She will be joined in conversation by author and journalist david marinus. For a complete schedule of our live coverage from wisconsin visit booktv. Org. In the meantime, heres part of a program that airs tomorrow afternoon with economist Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell talking about their travels to socialist countries. Its no surprise to anybody now that socialism is back and popular. A lot of the focus has been on young people and millennials were attracted to it but of course the president ial debate to see among mainstream democrats now the New York Times had a year long and 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution a yearlong column called red century. I think exactly one, and that year was dedicated to the economic aof the system. If a handful mention of atrocities instead you got articles like why women had better sex under socialism. Which even if true, i dont know how we witness against 100 million dead bodies. But this is the atmosphere that was taking hold as we were do
Books that we usually organize events around here at cato. But i can assure you the authors that we are featuring today are serious accomplished economist with decades of scholarly work in forming this publication. The subtitle of the book two economists drink their way through the unfree world gives us the flavor of their unconventional approach for a couple of academics. That subtitle didnt surprise me though. I attempt to run into ben powell and bob lawson at academic conferences around the country and around the world and inevitably they have drinks in their hands probably because we chat at event perceptions and the like but the conversation is always interesting, informative and fun. That is also true of this new book. This is a light book about a heavy topic. So its fortunate for two it is rather that we are featuring today the first day of the late lovell Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman one of the great economists of the 20th century and a champion of economic and overall human
Than policy books that we usually organize and bounce around at cato. I can assure you that the authors that we are featuring today are serious accomplished economists who decades of scholarly work inform this publication, the subtitle of the book two economies think their way and unconventional approach for a couple of academics, that subtitle didnt surprise me, though, i tend to run into bob lawson at economic or academic conferences around the country and around the world and inevitable they have drinks in their hand probably because we chat at the Reception Hotel bars and the like, but the conversation is always interesting, informative and fun. And thats also true of this new book. This is a light book about a heavy topic, so its fortunate that we are featuring it today on the birthday of free can freedman and we were lucky to have known him and for some of us to have worked with us to a limited degree. Im sure he too would agree with the title of your book so i cant really recall
Weve got a big show coming up and interview with wilbur ross this morning and acting director mark morgan mere to talk border crisis and member of the Senate Budget banking and Arm Service Committee also here this morning on technology, trade, to discuss the real estate market, as we get house hadding data out as well. Plus founder of chairman and chairman of Equity International joining us this morning as well. Dont miss a mommy of it weve got a big three hours joining conversation this morning, cfr investment strategist lindsay belle here as well as former home ceo former ohio state is a senator minority leader American University school of Public Affairs president , capri great to see everybody this morning. Thanks so much for being here. Good morning its exciting. Excite because here we are in the beginning of another week of Second Quarter earnings and were going get a good window into the economy. Lindsay what can you tell us in terms of how earning season has kicked off. So far