The first, monday, september 26, on the campus of Wright State University in dayton, ohio. The second debate on a sunday, october 9th, 2016. At Washington University in st. Louis, missouri, and the third and final debate on wednesday. One Vice President ial debate on tuesday, october 4th, 2016, in farmville, virginia. Joining us on the phone this cochair of the commission on president ial debates. Ty for being here. Pleasure. What led to these four universities . Well, in the 2728 years we have been doing this, we do the year before the debates, we send out to all the colleges and universities in the country in effect a request for bid. We indicate to them what they have to do, what they have to produce. So many hotel rooms within a certain area because of the reporters there, and then we get in bids elm originally narrow what we lad for this year or next year, down to 16 schools. And then we have a team of technological people, camera people, lighting people, et cetera, who go out, so
I could never remember that term, but one means a disposition of people, desires or actions you might say and other rationalizations that these aims. The rationalizations change all the time. But the desires remained fairly constant. Does anyone remember the terms, drawing on pareto, i cant remember sorry. The point however is there is permanent disposition, which you called idealism which certainly fits and occurs again and again and events it seems to me not just arguments. Defense has to confirm burnhams analysis before people begin to take it seriously. Of course as a discussion about guilt and have guilt motivates much liberalism and in one sense that liberalism replaces christianity in a sense that youre right christianity was all the guilt problem for individuals that they were truly professed christians, which is a rather interesting aspect of the book i think. There simply emphasizes if you feel guilty then you want to help you want to do something. It didnt matter what you do
Attitude and technology in shakespeare books for hosting the event this evening. I also am very excited. I think we are all very excited to see probably two people who i would say are unquestionably the most cited economists in the world today. [applause] in addition to being most cited, and as you all know, those are noble laureates, i would have to say from the Vantage Point of the institute of economic thinking that if i were to nominate two people as being the most courageous economists in the world and the most impactful, the subpoena to find a list. So were very excited to be part of this conversation. [applause] as you know, each of them has written a book that pertains to our current challenges and circumstance. Joe stiglitz spoke, the price of inequality and Paul Krugmans book, end this depression now are part of your goodie bag tonight. Therefore on behalf of them i will thank you for your peach image. But i think we should move her to the discussion. But start with paul. You