Look at the problems there. First i would like to introduce our Panel Including myself. Doctor pills very the foremost china expert in the world. Currently senior fellow and director of the chinese strategy at the hands Hudson Institute. Distinguish policy advisor. I can tell you definitively it has changed the us militarys thinking only a number of years ago. The First American official that revealed what they were telling themselves militarily is quite different than how they wanted to be friends in the world. And then to have a tremendous impact on understanding the military his book is a Landmark Book the 100 year marathon. Is one of the only places with the chinese defectors. And then reveal what is going on. And a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and as a distinguished china expert to spend time as a bomber pilot and has been inside of china as a Defense Attache to track down the inside story of china. His book is called stealth war. Im National Security correspondent for th
General segues resigned abruptly on the day of the elects in 2018 and the president appointed me that die be acting term general to bridge the gap between jeff session and bill barr. Host how did you become jeff session chief of staff. I only met Jeff Sessions opposite before i was selected to be his chief of staff. He i interviewed with him and talked to him many times but it was mutual friend, both in the white house and at the federal body that recommended know them and his people, and we bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. It was a match made in heaven. Host one over to things you say but mr. Sessions recowsal from the russia investigation that it was personal and fact driven. Guest i wasnt there when he did the analysis. He took over in february of 2017 after he was confirmed and after the new administration came in, but having done sort of my own analysis it took five weeks for me and my staff and the department of justice to moat. Its very factdr
Posted by the mayor and city corporations and as large a company to partake as we have ever seen in this town on any occasion. So in that moment march that to adjust to the constitution to the president and Vice President and congress and then to our illustrious neighbor. He truly had retired from Public Service the responses one that i think about often the wish that can exceed that to see the country happy and i can entertain no doubt that if all of us back to the part of good citizens. He included himself in that equation. He to was a citizen. But that came with rights and duties particularly the duty to maintain the constitution support the laws and guard our independence as we will see he took those very seriously he does not retire from Public Service so much as take a different approach. Tonight we can hear about a wonderful book i had the chance to read it in prepublication which i actually read at my Vacation Home over christmas break and i was daunted how good this book was a
Event coordinator and im happy to see you all. Before we get started i would ask everyone to silence their cell phones. Since we are being recorded on the tv cspan. Im happy to introduce nathan robinson, founder and editor in chief for his new book. He is here in conversation with us please join me in welcoming nathan robinson. [applause] [cheering] how was the flight . Everything was unobjectionable. They arwe are so glad to havu here with us. How many of you are already socialist . Wasnt there an original cover where there was a fingerpointing at you . A lot is going to be [inaudible] the original title is socialism for people that are skeptical of it and i wanted something you could give to the non socialists in your life in order to make them understand you. For those of you to give you things to say to other people and for those of you that are shifting in your chair and looking back and forth perhaps it is time to see this system of government and politics but i would like to beg
And they consume and accumulate power and money and homes based on cronyism. Host taking about the scandinavia argument is a big part of the book and the debate we have without the counter, gentler form of socialism but you point out trend lines in scandinavia moving away from socialism in reliance on taxes. Where we see scandinavia 25 years from now and what trends do you see that answer back the arguments. The peak of socialism in sweden was the 70s. They have been moving more to the right. Of five countries that are scandinavian countries four or five are led by centerright government, the trend line on taxes is all the way down and they are big trading nations involved with International Trade and worldwide trade. They have economic indexes, heritage does one. They are ranked pretty high and it is important to know whether they are socialist or not. We need to know whether they are socialist are not and they are not, this private property, ownership, people in their own houses. It