48 after the event. Let me say a few words about our speaker. now in his second tm of te u. S. Civil rights commissions book the moral foundation of economic behavior was nominated for the highest book prize in his latest book which is the subject of our talk today is on why culture matters most. This is an extremely important book given the political and cultural crisis that we now find ourselves in here in america. Think about it, the institutions that are supposed to hand down the great cultural inheritance of western civilization, the civilization upon which the United States faced are failing miserably at the respective tasks in education, media, the arts, business, politics. Its hard to think of an Important Institution in America Today that takes seriously the virtues and the ideals that make it possible it requires a trust, high trust society. Many would argue that this is the one type of society we do not now have. We seem to be educating the next generation intellectually, mo
So for the last six weeks in this class, we have been examining the critical fire of the imperial crisis we have been looking at the debates between British Imperial officials an american wig patriots. And that debates has really in many ways come down to one issue which is broadly speaking, what is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies. And more specifically, the real question is, what is the political constitutional relationship between the power on authority of the British Parliament and americas colonial legislators . And over the course of about 12 years, between 1764 and 1776, the British Parliament passed a series of laws. It 1764, it began with the sugar act and then a year later the stamp act and at 1767, the townsend act and then tea act and the prohibit tory act in 1775. But standing behind all of these acts of british legislation is one overarching piece of legislation, which i think is the driving force behind
About the preamble of the declaration of independence. He views each line and explores what the Founding Fathers may have intended by their word choices. Good afternoon, everybody. So for the last six weeks in this class weve been examining the political thought of the imperial crisis. That is weve been looking at the debates between British Imperial officials and american wig patriots and that debate has in many ways come down to one issue which is broadly speaking, what is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies. And more specifically even, the real question is what is the political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the British Parliament and americas colonial legislatures. And over the course of about 12 years, between 1764 and 1776, the Britain Parliament passed a series of laws. In 1764 it began with the sugar act and then a year later the stamp act and then in 176768, the townsend act a
Examining the political thought of the imperial crisis. That is, weve been looking at the debates between British Imperial officials and american wig patriots. That debate has really in many ways come down to one issue, which is, broadly speaking, what is the british constitution and how does it define relations between the mother country and her colonies . More specifically even, the real question is, what is the political constitutional relationship between the power and the authority of the British Parliament and americas colonial legislators . Over the course of about 12 years, between 1764 and 1776, the British Parliament passed a series of laws. In 1764, it began with the sugar act. A year later, the stamp act. Then in 1767, the towns and acts. Then the tea act and then the coercive act. In 1775, the prohibit tory act. But standing behind all of these acts of british legislation was one overarching piece of legislation, which i think was the driving force behind all of these part
Dying in their cars from close at 19 because overwhelmed hospitals are turning them away. To our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we are following breaking news from the lebanese capital beirut tonight where the government says at least 50 people are dead after 2 massive explosions. The initial blast in the citys port area was followed by a 2nd explosion that shattered windows even 10 kilometers away more than 2500 people have been taken to the hospital with injuries many others are still trapped in their homes the cause of the blast is being investigated security its. As you say old explosives and fireworks were being stored in a warehouse at the port lebanons Prime Minister has appealed for help from the International Community. For more now we want to go to your home paul he is with the think tank 100 both foundation and he heads their office in very rooted so good to have you on the program i know today has been a very difficult day