At the university of virginia. She is the author of five books that probe important issues related to the sectional conflict from the American Revolution to the civil war. The trueful graffiti story of Elizabeth Van lew, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy was published in three prizes. Today, she will speak to us about her new book armies of deliverance a new history of the civil war, which was bylished earlier this year oxford. A review by some guy named Harold Holzer maybe some of you have heard of him called this a highly interesting new study. I am so glad we could have her here today at the forum to speak to us. Welcomingn me in elizabeth varon. [applause] prof. Varon all right. Can everyone hear me . Good. Yes. All right. In his first wartime message to congress delivered on child july 4, 1851, Abraham Lincoln cast secession as the work of a small band of conspirators who had duped in Calgary South into submission. The southnd cowed into submission. Relied on in had ge
Dr. Mendenhall good morning. Good morning and welcome to the montgomery lawyers chapter of the Federalist Society. The Federalist Society is founded on the freedoms that the separation of governmental powers is central to our constitution and that is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to tell say what the law is, not what it should be. The society seeks to promote both an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities. Now, you may notice i have an adam smith tie on today, and that is not because we have an economic historian coming to speak to us, but it is because adam smith was principally an educator. He was a professor and a private tutor, and he was beloved by his students. And marcus witcher, you is speaking to us today, is known as a very exuberant, enthusiastic educator. I first met marcus several years ago at an Institute Study conference, i spoke, and then he followed me. He later told me, and i mean years later, that h
Sector when its in their best interest when the care is better or specialized care is available thats not in the va. I think we all believe that should be available. Watch book tv every weekend on cspan2. Federal reserve chair Jerome Howell announced a ab following the announcement he took reporters questions regarding the action and the economic outlook. Good afternoon and welcome. My colleagues at the Federal Reserve and i are dedicated to serving the american people. We do this by steadfastly pursuing the goals that congress has given us. Maximum employment and stable prices. We are committed to making the best decisions we can based on facts and objective analysis. Today we decided to lower the Interest Rates for the third time this year. We took this step to help keep the u. S. Economy strong in the face of Global Developments and to provide insurance against ongoing risks. As i will explain shortly, the policy adjustments weve made since last year providing and will continue to p
To 3. 6 . Despite the economic outlook, Federal Reserve chairman jay powell announced a rate cut. He took questions following the announcement. Good afternoon and welcome. My colleagues at the Federal Reserve and i are dedicated to serving the american people. We do this by steadfastly pursuing the goals that congress has given us. Maximum employment and stable prices. We are committed to making the best decisions we can based on facts and objective analysis. Today we decided to lower the Interest Rates for the third time this year. We took this step to help keep the u. S. Economy strong in the face of Global Developments and to provide insurance against ongoing risks. As i will explain shortly, the policy adjustments weve made since last year are providing and will continue to support meaningful support to the economy. We believe Monetary Policy is in a good place. The u. S. Economy is in its 11th year of expansion. The baseline outlook remains favorable. The overall economy is growin
Key. Trade tensions, not healthy matters. President trump opening a new front slapping dozens of new terrifs on goods coming out of the European Union and more road blocks for tesla a Record Number of deliveries was not enough to satisfied share holders. Worldwide exchange begins right now. Good morning and welcome. Shares of tesla setting up for a rough morning despite posting a Record Number. Tesla shares off by about 5 the stock has been struggling this year dpoun nearly 30 first, an october gut check for stocks, the dow plunging more than 400 points on the second day of trading in the Fourth Quarter. Over the past two days, the dow has she had 3. 1 the s p down 3 to start the month as well. This is the first time in its history, in its history the s p kicked off the Fourth Quarter with backtoback drops of a percent or more a piece. This morning, stock futures pointing to what could be a modest recovery at this stage. You see hear the dow especiallyiopening by just seven points. The