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Bradford on the power and influence on the European Union. Its a subject of her book the brussels effect. Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for being with us. I am David Schizer one of the codirectors of the Richmond Center and i i also served of Columbia Law School from 20,422,014 which i mentor for a very particular reason, i was the dean when professor anu bradford joined our faculty and its one of my brightest moments to persuade her to do that. Im on a stick kickoff a fascinating discussion about the influence of europe on the global marketplace. Last year, the wall street journal called the decline w of europe as a remote consequential shift of the last hundred years. There is some truth in that t since world war ii, the military influence in europe declined and also true that europes Economic Growth has not compared favorably with that of the United States or with china or india. And of course efforts to maintain an Economic Union so europe has been more complicated late
For those of you who may be less familiar with the general society, and if you dont mind i will ask, how many of you here this evening with this be your first visit . Well, a warm welcome, and also of course a welcome back to previous attendees. The general society was founded in 1785 by 22 artisans. Today, our 234 year Old Organization continues to serve the people of the city of new york. We do this through our cultural and educational programs. They include our lecture series, of which of course denies lecture is a part of. Our general Society Library which will be celebrating 200 years next year. Our tuition free mechanics institute, and that John Loughlin locked collection which you are welcomeec to visit after our talk this evening, and that is upstairs. You will find more information on the blue and white cards on your suit. Now, we have such a wonderful start to this years lecture season and with the pleasure of welcoming critically acclaimed susan ronald who tonight will discu
Timothy carneys new book and a discussion about its claims and i think you will find both tims remarks and the panel of interest particularly timely given the moment we find ourselves in strictly right now so i look forward to the discussion. Tim is going to come out and offer a few words and then he will be followed with a Panel Discussion withCharles Murray who is known to probably everybody here. Hes a high chair and Cultural Studies here at aei and Megan Mcardle who is probably known to all of you, Washington Post columnist with a lot to say on this issue as well. Tim is a visiting fellow here at aei and hes also the commentary editor at the Washington Examiner where hes been a columnist for a while and you are all aware of his columns to his previous books on cronyism are what any of you probably know him for. The big ripoff and obamanomics. But this new book alienated america is a New Enterprise for him, adeep dive into whats going on in the heartland and im holding this book up