You pull them together in this book with a larger argument about the failures of liberalism. I thought it might make sense for you to. [inaudible] reading a little bit from that introduction. Oh, sure. Absolutely. The emphasis in essays in this book were written in response to the Anglo American delusions that climaxed in brexit, the election of donald trump and, finally, a calamitous response to the covid19 outbreak. These range from the 19th century dream of imperial liberalism long championed by the colonists in which capital, goods, jobs and people freely circulate through the proclamation of an American Century of free trade and modernization, the attempt by american cold warriors to seduce [inaudible] away from communist revolution and into the gradual u. S. Alternative or consumer capitalism of democracy to the catastrophic humanitarian wars and demagoguic explosions of our times. Wrote in 1957 at the height of the cold war are the fanatics of western civilization who regard the
Good evening. Im with red sea ventures ask sirius and siriusxm satellite video, the folks that put together crime stories with nancy grace. It is a great honor to be your moderator for tonights program. First of all, on behalf of the marcus jcc and the national jcc literary consortium, im pleased to welcome you to this special book festival event featuring awardwinning legal journalist and New York Times best selling author nancy e grace. Nancy and i are going to be discussing her practical and invaluable book, dont be a victim fighting back against americas crime wave. Thats just ahead. Now, folks, this is a lifesaving book that empowers you to stay safe in the face of daily dangers. Its packed with practical add vice, priceless prevention tips and with christmas and honda just hanukkah just around the corner, or youll want to make sure you buy copies for everyone on your list, everyone that you care about. To purchase nancys book, please check your local jccs web sites for their inde
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Congress Jefferson Building including the designers, construction and declaration. The u. S. Capital Historical Society hosted this event as part of their annual summer lecture series. It is about one hour. Quite a few more people expect you can see on the cover that we have this personal information on the lower right side. If you do not have a copy and would like one or if you would like another just send me a email. I will send you a copy. Ultimately you can get a copy whether you have wanted they are not. This is a mixed audience, i have no idea of your expertise. My expertise is this i am a docent at the library. I have become interested in the history of building the building. Interested in it because of the individuals involved. Big buildings need big egos. That is what we have here. There is no question about it. The fascinating psychological story, the historical story. I am going to go into these primary elements. I amu do not know this sorry i am repetitious but that is the
Through a lens of activism, and tonightism that is here thats in the overflow room thats spreading across the an activism that stopped the repeal of the worst that i haveislation ever seen in all my time in government. Heering and applause] rep. Keating senator warren and both represent the United States and the commonwealth of also husetts but i represent marshfield and this region and in the course of the going to talking about not Just National issues nd interNational Issues, but also National Issues that affect our region proportionally, and terrible piece of of the ion, the repeal to rdable healthcare act, 2. 1 billion in cuts, that Means Services and nd out of pocket costs. Things ill just mention through the course is his people say were reducing the cost. Theyre reducing the cost in the federal budget. But in my district, our district, if youre 5564 years f age, it would have resulted 5269 on average out of pocket. If you were on medicare with it cription drug costs, would have