Progress that was made in syria, and i think all of you have seen some of the news that just broke regarding a deescalation agreement and memorandum that was agreed between the United States, russia, and jordan for important area of southwest syria that affects jordans security, but a complicated part of the syrian battlefield. Deescalation area was agreed, well defined. Agreements on who will secure this area. A ceasefire has been entered into, and i think this is our first indication of the u. S. And russia being able to Work Together in syria as a result of that. We had a very lengthy discussion regarding other areas in that we can continue to Work Together on to deescalate the areas and the violence once we defeat isis and to Work Together towards a political process that will secure the future of the syrian people. T the requestas of president putin, the United States has appointed and you have seen the announcement a special representative for ukraine, ambassador kurt volcker, wh
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[inaudible conversations] if i can have your attention please we will get started. Thank you everyone. I am pleased that you are okay. I am the president of the Manhattan Institute. [applause] thank you. It is a pleasure for me to introduce jason riley today. As most of you know jason is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. A regular columnist for the wall street journal and a commentator for fox news. In his new book, false black power . , jason office critique of civil rights leaders and their prioritization of pure political power. Which he argues has failed to produce significant results for africanamericans. The book also includes responses to jasons arguments from two leading black intellectuals. It is a slender book. But it packs a powerful punch. As one blogger noted, what makes the book shine is the clarity of its logic and accessibility of his writing style. Just as fred astaire made it look easy to dance, so does riley express his mastery through elegance so natural t
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