Minutes. Welcome. My name is acharya and im codirector of the Policy Lab at claremont mckenna college. It is my pleasure to welcome you all here today to a conversation about modernization in congress. This is a followup to a discussion we held on october 16 where we had the opportunity to discuss congresss diminished role in the constitutional system. Id like to thank you with the program, social, cultural studies for hosting the event, and George Thomas for sponsoring and organizing this event, as well. Were very fortunate to hold this because the timing is certainly right. We started talking about this in october. We had some rather, you know, broad discussions of article 1 powers and the kind of, you know, wellworn thesis about congress, how it had withdrawn from the separation of powers that had been dominated by the executive. And we began to discuss reform ideas, and we hadnt yet had the final report of a select committee on modernization, suggesting reforms, and we certainly ha
Military and internal security force. We will do the best that we can, and then they will stand alone. This is it. This is everything we can do. And the idea was, the surge would happen, set it and leave. And see what happened. And of course, setting it left it set for another eight years. Before, before, after the surge ended, before the troops finally left. The argument was the same, the whole time. Which is that, likely, even if The Americans do their best, almost infinite Resources Devotion to this, problem when the u. S. Leaves, the likelihood that anything sustainable will be left in its wake, is very low. But will do our best. I think, thats revealing. Then all the Serving Americans that i talked to that in 2010, told me some version of that. I think that President Biden believed that. And therefore did not believe that we should stay longer. And that we should have a large influx of resources. That sort of hypothesis has, been put to the test. And i think its hard to argue, tha
By a fellow with the american Enterprise Institute and an assistant professor and Studies Director at a college. Good morning to you both. Starting with you, last week, critical Race Theory getting a lot of attention in part because the heads of major Teachers Unions defending educators who teach it in the classroom. So begin the discussion with first explaining exactly what critical Race Theory is, but also how prevalent it is in american classrooms today. Good morning. So happy to be back. So just thinking about what critical Race Theory is, i have a simpler definition if you will, so it is a framework to analyze and challenge racism in structures, processes and discourses. Simply put, it help us to notice. It helps us to see the ways that systemic racism operate and the ways that it is embedded in structures and processes that occur in the United States. Thinking about how prevalent it is in schools, it is an academic and legal framework, so it is one that people often dont and Wont
Virtual lecture delivered by marlene [inaudible]. Marlenes a lawyer. Shes also the author of a book entitled fair Labor Lawyer the remarkable life of new Deal Attorney and supreme Court Advocate [inaudible]. Shes currently working on her second book entitled the history of the [inaudible], 1855 through 1946. For the last decade of her 30year career, as a Marylands Attorney Generals Office, from which she retired in 2013, she served as a special assistant to the Attorney General and was responsible for enforcing Consumer Protection laws governing the marketing of Tobacco And Alcohol and internet safety. [inaudible]. Has twice received the Attorney Generals exceptional service award. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate and a member of the board of trustees in a college in maryland. She earned her Law Degree from George Washington University and her mba from Loyola University of maryland, where she has also taught law. She has received Recognition And Financing for research and grants for fellowshi
Assistant professor and Studies Director at a college. Good morning to you both. Starting with you, last week, critical Race Theory getting a lot of attention in part because the heads of major Teachers Unions defending educators who teach it in the classroom. So begin the discussion with first explaining exactly what critical Race Theory is, but also how prevalent it is in american classrooms today. Good morning. So happy to be back. So just thinking about what critical Race Theory is, i have a simpler definition if you will, so it is a framework to analyze and challenge racism in structures, processes and discourses. Simply put, it help us to notice. It helps us to see the ways that systemic racism operate and the ways that it is embedded in structures and processes that occur in the United States. Thinking about how prevalent it is in schools, it is an academic and legal framework, so it is one that people often dont and Wont Encounter unless they are in graduate studies which is ho