Good evening, everybody. Good evening. Im eric the executive director of the. [inaudible] and behalf of the society i am pleased to represent tonight in conversation our chairman robert should be giving this introduction and i know this would have meant a great deal to him. Unfortunately, hes a bit under the weather and he sent me instead. Its a great honor to make the introduction. Its been said that theres the story and then the real story and then the story of how the story came to be told. The book 50th anniversary we celebrate tonight making it by our guest of honor Norman Podhoretz is an important story in any way you look at it. Good promotion there. [laughter] tonight will tell the story behind the story. In his book, norman says all writers become famous go through ups and downs. These fluctuations reveal less about the writers actual work than they do about the changing fashions of the time. Heres how he put it in his own words 50 years ago every morning a stock Market Report
Good evening, everybody. Good evening. Im eric the executive director of the. [inaudible] and behalf of the society i am pleased to represent tonight in conversation our chairman robert should be giving this introduction and i know this would have meant a great deal to him. Unfortunately, hes a bit under the weather and he sent me instead. Its a great honor to make the introduction. Its been said that theres the story and then the real story and then the story of how the story came to be told. The book 50th anniversary we celebrate tonight making it by our guest of honor Norman Podhoretz is an important story in any way you look at it. Good promotion there. [laughter] tonight will tell the story behind the story. In his book, norman says all writers become famous go through ups and downs. These fluctuations reveal less about the writers actual work than they do about the changing fashions of the time. Heres how he put it in his own words 50 years ago every morning a stock Market Report
Investment and that can really begin to put us on the right path to economic delivery. Alive picture of former pakistani activists and the youngest ever nobel prize, Malala Yousafzai. She arrives to a joint session of the Canadian Parliament this morning. She was targeted by the taliban at the age 16. She was speaking out on the right for girls to go to school. She is 19 now and she is canadas sixth honorary citizen. [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] ladies and gentlemen please welcome Justin Trudeau and Malala Yousafzai. [applause] welcome everyone. I knew my lala was a smart girl from reading her book but i now know how wise she was. She came back to canada to receive her honorary citizenship on the day. [inaudible] already she is a true canadian. [speaking in native tongue]. We have a big program ahead, so lets get it started. [speaking in native tongue] please welcome the minister of immigration, the honorable mr. Hussein thank you very much
States department of agricultu agriculture. Then we have the author of the book how to read a french fry, how to pick up each. Both explore the science of cooking, farming and flavor. He is the winner of multiple awards including the berg green a award for distinguished writing. Most of you probably know him as the former food editor and columnist of the l. A. Time which was his home for more than 25 years. Then we have ted person. He is the professor of environmental law. He is the Faculty Company director on Climate Change and the environment at ucla, past professional roles include serving as an advisor to domestic and International Institutions including the White House Office of science and technology policy, United Nations environment program, and the Council Office of the government of canada. Welcome gentlemen thank you so, this topic isnt controversial or anything. But we are not here to discuss whether or not there should be gm owes. The horses are out of the barn for decades
So are we out of the woods yet . The senate has just passed a temporary budget deal that would avoid a debt ceiling crisis. Last night, i signed legislation to reopen our government and pay americas bills because democrats and responsible republicans came together. The first Government Shutdown in 17 years is now over. New high. By the way, closing high, too, 1 17,252. Now we can begin mending fences. Theres a hilarious poll out there. The bottom line is real people in america are hurting because of this congress. They need to get their act together. Good evening, everyone. From washington to wall street, this has been a tumultuous week. With the s p 500 closing at yet another record high today, the coming days could and should be just as dramatic. The question we have to ask tonight is, does this rally make sense and can it last . Meantime, back in washington, both parties are back in their own camps getting ready for the next round of what seems to be that neverending budget battle,