Of the page. [inaudible conversations] it is great to be with you all to celebrate andd discuss n excellent new book of one of our countrys most original and insightful economic thinkers, amity shlaes. Over the course of our distinguished career, she is brought her wide range intelligence and feel for storytelling to some of our countrys leading intellectual and cultural institutions. Amity to serve as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, a columnist for the Financial Times and bloomberg news, and has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Now in addition to a prolific book writing amity serves as a president ial scholar for kings college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation and chairs the Selection Committee for the Manhattan Institute prize, and award she herself has one. Her latest work, Great Society a new history of the 1960s in america is a stunning achievement. Few decades have imprinted on the popular imagination qu
And cultural institutions. She has served as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for Financial Times and bloomberg news, she has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Now in addition to her prolific book writing, amity serves as a president ial scholar for kings college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation, and in a big coup for us at michigan chairs the whole Selection Committee for the Manhattan Institute high outcries. An award she herself has won. Few decades have imprinted on the popular imagination quite as much as the 1960s and so many of us remember that decade for its most dramatic and turbulent moments. The assassinations of the kennedys and Martin Luther king jr. The march on washington and antiwar protests. Neil armstrong on the moon and fighting in vietnam. Amitys focus is not the job that played across the screens on the country abindeed a generation of politicians came to realize that the centrali
Course of her career amity has brought her intelligence and feel for storytelling for the intellectual and cultural institutions. She has served as the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for the Financial Times and bloomberg news, taught economic history at the school business. In addition to her prolific book writing she serves as a president ial scholar for king college, the board of the president ial foundation and in a big coup shares the selection for thema Manhattan Institute d award she herself is one. Amitys latest work Great Society, new history is a stunning achievement. Few decades have been imprinted on the popular imagination as much as the 1960s and somebody remember that decade for the dramatic and turbulent moment. The assassination of the kennedys and Martin Luther king jr. The marchch on washington and antiwar protests. Neil armstrong on the moon and fighting vietnam. Amitys focus is not the drama that played out on Television Screens across the country, s
Amity shlaes. Over the course of her distinguished career she has brought her wideranging intelligence and feel for storytelling to some of her countrys leading intellectual and cultural institutions. She has served as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for Financial Times and bloomberg news, she has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Now in addition to her prolific book writing, amity serves as a president ial scholar for kings college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation, and in a big coup for us at michigan chairs the whole Selection Committee for the Manhattan Institute high outcries. An award she herself has won. Few decades have imprinted on the popular imagination quite as much as the 1960s and so many of us remember that decade for its most dramatic and turbulent moments. The assassinations of the kennedys and Martin Luther king jr. The march on washington and antiwar protests. Neil armstrong on the
A big thank you for making this possible. I know im â– mdoing your job. But you know, when youre in politics, you have a microphone. Were going to tell you, but we cant thank you enough. Thank you. Not just for coming. Thank you, but for all the research and all the work and the dedication to city that we love. Thank. Thank you so much. Thank you all so thank you for coming out. Thank you. Thank thank you. We are thrilled. Im thrilled to be here. And i thought that i havent done this elsewhere, but i wanted to just because i realize that for many people this all comes like, maybe not you guys so much, but this is all a big, you know, new thing. So but i thought i would just read just very beginning opening of one of the chapters. And this is set in eastern tennessee. I specifically did not do the central bucks one because you guys can do that yourself. So this chapter is chapter four. Its about how weaponizing crt disrupts learning and let me just read this a little bit. Matthew horn w