At the ronalreagan president ial Foundation Institute it is my honor to have judge ginsburg with us was the chief judge on the dc circuit 2001 through 2008 and on the court working with the Reagan Administration top bar and Harvard University of chicago columbia we are excited to talk about this project you have been working on. Amazon video series more or less perfect union. So what was it that made you want to do that . Thank you for asking. This is addressed to a crisis in our Education System in the us now. And those that have been neglected graduating each year from high school never exposed to how the Government Works what the constitution says and the National Values are and simply we cannot have that functioning democratic republic with a completely ignorant population but we are headed in that direction. I am doing is part of a broader reaction to that with Civics Education Sandra Day Oconnor started the ball rolling him and to create educational materials and to distribute so
Of things. Its both available on amazon prime, a video series called a more or less perfectunion. As well as a companion book. If i can ask you judge ginsburg what was it that made you want to do this . Thank you tony for asking. This is addressed to what i think is a real crisis in our Education System in the us now. In that civics is not being taught as nearly and widely as it should be. Even American History is often neglected. So we have millions of students graduating each year from high school who have never been exposed to how our government works, what our constitution says. What our National Values are even. The younger person is these days, the more ignorant they are likely to be on these topics and we simply cannot have a functioning democratic republic with a completely ignorant population but we are heading in that direction. And i am, what im doing is part of a broader reaction to that in civics education. I think Sandra Day Oconnor started the ball rolling a dozen years
To president elect biden Energy Continues a monster move higher the oil and gas etf up 13 in the last two days. Despite the steady increase in covid cases vaccine developments are continuing to help the likes of the airlines, cruise stocks, retail all surging higher today as we cross that 30,000 level once again, to check it we are still above it will we say that 59 minutes left to trade. 29 points above it. On todays show, two voices to help explain the dows record rise in just a few minutes Jeremy Siegel will join us and later Liz Ann Saunders plus former testry secretary jack lew will discuss president elect biden pick of janet yellen to lead his treasury administration. Lets get the latest from wall street mike santoli is tracking the action to led us to dow 30k. Certainly the story today because of that big round number i am going to keep it consistent, though, and take a fwlims at the s p 500. Similar look in every respect in terms of getting back up pretty much to an alltime hig
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Elizabeths role as head of state barbados push to become a republic reopens the debate in several caribbean countries. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has now passed the 30000000 worldwide and the World Health Organization is sounding the alarm over the rising rate of transmissions across europe that have been more than 300000 infections there in the past week the w. H. O. And surging d countries not to cut quarantine periods warning that could waste the sacrifices being made and the British Government has admitted Testing Capacity there is an satisfactory that in baba reports from london. Newcastle northeast england major city and now part of a huge region on the new covered restrictions from friday more than 1500000 residents cant socialize with people outside their household or social bubble and bars and restaurants have to close by 10 in the evening the u. K. Government says it agreed to measures with local councils following a sharp rise in infections i think you should