However, he and mrs. Baker contracted covid19. Im pleased to report that they now have covid19, the illness, in their rear view mirror. Today, the secretary will be interviewed by talmage boston. Talmage in his own right is a highprofile persona in texas and across the nation. He is a leading trial lawyer. He is known in our profession as what we call a goto lawyer or a super lawyer. Talmage is also a historian, and he has a special focused interest on the qualities of leadership in the public and the private square. Recently, he authored a book in which he sat down with authors. With president ial historians to examine the qualities of leadership that have characterized various United States president s. Im also pleased to announce this is the sixth lecture in the star federalist papers lecture series. The lecture series endowed by john and marie chiles in honor of judge starr is where we can is intended as a vehicle in which we can learn more about the federalist papers and the role
There is no such thing as free labor right . That doesnt make sense. Could you help us understand, what do you mean, what do scholars mean by free labor . Mr. Luskey thanks for having me on. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about this book. It is a question my students, even after having me teach the concept to them, they still have trouble understanding. Free labor ideology came together as a set of ideas, most clearly in the 1850s, around a new political party, the republican party, and what the ideas at the heart of this ideology proposed was that wage labor, as it existed in northern states, was a superior economic and social system to southern slavery. It was a system, in its ideal form, that allowed workers the opportunity to make a contract with the employer of their choice, and to save their earnings to become independent. And this was something that was not available to enslaved people in the southern states. It is art of an attempt to rehabilitate wage labor, which many w
Leadership during the crisis. Foreign leaders who influenced events during the cold war years as well as the continuing threat of nuclear war. The Georgia Historical Society hosted the interview and provided the video. We are here to talk about the called war at 75. It marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the cold war immediately after world war ii in 1945. You attended georgia tech. Greta van susteren graduated from emory university. Served in the coast guard. Came back to georgia, practiced law. Served in the Georgia House of representatives. You were elected to the United States senate in 1972 and served for 24 years until you left in 1996 including eight of those years as chair of the Senate Armed Services committee. Since retiring from the senate you cofounded with ted turner and know cochair the Nuclear Threat initiatives. As i mentioneder with here to talk about the events of the cold war as you experienced them. Lets start with you. The scariest moment of the cold war
Really anywhere across the bay area. And we do have multiple advisories impeach these are heat advisories and read something were all too familiar with those red flag warnings which are taking effect yet again later on today as winds pick up into the finish of the afternoon and then stay with us through the evening tonight that paired with low humidity and the really hot temperatures will have triple digit heat likely record breaking day time highs this afternoon means fire danger will again be very high today and especially concerning in the north bay around the glass fire talking about air quality there are pockets where its better pockets where its not so good as you would expect a nap and vacaville, some of our worst areas air quality wise right now guerneville over to even areas around santa rosa are looking at better conditions. A lot of our winds yesterday push wildfire smoke to the north and east, but it did settle into the bay as you can clearly make out just looking out your
Pandemmys, and the shows that swept the comedy category and adding in a few friends, too a busy week ahead. Early today starts right now good morning im philip mena. And im frances rivera. A giant of the Supreme Court now casts a long shadow over the 2020 election. The late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg was truey an icon, an inspiration to a generation. Her impact felt in the growing memorials outside the Supreme Court and across the country her death on friday has already torn open a fierce new political schism President Trump and Top Republicans are vowing to quickly fill the vacancy, while joe biden says a senate vote before the election could create a constitutional crisis. Former president obama echoed his running mate, calling on republican senators to honor the same standard they set with Merrick Garland 4 1 2 years ago. The stakes dont get any higher than this, tracy reporter no, frances, they dont, because if President Trump nominates a conservative to the court, it could tip th