S. Hey, there, im patricia limp, im executive director and also executive producer of literary series, im happy that you are with us tonight, today we present Michael Patrick lynch with new book the know it all society. Michael patrick grinch is a frequent contributor to the New York Times among other publications, also professor of philosophy at the university of connecticut. Michael has written numerous books including the internet of us and jewel lapur with Ground Breaking history book has called him the philosopher of truth. Now, lets review how tonight is going to work, okay, first, you should all pretty much have a copy of the book. Okay. It comes with the purchase of your ticket and you should also have a drink, thats good too. So michael will replace me here to talk about the book for a bit before sitting down and chatting with dan aldric, they all talk for a bit, i thought id clarify that and then we will turn to you for questions and answers, our event concludes in about an h
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Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. The president declares he is pulling u. S. Troops from northern syria, and the pushback is immediate. Lawmakers on both sides accuse him of abandoning kurdish allies. Why the u. S. And britain are clashing over immunity to a diplomats wife involved in a deadly car crash. Plus, two american doctors share the nobel prize for medicine with a british scientist. How their work with oxygen led to their win. Laura for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Hours after President Trump announced he was pulling u. S. Forces from northern syria, the backlash began. Lawmakers of both parties say america is abandoning its kurdish allies who were vital in liese defeat of Islamic State. Nikki haley, former u. S. Former u. N. Ambassador, said leavinaidlies to die is a big mistake. Orla guerin has more. Orla a pullout at dawn. U. S. Troops leaving observation posts along the syrian border. Washington says only a small