Much stronger position on tackles. There are strict rules about tackles that prevent a lot of injuries, particularly at the international level. Also, the absence of helmets , ironically, might be a cause cause for fewer concussions. Could you please talk about the difference between rugby union and American Union and american football, whether or not you have looked at that . And if you have not looked at that, take a look at the new Zealand Rugby union seem and maybe open up a dialogue with the National Rugby team to see whether or not you could learn something from new zealand and maybe they could play more games of the year. Thank you very much. Its interesting. I have heard from a number of folks. This issue is raised repeatedly. The biggest. Is the one you hit on about helmets, the absence certainly changes the way players tackle in the game. We we address this in the book. In many ways, the helmet has made the concussion issue worse. It is overpriced piece of plastic that has em
Good evening, good evening. Thank you for coming out here to politics and prose, thank you for coming to politics and prose for another one of our lively and enlightened cant hear me . Okay. Thank you. Please silence all your cell phones at this point. Let me go through them some housekeeping details. And and during this questionandanswer period, and and in addition to recording your questions for prosperity. And audience members should be able to hear your questions. Thank you so much. Copies are on sale. Right by the door. Without further ado, city of sedition the history of new york city during the civil war is a very appropriate book for revising and reconsidering history. In regards to the civil war, we have often encountered a very narrow dialectic perspective, the adversaries are divided along the masondixon line between slaveholders in the south and industrialists in the north. Thankfully for the past couple decades, the faulty lens of history and city of sedition the history o
Yes, sir. The number of the population. In part because people are springing back and forth between the sides. There is a famous john adams statement a third were loyalist and a third were in the middle. I think that is almost certainly on the loyalist too high. And probably too low on the patriots. And too low on the people in the middle. My best sense, i would say about a fifth of the American People are willing to make a pretty strong commitment to the union of the empire. Two fifths are willing to make a strong commitment to military resistance and ultimately to independence and that leads another two fifths of the population that are in the middle. Those proportions well have an flow over the course of the war but that loyalist fit will keep shrinking over time. They are so frustrated with british treatment and they are so often experienced being subject to severe punishment when they fail to protect them that they make the quite rational decision that if order is ever going to be
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Individuals in some cases as they slept. Reporter lanier pointed out the beatings at times were vicious and didnt stop even when the victim was defenseless. As a group, they would attack and viciously beat their victims, oftentimes continuing to beat and kick unconscious victims after they were down. Reporter lanier told us that more gang members will be arrested as this Investigation Continues and the group could be linked to many other crimes. Not only here in d. C. , will, but across the area. These arrests are good news across the city, matt. Thank you. The principal of Coolidge High School in the district turned herself in to police today following assault accusations. Thelma squareet and two other employees accused of attacking a former staff member. It happened earlier this month after the homecoming football game. Jarett is charged with simple assault and placed on administrative leave. Aubrey brown will resume the role of acting principal. New at 5 tonight, Fairfax County poli