Latest work. All after words programs are available as podcasts. Host its perfect to be with you. I know we talked at the university of california Washington Center several years ago but its nice to see you again and your book, breaking the twoparty doom loop weaves history, Political Science and concrete reforms together and they really for knitting way and in a way that really resonated with me and was a pleasure to read. Its an important book. To pull back a little bit and ask why do you want to write about Political Parties because i know the first book was focused on lobbying. And in th a universe of potentil reform, the electoral college, one of the biggest ones money and politics you chose to focus on th parties as a linchpin. Can you talk about what drew you to the parties and the process . Guest why did i write this book . Because i was worried about american democracy and i saw a hyper partisan ship as a serious problem in the country and wanted to think about if there was so
Author of how to fight antisemitism. With those systems and the communities and respect diversity of culture and identity. Those that are on display this evening the respect for diversity of culture and identity and opinion more than ever. In the amazing turnout with important conversation. At the back of the stage after the discussion personalized books are available. Thank you for visiting our campus this evening please welcome to the stage to say a few remarks. Thank you for that introduction. As some of you may recall we were gathered together in this chapel for a similar purpose and then a holocaust survivor came to share the moving story. And it made sense and then inspired by the determination and we decided we should meet that we are stronger than hate so i got the call last month from the Jewish Community center asking if he would host tonights event i jumped at the opportunity to bring together the community and the friends across pittsburgh and its my honor to introduce her
Those authorities that exist have been instituted by god. When he states that he is proving the point that secular thought pushes christianity away from those values that i was just trying to make. That passage is clear. Then he has to connect it to the founding. He has to show where the founders relied on that idea. Fascinating conversation i love to have this conversation especially if you want to buy me a glass of delicious bourbon here. Even if they were all jesus rose from the dead christians heat you he you still have to show that their religious beliefs influence their choices. Those must be examined and compared against the constitutional design. We can talk more about the studies if you want to ask a question about that. We should also add you might want to show that the principles positively influenced the founding of the United States. All you have to do is look at slavery. It was widely justified using the bible. It is a christian principle that influence our surroundings i
Additional funding is provided by. Corporate funding is providedvie by. Bill nye, welcomto firing line. Thanks for having me. Ita pleasure to have you here. Thousands of young people saw you for many, many years n on bi the science guy, a program that you hosted on pbn thatrom 1993 to 1998. You yourself won seven emmys personally and your show rmn 18 emmys. And it really in a generation of youth of that was the goal, yes. That was the goal. So, youre trained as an engineer, and you discovered performance and comedy very early in your life, and then you found, really, a calling as an educat. Yes. But also, i was very concerned. I mean, understand, uy born in the u. S. , an engineer, i was very concerned about the future of the United States. I just thought the u. Is going to heck,the key to our future is the technology derived from science. And so, i was a young gu and i just realized that young people are the future. I want to play you a clip of you, your cameo appearance on jon olers
Debate. A 24 theme for the Brandeis School of law at the university of louisville. Prior to coming to brandeis, Dean Crawford served as a professor of environmental law at Tulane University law school in new orleans louisiana. Dean crawford was a member of the faculty at Georgia State University College of law in atlanta where he founded and codirector of the study for metropolitan growth which developed new models for fieldbased education and competitive and environmental landuse. A degree from Harvard Law School and degrees in history from cambridge and columbia universities. He was admitted into the state of new york please join me in welcoming tonights moderator Dean Crawford. [applause] thank you very much. Good evening to all of you it is a pleasure to be back here for the second year in a row at the Mcconnell Center. If i have one skill it is being a very strict timekeepers of this evening im going to hold the speakers to the time limits that i have been instructed to give them.