Say. The goal of democracy dialogue is twofold. The first is to explore Critical Issues facing our democracy to aid a variety of different perspectives. The second is to model what it means to engage in civil discourse and debate with those whose perspectives or opinion might differ. Our belief is that these two goals are interrelated because our ability as people to address Critical Issues facing our democracy will depend on our ability to engage in productive conversation and debate with those of different opinions and perspectives. These dialogues omit possible with the support of ingrid and david haynes and uva director jim haynes. We extend thanks to george and judy marcus whose practice fun at the Miller Center helps support todays program. Todays conversation will export the prospects of moving our country forward in a time of great polarization. Youre honored to be joined today between two u. S. Senators 12 worked across the aisle to sponsor wide range of legislation and have a
John the program is entitled the origins of the militaryindustrial complex and features dr. Daniel ellis, who is this years staff fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Dan has advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years. Dan did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, military construction, and he does many more things at crs. He holds a phd in Political Science from George Washington university. And at crs, as many of you know, he is the author of many reports on defense, trade and security. , this project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. This is funded by a gift left by th
Fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years, he did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, and he does many more things at crs. Degree in Political Science from George Washington university, and as many of you know, he is the author of numerous reports on defense, trade and security. This project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. Gift left byd by a the late john w kluge. Nearly 100 scholars passed through the center each year. It is our honor to have dan with us the bulk of the last year. Please join me in welcoming dan. [applause] danie
Parts here today. Some are literal. The princess cruise ship is one. Theyre watching throughout the day as it makes its way to the port of oakland. It is supposed to dock around 3 00 this afternoon. Well talk about that, oil off the bat with our buddy phil flynn out in chicago, price futures group, senior strategist at cme. We talked about it last week, phil. You and i were going back and forth about russia and saudi arabia. Now we have the true price war breaking out that has consequences in places like texas and north dakota. Take us through what youre thinking about today . What im thinking about is were learning today, not always is a low price for oil good for everything. There is concerns for banks, oil producers, the general overall market. Having said that, there is some hope, you know, right now with the talks of stimulus. Maybe we can pull off the lows right now. There are old saying in the business low prices cure low prices but this breakup of opec and russia, this opec plu
You can also send us a text at washington journal, we will be happy to read that as well. Please leave your name and where you are writing from. I text 202 7488003. You can post a comment on facebook and twitter. Here is a look at the website of the newspaper out of tupelo, mississippi. Trumpave this headline, takes strike at impeachment inquiry. A big rally that ran about an hour and a half. President donald trump unleashed an aggressive show of oratorical force fighting friday night in mississippi. [video clip] yesterday the democrats voted to potentially nullify the votes of 63 million americans, disgracing themselves and bringing shame upon the house of representatives. They have been plotting to overthrow the election since the moment i won, but the people here that are highly sophisticated no long before i won. 19 minutes after i took the oath of office, the horrible newspaper, fake Washington Post declared the campaign to impeach President Trump has just begun. At least they gav