Movie critic and later oped journalist of the wall street journal. He has served as contributing editor for the atlantic and newsweek. A bestselling author, brooks books include bobos in paradise, on Paradise Drive and is third look the social animal that hidden sources of love character and achievement became a New York Times bestseller number one bestseller and of course the work that he is discussing tonight is already number one on the amazon hardcover bestsellers list. In addition to all of this though. [applause] david teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Academy of arts and sciences. Responding to david tonight is mike sub vibe nationally syndicated columnist who appears twice weekly in the Washington Post and author of heroic conservatism as well is coauthor with pete wainer of city of man. In addition he served as a Senior Adviser of a Bipartisan Organization dedicated to the fight to end extreme poverty and preventable diseases as well as a pastor to fel
And nbcs meet the press. He previously served as a Police Reporter for the City News Bureau a news service a writer for the washington times, and a become review editor and occasional movie critic. He is also served as the Senior Editor of the Weekly Standard and contributing editor for the atlantic and news week, bestsauling author, brooks books including on paradise drive, and his third book, the social animal, the siden sources of love, character and achievement, became a New York Times number one best seller. The work he is discussing tonight is already number one on the amazon hard cover bestseller list. In addition to all of this [applause] i think that merits applause. David teaches at Yale University and is a member have American Academy of arts and sciences. Responding to david tonight is mike a nationally cindy indicate columnist who appears twice weekly in the Washington Post and the author of hero conservatism. And a fellow at the he previously served as a senior fellow at
David needs no introduction but will get one anyway. Serving as the oped columnist for the New York Times which she does over a dozen years producing two columns every week ganda commentator who on npr and nbc meet the press. He previously served as a reporter was so wild service upon dash a wire service have an occasional movie critic and oped editor for the wall street journal and also to the Weekly Standard for the atlantic and a newsweek. The best selling author includes on paradise striving of the third book the socially animal is then york times number one best seller the work he is discussing tonight is already number one on the amazon hardcover. [applause] he teaches at yale responding tonight is the nationally syndicated columnist is the author of heroic conservatism the religion of their politics is serving as a Senior Adviser dedicated to the fight against extreme poverty of preventable diseases working at the that we did their previously served as a senior fellow at counsel
But if i had to attribute obviously it is evolutionary but one of the most powerful influences and the people i have read those i consider it influences tend to emphasize clean and spare prose. I know hemingway has lost cachet because he is a jerk. [laughter] although big night in paris was lovely. [laughter] because to have short stories with a collection are good examples in the art of not saying. One of the best short stories is called hills like white elephants. But if you read it, by the time you were done he never says it directly you just come to it and it is genius. Chandler steinbeck fitzger ald, and these are my influences. In a practical level i worked at the wall street journal i got extremely lucky at a time when feature writing was emphasized and they wanted people who could write not into new business. So i loved the stories it was an exercise all the time to try to get as much into a compelling way to pare it down tuesday absolute minimum of what you need to get the sto
And we have a freedom assumption on people and a prohibition assumption on government. So prior to the bill of rights the structure of the constitution was saying that we dont need to enumerate rights because the assumption is you have a right unless a prohibition has been created. That is a fair way to think about it . How would you expand upon it more eloquently since you teach this stuff . You are far more eloquent than i, senator sasse. No, i think that is an accurate description of the assumptions underlying our constitution, that the assumption was that if congress had limited power, it wouldnt have the ability to infringe rights in the first place. Of course at the time the constitution was ratified, the states were thought to have because the people are closer to their state governments, states well, thats the point of federalism, right, that citizens can have different policies in states and more influence over their state governments and state legislatures than the federal go