Hi kathie. So nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. I enjoyed your book. Thank you. I would like to start this interview by talking a little bit about you. I also would like the audience to hear the story which honestly which really offended me. Which is in your introduction. You got a note from a professor claiming he would never be a political scientist. Can you say little bit about that . Speech i put that in the book because when i was in college i struggled with what i wanted to major in. I wanted about going into science, humanities or social science. And i finally decided on social science because i found those questions much more interesting comment engaging in urgent for me. My First Political science course we read all of the great political philosophers from plato on up. They were all asking the question, what is justice . What is Good Government . How can you organize a government and organize society to make life better for people. Particularly to make justice. So, i end
Everybody at nasa basics. Let me introduce the panel and i will each one of them take some words. Steve is the director for the program here at counter arid and joel, the nasa manager of the space Center Program at houston. The deputy manager of Flight Operations director at johnson. The joining us is benji, senior director of human spaceflight programs at spacex. Nasa kurt costello, the program chief scientist and last but not least is arlena moses, the launch whether officer for our 45th weather squadron. I dont everybody is looking forward to hearing from them as well. I will turn it over to steve and let them take it from there. Thank you. Is great to be here following the launch readiness today. Since we talked on tuesday, we have put the falcon nine through a static fire, an important test for us to check out the rocket and make sure all of the systems are functioning as expected. We removed all of that over the last few days and the rocket is really good. Its important to do som
At 202 7488003. You can join the conversation by texting us at that same number, also going to twitter cspanwj or facebook. Com cspan. The acting defense secretary outlined the president s decision yesterday. [video clip] by january 15, 2021, our forces, their size and afghanistan will be 2500. Iraq will alsoin be 2500 by that date. With ouronsistent established plans and strategic objectives. Supported by the American People. It does not equate to a change in u. S. Policy or objectives. Moreover, this decision by the president is based on continuous engagement with his National Security cabinet over the month past. Including ongoing discussions with me and my colleagues across the u. S. Government. I have also spoken with our military commanders and we all will execute this repositioning in the way that protects our fighting men and women, partners in the Intelligence Community, diplomatic corps, and our superb allies that are critical to iraqiding afghan and Civil Society. Secretarya
The committee on rules and administration well come to order. I thank my colleagues for attending todays hearing, some virtually, some in person. The same for our witnesses. We are going to be welcoming them as well. Congressional commission to study the potential for a National Womens History Museum. Miss c. C. Rojas, chairman of the Latino Coalition, and mr. Danny vargas, chairman of the friends of the National Museum of the american latino. I want to thank all of them for joining us. We will hear from a number of senators who have spent time on this and have been sponsors of this bill. Senator collins, senator cornyn, senator menendez will all be joining us for remarks following the remarks of the three of us. This is secretary bunchs second appearance before the senate rules committee. We are grateful to have him with us today. He was appointed the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in june of 2019. And what a first year you have had. Obviously, covid forced closure of all 19
Off the fall season. Arenado speakers you mentioned ed freeman he has the Professor Business Administration at the Darden School of uva. Today hes going to discuss his latest book which is so relevant given the current discourse that is going on in our nation. He calls the word and the most powerful word in our language. Here to find out why the power of and responsible business without tradeoffs. Thanks very much for having me. Its a real treat to be back even if only virtually at fordham. Many years ago in a fit of youthful idealism that you mentioned i have that ph. D. In philosophy. That was great. My father said well you will never have to worry about it job because they just opened a bunch of philosophy factories at the interstate. You will be fine. I got very lucky. Ive always taught in Business Schools but i want to recapture today if i can fact as an optimist and idealism in the shadows of this awful pandemic and the real devastation that has occurred in the world in many comm