Of lou. He his wonderful new book making it. I had the pleasure of working with lou over a number of years as his editor and its been a great collaboration. Id like to congratulate you on the publication. An exceptional response early on and this party is meant to anchor the launch to making it. [applause] i want to thank you, im not sure this into would have happened without you. Oh, no. Youre a good editor. Thank you. So, lou, as many you know, has a distinguished pedigree and career in writing about america and economics. For 245 years he report on labor and economics for the New York Times. Before that a Foreign Correspondent to the associated press. His last book the disposal american, look into the kind of longterm aftereights of the destroyization, and this is something that deindustrialization, and this is something that was very much ahead of the curve. The new press prides itself on doing books that are ahead of the curve, whether its the new jim crow or books on the current
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen welcome back to our conference on a worthy life, finding meaning in america. The class of 82 annual conference of James Madison institution here at Princeton University. The final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal Arts Education and the search for truth. We have a very distinguished group of panelists who will answer the question. I want to begin though with the personal testimony of my own and really an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing topologies, undeniable topologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom , violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of Viewpoint Diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people as haters or what have you. Those pathologies as i say our undeniable. They exists. They are very widespread. Many people in the academy across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that t
The final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal Arts Education and the search for truth. We have a distinguished group of panelists to address the question. I want to begin though with a bit of personal testimony of my own and then really an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of Viewpoint Diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates labeling other people as bigots or haters or what have you. Those pathologies as i say are undeniable. They exist. They are very widespread. Many people in the capital across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that the present an urgent problem and truly a threat. A provost from Stanford University recently the public letter called that threat the threat from within the university saying that no threat to Higher
The final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal Arts Education and the search for truth. We have a distinguished group of panelists to address the question. I want to begin though with a bit of personal testimony of my own and then really an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of Viewpoint Diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates labeling other people as bigots or haters or what have you. Those pathologies as i say are undeniable. They exist. They are very widespread. Many people in the capital across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that the present an urgent problem and truly a threat. A provost from Stanford University recently the public letter called that threat the threat from within the university saying that no threat to Higher
Ree rwanda, not just myself. It is a mission for rwanda. The acronym if you recall, it was una, the United Nations aid mission for rwanda but unfer doesnt really work so he takes the mi in mission and takes out the f. Hes really committed to that word for. He is a complex individual. I think having this is very full and very long account is helpful in kind of he charted very well the complexities of this thing on the ground and in his own personal motivations enter into this. I think that is very helpful in envisioning this thing from a holistic perspective. You had a comment. It kind of goes back to what we were talking about. He says he got a phone call from an american staffer. He doesnt even know who they are and what they do. What page are we on. 499. He tgoes he told me his estimates said it would take the death of rwanda to justify the death of an american soldiers. I mean thats what it is. It puts pedestal higher. Thats not the idea behind human rights. Thats what the United Na