Its great to be here with you all to celebrate and discuss an excellent new book by one of the originals and insightful economicic thinkers, amy shlaes. Over the course of her distinguished career, shes got her wideranging intelligence and feel for storytelling to some of the countrys leading intellectual and cultural and technician. She served as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, columnist forle both the Financial Times and Bloomberg News and has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Hi now in addition to her prolific book writing, she serves as a president ial scholar for james college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation and for us at nih hermiachairs the selection comme for the Manhattan Institute cries, an award she herself has won. The latest work a new history is a stunning achievement. Few decades have been printed on the popular quite as much as the 1960s and so many of us remember that decad the decade t drama
Course of her career amity has brought her intelligence and feel for storytelling for the intellectual and cultural institutions. She has served as the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for the Financial Times and bloomberg news, taught economic history at the school business. In addition to her prolific book writing she serves as a president ial scholar for king college, the board of the president ial foundation and in a big coup shares the selection for thema Manhattan Institute d award she herself is one. Amitys latest work Great Society, new history is a stunning achievement. Few decades have been imprinted on the popular imagination as much as the 1960s and somebody remember that decade for the dramatic and turbulent moment. The assassination of the kennedys and Martin Luther king jr. The marchch on washington and antiwar protests. Neil armstrong on the moon and fighting vietnam. Amitys focus is not the drama that played out on Television Screens across the country, s
Screen through. But it is free for employers. When you take the information from your new hire that you have to collect for Social Security and irs. You have to have their information for your payroll. This enables you to check whether the person you hired is actually telling you the truth about who they are. You enter their name, Social Security number, date of birth. Is match. Es its the number real . Is the person claiming to be in eightyearold . That kind of thing. The purpose is to screen out illegal workers and people with fake ids. It can be fooled, but it is harder to fool then the mickey mouse paperbased system that is mandatory, and about half of other employers loose use. Who runs the system . Homeland security. It pings information against the Social Security administration as well. Checking your name and date of birth. How accurate . It was mandated as a Pilot Program in the 1996 Immigration Law. In the george w. Bush administration it got its current branding as everify.
Parties to remain calm. And a warning to the Supreme Court. Topic radical dems in the senate telling Supreme Court justices to quote heal the court or face a fundamental restructuring. One of the most bizarre warnings in history of well, the Supreme Court. In this country, calm is not the order of the day on wall street. Outright investor exuberance rallyingthe stock and bond markets. The dow soaring into the Trump Administration announced aid a delay. The Dow Jones Industrial almost a 400 points on the day. And on that news. With the administrations decision, Edward Lawrence reported from washington. Reporter the president decided to put some items under tariff on september 1 and others delayed until december 15. Large group go under tariff on the september 1. Including milk and sour cream. They say they delay tariffs and other items until december 15 for health, safety and National Security reasons. The list includes cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, toys and clothi
Parties to remain calm. And a warning to the Supreme Court. Topic radical dems in the senate telling Supreme Court justices to quote heal the court or face a fundamental restructuring. One of the most bizarre warnings in history of well, the Supreme Court. In this country, calm is not the order of the day on wall street. Outright investor exuberance rallyingthe stock and bond markets. The dow soaring into the Trump Administration announced aid a delay. The Dow Jones Industrial almost a 400 points on the day. And on that news. With the administrations decision, Edward Lawrence reported from washington. Reporter the president decided to put some items under tariff on september 1 and others delayed until december 15. Large group go under tariff on the september 1. Including milk and sour cream. They say they delay tariffs and other items until december 15 for health, safety and National Security reasons. The list includes cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, toys and clothi