Good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to the second of our series of hearings investigating competition in the Digital Markets. This one on innovation and entrepreneurship. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. 30 years ago the First Software for the worldwide member was released into the Public Domain to create a Global Communications network. Within a few years, search and browsing services were built onto this software to give people tools to communicate, share, and explore information through decentralized platform that was designed to be open and nondiscriminatory. An internet pioneer and codesigner of the internets early architecture testified in 2006 on behalf of google that the overarches principle of the open internet was no central gatekeeper should exert control over the internet. As he noted this open and competitive environment meant ent
If you live in the east and central time zones, 7488201 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zones. The tucson festival of books is held on the campus of the university of arizona. Its now in its ninth year. Coming up in half an hour is the next panel on civil right asks the supreme court. Adam cohen and jim obergefell, and mr. Obergefell is, of course, the plaintiff in the gay marriage case. And they will be coming up to speak in about half an hour or so. Were pleased that john nichols has joined us. Mr. Nichols, early on you said we need donald trump, perhaps we need donald trump right now. Guest i was cautious about saying that. I write for the nation magazine which was not particularly enthusiastic about mr. Trumps candidacy. And i think what i may have said was something along the lines of we might have needed donald trump. What i meant by that is that we had fallen into a pattern in this country of trying to deal with huge challenges, globalization, revolution is cha
And we have to do more of that. Host john nichols is the coauthor of this book, People Get Ready the fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy. Thank you for being on booktv. Guest pleasure. Host and booktv continues our live coverage of the tucson festival of book withs on the campus of the university of arizona. Were inside at the gallagher theater, but outside theres approximately 150,000 people every weekend, or every weekend that this is held attend this festival, and lots of different venues outside as well. Well, our live coverage continues here in the gallagher theater. Up next, an author panel on civil rights and the Supreme Court. After that a callin opportunity for you with New York Times columnist maureen dowd. Welcome to the ninth annual tucson festival of the books. Hi names lorraine. We want to thank Cox Communications for sponsoring this. Mr. Cohen and and the presentation will last one hour including questions and answers. We ask that you hold your qu
Statement. You have got to go to every corner of america. Barack obama had the best answer to the question of why democrats did badly in rural areas and why he did well and he said i did this weird thing, i went there. The fact the matter is that you need to get in your cars and go to places where people who disagree with you are and start to talk to them. You dont have to people say you have to listen to people, no, you have honest conversations with people. You will not have that leaving in your same neighborhood all the time. Thank you all very much for being here. [inaudible conversations] host and booktvs live coverage of the tucson festival of books continues. Youve been listening to authors David Maraniss and john nichols talk about poll politics. Ask john thick olds john nichols will be joining us in just a second to take your phone calls. 202 is the area code, 7488200 if you live in the east and central time zones, 7488201 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zone
Put out is a mess, and it is a mess because it goes back to the previous question, it doesnt take in big ideas from other places that have worked. And we have to do more of that. Host john nichols is the coauthor of this book, People Get Ready the fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy. Thank you for being on booktv. Guest pleasure. Host and booktv continues our live coverage of the tucson festival of book withs on the campus of the university of arizona. Were inside at the gallagher theater, but outside theres approximately 150,000 people every weekend, or every weekend that this is held attend this festival, and lots of different venues outside as well. Well, our live coverage continues here in the gallagher theater. Up next, an author panel on civil rights and the Supreme Court. After that a callin opportunity for you with New York Times columnist maureen dowd. Welcome to the ninth annual tucson festival of the books. Hi names lorraine. We want to thank Cox Comm