Debate commission to moderate this evenings debate. Were live on the campus of Utah State University in logan broadcasting from the performance hall where were holding the debate between candidates in utahs race for governor. Tonight well hear from the incumbent republican governor and his democratic challenger. Now before we began each candidate will receive a 90 Second Opportunity for a statement and prior to it and will be the first to give his 90 seconds im sorry, governor herbert will be giving the first statement. Well begin with you governor herbert. And one of the great universities in utah and appreciate and thanks for the Debate Commission and thank you mike for being here today. I think were all aggies and i think were looking forward to having some Aggie Ice Cream when this is all over. Its great to be with you. Let me just rehearse. When i came into office 7 years ago we had very difficult times where the depths of the Great Recession times were bleak but we as utah does g
American Civil Liberties Union Agreement what of harvard law school, he was president of volume 100 of the harvard law review some previous his latest book chronicles the Supreme Courts decision in 1927 to allow virginia to sterilize a young woman for eugenic reasons. It is called a book that takes to us a rarely remembered part heist. Cohens narrative of the thats enshined the practices is a pageturner, and the story it tells is deeply, almost physically, infuriating. Were very please to bring the conversation to Harvard Book Store testimony please join me in welcoming adam cohen. [applause] thank you very much. Its a pleasure to be here. Id like to thank Harvard Book Store for hosting a wonderful book store i used to spend a lot of time in when i was here in a previous life. And thank you all for turning out, including some old friends here. I had a book party in new york recently, and the invitation that went out automatically, as these things are now, said at the top imbeciles book
Guest i think it was a little unfair that what was Standard Practice was reversed in a crucial play at the end of the world series host that allowed the cubs to win the world series. Thank you, chairman bernanke. The book is ben bernanke, courage to act. Thanks for your service to our country. Guest thank you, senator. That was after words, booktvs Signature Program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed. Watch past after words or programs online at booktv. Org. Host Ronald Numbers, did isaac newton discover gravity . Guest yes, he did. But he didnt discover it from being hit on the head with a falling apple. And thats the story that has circulated for centuries, that this dramatic episode in a garden triggered his thinking about gravity, and he wondered why does the apple tall straight down fall straight down. It makes a great story. A friend of his started circulating it. Its conceivable that apples happened, but [laughter] its very unlikely that newton devel
You have 88 original buildings from the 18th century that have immaculatedly preserved. You have a campus with worldclass hotels, tennis, a spa, and wonderful restaurants. It really is something for everybody, but what it is more than all of that is it is a very special place because its really where our country began. It was here in williamsburg where the first discussions and debates took place over whether we should be independent, how we should become americans, and in fact that debate led to a decision to become independent to declare that and then to fight for it and then to win it ultimately. All of those stories took place in colonial times here in williamsburg, and we create that and connect people to our heritage every day. And how do you do that, mr. Reese . Whats happening in 1774 that youre reflecting there . Well, we have a variety of ways in which we can do this. Theres a wonderful website so people can curate a little bit of their tour even before they arrive. Were very
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