i would love to see nine movies made. there seems to be a reluctance there that is misplaced. a lot of books that have nothing to do with islamic terrorism. in the code of conduct they all had to do with someone at the un. hidden order was all about a series of murders taken place around boston. i normally don t say it s about the fed when i publicize it because how could you make that sexy and be a thriller. lets just one of several examples there was one muslim guy in it. it was one guy for all of that. another theme intergovernmental intrigue. i talked to family members and things like this. not close immediate family members. francie tucker intrigue and i realize this is a same government that could not run the post office. all of the things that people want to put on dc makes for interesting fiction and i think we find it very easy to believe that there are forces behind the scene puppeteers that are controlling everything. i think t
good afternoon, everyone. sorry we are running a little bit behind today. on behalf of the american enterprise institute i would like to welcome you for a talk with pamela paul about her recent book how to raise a reader. she co-authored with her colleague, maria russo. colleague, maria russo. the current situation is untenable our kids have trouble with any kind of a structured activity but reading for pleasure is the activity that has suffered the most brick according to a recent analysis the share of americans who read for pleasure has fallen by more than 30 percent since 2004. if there is a way to reverse the trend it will have to start with their children and no one who can help us better than to learn how to share the joy they and pamela. she was the children s book editor at the new york times and has three children herself and also the author of six books and a host of the book review podcast. she and i will have a conversation and we will open to questions from the
book number one. he s killed a lot. why? my children s godfather is a former fifth special forces group person. he works for the state department now. he had a line that he got from a commander somewhere in his career in the army that said there s some people that just need killing. there are some people that you are not going to be able to reason with. you are not going to be able to negotiate with, and there s just evil in the world. that s kind of the approach he takes. doesn t necessarily like it, but when it needs to be done, he goes out and does it. is he based on a real person? so my protagonist who runs through the books is a combination, kind of a stew, if you will, of multiple people that i have known in the world of government, diplomacy, part of government he is actually named after somebody right here in d.c. who processes fisa warrants for the department of justice. there s a real life at doj that i knew and i thought that was a great name for a charac
and the ears of alfred e. newman. [laughter] it is an honor to be here with al smith iv. obviously, i never knew your great-grandfather. but from everything senator mccain told me - [laughter] the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] al smith: of course i am delighted, but not surprised, by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. i have said all along that when it was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, they would readily see that it had no place in our constitution. it would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country from the lesson taught to the coming generation, to make it their business to see that no such matter as this is ever again made the subject of federal constitutional laws. a peter sien: you have been listening to the 2008 presidential nominees talking at and that year s al smith dinner followed by al smith himself you talking about the lifting of prohibition in 1933. will welcome to
i am delighted to see you here tonight. i was thrilled to get this invitation. i feel right at home here because it is often said i share the politics of alfred e. smith and the ears of alfred newman. it is an honor to be here with al smith. i never knew your great- grandfather. everything senator mccain told me, the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] i am not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. when this matter was submitted, they would readily see it had no place in our constitution. it would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country to make it their business to seek that no such matter as this is ever again peter sien: you have been listening to the 2008 presidential nominees talking at and that year s al smith dinner followed by al smith himself you talking about the lifting of prohibition in 1933. will welcome to the contenders series. we welcome to you from the state a assembly hall i