Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas E Ricks

Thomas E. Ricks, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, talks about his book, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country. (Rebroadcast from December, 2020.)

Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 by Thomas E. Ricks #1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world. […] The post Chris Voss Podcast – Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 by Thomas E. Ricks appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.

Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. Dick Gregory was a prominent comedian and activist who was very active in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. While initially known as a comedian, his activism would, particularly during this decade of change, define his legacy. Joining us is his son and manager, Christian Gregory, who discusses his father's legacy as a prominent civil rights figure. A new book, The Essential Dick Gregory, features a collection of the activist's greatest works. It is available now wherever books are sold. Then, New York Times bestselling author, Thomas E. Ricks, joins us to talk about the Civil Rights Movement from a military perspective and discusses the non-violent strategies that were used and what we can learn from this approach today. This is covered in greater detail in his book, Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968, which is also out now wherever books are sold. Thomas E. Ricks will appear in-person at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, TX, on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Guests:  Christian Gregory Editor, “The Essential Dick Gregory” Dick Gregory's Son & Manager Thomas E. Ricks New York Times Bestselling Author Author, “Waging A Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement 1954 – 1968” Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues. We also offer a free podcast here, on iTunes, and other apps

Thomas E. Ricks is the author of multiple bestselling books, including First Principles, The Generals, and Fiasco, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A member of two Pulitzer Prize–winning teams in his years at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, he has been called “the dean of military correspondents.” He lives in Maine and Texas. His newest book is “Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968.” Twittter @TomRicks1

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comThomas E. Ricks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968, along with military histories including The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, and Making the Corps, joins The Realignment to analyze the success of the civil rights movement through the lens of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent movements today, revisits his critique of American generalship as the profession comes under political scrutiny, and assesses the state of the U.S. military as it transitions from the War on Terror to the era of great power competition.

Beowulf speaks with #1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks, who offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement in his book Waging a Good War.

Thomas E. Ricks - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been called “the dean of military correspondents.” He joins Tavis for a conversation about his new text “Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968” which offers a fresh perspective on America's greatest moral revolution―the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s―and its legacy today.

Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 by Thomas E. Ricks #1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world. In Waging a Good War, bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on America's greatest moral revolution―the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s―and its legacy today. While the Movement has become synonymous with Martin Luther King Jr.'s ethos of nonviolence, Ricks, a Pulitzer Prize–winning war reporter, draws on his deep knowledge of tactics and strategy to note the surprising affinities between that ethos and the organized pursuit of success at war. The greatest victories for Black Americans of the past century, he stresses, were won not by idealism alone, but by paying attention to recruiting, training, discipline, and organization―the hallmarks of any successful military campaign. An engaging storyteller, Ricks deftly narrates the movement's triumphs and defeats. He follows King and other key figures from Montgomery to Memphis, demonstrating that Gandhian nonviolence was a philosophy of active, not passive, resistance – involving the bold and sustained confrontation of the Movement's adversaries, both on the ground and in the court of public opinion. While bringing legends such as Fannie Lou Hamer and John Lewis into new focus, Ricks also highlights lesser-known figures who played critical roles in fashioning nonviolence into an effective tool―the activists James Lawson, James Bevel, Diane Nash, and Septima Clark foremost among them. He also offers a new understanding of the Movement's later difficulties as internal disputes and white backlash intensified. Rich with fresh interpretations of familiar events and overlooked aspects of America's civil rights struggle, Waging a Good War is an indispensable addition to the literature of racial justice and social change―and one that offers vital lessons for our own time.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks about his latest book, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.

Today, Debbie talks to good friend and bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks about writing.  This episode will appeal to listeners even if you're not a word nerd or have writing a book at the top of your bucket list.Tom is a military history columnist for the New York Times and author of seven books, the last five of which have been New York Times bestsellers. His best known book is "Fiasco: the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 - 2005," which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2007.  His most recent book, published in November 2020, is "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned From the Greeks and Romans, and How That Shaped Our Country."He was a war correspondent and a member of Pulitzer Prize-winning teams covering the military for both the Wall Street Journal (2000) and the Washington Post (2002).  As Debbie puts it, he's the "real deal" when it comes to writing serious books. Tom is currently working on his eighth book, a military appreciation of the Civil Rights Movement. Tom and his wife Mary Kay, also an author, are Debbie's good friends and neighbors in Maine.Today, they talk about what drives Tom to write: is it for money, for recognition, to win another Pulitzer prize, to connect with his readers, the writing itself? His answer is a good one.  They address the big questions: how long does it take him to write a book, how does he choose his topics, what is his  advice for would-be book writers, and more.  Debbie and Tom also get into the nitty gritty of his writing process. He takes us through a day in the life of Tom Ricks which includes bringing tea to Mary Kay in the morning and making lunch most days for the two of them. Despite how prolific he is, Tom does not write for 8 hours a day. He is witty and passionate on the topic of writing, as well as being honest and revealing, and this is a wonderful conversation. Mentioned in this episode or useful:Thomas E. Ricks bioFiasco:  the American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin, 2006)The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today by Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin 2013)Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin 2017)First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks (Harper 2020)Tom's 28 appearances on C-Span (videos) In and Out of Time in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks (The New Yorker, December 5, 2014)The Secret Life of a Book Manuscript by Thomas E. Ricks (The Atlantic, August 22, 2017)How to write a damn book by Thomas E. Ricks (Foreign Policy, May 8, 2014)Escape on the Pearl: the Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad by Mary Kay Ricks (William Morrow, 2007) The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E. B. White (Pearson, 4th edition, 1999)Politics and the English Language by George Orwell (Orwell Foundation)Blue Hill Public Library in Blue Hill, Maine Note from DebbieI hope you enjoyed this podcast. Would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than sixty seconds, and it really makes a difference in attracting new listeners and upcoming guests. I might read your review on my next episode!My newsletter: sign up for occasional updates and get my free writing guide at http://eepurl.com/qGTPConnect with me:Twitter: @debbieweilInstagram: @debbieweilFacebook: @debbieweilLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/debbieweilEmail: thegapyearpodcast@gmail.com- Debbie We Are Looking For a Sponsor for Season 4If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media PartnersNext For MeEncore.orgMEA Support this podcast:Leave a review on Apple/iTunes: it will help us find a sponsor! If you are interested, contact Debbie WeilSubscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify Credits:Host: Debbie WeilProducer: Far Out MediaPodcast websiteMusic: Lakeside Path by Duck Lake

The horticulture department at BYU Idaho has shops and gardens for the public to enjoy. A new project is even in the works for the Thomas E. Ricks Garden.

Welcome to the DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series, our discussion with leading thinkers on security, business and technology. Our guest is Thomas E. Ricks, author, journalist, editor and adviser on national security.  Ricks covered the US military for The Washington Post from 2000 through 2008. Until the end of 1999 he had the same beat at The Wall Street Journal, where he was a reporter for seventeen years. A member of two Pulitzer Prize–winning teams, he covered US military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Ricks is the author of several books, including The Generals, The Gamble, and the number one New York Times bestseller Fiasco, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book is "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country, " and is the centerpiece of our discussion. This conversation is part of a series on strategists and strategy devoted to the memory of one of the nation’s greatest national security strategists, Andy Marshall, the former director of the Pentagon’s office of net assessment and sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

For this President's Day, we listen back to our earlier conversation on 12/9/20 with author and jouranlist Tom Ricks about his book First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country. Panelist: Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008 and was on the staff of the Wall Street Journal for 17 years before that. He reported on American military operations in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan and Iraq. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, he is also the author of several books, including The Generals, The Gamble , Churchill & Orwell , and the number-one New York Times bestseller Fiasco , which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote First Principles while a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College.

For this President's Day, we listen back to our earlier conversation on 12/9/20 with author and jouranlist Tom Ricks about his book First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country. Panelist: Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008 and was on the staff of the Wall Street Journal for 17 years before that. He reported on American military operations in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan and Iraq. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, he is also the author of several books, including The Generals, The Gamble , Churchill & Orwell , and the number-one New York Times bestseller Fiasco , which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote First Principles while a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College.

This program, airing at 7 pm, is a rebroadcast of an earlier show (original air date December 9, 2020); no calls will be taken. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks discusses his new book about the founding fathers and their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics. He wrote First Principles while a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College.

After what has definitely become an election for the history books, ideas like the peaceful transfer of power, the Constitution, democracy, voting rights, representation, and the separation of powers are on everyone's minds. These are the fundamentals that form our government and they were placed there by our nation's Founders. Well, where did the Founders get these ideas? What books were they reading? What were they thinking about? What were they discussing amongst themselves as they decided to forge a new country? My guest today has immersed himself in the intellectual world of the late 18th century in order to think long and hard about these questions. Thomas E. Ricks was a journalist for twenty years during which time his reporting won two Pulitzer Prizes. Tom joins me to discuss his new, timely book, "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Roman and How That Shaped Our Country." Tom and I discuss how George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison were well versed in the political and philosophical ideas of the Ancient Greece and Rome and built those concepts into the framework of the American government.   Want to listen to new episodes a week earlier and get exclusive bonus content? Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Like the podcast? Please subscribe and leave a review! Follow @CMTUHistory on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning, New York Times best selling author Thomas Ricks discusses the classical education of the Founding Fathers and how that impacted the creation of the American government. He explains the moment that shocked him into starting to research this topic. He details the intellectual journey of the first four American presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. Ricks explains civic virtue and how it was viewed by the founding generation. He warns of a political environment that could lead to oligarchy, which Aristotle considered the least stable form of government. He talks about how he held Washington and Madison in higher regard after writing First Principles, and that Adams and Jefferson lost some of their luster. He details the system that Madison developed which used vice instead of virtue to strengthen the new government. He discusses the rise of the market economy and how that has come to dominate American political, economic and social thought. He concludes with some suggestions on how the American system can long endure with changes, which the Founders anticipated would happen.HOST: Rob MellonFEATURED BREW: Samuel Adams Limited Edition Winter Lager, Samuel Adams Brewing Company, Boston, MassachusettsBOOK: First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How that Shaped Our Countryhttps://www.amazon.com/First-Principles-Americas-Founders-Learned/dp/0062997459/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2QOOQJNANFWH4&dchild=1&keywords=first+principles+thomas+ricks&qid=1608591561&sprefix=first+principles%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-2MUSIC: Bones Forkhttps://bonesfork.com/

Thomas E. Ricks, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, talks about his new book, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.

First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would […] The post Chris Voss Podcast – First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.

First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would […] The post Book Author Podcast – First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks appeared first on Book Author Podcast.

First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation. On the morning after the 2016 presidential election, Thomas Ricks awoke with a few questions on his mind: What kind of nation did we now have? Is it what was designed or intended by the nation’s founders? Trying to get as close to the source as he could, Ricks decided to go back and read the philosophy and literature that shaped the founders’ thinking, and the letters they wrote to each other debating these crucial works—among them the Iliad, Plutarch’s Lives, and the works of Xenophon, Epicurus, Aristotle, Cato, and Cicero. For though much attention has been paid the influence of English political philosophers, like John Locke, closer to their own era, the founders were far more immersed in the literature of the ancient world. The first four American presidents came to their classical knowledge differently. Washington absorbed it mainly from the elite culture of his day; Adams from the laws and rhetoric of Rome; Jefferson immersed himself in classical philosophy, especially Epicureanism; and Madison, both a groundbreaking researcher and a deft politician, spent years studying the ancient world like a political scientist. Each of their experiences, and distinctive learning, played an essential role in the formation of the United States. In examining how and what they studied, looking at them in the unusual light of the classical world, Ricks is able to draw arresting and fresh portraits of men we thought we knew. First Principles follows these four members of the Revolutionary generation from their youths to their adult lives, as they grappled with questions of independence, and forming and keeping a new nation. In doing so, Ricks interprets not only the effect of the ancient world on each man, and how that shaped our constitution and government, but offers startling new insights into these legendary leaders. About the Author Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for The Washington Post from 2000 through 2008 and was on the staff of the Wall Street Journal for seventeen years before that. He reported on American military operations in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan and Iraq. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, he is also the author of several books, including The Generals, The Gamble, Churchill & Orwell, and the number-one New York Times bestseller Fiasco, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote First Principles while a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College.

Is the America we have today, the America that elected Donald Trump and is still struggling to move on from his term in office, the country our Founding Fathers envisioned? And just what is it that this illustrious group really thought they were building? Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas E. Ricks joins host Richard Aldous to discuss his new book, First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks discusses his new book about the founding fathers and their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics. He wrote First Principles while a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks discusses his new book about the founding fathers and their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics. He wrote First Principles while a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College.

In FIRST PRINCIPLES: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country (Harper),Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a revelatory new look at the founding fathers. Examining their educations—in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—Ricks demonstrates how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation. The book is already #4 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for The Washington Post from 2000 through 2008 and was on the staff of the Wall Street Journal for seventeen years before that. He reported on American military operations in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan and Iraq. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, he is also the author of several books, including The Generals, The Gamble, Churchill & Orwell, and the number-one New York Times bestseller Fiasco, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote First Principleswhile a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

In Episode 166 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Thomas Ricks about his book “First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks & Romans.” The two discuss the influence of Greco-Roman thought and culture on America’s founding generation, while drawing lessons that can be applied to our democracy today. First Principles is a timely book, in that we find ourselves grappling today with many of the same questions, concerns, and anxieties that animated and vexed the drafters of the American constitution. It is also a deeply profound one, because it reminds us that America was, is, and always will be an experiment. The constitution was constructed after all, in the midst of the Enlightenment. “What was most important and really new about the Age of Reason,” writes the scholar William Goetzmann, “was the sublime confidence of the intellectuals and societal leaders in the power of man’s reason...Human nature, like all other nature, was a constant that yielded to rational inquiry.” In other words, the enlightenment showed the founding generation that it was possible to use reason and observation to discern the eternal laws of nature and then to use that understanding to aid human progress. To be enlightened was to have an energetic way of examining the world with skepticism and self-confidence and that self-confidence came from the knowledge that the world was knowable, that truths could be discovered, and inquiries made into the nature of things. “To be enlightened,” as the intellectual historian Caroline Winterer put it, “was to be filled with hope.” It was with this sense of hope and empowerment that America’s founding generation set about to construct the American constitution and bill of rights. What were their objectives? Who did they look up to? What books did they read? And why the obsession with the ancients? What lessons did they take from the successes and failures of the Greeks and Romans? What did they value in themselves and in others? How did these values inform their construction of the union? And what can we learn from their experience when grappling with our own challenges today, whether we’re talking about executive power, media censorship, political division, or any of the other issues that animate the spirit of today’s generations?   The purpose of this episode is to provide a historical context for the challenges we face today in an effort to understand that they are not altogether new, nor are they insurmountable.  You can access the overtime to this episode, as well as the transcript and rundown through the Hidden Forces Patreon Page. All subscribers gain access to our overtime feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today’s episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our mailing list through the Hidden Forces Website Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://patreon.com/hiddenforces  Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Episode Recorded on 11/24/2020

A new and exclusive CNN investigation from Correspondent Nima Elbagir reveals precisely what happened in Nigeria last month, when thousands protested against police brutality. Then, author Thomas E. Ricks speaks to Christiane Amanpour about his book, “First Principles.” Vox Co-founder Matthew Yglesias talks to Walter Isaacson about the importance of ideological diversity in the media business. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

This week our guest is New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks. Washington. Adams. Jefferson. Madison. First Principles follows these four members of the Revolutionary generation from their youths to their adult lives, as they grappled with questions of independence, and forming and keeping a new nation. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

With the craziness going on in the world, the desire for competent "wartime" leaders who can unite us, balanced against worries about creeping authoritarianism, I thought it might a good time to rebroadcast my discussion with author and historian Thomas E. Ricks about his book, Churchill and Orwell: The Fight For Freedom. Enjoy!

It's a weird and terrible time out there right now. Like everyone else, we've been trying to stave off boredom and upsetting feelings by trying to distract ourselves. We hope that in this crazy and unsure time, that hearing two girls talk about books will help in your own distraction endeavors. For inquiries, please email notabookclub.pod@gmail.com Books Discussed: Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews Tampa by Alissa Nutting (SPOILERS: 19:45-20:53) Fiasco: The American Military Adventures in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama Maurice by E.M. Forster Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

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Elise and Steve put Tom Ricks’ “Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom” into the Words Matter Library.Pulitzer Prize winning author Tom Ricks provides a fresh look at Winston Churchill and George Orwell in the Age of Trump. Both Churchill and Orwell demonstrated vision and courage as they embodied the idea that words do matter. Tom Ricks masterfully chronicles their separate, yet contemporaneous, fight against the evils of totalitarianism. Get this title free along with your 30-day free trial of Audible when you go to:www.audible.com/wordsmatterAudible - because Words Matter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Watch the video here. Military historian and journalist Thomas E. Ricks won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his Wall Street Journal series on U.S. defense spending in the post-Cold War era. His books include The Generals, The Gamble, and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Fiasco, a bestselling account of America's tragic and reckless invasion of Iraq. A member of the Center for a New American Security defense policy think tank, he has reported on a wide variety of military activities for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. His new book is a dual biography of Winston Churchill's and George Orwell's farsighted fight for democracy during its darkest hours. (recorded 5/25/2017)

Author and historian Thomas E. Ricks talks with Matt about his book, 'Churchill and Orwell: The Fight For Freedom.'

This week on Bombshell, Alice Hunt Friend joins us to talk all things Africa and civ-mil. We dive into U.S. operations in Niger and the Kenyan elections reboot. Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping get new mandates while preparing for the president’s big trip to Asia, along with the rest of us. And we all wait for the fallout from the Mueller indictments. Produced by Tre Hester Music: Lovira, All Things Considered Episode Reading: Alice Hunt Friend, "What Does Niger Have to Do with the AUMF?" Center for Strategic and International Studies Alice Hunt Friend, "Trump wrongly ignores Africa," The Hill Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung, "Amid Niger ambush chaos, the White House first thought several Americans were missing," Washington Post Thomas E. Ricks, "An Old Colonel Looks at General Kelly," Foreign Policy Loren DeJonge Schulman, "The Necessity of Questioning the Military," The Atlantic David Dollar, "Reading the tea leaves of China's 19th Party Congress," Brookings Institution Simon Denyer, "China's leader elevated to the level of Mao in Communist pantheon," Washington Post Robert Burns, "Pentagon Chief Says North Korea Engages in 'Outlaw' Behavior," NBC News Vikram Singh and Lindsey Ford, "China Is Looking Forward to Trump's Truancy at the East Asia Summit," Foreign Policy Daniel Kliman and Zack Cooper, "Washington Has a Bad Case of China ADHD," Foreign Policy Mike Duncan, The Storm Before the Storm Tour Dates Erik Pedersen, "'The Alienist' Premiere Date & Trailer: Bruhl, Evans, Fanning & TNT Trek Back to 1890s New York," Deadline

This week on Bombshell, Alice Hunt Friend joins us to talk all things Africa and civ-mil. We dive into U.S. operations in Niger and the Kenyan elections reboot. Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping get new mandates while preparing for the president’s big trip to Asia, along with the rest of us. And we all wait for the fallout from the Mueller indictments. Produced by Tre Hester Music: Lovira, All Things Considered Episode Reading: Alice Hunt Friend, "What Does Niger Have to Do with the AUMF?" Center for Strategic and International Studies Alice Hunt Friend, "Trump wrongly ignores Africa," The Hill Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung, "Amid Niger ambush chaos, the White House first thought several Americans were missing," Washington Post Thomas E. Ricks, "An Old Colonel Looks at General Kelly," Foreign Policy Loren DeJonge Schulman, "The Necessity of Questioning the Military," The Atlantic David Dollar, "Reading the tea leaves of China's 19th Party Congress," Brookings Institution Simon Denyer, "China's leader elevated to the level of Mao in Communist pantheon," Washington Post Robert Burns, "Pentagon Chief Says North Korea Engages in 'Outlaw' Behavior," NBC News Vikram Singh and Lindsey Ford, "China Is Looking Forward to Trump's Truancy at the East Asia Summit," Foreign Policy Daniel Kliman and Zack Cooper, "Washington Has a Bad Case of China ADHD," Foreign Policy Mike Duncan, The Storm Before the Storm Tour Dates Erik Pedersen, "'The Alienist' Premiere Date & Trailer: Bruhl, Evans, Fanning & TNT Trek Back to 1890s New York," Deadline

Thomas E. Ricks discusses Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.

Franken discusses his new political memoir; Thomas E. Ricks talks about “Churchill and Orwell”; and Dav Pilkey on the movie adaptation of “Captain Underpants” and more.

Ajalugu soosis Ameerika Teise maailmasõja kindraleid Marshalli, Eisenhowerit, Pattonit ja Bradleyt, kuid järgmiste sõdade kindralitega ta enam nii heasoovlik polnud. Kolmkümmend aastat Ameerika sõjaväe juhte uurinud Thomas E. Ricks otsib kindraliteraamatus vastust küsimusele - miks on see nii. Ta viib lugeja kokku suurte, aga ka kaheldava väärtusega juhtidega, aumeestega ning nendegagi kes iseennast ja oma sõdureid alt on vedanud. (Thomas E. Ricks. Kindralid. Ameerika väejuhid Teisest maailmasõjast tänapäevani.)

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Thomas Ricks to discuss his work as a writer and journalist. Ricks discusses his two books on the Iraq War, “Fiasco” and “The Gamble,” offering an analysis of the failures of the first years of the war and the changes in strategy engineered by Generals Odierno and Petraeus. Reviewing the conduct of the Iraq War, he analyzes the weaknesses and strengths of America's political and military leaders, the long term consequences of the conflict for the military, the unanswered questions about the future of Iraq, and the possibilities of a new American strategy for the Middle East under President Obama. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21364]

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Thomas Ricks to discuss his work as a writer and journalist. Ricks discusses his two books on the Iraq War, “Fiasco” and “The Gamble,” offering an analysis of the failures of the first years of the war and the changes in strategy engineered by Generals Odierno and Petraeus. Reviewing the conduct of the Iraq War, he analyzes the weaknesses and strengths of America's political and military leaders, the long term consequences of the conflict for the military, the unanswered questions about the future of Iraq, and the possibilities of a new American strategy for the Middle East under President Obama. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21364]

We had the honor of welcoming back to Pundit Review Radio SSG David Bellavia. It’s not every day that we get to talk with someone who has been the subject of Someone You Should Know. David is a former Army Staff Sergeant who served in the First Infantry Division for six years. He has been recommended for the Medal of Honor by his leadership, and has been nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross. He has received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Conspicuous Service Cross (New York State’s highest combat valor award) and was recently inducted into the New York State Veteran’s Hall of Fame. His new book House to House: An Epic Memoir of War is just that. It is a brutally honest, incredibly detailed look at David’s Iraq experience, with a special focus on the events in Fallujah. One of the blurbs on the book jacket really hit home, “Staff Sgt. Bellavia brings it. This is life in the infantry, circa right now. They used to say that the real war will never get in the books. Here it does, stunningly. You may not agree with it, or like what he has to say. Read it anyway — and then sit silently for an hour or so and contemplate what he has done on behalf of his country.” - Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq and Making the Corps We took some emotional phone calls tonight from people who wanted to say thank you. One from a Vietnam Vet and another from a father whose daughter recently joined the Air Force. This was a tremendous hour spent with a genuine hero who has written a truly memorable book. All of our interviews are also available for download at iTunes and Podcast Alley via the Pundit Review Radio Podcast. What is Pundit Review Radio? Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin and Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening from 7-10 pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station. Filed in: Media Bias, Radio, Iraq, War On Terror |

We had the honor of welcoming back to Pundit Review Radio SSG David Bellavia. It’s not every day that we get to talk with someone who has been the subject of Someone You Should Know. David is a former Army Staff Sergeant who served in the First Infantry Division for six years. He has been recommended for the Medal of Honor by his leadership, and has been nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross. He has received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Conspicuous Service Cross (New York State’s highest combat valor award) and was recently inducted into the New York State Veteran’s Hall of Fame. His new book House to House: An Epic Memoir of War is just that. It is a brutally honest, incredibly detailed look at David’s Iraq experience, with a special focus on the events in Fallujah. One of the blurbs on the book jacket really hit home, “Staff Sgt. Bellavia brings it. This is life in the infantry, circa right now. They used to say that the real war will never get in the books. Here it does, stunningly. You may not agree with it, or like what he has to say. Read it anyway — and then sit silently for an hour or so and contemplate what he has done on behalf of his country.” - Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq and Making the Corps We took some emotional phone calls tonight from people who wanted to say thank you. One from a Vietnam Vet and another from a father whose daughter recently joined the Air Force. This was a tremendous hour spent with a genuine hero who has written a truly memorable book. All of our interviews are also available for download at iTunes and Podcast Alley via the Pundit Review Radio Podcast. What is Pundit Review Radio? Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin and Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening from 7-10 pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station. Filed in: Media Bias, Radio, Iraq, War On Terror |