Because of the covid pandemic we had to postpone this years in prison symposium and all the work kevin and dan did to get ready for that. We postponed until next year. Tickets are available at this time, but they also stepped up to make todays virtual symposium possible. Thank you, dan and kevin for your work. I would like to introduce our next speaker sarah kay bierle. Is the managing editor of emerging who was working behind civil war who was working behind the scenes to keep the blog up and going and to make sure that all of that free content is coming to you every day. Her work is invaluable to our organization. She is the author of call out the cadet. She is also at work on the biography of the gallant pelham. She will present some of her Research Associated with that book today. Sarah kay bierle. Ms. Bierle good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Im not exactly sure when you will be viewing this, but i hope you are safe and well and we going to go ahead and dive right into th
President trumps criticism . Yesterday the president called for lower Interest Rates just like our foreign competitors. Event that far from now the market opens, interesting on the day impeachment hearings to start, stock prices are out at record highs in the dow jones will be down about 80 points. Closed unchang. Statistically unlikely, but it happened and s p 500 down about a, nasdaq down about 20, no serious selloff at the opening bell a halfhour for now and then there is this, extraordinary scenes from hong kong overnight. Battles on the streets. The city, paralyzed the Central Business district shut down. Schools closed. Its open warfare, a revolt against beijing, serious stuff. You are about to see a important day. We will find out if the democrats really can convince voters that President Trump should be thrown out of office and we will find out if the economy can keep growing in the stock market keep rallying. Varney co. Is about to begin. Stuart moments ago we set it, its open
Author of the new right. What is the new right. Guest see if i get the definition correct. Its on page four of the book. Ises the new right is a loosely connected group of individuals united by their opposition to progressivism, which they perceive to be a thinly veiled fundamentalist religious, dedicate to egalitarian principles and intend on World Domination via globalist hegemony. Host the new right is not a word you hear about. You about the altright. What the distinction. Guest the altright is a subset of the new right. Altright into he members the new right who view race at one of the most important issues the discussing socialow political thought. Host normally the aspect of framing for conservativism and the right generally in america is backwards looking. Nostalgia, a return to the past next 1 of 1950s. How is the new right different from that . Guest thats a great question. First of all i always want to point out to conservatives whenever aoc and those tip host alexandria oca
And while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful. Adams did forego his successors inauguration. I think thats also happened another time or two, but i wont bring that up. And those two men actually remained at odds for many many years. It was only later during their retirement. Did they actually rekindle their friendship . Discussing many different topics in their correspondence including the topic of death adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words quote. I answer your question. Is death an evil . It is not an evil. Is a blessing. To the individual and to the world yet we ought not to wish for it. To life becomes in supportable end quote he was 86 years old when he wrote this note. Perhaps adams had become comfortable with the idea of leaving the world. But it was four years later. That both men adams and jefferson passed away on the same exact day july 4th 1826 and while he was not present when his father died John Quincy Adams later recorded his fathers last words
From the darkest moments. In the midst of this historic storm of the people of texas have responded with their very best. This could well be texas finest hour. Drain to the damage could wreak havoc on the busy travel season. Gas prices hitting a twoyear high as the nations largest field pipeline runs from texas all the way into new jersey, new york city even with temporarily shutting down its main fuel line from texas to new york because of outages. Turning to tax reform, President Trump calling on congress to get to work when they return to washington next week despite the push to many polls say americans are not confident lawmakers will get anything done. Futures are showing this in your market. Dow futures up 72 points. Much to miss them. Weve got the good reading on secondquarter Economic Growth coming in at 3 yesterday. The dow up 27 points yesterday and had he not at least the start of the last day of trading in august. Europe stocks higher across the board. Case in england, fran