He is an economist and also a senior fellow at the George Washington institute of public policy. Dr. Singer, in a recent paper that you coauthored, the curious absence of Economic Analysis at the federal communications position, an agency in search of a mission is the title, you write that the fcc is often an economicsfree zone. What do you mean by that . Guest what i mean theyre not taking economics into consideration making policy decisions. Theyre instead relying on noneconomic evidence, the popular whims and fancies of the day, to reach decisions that have tremendous economic import. Cspan has it always been that way . Guest it hasnt always been that way. That is what the paper is about. We chart ebb and flow of economic influence offer time. Weve been in periods like this before. This is not the first time that economics has been really gated to something well below the 8th floor, but we havent seen something in recent history as weve seen under the wheeler fcc. Cspan you write of
Pilots in the air force. He spoke about military readiness and modernization earlier this month at the h heritage foundation. Its about 45 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome, and it is a pleasure to see all of these smiling, handsome faces out here at heritage. And i am going to take a moment to introduce a man who actually needs no introduction. Ive known general goldfein for 25 years. We went to Fighter Weapon School together. Actually, it was 25 years ago this month. We were in the throes of, im sure, the second phase of training. And having the time of our lives. General goldfein has flown combat aircraft. He went in from Shaw Air Force base into desert storm and has some Great Stories to tell on that, if you have a moment after this event is done. He went on to several assignments. He commanded a squadron in combat, as a squadron commander, led through the highs and lows of that. He commanded a component, which is an air force level in combat. And now he leads the United State
InterNational Churchill society. The result of a collaboration between the society and the George Washington university, the library is the First Research facility in the Nations Capital to go into the study of Winston Churchill. Here students and visitors have access to a vast range of primary and secondary materials, an interactive touch screen exhibit, and starting next month, displays of original manuscripts and artifacts. As i have said many times before, the nclc is more than just a place for study. It is also a venue for discussion and debate. And in the short time since we opened our doors, we have explored not just the legacy of Winston Churchill, but the very nature of leadership itself. I hope youll return on april 26th at 6 00 p. M. , when we welcome former British Foreign secretary david owen, now lord owen, who will discuss his new book cabinets finest hour the hidden agenda of may 1940 and also the current state of brexit. Let me take this opportunity to encourage you to
Well, the first day of president elect Donald Trumps thank you tour can be best described as what is new is old. During last nights speech in ohio, mr. Trump reverted to his rough and tumble campaign style, mocking opponents and the press, while taunting protesters. And in a forum at harvard university, mr. Trumps Campaign Staff went at it with representatives of Hillary Clinton. Roxana saberi is here in new york. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Mr. Trump announced a t and he fired up the crowd with remarks sounding much like he did on the campaign trail. President elect donald trump kicked off his thank you tour in ohio last night emphasize is his victory over Hillary Clinton. We won in a landslide. Reporter and mocking what he called the press for they said, oh, wow, no way for Hillary Clinton to become president. Donald trump is the president of the united states. Reporter tensions boiled over during a Panel Discussion at harvard yesterday as top aides from both camps went head
Of dollars for fixing the price of sausages. Hello. A court in the hague has ruled that the dutch government was responsible for the slaughter of bosnian men during the siege of srebrenica in 1995. Dutch soldiers were part of a u. N. Peacekeeping mission there. The ruling applies to the deaths of more than 300 people who sought refuge with the peacekeepers. Altogether, 7,000 men were killed by Bosnian Serbs in the worst massacre in europe since the Second World War. Anna holligan is in the hague. Reporter these mothers formed a small but determined group here inside the courtroom. They have been disappointed though, because though they have been fighting on behalf of thousands of survivors, the district judge here in the hague ruled that the dutch could only be held accountable for 300 deaths, the deaths of 300 muslim men who were deported from the camp in the days that preceded the srebrenica massacre. The relatives of these women, though, these three women who represented the thousan