Good evening. [applause] my name is tom campbell, regulator bookshop and we are thrilled to welcome nancy mclean here this evening. Democracy in chains is a marvelous book. I have made no secret of just how important i think this book is in my humble opinion. It seemed to me then that one very important thing in politics is to understand your opponent, and understand where theyre coming from, what motivates the them, what they are really trying to do. As this book shows that our understanding of what is called, sometimes the radical right or the old right, the libertarian right, it has been very limited, and there has been a philosophy and a strategy that goes back decades that is behind much of what we see in politics now and so i think there are a few things that can be more important for those of us who dont agree with that kind of politics then to read this book, understand it, and i think we will be in a much better position to counter the arguments that are being made on the libe
Maclean here this evening for this marvelous new book, democracy and change. I have made no secret of just how important i think this book is in my humble opinion. We are doing our best. Turn off the air conditioning there . [inaudible conversations] okay, okay. My little experience in electoral politics you might now is on the Durham City Council for eight years in a previous lifetime. [applause] it seemed to me then that one very important thing in politics is to understand your opponent and understand where they are coming from, what motivates them, what they are really trying to do. And as this book shows i think that our understanding of what is called sometimes the radical right, the libertarian right has been very limited and that there has been a philosophy and a strategy that goes back decades that is behind much of what we see in politics now. So i think there are a few things that can be more important for those of us who dont agree with that kind of politics than to read th
Less than 1 of all the earths water is readily available for human consumption. In the semiarid desert plains of the southwest United States where rainfall averages just 2 1 2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. Dr. Maddock the real problem that we have is that with increasing populations and shortages of water we are becoming very vulnerable. In the southwest, theres a very unique vulnerability here, simply because where do we get the water if there is no water . Narrator across the country in northern florida, the quantity of water isnt an issue. Rainfall averages an abundant 1 1 4 meters each year. Wendy graham and her colleagues evaluate and model the impacts of industrial and Agricultural Land use threatening the Worlds Largest collection of freshwater springs. Dr. Graham right now, the biggest question is how far we can stress the system and not push it past the point of no return. Narrator both researchers are working towards a Sustainable Future to
And shortages of water, we are becoming very vulnerable. In the southwest, theres a very unique vulnerability here, simply because where do we get the water if there is no water . Narrator across the country in northern florida, the quantity of water isnt an issue. Rainfall averages an abundant 1 1 4 meters each year. Wendy graham and her colleagues evaluate and model the impacts of industrial and Agricultural Land use threatening the Worlds Largest collection of freshwater springs. Dr. Graham right now, the biggest question is how far we can stress the system and not push it past the point of no return. Narrator both researchers are working towards a Sustainable Future to protect the water needed by our species and our planet. Arizona is one of the fastestgrowing states in the u. S. The consequent demand on freshwater for personal, industrial, and agricultural use is depleting the Natural Resource and destroying the environment. Im tom maddock. Im at the university of arizona, and i s
In the semiarid desert plains of the southwest United States where rainfall averages just 2 1 2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. Dr. Maddock the real problem that we have is that with increasing populations and shortages of water we are becoming very vulnerable. In the southwest, theres a very unique vulnerability here, simply because where do we get the water if there is no water . Narrator across the country in northern florida, the quantity of water isnt an issue. Rainfall averages an abundant 1 1 4 meters each year. Wendy graham and her colleagues evaluate and model the impacts of industrial and Agricultural Land use threatening the Worlds Largest collection of freshwater springs. Dr. Graham right now, the biggest question is how far we can stress the system and not push it past the point of no return. Narrator both researchers are working towards a Sustainable Future to protect the water needed by our species and our planet. Arizona is one of the fa