Democrats are outraged saying this is a partisan hit job. Joe biden for the first time break his silence, speaking out, calling this is a desperate smear. But that is not the full story. The fbi and Justice Department now agree with dni this is not russian disinformation. The lap is allegedly loaded with emails showing the biden family leveraging its greatest asset as it has for years, selling access to joe biden in washington to business dealings around the world. Well show you why critics say this is a National Security problem why the media narratives are demonstrably wrong, that joe biden as tax returns dont show any of this wrongdoing, theyre likely wrong too, those claims. We have a batch much emails separate from the laptop. Why this story keeps getting bigger and bigger as the countrys most powerful in tech and media wont talk about it. To the president s strategy in tomorrow nights debate. Will he go after the biden influence peddling. Will he let biden talk and not interrupt,
If you have a question for speakers, thick on the q a button at the bottom of the screen and will get to as many as time allows. In the chat ill be posting a link to donate and support of the sensors and destroy. Your purchases make events like to let possible help ensure the future of a language independent bookstore. Thank you so much for showing up in june in in support of our authors and the triple step of booksellers at Harvard Bookstore. We appreciate your support now and always. Finally as you may have experienced in virtual gatherings, we will do our best to resolve technical issues and we appreciate your understanding. Im so pleased that it is tonight speakers, Nicholson Baker is the bestselling author of ten novels and numerous works of nonfiction including anthologies, the mezzanine, substitute, owing to score with 1 million kids and New York Times bestselling award. He is one the National Critics circle award, the hermit has price and an award for American Academy of arts a
Surveillance and the sort of central question i want to think about today is can intelligence agencies operate in a Democratic Society and be successful at protecting the government and its citizens while also upholding those same Citizens Rights . Especially the right to dissent. In other words, are liberty and procurity compatible . No doubt, there is a need for intelligence communities to operate. Threats exist from foreign and domestic sources, those threats are real. They have been real throughout u. S. History and they can come from across the political spectrum. But for over a century, in addition to taking real threats to the lives of american citizens, bureaus and agencies within the United States government have surveilled those who have expressed what the Cato Institute described as, quote, Strong Political views that run count toer to the prevailing government paradigm. This challenges the notion by those who support a state of some sort if you have nothing to hide, you hav
Compatible . No doubt, there is a need for intelligence communities to operate, threats exist. Foreign and domestic threats are real. Theyve been real throughout u. S. History. But for over a century in addition to taking action against real threats to the lives of american citizens, bureaus and agencies within the United States government have surveilled those who have expressed what they call Strong Political views that run counter to the prevailing government political paradigm. This challenges the notion that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. I will come back to that later in our discussion. Maybe you adhere to that view, maybe you are on the fence about it, maybe you reject it. That is fine. We will discuss it later. But the history of abuse of surveillance necessitates that discussion. The same tools used to protect can be used against citizens for sometimes nefarious reasons. Going back in history, in 1908, Teddy Roosevelts attorney general creates a squad o
6 years ago in ireland a secret mass grave for babies was discovered near a home for unmarried pregnant women an institution run by Roman Catholic nuns to find sets off a scandal that has raised deeply disturbing questions about the fate of thousands of women and children and the relationship between the Catholic Church and the irish state in a special 2 parts investigation correspondent lawrence lee has been in search of answers. In the corner of an unremarkable childrens playground in the irish town of chu come to go away a small patch of land has been walled off. A patch of land with an awful secret. Very. Tiny baby. 6 years ago local historian Catherine Corless realized that under the grass in and around an old septic tank like the bodies of hundreds of babies and infants. Its. Time. That sewage tank was in the grounds of a mother and baby home run by catholic nuns known as the sisters the women and girls whod fallen pregnant outside of marriage. The survivors and families of those