Out of this is al capone and it is so wonderful to have a to have a new book that really delves into and as something more than the stereotypes and cartoon figures that you see on tv. So enough for me other than a little housekeeping. If anything horrible happens, emergency exit are here and here. If you have anything that will make noise during the talk, cell phones, beepers, small children coming days for new jersey, please turn them off now. Also, please do not take any film or recordings of the talk in progress. Very important. Without further ado, it is my great joy, deirdre bair. Thank you. [applause] there will be a question and answers afterwards. It will be an orderly fashion to ask your questions. Well, thank you for coming. It delightful to see everyone here in so many good friends. That makes me especially happy. I am going to begin tonight by reading a few pages from the book that is going to give you a brief introduction to al capone, starting with the man himself and the
Hello. Everybody. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. Were going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah snyder, the Program Director at the liam Simon Foundation and im absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker kay hymowitz. Shortly i will sit in rapt attention along with all of you as she discusses her later book the new brooklyn, what it means to bring the city back but let me briefly tell you how ive come to know and admire kay. The william Simon Foundation started supporting k 13 years ago and i know that i speak on behalf of of the nations president kim pearson and my colleague man true doubt and all those who couldnt join us today in saying that putting k as the william t Simon Foundation fellow institute is one of the proudest successes that we make each year. A quick overview of kays prolific work. She writes extensively on childhood, family issues, poverty and cultural changes in america and has authored five very successful books. Shes w
Coming up this weekend. Tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern John Hopkins University professors jennifer and discuss their book, what washington its wrong looks how unelected government officials regard the american public. The correlation between the policies which is much stronger. We think there probably should be a stronger correlation between what the progress he is doing and what the public thinks the progress he should be doing. With like to find ways to make that relationship stronger. For many years, i have been annoyed at the various surveys undertaken that seem to be designed to show that ordinary americans dont know anything about government. Sunday night at 10 00 p. M. Eastern april ryan the white house correspondents examines race and Police Shootings in america from the perspective of africanamerican mothers in her latest book, at moms knee. Mother send race in black and white. This book focuses on women because we are the first influencer. For the first teacher. If you look at
Hello. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. We are going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah snyder, the Program Director at the William Simon foundation, and im absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker kay hymowitz. Shortly, i will sit along with all of you as she discusses her latest book, the new brooklyn what it takes to bring a city back. But let me briefly tell you ive come to know and admire kay. The William Simon foundation started supporting kay 13 years ago, and i know that i speak on behalf of the foundations president jim pearson, and my colleague janus, and all those who couldnt join us today in saying that supporting kay as the fellow at the Manhattan Institute continues to be one of the proudest investments that we make each year. A quick overview of her prolific work. She writes extensively on childhood, family issues, poverty and cultural changes in america and has authored by very successful books. She is written for the New Y
[inaudible conversations] hello. Everybody. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. Were going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah some snyder, the program ticketyear the william e. Simon foundation and absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker, kay hymowitz. Shortly i will sit in attention with you as she discusses her latest book, the new brooklyn. What it takes to bring a city back. Foundation started supporting kay 13 years ago and i know that i speak on behalf of the foundations president , jim peerson, and my colleague, janice, and all those who couldnt join us today, in saying that supporting kay as the william e. Simon fellow the Manhattan Institute continue to be one of the proudest invests we make each year. A quick overview. She writes on childhood, family issues, poverty, and cultural changes in america, and has authored five very successful books. She has written for the New York Times, the washington post, the wall street journal, new