Thats the second part of my answer to you. Thank you. [applause] did i go on too long . [laughter] finish [inaudible conversations] youre watching, booktv. Television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see here online at booktv. Org. And booktv continues now with former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell. She talks about prosecutorial misconduct and what can be done about it. This is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon and welcome to the Cato Institute. My name is tim lynch, im the director of catos project on criminal justice. And today we want to examine some distressing legal trends that are at work in the criminal law area. Our guest speaker today, Sidney Powell, has just written a new book entitled license to lie exposing corruption in the department of justice. And the book recounts several cases in which ambitious prosecutors used illegal and unethical tactics to win their cases. Now, before we get to our panel of experts, i want to take just
And for reasons that i have mentioned, they have potentially exposed themselves and it would make it more difficult for the russians to simply sit on the sidelines and watch us get bogged down alone. They own part of the responsibility for the brooks in the middle east for the problems in the middle east. And much the same applies to china. And i would think that the russians would see this as in their own national interests. Well, one would have to assume thats the case because they have a national interest. A second question partially a statement, or partially a question. I was delighted to hear you general scowcroft, talk about the threat of cyber. I sort of feel like were england before world war ii ignoring a threat thats right this front of us. In front of us. We had the sony what if sony instead of a Movie Production Company had been the New York Stock Exchange or the gas pipeline . I have never seen an issue where weve had more warnings and were doing less. I hope you would con
I want to talk about an area that i talk to you once before about Community Banks they were not the speculators that brought about the financial collapse then theyre trying to figure out a way to remain relevant. During the tarp time the preferred stock of Community Banks or now held by treasury considerations of treasury to make it easier to be able to recoup theyre preferred stock. We share the view that Community Banks way a Critical Role in local economies and in creating an engine for Small Business growth and local economic activity. We have in the incb t. A. R. P. Program to work with Community Banks. Appreciated. I was interested in your exchange in regards to the us harmonize with the Unit International community and the fact that we have high Corporate Tax rates and i i also was interested in the exchange on simplification where you are trying sen. Wyden wants to get the code much more simplified command i agree. I would put in the plug that you take a a look at the progressi
As hank myers said, i am privileged to be the president and ceo of the National Constitution center in is the only which institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. What an inspiring charter that is. I am thrilled to be here at the for our ford symposium symposium on gerald ford. This is what we hope will be a series of collaborations with libraries across the country where we will join in theirrship to explore constitutional legacy. In partisan politics every person who serves as president makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the constitution, and the limits in places on governmental powers. I could not imagine a better than the one that we are going to talk about today. This panel is devoted to president ford domestic posit policy. Theael gearhart is distinguished professor of law of northiversity carolina chapel hill. He is author of a new book, the forgotten president. One of the 10
House and in the senate, there is also 108 women in congress, including the first africanamerican republican in the house. Keep track of members of congress using congressional chronicle at www. Cspan. Org. There is a lot of information there, including statistics about each session of congress. Earlier today the Cato Institute held a discussion on the 114th congress and libertarian policy priorities. Scholars analyzed pending trade agreements. This is an hour. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for coming today to hear catos third annual state of the union. President obama laid out his plans for his final two years of office. We have heard plenty of that over the last few years and so where does that leave us . What does that mean for liberty and how will that affect Economic Growth . What can policymakers do towe have address ths issues . Address the state of the union with respect to financial regulation, tax policy international trait and intelligence surveillance, i have four