frontier. obviously in our area we will cover the midwestern states. linda manning of northern illinois university press. here is a look at some of the upcoming book fairs and festivals over the next few months. on labor day weekend the decatur but festival welcomes harold evans. .. taking your phone calls to. we ll be back. i wish i could say i got up early and came to my computer and put myself to work and i worked for several hours and had a full day s work but i get up and i have some tea and i sit in front of the window maybe i ll look at the new york times and i think about what i am going to do, go down to the treadmill, have some breakfast, and i will meander over to the computer. then i picked up steam as as the day goes by so i started slowly by afternoon i am really rolling and then in the evening i have to tear myself away because i m of falling asleep or not working very productively. i would not recommend my way of working to others. by the fed if i am
i tried to write-down some thoughts hopefully you will come up with a better understanding of the book and an interest in it i will start by taking a amended to they could people who made this possible first and foremost are the formidable men to my left i can guarantee each and every one had a better offer how to spend their evening and i sincerely appreciate it so thank you to admirable so many and it to read and paul to launch the. next thanks to the people who were behind the scenes the staff here at st. chris and a publicist most writers can only dream of a you may write that down in case you ever published a book. i want to thank all of you for coming here tonight because i know we have busy schedules and in the summer we look forward to the quiet evenings enjoying the great outdoors but that is usually a tree because people like we can come up with nifty ways for you to spend your evenings and doors inside the air-conditioning so thank you for your time and i have be
the case went all the way to the u.s. supreme court which upheld the city s authority to force miss kelo to sell her property. this is about 90 minutes. good afternoon, welcome to the cato institute. my name is roger pilon. i m the director of center for constitutional studies which is hosting today s book forum. most believe the right to property is sacred and they have the right to do so because the constitution says nor shall private property shall be taken for private use without just compensation. they think their home is their castle. a phrase that stems from the 17th century jurist lord cook. unfortunately, over the course of the 20th century, that right to private property has been slowly eroded by a series of decisions that have come from the state supreme courts and the u.s. supreme court. early on in the area of regulatory takings, and more recently in the area of the full use of eminent domain whereby government condemns a person s property, not for use by the p