from princeton university he talked about how nationalism and identity politics have and will impact elections in the u.s. and abroad. this is 90 minutes. well, thank you, brad, for the kind introduction and let me start by thanking my friend robbie george and his james madison program on american ideals and institutions and bringing me to princeton it s my first time here at this beautiful campus. i want to start with a personal story about my birthday. i happen to have been born on february 1st, 1985. but the february 1st is the point of interest here because on the persian calendar, i was born and raised in tehran, iran, on the persian calendar it s the date on the ayatollah khomeini returned to tehran from his exile to herald the islamic revolution and founded the republic that took over after the shah was toppled. all of our relatives and friends would ask me, remind me what was your birthday and i would say february 1st. and they would always say because you brought
impact elections in the u.s. and abroad. this is 90 minutes. well, thank you, brad, for the kind introduction and let me start by thanking my friend robbie george and his james madison program on american ideals and institutions and bringing me to princeton it s my first time here at this beautiful campus. i want to start with a personal story about my birthday. i happen to have been born on february 1st, 1985. but the february 1st is the point of interest here because on the persian calendar, i was born and raised in tehran, iran, on the persian calendar it s the date on the ayatollah khomeini returned to tehran from his exile to herald the islamic revolution and founded the republic that took over after the shah was toppled. all of our relatives and friends would ask me, remind me what was your birthday and i would say february 1st. and they would always say because you brought the stench of the imam, which is terrible but it s true. why do i say that? none of my relati
the works of an artist, many of which are shown in an important museum around the world. our arts editor went to meet him. houghton hall, in norfolk. the grand 18th century country home of sir robert walpole. a powerful politician, with a passion for paintings. he is long gone, as is much of his collection. but not his appetite for art, which is shared by the current owner although his taste is a little different. contemporary minimalism meets georgian magnificence, with an exhibition of richard long s geometric sculptures which are installed in the house and dotted about the grounds. it s an amazing opportunity to make all these grand works, in this grand, very, very english landscape. richard long is a landscape artist, but probably not in the way that sir robert walpole would have understood. he doesn t paint or sculpt, in the traditional sense. my preference is to use the natural raw materials of the world. i suppose ijust order these materials into. that s what humans do
writer on the erosion of the liberal order and politics known as ill liberalism. also at nationalism, goldman security and identity politics impact elections in the united states and abroad. well, thank you brad for the kind introduction. and let me start by thinking my friend robbie george and his james mattis program on american idealism and institution for bringing to princeton. it s my first time, beautiful campus. let me extend and warm welcome to all of you for coming. i want to start with a personal story about my birthday. i happen to have been born on february 1, 1985. but the february 1 is the point of interest. because on the persian calendar i was born and raised in tehran iran, it s a date on which the ayatollah khamenei, is the anniversary of the day which the ayatollah khamenei in 1979 return to tehran from his exile in paris to help the islamic revolution and found the islamic republic that took over after the shah was toppled. i mentioned that because throu
film festival in new york. that s in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. social media companies are being accused of a shameful failure to tackle online illegal and dangerous content. a report by a group of mps says sites like facebook, twitter and google put more effort into protecting their profits than keeping the public safe online. the home affairs select committee branded the firms‘ lack of action as a disgrace . asjonathan blake reports. twitter, facebook, and google. big brands and household names used by billions online every day, but accused again of doing nowhere near enough to tackle illegal, abusive, or extremist posts. i think both the richest and biggest companies in the world have both the ability and the responsibility to make sure that this kind of illegal and dangerous material is removed. i don t think they are taking this seriously enough, and i think they need to. the mp suggested fines for social media companies t