In 2009 he edited the book conundrum, the search for alternatives which features several experts examining an array of International Activities and responsibilities conducted by the u. N. He is a frequent visitor to the Subsaharan Africa as well and has written extensively on economic development, peace and Security Issues in that region. He first joined us here at heritage in 1995 from march 2003 to 2004 he worked at the pentagon as an assistant for International Criminal court policy before returning here to heritage. Please join me in welcoming brett schaefer. Brett . [applause] good afternoon. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation. As we noted on the flyer, in recent years, there have been a number of various stories, reports, and other sources revealing a troubling number of scandals, mishaps, misappropriations by the United Nations and its affiliated organizations, and ill go through a few of them to give you a sense for what weve seen. Earlier this year the Associated Press reporte
Good morning. Its saturday, october 3rd. Were a mongtth away from the election day. Roughly 210,000 americans are dead from covid19 and around 7. 4 million have been diagnosed with the disease and that now includes President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. The president believes that people have a First Amendment right to political speech. Hes having a rally. People can choose whether or not to come. There really seems to be two standards of health in this country, one for Trump Supporters and one for everyone else. As a precautionary measure on the recommendation of his physicians, the president is right now at Walter Reed National military medical center. Well work out of the president ial offices at the facility for the next few days. The white house says the president is experiencing, quote, mild symptoms. And nbc news learned that trump does have a lowgrade fever. The president s physician says trump remains fatigued and in good spirits and melania has a mild cough and
Carol anderson, it is july 3, 2022. What is the july 4, 1776, celebration mean to you . Guest it means we are precariously perched, this democracy we are heralding, on july 4, 1776. We are in a perilous time. To me as perilous as it was when the Continental Army looked like they were giving the butt kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. We are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. Host why do you say that . Guest because weve got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening in american democracy. The land attackers the assault on Voting Rights, the sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real American History. The air attack is the loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse and seeing all of this violence and threat raining down on election workers and election officials. When you are looking at what is happening with voting
Host Carol Anderson its july 1, 2022. What is the july 4, 1776 celebration mean . Guest it means that we are in this democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. As perilous as it was with the Continental Army getting their buts kicked as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. We are in perilous times for our democracy is hanging by a thread. Host why do you say that . Guest because we have got a land, sea and air attack happening right now in american democracy. The land attack is the assault on Voting Rights. The sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real American History and the air attack is a loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse and while saying there was all of this violence and threat raining down on election workers and election officials. When you are looking at whats happening with voting and if youre looking at whats happening with their Educa
Onto culture to increase profits he is interviewed at Harvard University craig mankin. After words is a weekly Interview Program with relevant guesthouse interviewing nonfiction authors about their latest work. Welcome and it is a delight tto be here to chat with you congratulations of the book congratulations on finishing in the Great Success ive been watching a fail in the amazon and obviously a lot of people are buying it, that isha great its a great book very interesting and provocative and on a very important topic im delighted to share with you. Before we get to the book. I think your biography shapes the things your writing in this book and one that i honestly did not know the offers many you i also live today, my parents were immigrants from india, by vacuum over the late 70s my mom in the early 80s, i asked my dad why did you come halfway across the world to Cincinnati Ohio of all places and he said his sister came over from india to fort wayne indiana which prompted us to ask