Is made generous gift in honor of the late jim reiss, president and c. E. O. Of mount vernon. Tohold the debates each fall mark the opening of the fred w. Smith National Library for the washington. Rge now, six years old, the Ashington Library has flourished and become an internationally recognized place scholarship and debate. Since mount vernon does not or federal tate funds, were profoundly Grateful Foundation and other patriotic americans who make it keep mount us to vernon open 365 days a year. In thanking joy and dr. Dennis franks who are with us here today. I would also like to acknowledge several other guests. Marinelly, United States corps retired and his wife karen. Army retired and his wife holly, rear admiral retired United States our and a scholar in institute. Brigadier general craig United States army retired and his wife debbie, general chad 30th commandant of the National War College. Washington, and commander of chaplain of the uss George Washington. You all for joini
I have been a fan since its inception. It is my anniversary. 10 years ago, i moderated my first panel on Climate Change. I am thrilled to be back with this wonderful panel. I would like to introduce eric conway, the historian of science and technology and the coauthor of a book, merchants of doubt, how a handful of scientists obscured the issues for tobacco and global warming. The p the director for Research Center and she has authored numerous reports focused on the public trust in science. Including views ranging from energy and climate to vaccines and gene editing. Have jeffot least, we from ucla, a sociologist Whose Research interrogates how a moral life work spirit he studies why people care about what they care about and how moral concern relates to issues of science and religion. I am going to jump right in. We are gathered here during this week of the anniversary of one of humankinds greatest and most celebrated scientific achievements. You really cannot escape it this week. Th
Boston University Law review. After clerking for one year with the u. S. Court of appeals for the district of columbia, he joined kirkland and ellis where he spent the next 17 years establishing his reputation as one of the countrys leading courtroom lawyers. In 1993, mr. Beck and his colleague founded one of the most highly respected firms of trial attorneys in the nation. Mr. Beck has litigated hundreds of cases over the course of his career, but he is perhaps most wellknown for his work as the lead attorney representing the george w. Bush campaign in bush versus gore, which ultimately determined the outcome of the 2000 president ial election. We are grateful to mr. Beck for funding this lecture series and establishing the philip beck establishment, currently held by my colleague gary lawson. Professor lawson is a leading scholar of constitutional law and as i learned last week, he is also a huge billy joel fan. He twice worked for antonin scalia, once on the court of appeals for the
Introduce and moderate second panel. Let me begin by introducing myself briefly. My name is bill galston. Am a senior fellow here at brookings and delighted to be a small cog in the institution. People,o introduce two bell, for working tirelessly to bring about, and also, our president , john allen, for letting his vast experience and moral authority to our enterprise this morning, and i think it is a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Introduce the question this way. Service is the answer, what is the question . And we have heard, and i think we will hear three different kinds of answers to that question, and it is useful to keep them separate. The first have to do with service as an avenue of personal growth, the expansion, the deepening of character. Actualond has to do with good done for others, service and the roof cents. Sense. He root wheree third, and this is the work of John Richland and bridgeland and john dilulio begins, what are t
The philip beck lecture. Philip beck graduated having served as editorinchief of the Boston University law review. After clerking for one year with the u. S. Court of appeals for the district of columbia, he joined kirkland and ellis where he spent the next 17 years establishing his reputation as one of the countrys leading courtroom lawyers. As one of the countrys leading courtroom lawyers. In 1993, mr. Beck and his colleague founded one of the most highly respected firms of trial attorneys in the nation. Mr. Beck has litigated hundreds of cases over the course of his career, but he is perhaps most wellknown for his work as the lead attorney representing the george w. Bush campaign in bush versus gore, which ultimately determined the outcome of the 2000 president ial election. We are grateful to mr. Beck for funding this lecture series and establishing the philip beck establishment, currently held by my colleague gary lawson. Professor lawson is a leading scholar of constitutional law