Announcer next, q a with former chief economist of the fcc, thomas hazlett. Brian tom hazlett, why did you write the book the political spectrum . Tom there is a great set of stories, unknown to most people about how we got into the age of wireless. Wireless seems like a bit of magic. It has always seemed that way. We had 100 years ago a Supreme Court chief justice say he did not want to get any radio cases because he did not want to have to dive into the law there. The law of the occult. So, this seems offputting to a lot of people. The way we allocate radio spectrum come and how we make Resources Available to the Wireless World we are in today, is fascinating, and there is a political structure that was crafted in the 1927 radio act. Primary actor Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce through those rules, 90 years ago, still govern the way we actually allow resources to be used in our economy today. It is tremendously important, fundamental to innovation, to technological progress, t
We have a Supreme Court justice say he didnt want to get any radio cases. This seems very offputting but it turns out that the way we allocate radio spectrum, how we make Resources Available for the Wireless World were in to today is fascinating. And theres a political structure that was crafted in the 1927 radio acted everything is changing to wireless. But we have a lot of problems still with some of the very igid traditional oldfashioned into place in previous generations were trying to break away. Theres been a pattern of liberalization thats been extremely successful but we have a long way to go and so into place in me forth. Previous generations were these radio signals can still travel. Of course they can be used for communications. And radio transmit, radio receive. And we put stuff together all of a sudden youre in the Wireless World that kids grow up with. They think thats just part of society to pull out the phone nd text or snap. The first station in pittsburgh november 2nd
We have a Supreme Court justice say he didnt want to get any radio cases. This seems very offputting but it turns out that the way we allocate radio spectrum, how we make Resources Available for the Wireless World were in to today is fascinating. And theres a political structure that was crafted in the 1927 radio acted everything is changing to wireless. But we have a lot of problems still with some of the very igid traditional oldfashioned into place in previous generations were trying to break away. Theres been a pattern of liberalization thats been extremely successful but we have a long way to go and so into place in me forth. Previous generations were these radio signals can still travel. Of course they can be used for communications. And radio transmit, radio receive. And we put stuff together all of a sudden youre in the Wireless World that kids grow up with. They think thats just part of society to pull out the phone nd text or snap. The first station in pittsburgh november 2nd
We have a Supreme Court justice say he didnt want to get any radio cases. This seems very offputting but it turns out that the way we allocate radio spectrum, how we make Resources Available for the Wireless World were in to today is fascinating. And theres a political structure that was crafted in the 1927 radio acted everything is changing to wireless. But we have a lot of problems still with some of the very igid traditional oldfashioned into place in previous generations were trying to break away. Theres been a pattern of liberalization thats been extremely successful but we have a long way to go and so into place in me forth. Previous generations were these radio signals can still travel. Of course they can be used for communications. And radio transmit, radio receive. And we put stuff together all of a sudden youre in the Wireless World that kids grow up with. They think thats just part of society to pull out the phone nd text or snap. The first station in pittsburgh november 2nd
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, everyone. My name is kendra and im a member of the archive staff here and on behalf of the Library Museum i would like to welcome you to the 2016 reading festival. Franklin d. Roosevelt planned for it to become premier Research Institution for the entire roosevelt era. The Research Room is consistently one of the busiest of all president ial libraries and this years group of authors reflects variety on here. You look the reading festival and want to support the programs that we do here, i encourage you to become a member and please consider joining us our 75th anniversary programming later this month. You can learn more about membership and events at wwfdr library. Org. Let me quick i will go over the format for the festivals session, a session begins with 30minute author talk followed by tenminute question and answer period. Then the authors will move to the tables in the lobby next to the new deal store where you can purchase the books and ha