For their presentations. They will speak for 10 to 12 minutes at the most, i will enforce that with an iron hand about their Current Research on president ial commissions and then the three of us will talk in conversation about the role of president ial commissions and political history. And i will reserve the last half hour at least for questions and comments from you and for us to continue talking. As you can tell todays session is being filmed by cspan so do with that information as you will. All right. Frank is going to go first and introduce yourself. Yeah, my name is frank popper. I teach city planning rather than history, although increasingly i take a historical approach to city planning. I do that at rutgers and at princeton. The reason im here is that nearly half a century ago i wrote a small book for the 20th century fund, now the Century Foundation in new york city on president ial commissions and its one of the very few sources, i think, on them and a couple of months ago
Next on American History tv, a decision on policymaking and president ial commissions in political history. This talk from Purdue University lasts about 90 minutes. 90 minut. Welcome to our panel on president ial commissions. At the intersection politics, policy making and forgotten history of president ial missions im joanna grisinger. Im a legal historian of the modern Administrative State who has written about president ial commissions and Administrative Law reform. Thanks to you all for coming, unfortunately Cynthia Spence is unable to be here today but we still look forward to great conversation. We will be informal today. There are two panelists, dov weinryb grohsgal and frank popper will introduce themselves for their presentations. They will speak for 10 to 12 minutes at the most, i will enforce that with an iron hand about their Current Research on president ial commissions and then the three of us will talk in conversation about the role of president ial commissions and polit
Next on American History tv, the discussion on policymaking commissions inl American History. This talk from Purdue University was part of the conference called making American History. I am the associate professor of instructions, a legal historian who has written about president ial commissions and Administrative Law from law reform. We look forward to you can tell, todays session is being filmed by cspan, so do with that information as you will. Frank will be first. Yes, my name is frank popper. I teach city planning. Increasingly i take an historical approach to city planning. I do that with rutgers. The reason i am here, nearly half a century ago i wrote a small book for the 20th entry fund, now the Century Foundation in new york city, on president ial commissions and its one of the very few sources, i think, on them, and a they dug my ago, 49 yearold book they dug my 49yearold book. They asked if i would participate. President ial commissions have a long history in the United Sta
Accused can pick up a copy of the Smithsonian Magazine we publish them every month they are fantastic readings while you are waiting at the Doctors Office or whatever. Theres a handout you can also pick up on your way out and you will also notice tha that weved some post cards on the table. Two Nights Program a program in for science people and not science people and a way for you to curate. If you are curious about that, talk to me or check it out online. A couple of other orders of business, please silence any mobile devices and take the time to do so now and you will definitely want to do that tonight because you will notice we have cspan in the house. Tonight we have a professor of physics at th the university ofe sciences in philadelphia. His interests range from space, time and higher dimension to cultural aspects of science. The recipient of the fellowship fulbright scholarship and the literary award shes appeared on the history channel, Discovery Channel and pbs and is the auth
I think there is more we should be throwing down here as long as were talking about newtown. Professional experience has taught me that the three most important symptoms are paranoia, hopelessness, and masculine identification with destruction. Theres a a reason why heterosexual males are the overwhelming majority of people carrying out mass killings. If we completely limit our consideration just as it is with guns, the idea of psychiatric illness were recognizing some of the quality. Ly also add that while medications are very effective for paranoia, were also dealing with a population that beyond those who fall in to the cracks, many and perhaps most mass killers, because its not an impulsive decision, its a decision which one deliberates and becomes determined. Once they become determined theyll do it. They crawl in to the cracks. They keep themselves from being appreciated for the risk they represent to others. The people that weve heard about today did not have the broad resentmen