Out. Okay, there are numerous questions. Well go at front for the book signing. There are books available for purchase. But first lets give them a big hand. Thank you. Welcome, everybody. Great to have you with us today for conversation. Education, the right. What were going to dig into is at a time when there is evident polarization, enormous polarization across the country, fierce debate about many issues, education is no different, whether were talking about what we see in college and on College Campuses are fights about policies over Critical Race Theory and school and School Choice. In k12, how to tackle challenges in childhood. We enormous energy in terms the right versus versus the left and part of the challenge here is that on the right as mike and i talk about in our new book, getting education right, the right has often been at explaining what were against or whats than sketching a vision, what were for, what we want to about today is how the right has gotten to this point on
Welcome, everybody. Great to have you with us today for conversation. Education, the right. What were going to dig into is at a time when there is evident polarization, enormous polarization across the country, fierce debate about many issues, education is no different, whether were talking about what we see in college and on ■;colle campuses are fights about policies over Critical Race Theory and school and School Choice. In k12, how to tackle challenges in childhood. We enormous energy in terms the right versus versus the■ left ad what the sides should be for part of the challenge here is that on the right as mike and i talk about right, the right has often been at explaining what were against or whats than sketching vision, what were for, what we want to about today is how the right has gotten to this point on education, where this point and what a principled conservative vision of educational should look like going forward. When we talk about early education, todays event is go
Where you are. North bay has gotten significant rain accumulations. The rest of us, its anywhere from it seems like a lot because it just keeps coming. Its just constant kind of heavy drizzle, heavy mist. Its equating to, for most of us, a 10th of an inch or just a little more. But in the north bay you see that kentfield number, which is not the kentfield north bay. They do get the rain like a rain magnet up there, so theyre up over a half inch of rain. But you see the rain totals and the definite the disparity in different places around the bay. The wind advisory is in effect. Thats going to stay in effect for a while into the east of us. A blizzard warning. Lets take a look at the rain where it is now. Of course, its the afternoon commute. Here we are, and its raining and its coming down the heaviest rain. I think of the evening has already moved through oakland and san mateo. You see this sort of line of showers, the yellows, the darker greens, so that is basically on the way out. B
Where americans can see democracy at work. Citizens are truly, a republic thrives. Get informed, straight from the source. On cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are, to get the opinions on matters the most, this is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Welcome. How is everybody doing . [applause] everybody having a good time . How is the food . Great . All right. Fantastic. I like to see that, i have a lot of smiling faces, that is fantastic. Nothing like this ever happened before when it comes to books. This book is based on technology, it is also based on business, and at the same time, it is based on social consciousness. This type of book, and ive seen plenty of them, has never been written before. So that is a grand feat. Fantastic. Now, for those of you that i have not introduced myself to, my name is tony smith. We could put a senior on the end. I helped create the internet, i helped create the laptop computer, i he
He does occasionally in the in the new york times, there worth reading. There was a great one where he and gail collins said down. And you had a line about the Republican Party is split between reptiles and. Which is a great line even if we dont understand exactly what it means. But what does it mean . Well. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a reptile and Kevin Mccarthy cozying up to marjorie Taylor Greene is the definition of an invertebrate. And. You. The lion, of course is, is is made in the form, a conversation. And so its little sharper than it ought to be because there are, in fact, a lot of terrific republicans who stand up for a set of principles which i broadly share. And those are the republicans who actually won their elections in november or or outperformed in in their elections. But i worry about a Republican Party that has, i think, been taken by some of its worst instincts and poor characters. I mean, i remember how good i felt about voting for George W Bush. In 2000, a man who