Violent labor strikes were actually an attempt by workers to bring democracy into the workplace by overturning topdown management. He also describes how radical movements in art and literature clashed with the dominant cultural norms of the time. This class is just under an hour. I want to look at the debate in the early 20th century over what is called modernism. How these things work into some of the anxieties we have been talking about really all semester about the rise of modern america and spilling over into the postwar years. Lets look at some quotes from people we have heard from before in the semester to reestablish what the if those was. Walter lippman 1914. He says we can no longer treat life as something that will trickle down to us. We have to deal with it deliberately, devise its social organization formulate its methods, educate and control it. A classic progressive era approach. Chain atoms. Our friend jane adams. She writes, life in the suburbs above all it has been cal
On the development of National Parks, he points out that the parks were established in the 19th century, but there was no one to protect them, or preserve them. He trespasses to keep hunters off them. So the army, really because of the efforts of phil, the commanding general at the time the army steps in and literally saves the National Parks until another organization can be created. For better or worse, the army in the west did much more than just fight indians. The people have historically had a fear of the regular army. From our english traditions, really, and revolutionary war traditions. We fear a Standing Army. Again, it is hard for modern observers to kind of real life because now the military is one of the most trusted institutions in united date. But that wasnt the case in the 19th century. Watch all of our events from Corpus Christi today at 2 00 eastern on cspan3. Next, st. Marys college of maryland professor Charles Holden talks about the modernist art movement, labor unre
This class is just under an hour. I want to look at the debate in the early 20th century over what is called modernism. And how these debates are going to work into some of the anxieties we have been talking about really all semester about the rise of modern america and spilling over into the postwar years. To start with, lets look at some quotes from people we have heard from before in the semester to reestablish what the progressive itosethos was. Walter lippman, 1914. He says we can no longer treat life as something that will trickle down to us. We have to deal with it deliberately, devise its social organization, formulate its methods, educate and control it. A classic progressive era approach. Jane adams. Our friend jane adams. She writes, life in the settlement discovers above all it has been called the extraordinary pliability of human nature. A phrase she probably got from john stuart mill. And it seems impossible to set any bounds to any ideal deal to the moral capability that
Is impossible to execute all the himself but the duty to ake care they be faithfully executed is not delegable. He has to do that personally. Third, to be fair, notice this is not the duty to take care be completely executed, couldnt be because that would be impossible. Would require infinite resources. Required thatt is they be faithfully executed and interpretive ep problem. What does the word faithfully mean . Does that entail . One other observation i will ake as an historical observation bear in mind the Historical Context for this learn kings had english kings will claimed suspend laws uni unilaterally. Rejectmers were going to that practice and require the executive take care that the are faithfully executed. That is some text and Historical Context. Mind we will circle back to a few examples that have been discussed already. First exactly is the obama care suspension that you heard discussed. Crystal clear. On july 2, 2013, just before the long weekend the obama dministration a
He was a superior officer a superior agent . Could they have been intimidated, fearful or even instructed not to report mr. Connolly . I can answer that but im sure when i interviewed the watch commander that would come out but i can answer that. I dont know. Dont you think you should know . I will know once the investigation is complete. What would have happened at this crime scene had been disturbed by someone other than secret Service Agents . Would anything have been handled differently . Say someone driving a car ran into the area. I would say they would be interviewed. They would be detained and interviewed to see if there was an intent. Did they know what they were doing . Was there an intent to disrupt this on . But that did not happen with this agent. So is one set of policies Foreign Agent which is basically nothing versus had it been a civilian the entire scenario would have been treated differently . Again not knowing all the facts. That is what you seem to be indicating. H