b coleman center for scholars and writers here at the library. as some of you know the common centers selects 15 fellows a year for a nine month term fellows receive an office in the center access to our collections and to stipend so they can focus exclusively on their work during their fellowships. the fellows are some of the very best and most promising academics independent scholars poets playwrights journalists dramatists artists and fiction writers at work today. they come here from around the country in the world to use the unparalleled collections housed at this library do write the books of tomorrow. the program was founded in 1999 into date. it has supported the work of more than 300 fellows the deadline for applications for for next year is friday. is free. i encourage you to come back in november for a free new exhibition that will open on the third floor of this building made at the new york public library. we ll feature more than 30 works written right here with
Take a listen. This guy charles in many respects it was remarkable. Could it be something of a cautionary tale . Absolutely not. The only person who can beat trump is trump. I think we know who wont be coming in second place. I was laughing when you were playing the clip of trump at his rally talking about how jeb says trump cant beat hillary. Jeb cant even win a contest. At the end of the day people decide we need to put in votedders hands and instead of asking who can stop trump, get behind the candidates we like and let the process play out. Charles speak of laughing at jeb, did you see his gun today . I did. Hes showing people hes a tough guy. Charles even Edward Snowden took a shot at him on twitter. All the political pundits are saying dont count out South Carolina. Dont put a checkmark in the box for trump yet. You cant come to any other conclusion based on these polls and based on his rallies and social media following. Just because he had a disappointing performance in the deb
Columnist. Jimel bui. My name is salvatore skibono director of the dorothy in lewis b Coleman Center for scholars and writers here at the library. As some of you know the Common Centers selects 15 fellows a year for a nine month term fellows receive an office in the Center Access to our collections and to stipend so they can focus exclusively on their work during their fellowships. The fellows are some of the very best and most promising academics independent scholars poets playwrights journalists dramatists artists and fiction writers at work today. They come here from around the country in the world to use the unparalleled collections housed at this library do write the books of tomorrow. The program was founded in 1999 into date. It has supported the work of more than 300 fellows the deadline for applications for for next year is friday. Is free. I encourage you to come back in november for a free new exhibition that will open on the third floor of this Building Made at the new york
Good evening. Welcome everyone to this years hayek book prize and lecture. Im brian anderson. Im the editor of city journal published by the manhattan institute. Unfortunately, ryhound salam the institutes president de zeal and couldnt be here tonight. He sends his regrets as he was very much. Looking forward to the event, which is one of our signature gatherings of the year. Were here tonight to honor joseph henrik for his book the weirdest. People in the world how the west became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous. Weird stands for western educated industrialized rich and democratic and henrik explains how this part of the world the west came to lead the way in embracing markets and individual liberty. The book is a stunning accomplishment. And a testament to the power of culture to build prosperity. But before we hear more about joseph henrik and his research, i wanted to talk a bit about the hayek prize and what it stands for the prize comes with a 50,000 award wh
He sends his regrets as he was very much. Looking forward to the event, which is one of our signature gatherings of the year. Were here tonight to honor joseph henrik for his book the weirdest. People in the world how the west became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous. Weird stands for western educated industrialized rich and democratic and henrik explains how this part of the world the west came to lead the way in embracing markets and individual liberty. The book is a stunning accomplishment. And a testament to the power of culture to build prosperity. But before we hear more about joseph henrik and his research, i wanted to talk a bit about the hayek prize and what it stands for the prize comes with a 50,000 award which makes it one of the worlds most generous book prizes. It honors a book published within the past two years that best reflects the vision of its namesake friedrich von hayek the brilliant economist who shared a nobel prize with gunner murdal in 1974