Hi deborah. Hi kathy its nice to meet you. I enjoyed your book. Thank you. Lets start this interview talking about you but also like the audience to hear the story which honestly frankly is in your introduction. You got a note from a professor he would never be a political scientist. Can you say more about that . [laughter] when i was in college i struggled with what i wanted to major in and i was torn between science and humanities or social sciences. I finally decided on social science with First Political science course we will read all of the philosophers and they all ask the question what is justice and how can you organize government and society to make life better for people particular lead to make justice . I decided to may become a Political Science major i he had a lack of confidence in my skills as a social scientist because i didnt get very good grades in those courses i got good grades in my science and math courses so it was a dilemma so i took this Political Science cour
Can you say more about that quick. I put that in the book because i struggled with what i wanted to major in as most kids do and i was torn between going into science and humanities or social science. I finally decided on social science because i found those questions were more interesting and engaging and urgent for me my First Political science course all the great political philosophers of plato on up so what is justice and what is Good Government how do you organize government and society to make life better for people and justice . Before i decided to become a Political Science major i took a course. Flaherty had a lack of confidence in my skills because i didnt get very good grades and those courses but i got good grades in my science and math so it was a dilemma. I dont even remember what the paper was on. He never remember that just the greater the nasty comments. The professor said this is a credible effort but you will never be a political scientist. I really resonate with th
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Good morning. This hearing will now come to order. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished panels of Witnesses Today on the economic subcommittee focusing on a very important topic and i think theres a lot of bipartisan interest in and that is the economic geostrategic challenge with the rise of china poses for the United States not just today but in the future. The calmness party led peoples republic of china through unfair treatment practices and intellectual property theft market manipulation and very prominently in my view not reciprocal treatment not just in the economic realm but in many realms has been a force in the Global Economy that undercuts the resiliency of the u. S. Economy. Its been one of the worlds fastestgrowing economies averaging close to 10 growth from 1979 to 2015. In 2014 china overtook the United States as the Worlds Largest country in reducing power according to the International Monetary fund. I believe there is a strong bipartisan interest and hopefully we
Good morning. This hearing will now come to order. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished panels of Witnesses Today on the economic subcommittee focusing on a very important topic and i think theres a lot of bipartisan interest in and that is the economic geostrategic challenge with the rise of china poses for the United States not just today but in the future. The calmness party led peoples republic of china through unfair treatment practices and intellectual property theft market manipulation and very prominently in my view not reciprocal treatment not just in the economic realm but in many realms has been a force in the Global Economy that undercuts the resiliency of the u. S. Economy. Its been one of the worlds fastestgrowing economies averaging close to 10 growth from 1979 to 2015. In 2014 china overtook the United States as the Worlds Largest country in reducing power according to the International Monetary fund. I believe there is a strong bipartisan interest and hopefully we