December i went to a prom i was the equivalent of a freshman oft the university and i came home at 2 00 oclock at night and the light was on interested americas and the war. And why did i get you so much. Because i knew we were going to lose it. What did that mean for you. I did not cry them. How old were you, i was 17,. With the late author john lucas indepth was born 20 years ago since 2000 over 200 of the nonfiction and fiction authors of our time have appeared on indepth alice, bob woodward, tyson, george will, just to name a few over the next three hours our goal is to review the last years of indepth and ask a couple of questions, here they are, who is your favorite indepth guest, what book are you reading now and he was your favorite Nonfiction Author, thats what will be talking about and showing a video from the past 20 years as well and heres how you can dial in on the 20th anniversary of indepth to 027488200 and for those of you in the mountain in Eastern Central time zone 20
Department in san francisco. It is just over one hour. I just want to set the scene for our event today. They are going to be talking to us about the administrative bloat and running universities, the deepening ideological skew as faculties aggravating the problem of campus conformity, University Enrollment is already starting to decline because of demographic reasons, and of course, the issue of the Oberlin College dispute where the bakery was awarded 44 Million Dollars in damages, which was a very exciting thing and the people at Oberlin College are beside themselves. Charles cousin went to oberlin and it turned her into a marxist communist. Im not a big fan of oberlin. Steve hayward is the senior resident fellow of the institute of Governmental Affairs at uc berkeley and a visiting lecturer at the Uc Berkeley Law School and of course a senior fellow at pri. I heard steve back in december 1991. He was our second hire. Steve has been affiliated with us for a very long time. He was a R
Themselves. Oberlin. Big fan of Steve Hayward is the senior resident fellow of the institute of Governmental Affairs at uc berkeley and a visiting lecturer at the Uc Berkeley Law School and of course a senior fellow at pri. I heard steve back in december 1991. Steve has been affiliated with us for a very long time. He was a Ronald Reagan distinguished professor at pepperdine and also was the first conservative professor in a special program at university of colorado boulder 20132014. I think the most exciting thing about stevie as he is one of the people behind powerline. If you dont read powerline every day, you should. Charles and i were in hysterics every saturday morning looking at the week in pictures that steve sends out. If you dont get it, you must. Speaker worked with larry silverman. We were with him in corsica a few years ago for one of his conferences which was great fun. He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence thomas. He has been a fulbright distinguished chair in it
Steeped in revolutionary war history. Saratoga springs, i represent half of saratoga county. When you grow up in upstate new york, you truly grow up around our nations founding history. The battle of saratoga was one of the most important battles in the world because it turned the tides of the revolutionary war. For school kids that are growing up, the fact that they can learn about saratoga battlefield as part of their curriculum and actually visit the battlefield with their teachers and family it is so tremendously powerful. This district is very independent. If you look at many of our local elections and our federal elected officials, people go to the ballot box and vote for the individual who they think will be the strongest advocate for their communities and their region, so i think i reflect the viewpoints of the district, and i think i also reflect my generation. If you were to ask millennials and i am an older millennial yder that Demographic Group they are looking for new, inn
But i know what youre talking about. I was standing in the back and someone whispered in my ear, they said i always liked him because he was smart and funny. Now i also know that he is a beautiful human being. So i want to thank you very, very much, for this remarkable event. Thank you for being here tonight. Thank you. [applause] i also want to thank bob weisberg for a remarkable conversation as well. Thank you, bob. [applause] this is booktv on cspan two, television for ear juice readers serious readers. We have astrophysicist kneel degrass tyson lead as discussion on the universe. Mit professor Heather Hendershot, remembers william f. Buckleys firing line. We wrap up the lineup at 11 45, with author courtney martin, she talks about her latest book, the new better off. Reinventing the american dream. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. Welcome to the Hoover Institutions washington, d. C. Office. My name is mike franc. Im the director here. It is my real pleasure today to be a