Aaron owe control and teach at university of texas in austin. Im pleased to share this panel today on the deep state. Joining me here to talk about this quite important topic are three fantastic historians all of whom study politics and power in American History. Professor beverly gauge of yale. And balker of duke and p professor allen of Northwestern University. Im going to set the stage with four or five minutes of introductory remarks and then introduce each panelist individually before they speak 15, 20 minutes apiece and then well open the floor to discussion in this roundtable. Were here today to talk about the ore ethic origins and effects of what we call the deep state. This is not really new. Today we call it the deep state, in earlier eras activists spoke about the washington establishment, the power elite, the system, and even the military Industrial Complex. Even though those terms varied throughout the ages they usually share a lot in comment so the arguments that typicall
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Prof. Beverly gage, prof. Dirk bonker and prof. 2027488000. Im going to set the tone with a few minutes of introductory remarks and introduce each panelist individually, 15 or 20 minutes apiece and then we will open the floor to discussion. We are here today to talk about the origins and effect that we call the deep state and its important to say at the outset what historians always like to say. This is not really new. Today we call it the deep state but in early areas activists spoke about the washington establishment, the power elite, the system, and the military Industrial Complex. Even though those terms very, they usually share a lot in common. The arguments that typically accompany these are almost always conspiratorial. They almost always talk about a cabal within the government working in secret to drive policy toward their own ends, their own ends, not the common good. The actual people seem to range all over the map depending on the politics. They can be the Intelligence Agen
Receptor. Marijuana works we tested it at the cancer society. It was a fun time to walk down the halls. [laughter] it worked in making people eat and having less nausea and vomiting. Now theres other ways of doing it then using marijuana. Two questions. Why does all the research all have to happen within the confines of the u. S. System . And how fast, wheres it going and the other part of my question which is, we all look at things in technology is such a massive part of this and we think literally timewise and we have been pushing for 40 years since the one cancer began. Now here we are, what what do you think the timeframe is . The next five years can be much faster than the last 40 combined. I think we are going at an accelerated rate. Its worse if you pick up a medical journal. Every issue there something new and exciting. I think the timeframe has accelerated. We are doing two things, and then i dont want want to take up too much time. Converting some cancers and chronic diseases
School and university, i want to all of you to what i think is an extraordinary and special event, especially for me personally. Tonight we have the honor of here who h rosenfelt is an alumn of the journalism as well as the daily cow a long went on to enjoy career as an Investigative Reporter of the San Francisco chronicle. D all those times i stayed in touch with seth all those years, 30 known him for at least years, going on 40 years. Time, almost, at seth was involved in his own quest for the question going on hereally in berkeley in if 1960s when all place. Events were taking and the result is this book, subversives. The fbis war on student radicals and reagans rise to power. Its an extraordinary book and when i read it, finally, by the ay, i was waiting for years to read it and hearing about it. Its an extraordinary book because its written primarily the perspective of the fbi. Rarely hear in public and one that when we hear it, were not sure what to think their documents. This bo