Foundation and enough to say the taxpayers Washington State as part of the building for the arts project. I looked all of our funders but especially of public funding for the arts. Im hoping this might be returned to town hall for some of you are familiar with this building but havent been back for a couple of years. During the time weve been renovating, this is still a soft launch for the space, different elements like signage and bar and cafe service have yet to come online so bear with us. September is the real formal launch of townhall with a big festival of programs we recently announced the you can see on our website town hall seattle. Org. Check us out. We are really happy to reopen and get going with the program especially in the sure which is a new space for us. Thank you for being our guinea pigs. I do know and a couple gifts that this is a little cold in here, we have adjusted the thermostats and are trying to make it more comfortable. Im sorry about that. In the meantime as
Upper west side. Thank you for coming out today. I know its about 95 million degrees out, but we are pleased you are in our airconditioned event space. As many of you may know e. Jeancarroll from her advice common l magazine which has 8 million readers and is the longest running advice call in the us. Shes been featured in many publications. E. Jeancarroll has written for us to know and has been a frequent guest on the today show. In what do we need men for a modest proposal her newest book she hits the road to talk about hideous men and whether we need them. The answer to the question the title poses will shock men and delight women. As e. Jeancarroll weaves her story it has been lauded at as as a must read book. Tonight e. Jeancarroll will be in conversation with virginia heffernan. Please join me in welcoming e. Jeancarroll, virginia heffernan. [applause]. Thank you for coming, everyone. Im so excited virginia and dire are here. There like the best. Just the most wonderful podcast.
Montana governor Stephen Bullock is one of those who sees himself as a moderate, also pulling in the single digits. Governor, it is good to see you here. I almost didnt recognize you without nine people standing to your left. The format today will include remarks from the governor followed by questions from myself and the audience. Governor bullock is the only candidate who won the election in 2016 in a state by donald trump and the only candidate who has a National Campaign finance reform at the core of his. Latform governor bullock expanded aticaid, expanded programs schools. He made montana the first state to protect Net Neutrality through legislation. He has promised that if elected president of the u. S. , his First Official act, we define an executive order requiring corporations to disclose every dollar they scan on electoral. Olitics he told those of his fellow candidates who support the Illegal Immigrants are walking into a trap donald trump has set for them. After this weeken
My name is matthew goodman, i old the science chair year at csis. Welcome to our online viewers, we always have a good turnout online as well. Welcome to the event, building bridges, question mark, in u. S. China relations. This is brought to us with a kind sponsorship of the Carnegie Corporation of new york which has been a supporter of the dialog that lies behind this event which ill explain in just a second and ill introduce our terrific panel in a second and invite them up. First let me make a couple of administrative announcements. As usual, please silence your phones and if theres any kind of emergency, which is unlikely, weve never had that problem, just follow me. That are emergencies hears and at National Geographic one street down on m street. And i think that is all i need to say administratively. Let me just say that the actual narrow reason for this event is that were going to be rolling out a series, a collection of essays that have been written by u. S. And chinese schol
With a longtime contributor to cwi, jen murray. Jen murray is currently an assistant teaching assistant professor in the department of history at Oklahoma State university. She is as you know an expert in the civil war and also a specialist in military history in general. She has i would say a full publication resume. Her most important book and most recent is entitled on a great battlefield the making, management, and memory of get Gettysburg National park. Published in 2013 by the university of tennessee press. She is currently working on a i biography of George Gordon meade which will hopefully be publi published in the civil war america series. She is a veteran faculty member here. Many of you have been on her battlefield tours which are outstanding. Its largely because she cut her teeth as a young historian seasonal here at gettysburg for nine years . For nine years. So it is my pleasure to welcome jen murray who will be speaking about her book on the creation of the Gettysburg Na