It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is here. Colin, if you want to ask your New Jersey Senator a question, New Jerseyans,

constituents' first priority about things going on relevant to the state that are going on in the

country and the world. And you can also call about his new book, which we're going to give him a few

minutes to lay out the ideas in, called Stand,

that seeks to link virtues like patriotism and humility that might help bridge our partisan divides.

Senator Booker, always good to have you on with us. Welcome back to WNYC.

It's perfect to be back on with you, Brian. Thank you.

And listeners, let me give Senator Booker a chance to discuss the main argument of his book a little bit.

And you can call about that, but also certainly about the war.

He's on the Foreign Relations Committee, about the Homeland Security Funding standoff,

which continues, the midterm elections and more, even his thoughts about running for

president again in 2028, perhaps, which is why some reviews say he's releasing a new book now.

But we're going to talk to the senator for a couple of minutes first, so hold your calls for a

sec. And, Senator, I'm just going to list the 10 virtues that are the chapters of your book

as a starting point for our listeners, because it's easy enough to do. There are only one word

each, agency, vulnerability, patriotism, truth, humility, community, creativity, creativity,

perseverance, grace, and vision. And, Senator, I'll ask you about a few

individually, but what ties this list together? Well, I've been traveling around my state and even the

country the last year since Donald Trump's been elected and everybody expresses to me feelings of fear and hurt

and anger and asks me over and over again, what can I do? And this book is an answer to that.

It is stories from our past and our present about Americans, many of them not in high office or not

holding positions of alleged power,

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