Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the Pittsburgh Steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist
Care doctor at memorial. He was there for the five days . He certainly was. And he felt it was the right thing to do but there were others who didnt. Can you say that the doctors at memorial were euthanizing patients . Well, the book, five days at memorial life and death in a stormravaged hospital, takes you into debt by euthanasia they hasten the death by euthanasia or medicines, order can be called death by murder. He arrested several because a yearlong investigation took place and some of the staff who felt like, according to medical ethics and the laws of the land, according to the will of the family members who are present in some cases, that we dont do this. That there is a tradition in medicine the goes back to the time of hippocrates the doctors should not be in the role of hastening death and that is something that our medical codes in the United States are very against and they say they are not allowed. There are few places where euthanasia is allowed, but only with the conse
[applause] it is hardly a secret the terms of political discourse are not exactly models of precision. Considering the way terms are used, it is next to impossible to try to give a meaningful answer to such questions as what is this socialism or capitalism or whats are back markets . That is even more true of the term anarchism as pointed out. It is a subject of varied use but also extreme of use sometimes by bitter enemies unfortunately by people hold the of manner high. So much so as the variation thats it resisted a simple characterization the only way i can see to redress some questioned what is anarchism is to identify the being ideas that animate and at least major currents of the rich and complex and often contradictory traditions of the anarchist thought and action. Of sensible approach can start with the remarks of to be the important manner of the intellectual i will quote rudolph rocker who sought anarchism not a fixed sullivan closed social system with a fixed the answer to
Thank you. Thank you for that great introduction. Welcome, everyone. Now in its 30th year. I mean, lets hear it. Mitchell kaplan. Doris goodwin and scabbard. Its so wonderful to have you here. Welcome to miami. Our premier annual cultural event. Is good to have the year. In most of the bucks about president ial. And really, it was started by the roosevelt because he is known as teddy. And so how did he start the progressive era jack what propelled him to act . And what were his successes that are still with us today . I may, indeed, teddy. He did not like to be called teddy. He lost that battle with history. Teddy roosevelt came into power at a time when the aspects of the Industrial Age have not been dealt with. There was no compensation. Women and children were exported in the factories. Huge monopolies. The gap between rich and the poor and grown wider. Sounding somewhat familiar to situations today. The digital revolution may have produced a similar kind of economic change. Even th