Bookstores. Thank you for watching. And some pretty compelling conversations into the fall probably no more life events through 2021 we went to be mail about that and be safe and smart and conversations with authors we have an event coming up in october and all that matthew mcconnaughhay. You can follow all of our events on magic city books. Com. Tonight i am thrilled to have a conversation with michael denzil smith in a conversation that seems it was written for the moment we are living in although they are written before they are published in printed but sometimes to what is going on. And this is one of my favorite books and the book that can understand the pandemic debts americas response. In the world were living in in this very moment thank you for writing the book. That is a mere for us to see who we are what we are doing. s we held a great pleasure of these conversations i am always so proud to hand that off to another wonderful writer to be in conversation and has an awardwinni
It is the only way there could be a breakthrough. It is to challenge orthodoxy. Competition is fair. People have a right to practice their religion and decide their future. These are universal values. They are not unique to americans. I believe there is no exception to the universal desire for freedom. The issues that young people are seized with all across asia in the world, corruption, land rights, pollution, food and product safety. These are all fundamentally linked to openness and transparency and greater rights and freedom. No nationle opinion, has two. The exact system we have. Has to exact the same system we have. To makeful hard significant Technological Breakthroughs where orthodoxy is the norm. The very things that have made a such a prosperous and ,nnovative nation are openness a change of ideas, Free Enterprise and liberty, all which have their downsides. As he have recently seen in boston and other places, they have downsides. Would not trade them for all the world. They
Everyone. His fingerprints is on every one of the patients. He has written those chapters of American History. Ferro. N talia next, a discussion on the many changes in the role of first lady from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama. Well hear from women authors, historians and journalists with an introduction by the former Communications Director for first lady, laura bush. This is just under two hours. [applause] hi, everyone. Thanks, anne, it is so good to be back. I have such fond memories of being care. Probably most importantly, learning care. It is great to see all of the teachers. I cannot imagine coming for the position i had a being mrs. Bushs our secretary not to say thank you. Thank you for all you do. From someone who went all across this country visiting all sorts of schools and all kinds of conditions, we really appreciate all you do for children. When i was preparing for todays lecture, i thought of a lot of different stories i could possibly tell, but then i got so wrap
The Free South Africa Movement represents the collective strength of all of the people who took the immortal words of Frederick Douglass to heart. All those people who believe that where there is no struggle, there is no progress, took action wherever they were, inspired by the people of southern africa, and the imprisonment of leaders like Nelson Mandela, all of us everywhere, doing what they could. We picketed in bad weather. We filed legal briefs. We packed supplies for refugees. We drafted legislative language. Many of us, like many in south africa did not live to see a free south africa. Many more did not live to see this day. I would like to ask you on their behalf to take a moment of silence, for those we lost are too many to name here. All of them are remembered. Thank you. In the spirit of our common ancestors, and our future descendents, we thank you in this emancipation hall. We thank president mandela, and the people of southern africa, for bringing us together, reminding u
I was in a country that was a police state. I had heard that term my entire life. I never understood what it meant. I heard about the ussr and other nations that were surveilling people who visited the country. I felt, literally, like i was being observed in every place that i went. The place was very secure and very safe. There is very few crimes. But, it was because people had given up their liberty in exchange for security. That is what people are concerned about. Were going to give up our liberty in the name security. You said that the fisa courts were not a rubber stamp. I had a hard time following your argument. You said that the judges are reading the material and it is not a rubber stamp. That seems to be a nonsensical argument. It doesnt seem to be a determination of whether or not somebody is rubberstamping. I was a criminal defense attorney, never a judge. It seems to me, there is always a check and balance on the government. When you go and get warrants, you have an abba ca