To be introducing our next Andrew Roberts. Coming from the memorial in kansas city, we have enjoyed , and arenerships looking forward to the recent symposium and are very excited to be working with the churchill center. In the new Young Professionals group that will be having a churchillian of it next saturday. Hopefully we have a whole new array of churchillians during the conference in the future, and that is not completely sold out, so that is really exciting news for everyone. As someone who works on social i wonder what Winston Churchill would have done if he had twitter, especially at 3 a. M. [laughter] the special team is doing a b, john olson here. So, i emailed Andrew Roberts a wastimes before as i constructing this introduction and i wanted to give him a highlight. He replied i have written 13 books. So i have the immense honor to introduce Andrew Roberts who is 13 times over an incredible author. He is currently a professor at Kings College london. He has written or edited 1
Law professor had an off in the New York Times, she writes the Supreme Court has become an agent of partisan warfare to the extent it could do real damage to the institution. Is the Supreme Court to political . Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. You can make a comment on social. Edia, cspanwj here is the oped from yesterdays New York Times, resetting the post scalia Supreme Court. Been his death, there has plenty of talk about the substantial impact his absence will have on the Supreme Court stockett. Fate has handed the justices a chance to hit reset. Uncharitable and tasteless, so be it. I have become conserved the majority is permitting the court become an agent of partisan warfare to an extent that threatens real warfare to the institution. His role on and off the bench contributed to that development. I am not claiming he was completely responsible, given the polarizing politics of the day. More people disapprove of the court, 50 approve o
First of all, to apologies. Its slightly weird to be writing a book called the men who united the states during its time when given that reason struggles and washington is seems more disunited than it has been for a long time. I know all good people turn off their cell phones, im going to play you a short clip of music at the end. I just hope that nobody telephones me during this presentation. Like root of giuliani. I will feel like rudolph giuliani. To do is tieo try you bit more of the background of this book, which is a big sort of plum pudding of an affair. Once a tell you how it all came into being, pluck one or two of those plums from the putting pudding. The background, quite a complex story. You might be able to tell im english. I fell in love with this country quite literally when i first arrived here in 1962, a student hitchhiking. I basically met at a science fair in london, i was a delegate to a schoolboy science fair, i met a young canadian woman, i was 17 years old. , and
Out right here. They called it at 7250. Yes, they just think its a great product. He said he was absolutely going to be in for the long term. Liz its not a classic equity deal where they shine it up. David we just saw whole foods getting kicked today about 10 . That is not good news. David as you can see, we have very big movements. Do not be fooled when we see the dow jones down, the s p 500 is up a little bit. Less than a 10th of a percentage point, nasdaq, the biggest mover is the rest of 2000. It is the individual stocks, we have seen some big movements by individual stocks and we will be talking about coming up. Liz did you see the coal industry sector . Lots of Natural Resources after the fourthquarter earnings. All gaining more than 4 , 13 full percentage point. David when you see that it is settling at the lowest level in six months, that is what gives people a lot of concern. It is just about at the 200 Day Moving Average. A lot of gold traders and a stronger dollar. It led to
Celebrations and consequences. North koreans cheer what they call a successful test. Tens of thousands of north koreas have gather together for solidarity. Millions gather and listened to speeches. Korean Workers Party secretary said the test was called a selfdefense measure against u. S. Hostility. He said if u. S. Officials continue to increase pressure North Koreans will respond with high level counter measures. Another official threatening the military is capable of attacking u. S. Bases in and around the peninsula and on the u. S. Main land. Secretary of state john kerry said u. S. Officials are not about to back down. They will Work Together on new sanctions. This weeks test was an enormously provocative act that warrants a strong, a swift and a credible response from the global community. Pon encouraged members of the Security Council to act as one and take appropriate measures as soon as possible. The u. S. Already has sanctions on north korea in place. State Department Spokesp