A conversation with Molly Ball, author of Pelosi and TIME magazine national political correspondent

Nancy Pelosi is the most successful woman in American politics. The first female Speaker of the House in American history, Pelosi has twice held this position. And, in one of the most tumultuous eras in American politics, she's taken centre stage multiple times. What characterises her leadership? What’s been her approach to dealing with the most volatile White House in US history? What would Pelosi’s legislative priorities be in a Biden administration?

To discuss Pelosi's career and to talk about the state of the US election, USSC hosted a webinar event featuring the award-winning political journalist Molly Ball, TIME magazine’s national political correspondent and author of the recent biography Pelosi, in conversation with Dr Charles Edel, Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre and Dr John Lee, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre.

Keen to learn more about House Speaker Nany Pelosi? Grab a copy of Molly Ball's book Pelosi (2020) from the link below:

[Hispanicwoman]

Must be the same Molly Ball who wrote that telling Time article about the 2020 election.

[alamedavigilante]

Mike Gallagher just said it best: Molly Ball writes her TIME article "without a glimmer of self awareness "!

[alamedavigilante]

Stereotypical example of a woman hired for her looks, and not for her brains. Its 2021. I'm a woman with 2 doctorates and I can't believe this is still the norm.

[LauraRonchetti]

Other than being ambitious and arrived to be the speakers of the house, what does exactly would make me like her? Convince me that she is a positive figure for the country, and she is not moved only by greediness. Try to convince the thousand people that worked in the pipeline, and those who had their business burned down by BLM. Do you believe what you are saying, or you just had to write a book? Do you really think America is better with her in power? The whole California burns down every summer, what have she exactly done about it? Who is she going to blame for climate change, now that Trump is not president? Who fault is going to be?

[ReneStover]

I have read other of Molly Ball's articles, and I really believe she is a advocate for Communism!