It has gone through many iterations. Now we are in the Dark Department art department. It has been publishing all sort of books since the 80s. There was a large stretch of time when they were publishing mostly regional poetry. Has roots in the illuminated manuscript. That is some centuries ago. It has happened all across the world. Many different cultures have some version of the book. It came to a head in the 60s. Starting with the constructionist. People started to call into question the versatility of a book. This is a book that is more interested in the tactile experience of the book. It tends to push the boundary of all kinds of material books are made out of. What kinds of shapes they take. It is not just a book bound on one edge. Most paperbacks are perfect bound and considered on the edge. It can become as large as the landscape it is trying to contain in its concept. Readers about the experience of turning the pages or flipping through it. Thinking about sequence. The pace of
The brookings institution. My name is john allen. I am the president of bookings and im pleased this morning to look mauer honored guest, the 19 chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and my friend, general joe dunford. Been chairford has of the joint chiefs of staff and prior to that, served as our commandant of the marine corps. They commanded all forces in afghanistan. General dunford and i have known each other for many years since we were captains, in fact. I can say with complete certainty and sincerity that he is one of the finest marines to have been minted in the modern era of the marine corps. In 1996, Lieutenant Colonel dunford would take command of the second battalion marines at camp lejeune in north carolina. Years later in kabul we would repeat that. He would take command of the war effort in afghanistan. His storied career spans more than four decades of Brilliant Service to our country and to the world. In peace and in crisis and in war. And as the u. S. Navigates multi
Cause prices to go up even higher. Weve already seen what happens. We should be able to figure out what happens if you do more of it without a plan. You know, what the administration wants to do here, it doesnt have to be painful. Transitioning from fossil fuels over a period of time doesnt have to be a painful thing. You just have to have a replacement in mind. You have to understand the economic consequences and understand if your time frame is right there are no economic consequences. Fossil fuels accounted for just over 60 of the electricity generated in the United States last year. Nuclear power generated nearly 20 of the electricity. Wind 9 of hydropower 6 . Solar power, about 3 . And when you dedicate yourself to eliminating 60 of the electricity generated in the country, youve got to expect that bad things are going to happen, and they are. Were seeing what happened with the reliability challenges in california. Leading the way in this transition, but last summer the state was