Welcome, to the enterprise institute. I am the director. Aei is my great pleasure tonight to welcome you to discussion of important new book by my good friend and colleague michael strain. Michael is the director of economic studies here and is a widely published scholar in economics and Public Finance and many other areas. In his new book is an exceptional clear and broad overview of the space of American Economic life. Actual conditions we face, the trends over recent decades and have us relate to some of the most dark stories that we hear in our politics about the conditions the americans are experiencing. Also where prospects are pretty he finds i think it is fair to say that things are much better than the mood of our politics and the critics of the market economy sometimes suggest prayed that we do face risks and that maybe that mood and this critics are among the most important of those risks. His controversial thesis and a conservative, i am resistant to be sheared up until eve
At grave risk, and in story after story this book chronicles how powerful players have hijacked the language of science to the detriment of we, the people, the essential bedrock of our democracy. Attacks on science and democracy are not new, though todays Political Climate brings them into sharp relief. Were witnessing the denial of facts and evidence, the dismantling of science and scientific the expertise in our federal agencies and the rollback of evidencebased public protections. The bottom line is that when science is sidelined in government decisions, people get hurt. And this assault poses an additional threat to our democracy. Indeed, the very fundamental institutions of our democracy our elected officials, appointed officials, our laws, our regulatory system, even the courts are under threat. Government is increasingly responding to the interests of the few over the interests of the many. Trust and confidence in our governmental and Public Institutions are eroding. Voter suppr
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Lansings beginning. Established the 1836. In about they designated detroit is the capital, but they were fearful that detroit could be easily attacked from lake erie, and that they should move the capital inland. They could not decide where. They put in the constitution the first session of the legislature of 1848 should be held in the new capital, which should be inland. They had 10 years to decide. They waited until they had 10 months left. Every little town in the whole state wanted it to be by them because that would mean a big boom for their community. Votingy kept voting and and nobody could decide. Finally, the people who were , anding about this area putting up a dam in a mill, they decided they would try to attract the legislature to this area. James turner was one of those who lead that i would say the argument, the persuasion of the lobby. It was james seymour, his friend, who made a map, put a look, if we said put it here, it will be this many miles and they showed all the