tis of history william b. Crowley who just completed 50 years on the faculty of the university of mary washington. During that half century, dr. Crowley contributed in innumerable ways and significant ways, certainly not least of all, the creation of our renowned Historic Preservation program and the creation of this amazing great lives series. It is for his excellence in teaching that he is perhaps best known and certainly to literally thousands of our students, he received our institutions highest honors in teaching both from his colleagues and from his students. Many of whom through the years have voted him as the faculty member who made the greatest impact on their lives. Dr. Youly has become a true icon of this community. And so it is with great pleasure that i introduce Professor William b. Crowley. Who droug upawing upon his 50 yf political history has truly shared so much of his knowledge and will be sharing it again with us to day and he looks at some interesting and controver
Holiday celebration gets underway. We want to begin with this. The headline, 2020 has put americans in a bad mood. Americans are watching with anguish as a nation grapples with systemic racism and upset with protesters defacing statues with those representing the worst racist. They worry about the economy but fear the spread of coronavirus. One study from pew research finding that 12 of americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the country. Further, according to the survey, 71 percent described themselves as angry, 66 percent as fearful, and just days before the nations 144th anniversary independence,ys just a few as proud. Last night the president on twitter with the following. There is a rise in cases because our testing is so massive and far good, and so good, even better news is that the death rate is down. Younger people who get much better easier and faster. The president responding to the jobs numbers and his handling of his pandemic. Heres part of what he told re
Indicates that many of you are in a sour mood. 2027488000 if you are optimistic about the direction of the country. If you are pessimistic, 2027488001. You can also join us on social media and we will read your treat your tweets. You can send us a text message. That number is 2027488003. And as always, we are on facebook. A lot to get to, thank you for being with us as the july 4 Holiday Celebration gets underway. We want to begin with this. The headline, 2020 has put americans in a bad mood. Americans are watching with anguish as a nation grapples with systemic racism and upset with protesters defacing statues with those representing the worst racist. They worry about the economy but fear the spread of coronavirus. One study from pew research finding that 12 of americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the country. Further, according to the survey, 71 percent described themselves as angry, 66 percent as fearful, and just days before the nations 144th anniversary indepen
As a multitudeed of rational beings united by the common objects of their love. I want to repeat that because it is a complicated thought, but it is the best definition of a nation ive come across. A multitude of rational beings, driven by reason, react to facts, united by the common objects of their love. We love enough to sacrifice one for another. Weve had a lot of conversations wartime, thiss is is like pearl harbor and september 11. Actually it is not. There is a National Feeling that is analogous, but this is something the closest thing i can think of as an analogy is, this is as if we were all english men and women in london in 1940 during the blitz or when hitlers was firing rockets at london. And weall combatants didnt choose to be a combatant. My hope for the country is that. E learn from this pain as dr. King used to say, theres a way to bring good out of people. Hopefully what we learned is that we are all vulnerable, we are all human, and we need to find ways to be rationa
Time zones. We begin as we always do with the numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Of 1. 4onfirmed cases million around the world. Here in the u. S. , more than 12,000 deaths. In new york city alone, an estimated 4000. As christians focus on the holy week and deal with coronavirus, we turn to Cardinal Timothy dolan. We thank you for being with us. Guest im grateful for the invitation. Thanks for asking me to join in. Thanks for all you are doing. Host i want to begin with what you told your parishioners on palm sunday, that we miss you very much, we will be making the best of this. I want to ask how you are dealing with it personally, but also the archdiocese of new york. Cardinal dolan it is tough days for everybody. It is tough as well for the church, steve. We are a People Church and we count on our flock. We count on the community. And they count on us. They want to be together. We are people of the sacraments, of community. This is very rough because people need their fai