I had the privilege of introducing the winner of this year henry and Anne Cote Taylor prize for the conservative book of the year. This years winner is dr. Daniel mahoney for his book the statesman as thinker portraits of greatness, courage, and moderation. [applause] dans book strikes a perfect name for introducing a new generation to some of the greatest thinkers and statesmen in history from cicero to de tocqueville Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill Charles Degaulle and many more and it exemplifies how one can combine action through the virtue of prudence especially amid very difficult circumstances. Dan has been involved with isi for decadesca and hes taught in the Honors Program for over 15 years and has published three books with isi in addition to riding regularly for modern age and lecturing on College Campuses across the country. He is the emeritus at the Claremont Institute and senior rider at l 30 and he received his. A ta from the college of hoy cross and his m. A. And
And honestly, its a big day for us to the ends. 1030 banks of schools are opening today in a bit to bring life back to normal. Active a small church in new york, demanding and then to fossil fuels ahead of the week of climate folks at the u. N. Plus im zane bus robbie and ukraine, sue me, region on the border with russia. Were isolated communities, say civilian targets are coming under attack on a near daily basis. So we begin our coverage and the libyan city of them now, which was devastated off the 2 dams collapsed following heavy rain. A week on more than 10000 people are still missing, rescue work, and se retrieving bodies and identifying the dead is a challenge. The funds left about 38000 people homeless, the urgently in need of clean voltage food and basic supplies concerns grow about the risk of disease. Like china reports from tripoli. Its been a week since the eastern live in city of deadman the changed forever. Those who know me like wave of water that goes down. This valley
Im going to see the story from their point of view, and ill watch as events unfold. Catherine of aragon . Not defy the church in this way the fate of my soul is no longer your concern catherine it will always be my concern worsley these events all really happened and were recorded in Historical Documents or reported by eyewitnesses. Catherine they asked for his head, not his coat. They reveal 6 complex women who lived in a dangerous age as they struggled to survive being married to henry viii. You are still prepared to question me . 6 wives whose names were tarnished by henrys propaganda machine, 6 queens whose stories i want to reexamine. Is she here . Worsley ill observe their life at court. Ill watch them romanced by a charismatic king. Tell me youre the same. Always. Who craves the company of women. The king is a very sociable man. Ill show you how they fall from favor. I am your loyal wife, my lord. Leave or i shall have you dragged from here. Man i have here a warrant for the arr
Think its about. Movie by 10 degrees and you will be fine. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Daniel hannan is the author of inventing freedom, recipient of this years henry and Anne Paolucci award. In the book he discusses how englishspeaking people created the modern world. The book Award Ceremony and lecture are about one hour. Thank you, chris and thank you all for being here tonight. I am jed donahue come with isi. Im delighted to be introducing Daniel Hannan this evening russia began with a confession. As i was reading is very fine book, inventing freedom i couldnt help but have this nagging sense of in the. Not for him for his constituents. He is a politician to his day job in his day job he represents southeast england and the European Parliament. As i was reading the book, i was thinking, i was hardpressed to think american while titian today could write such an ambitious and wide range in persuasive and erudite book. So im hardpressed to think of tha
Example, adult diabetes, Childhood Obesity and so on, other things that qatar is now trying to position itself as a Global Leader in addressing. I hate to end tonights discussion with the mention of diseases, but its been a pleasure and an honor being here. Thank you all, and my thanks again to osama. Thank you. [applause] before you turn if you dont mind i would like to say that have the professor for two more days here. You will be appearing at the Carnegie Endowment tomorrow at 1 p. M. To give his thoughts. Been back here for a conference on religious and secular trends in the region of north africa and the will be a paper on qatar involved with some of these religious developments in the region. So please, join us again tomorrow and the day after. But for now, please join us outside for some snacks and feel free to continue the conversation with professor mehran kamrava. Thank you all very much. [applause] is there a Nonfiction Author a book you would like to see featured on booktv