Toinght's guests:
- Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia
- E.J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor, Brookings Institution senior fellow and the author of "Our Divided Political Heart"
- Martin Gilens, professor of politics at Princeton University and author of the new book, "Affluence and Influence, Economic Inequality and Political Power in America"
And here's executive producer Bill Wolff with a look at tonight's stories, with added ambiance via The Monkees.
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Here in the U.S. we need someone to found the RRA, Reasonable Rifle Association. Said association would upholdSecond Amendment Rights, while recognizing that Original Intent did not foresee hand-held weapons that could have taken out an entire regiment of Redcoats.
IMHO, everyone should read "Our Divided Political Heart" by E.J. Dionne.
I read the book fairly quickly, realized I was confused about the use of the terms - especially "liberal" and "republican" and had to re-read it more carefully.
Here's the way I understand it - [greatly simplified possibly incorrect - read the book and find out for yourself]:
"liberal" = individual liberty which can be "free enterprise" or "free love"
"republican" = as in "Republic for which we stand" - strong federal government - "We the People"
The Tea Party - with total emphasis on individual liberty can be called "liberal".
I do not think of myself as "liberal" because the term is so messed up.
I am an individualist communitarian (or other way around depending on topic) meaning - I believe in individual liberty but also that there are things we can do together that we can't do by ourselves.
What does any of this have to do with The Monkees?
Why is Rachel gone so much from her own show? I like Ezra Klein and Melissa Harris Perry (Ezra more than Melissa) but I watch Rachel to see Rachel. Is there something going on?