Criticized in the book, big business. [inaudible conversations] if i could have your attention please. We will get started. The president is on the west coast for a fundraising trip so i am filling in for him. I have a brief chat which is to introduce our distinguished introducer. Megan is a Washington Post columnist who writes about economics, finance and government policy. She has previously written as a correspondent for the economist, the atlantic, newsweek, daily beast. Articles have appeared in reason, the guardian, New York Post and the new york sun. She is everywhere. She started one of the First Business economic blogs asymmetric information and authors a 2014 book the upside of down while feeling well is the key to success. In her spare time she appears as a commentator on fox news, msnbc and npr. She is degree in literature from the Pennsylvania University and an mba from the university of chicago. Please join me in welcoming her. [applause] i admit when i was asked to stand
Were pleased to have with us, author, juan s. Thompson. His new book, stories of myself. Growing up with hunter s. Thompson. His father and the relationship. He is with bestselling authors doug loose brinkley. His latest book is on ourselves right now. Join us welcoming Juan Thompson and douglas brinkley. [applause] we want to welcome juan to austin. He is a longtime friend and robin thompson, and where is robin . Is here right now . Robin is here. Juan has family in town. Hunters kinfolk live here. But wanted to begin, juan will do so reading of stories i tell myself. Im here because i edited hunter thompsons letters, the book, proud highway, fear and loathing in america. Wrote Rolling Stone cover story about him when he died and you know, i constantly try to promote hunter as one of the Great American humorists and Great American novelists. Well talk about some of hunter s books i want so begin, juan, maybe read a letter you suggested. Would you like to get us going with reading some
Remarked before Edward Glaeser burst on the scene in the early 1990s urban economics was dried up. Noted come up with some new ways to look at the cities. Ed continue to redefine the economics particularly urban economics from his perch at hardware has taught since 1992. He has published dozens of papers on why cities rise and fall, and original book triumph of the city became a new times bestseller. He served as director of the center for state and local government and director of the Rappaport Institute or greater boston. The Manhattan Institute is as well as competing editor to see the joker one of the first talks he gave back in 2006 was titled what our skilled city getting more skilled . Today he is revisiting the Human Capital theme with a discussion of whether 12 years later we have reached quote the end of work because someone who just sent in his final College Tuition bill, let me say i hope the answer to that question is a solid not. Please join me in welcoming ed glaeser. [a
Different rocket propellants and did trajectories for many early missiles. They worked on the corporal and the sergeant and then things changed when the space race happened and when nasa was formed. Then these womens roles began changing. They ended up becoming the labs first computer programmers. They had this incredibly long career at nasa. 40, 50 years. One of them still works at nasa today. And on sunday in depth is live with an author and documentary film maker sebastian younger who will take your calls, texts, and email questions from noon to 3 00 p. M. Eastern discussing his latest book tribe, on home coming and belonging. Mr. Younger is also the author f war, a death in belmont, fire and a perfect storm. And part two of a special q a interview with former Public Interest lawyer and politician mark green, author of bright, infinite future. Jean rational memoir on the progressive rise. Monday at 2 30 p. M. Eastern book tv tours the vivian g. Harsh collection the largest africanam
America can do this for us. Please. The ad highlights the nras slide towards irrationality since law pierre throated his full support for background checks. The craziness of the extreme progun lobby has been revealed, and that has got to move the debate. Its got to move the legislation to at least some degree. The nra is now revealed as an insan organization, and that matters quite a lot. Criticism of the nra is no longer the purr view of the New York Times proving just how exactly they have gotten. The nra executive Vice President was called out on fox news sunday. Fox news sunday. For his baseless fear of a government gun grab. I think theyll turn this universal check on the lawabiding into a universal rebelling industry of lawabiding people, and lawabiding people dont want that. I mean, my god. Its the last thing. They absolutely do not. I mean, forgive me, sir, but you take something that is here and you say its going to go all the way over there. Theres nothing that anyone in the