Whole list of other things i could go into a very talented woman and writer which has the support of an ambivalence to whistleblowers. [applause] before we get started i want you to be aware there has been some controversy of members of our community feel very strongly this should not go on. We are an independent bookstore we believe very strongly its our responsibility to make sure both authors and books are represented regardless of the ideas of the values that they have. And we hope if there is disagreement we can have those discussions in a respectful and civilized manner. [inaudible] [laughter] we will get to that. That you are no stranger to protest you got involved in one sometime ago. Thats correct. [laughter] i am a fierce defender of freedom of expression and i believe the problem with this country is we are not having called factbased discussions so actually i was injured for agreeing to engage through an influential figure in republican circles. I thought that my students h
Story. The democrats are concluding on the wrong side of this. Here we are in the biggest oil and gas revolution in the history of the world and we are talking about windmills. Republicans have to talk about pipelines. They have to talk about something you talked a lot about which is overturning the ban on the export of american oil and gas. One other thing larry they have to take on the radical greens in this country that are antigrowth antidevelopment and antiprogress. If you do those things this can drive a real expansion. I was thinking the guy who is weakened over the decline in oil prices is close to a nervous breakdown right now. Its flat and mayor putin. There are a lot of scholars here so correct me if im wrong. Im not a foreignpolicy guy but if Vladimir Putin goes down with that not be a good thing for america . Correct me if im wrong. Its very naive about these things. Isis gets 5 million a day from petrodollars. We can define their enemies. I know they want market share. Ni
The most important form of job creation of startups what is going on . Thanks to the heritage addition i appreciated. I think when Highschool Students 100 years from now garner about economics there will hear about John Maynard Keynes and art laugher absent a. And then to go into permanent decline. I read a lot about what is going on. I use google and facebook did were doing great. With web applications. Looking at the numbers of a steady erosion of the startup the past 30 years. With big box Retailing Stores that is not so good for momandpop but it is for consumers. They get paid higher wages in than people get less expensive goods. That could explain part of it. To see a decline not only of startups with the hightech startups overall which was the Fastest Growing Business Consultants call a fast growing firm. That is worrisome because not only do they create a lot of jobs but innovation whole over the past 20 years the startups have the important function with Big Companies. You can
Im here not to represent my claim or my issues. My husband and i are here to make sure that this panel and that everyone that will listen to us will understand that cases like my own and, unfortunately, like mrs. Mcnutt are not isolated. I personally have dealt with at this time almost 1,000 cases just in the last six months of veterans and their spouses and children who are dealing with complex claims that are being denied over and over and over again or being lowballed and zero rated. This weekend on cspan, a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing on dealing with the backlog and processing disability claims. Watch this morning at 10 eastern. On cspan2s booktv, taking stock of the grand old party. Later tonight, just past midnight at 12 15 a. M. And on cspan3s American History tv, 50 years ago as a nation grieved for a lost president , lbj stepped into the oval office. Sunday at 3. Here are some programs to watch this weekend on booktv. At 4 p. M. Eastern, jack cashel talks about
Vanderbilt welcomed jon meacham with wide arms and a very warm embrace as a distinguished visiting professor. [applause] and i think john has done well and i hope we can take to visiting off him pretty soon. I would say the Political Science students are thrilled to have such unique opportunity to learn from this accomplish historical scholar and celebrated author. Johns most recent book thomas jefferson, the art of power, rose to the coveted number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the times book review in the washington post. His bestselling biography of Andrew Jackson american lion earned John A Pulitzer prize. His executive editor and executive Vice President of random house john as you might expect is involved in the creation of the publication a fascinating books that taught the most interesting and influential reading lists. His passion for learning his expertise and engagement in the literary world also benef