Biography is alienating those the way the visual presentation there, the way they are written so i wanted the reader to feel like they had never read the president ial biography that they had everything they needed at the beginning of the book at the beginning of each section to equip them to feel as though they were the experts so that was part of it, i did think a lot about my reader and the other part, washington has been called by an adams family series editor, president ial editor. They edit the papers. Called him that to my face. [laughter] adams which you cant compare, there too much fun. The thing is, you can break him out of this mode, he can be fun and interesting but you have to have fun with them, its a whole different thing but a lot of the things you see are the way i organized it in my head when i was trying to make sure that things across and i decided to be vulnerable and share with everyone. I do think there are certain things that help you understand, i can tell you
[inaudible] its only with your support we are able to bring to you wonderful authors to the literary community. We really appreciate your purchases and support. Thank you for showing up. We have several upcoming events, author of abjoining us on the 13th to discuss her book on the roots of black trouble in america. [inaudible] [inaudible] be sure to check out our calendar online. We have a bunch of events coming up to february. Without further ado, Tony Pecinovsky is a journalist, activist, politician from st. Louis missouri abthe member of the communist party usa answers of the district archive of the party in missouri. Hes contributed to peoples world comes a single Southern Illinois tribune, labor tribune, shoko report and a [inaudible] from 2010 to 2015 he served as a member of several political and labor organizations including the united media guild, greater st. Louis ab and served as delegate to the greater st. Louis central labor council. Trend nine[inaudible] [inaudible] [inau
Democracies are being unraveled with by a new class war. [inaudible conversations] good evening and welcome to Hudson Institute, stern policy center. Im john wallace, chief operating officer. Id like to welcome our audience here at our pennsylvania avenue headquarters and our cspan audience the our first ever podcast taping that is both live and marks the Second Season of the premiere podcast of the Second Season realignment hosted by our Hudson Institute fellows. The podcast launched last year, and i recommend end for those of you who havent been following it, that you take a look at the episodes from last year, particularly the conversation with secretary of state mike pompeo, josh haully, mike duran and others. Its an Excellent Program partly because of the two people who put it together and their ability to bring out topics and to move the argument along. So we couldnt be prouder of the work that theyve done and want to thank them for that, and we are happy to launch this Years Pro
Of the Richmond Center, i also served as the dean of Columbia Law School from 20042014 which i mention for a very particular reason. I was the dean when professor anu bradford joined our faculty, and its one of my very proud moments is when we persuaded her to do that. So im honored to kick off what i know is going to be a fascinating discussion about the influence of europe on the global marketplace. Last year the wall street journal called the decline of europe as a force in World Affairs the most consequential shift of the last hundred years. And there is some truth in that. Since world war ii the military influence of europe has certainly declined, and its also true that europes Economic Growth has not compared favorably with that of the United States or, for example, with china or india. And, of course, efforts to maintain an Economic Union within europe have been more complicated lately with brexit, as we all know. But still i think professor bradford sees things a little bit dif
Beginning to see traffic in the area. That should pick up later on. Golden gate bridge, very empty and quiet. Antioch to hercules, 26minute ride. Highway 4 to the maze, 12 minutes. Highway 85 to the san jose airport, 7minute ride. Thank you. Now to the latest on coronavirus outbreak this morning. All eyes are on the grand princess cruise ship that is off the coast of San Francisco. The ship is preparing to dock sometime today. The people on board are awaiting test results from a lab in richmond. Current grand princess Cruise Ship Passengers have been under quarantine since it was discovered that previous passengers had coronavirus. Santa clara announced six new cases yesterday, one of them involves a Lockheed Martin employee in sunnyvale. The company said they are aware of the possibility of exposure other employees and visitors safe. Stanford university is proceeding with caution. The Athletics Department is working with the health and Safety Department to establish guidelines during