World tonight to the hill center. Good evening. Thank you, john. It is great to see you all and it is great to welcome our friends from cspan around the world tonight to the hill center. We know we have some stiff competition tonight because it is a playoff game for the nats. Go nats. The game does not start until 8 00 p. M. We promise to have you out in time to get home and watch the game. I want you to know that charlie cook made the ultimate sacrifice tonight. He has tickets to the game. He gave them to his son so he could join us. [applause] small price to pay. We thank you for that. Also wanted to mention that we have a couple of exciting programs coming up. Senator Sherrod Brown joins us november 19 and susan rice, former National Security adviser, on january 14. As john mentioned, there is no better place for political junkies go to know what is going on than the Cook Political Report. Charlie cook, the editor, the founder, publisher, and theyve been very good to the hill center
Nasdaq advancing 6 . But we didnt get what we need, which is another reason to buy stocks here. This morning and last night i went over about 300 different stocks, 300, with an eye to finding new names to introduce to the actionalerts. Com club every month i give a talk where try to offer club members at least one new compelling idea. And you know what . How many did i find out of the 300 . Four yeah, thats right only four stocks only four out of 300 passed my test why am i being so selective . Let me walk you through whats worth buying in this treacherous moment first, i dont need stocks that need a trade deal to go higher as the trade talks with china drag on, the list of casualties grows longer and longer. Earlier this week we spoke to the longtime ceo of Emerson Electric he knows more than all of us i think he might be willing to break up the business, literally split it in half i love breakups. They tend to be fabulous for shareholders but does that mean you can buy the stock of e
Time to get you home and watch the game. That do want you to know charlie cook made the ultimate sacrifice tonight. Game. Tickets to the he gave them to his son so he us. D join [applause] pay. Tall price to we thank you doubly for that. Lso wanted to mention i think john might have that we have a couple exciting programs two more exciting coming up. Enator Sherrod Brown joins us november 19. Susan rice, former national advisor, on january 14. Mentioned, there is no better place for political junkies to go to know whats american politics than the Cook Political Report. Editor, the the founder, the publisher, has and they have been very, very by the the hill center, way. Charlie is here was here a years ago Jennifer Duffy have been here with us. And coming into 2020, believe it or not, were already in the of it. We thought it was a good time to have charlie cook back, and he with usly agreed to come us, again. So, charlie, good to see you. Hank you so much for coming back. Charlie thank
Angeles. Thank you and ill introduce the panelists. Hal studies cognitive bias and how people imagine their future selves, opeds for the New York Times and the wall street journal. Jennifer is a historian at texas and am university and a contributing editor. And expectations, establishing the obama presidency. And the next book, demagogue for president , the rhetorical genius of donald trump. [laughter] she is shell be talking about that later. Anthony is a Professor Emeritus of social psychology at uc santa cruz and the coauthor of age of propaganda, the everyday use and abuse of persuasion. He previously taught courses in advertising and Consumer Behavior at Carnegie Mellon university and he is a magician. [applaus [applause]. So thank you for being here. So the theme of this panel is, is contemporary propaganda damaging our Attention Spans, our relationships, our ability to ponder bigger questions . Or does it suffer offer some benefits like nudging us to eat healthier, save the ear
Sometimes it seems nothing is happening on the senate floor. The action is going on elsewhere. Order. The senate has been carrying out its duties in 1789. The framers believed the senate should be the venue through which statesmen would lift america to meet its unique challenges. We are still a work in progress in the United States senate. We should act like a senate instead of a kindergarten. Wait until you see what happens with this bill. Made up of 100 members, two from each state, this is how many have come to know the senate today. Democrats have been putting up roadblocks one after another. It is not what the founders had in mind. There is a great deal of human affection around here. It is in private. You came to the wrong town at the wrong time. With a history of conflict and compromise, we will go inside the senate to tell its story. Its informal workings, we will learn about it as a legislative body. Following the footsteps of members in the core doors around the chamber, we w