now is seems to me one of the biggest issues is our planet possibly being destroyed and i do think that there was a
Delighted people think it is weird to be gay . Faq for the panel. [applause] i had the great privilege here in this country born in kansas my parents came to this country in the early 50s they came from mexico with no money and very little education and. They believed in the promise of this country and better opportunities for their children so we worked really hard to sacrifice so many latinos and hispanics have done because they wanted a better future. So they taught us important values that have been for me and my six brothers and sisters the importance of community where hardworking and sacrifice and honesty and integrity there were important values they share with the scope [applause] the afternoon. 84 every 12, hey now with me. Thank you so much for being here. Thanks for being here for the roundtable we appreciate as a a longtime supporter of the of America Foundation and also to mr. Rodriguez mr. Rodriguez, although lot of people wear those tshirts where was in college my mothe