I just started reading your wonderful book in the cab ride over. [laughter] so i notice that one of the topics you touch on maybe at great is crony capitalism. And when youre talking about the morality of fossil fuels, the extent of crony capitalism for the alternative Energy Sector is just through the roof. So i wonder if youd have any insights to share with us about that. Well, i would just reiterate what i said as far as we have not only we get into that, yes, we do, crony capitalism. But the contrast between that, i mean, without subsidies and the loan guarantees and the outright grants from the federal treasury and all kinds of guaranteed contracts, you know, we wouldnt have the renewable installations going on at the speed which they are now. And the great contrast to that, again, is that how many people know this for a fact . How many people know that 95 of all the oil and natural gas produced in this country is from small and medium, independent companies, not the global majors
Or post it on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. Id like to give a special thank you to all of the festival sponsors. Social media plug, the theme for this years festival is whatss your story, and we encourage everyone to share the stories you hear this weekend on twitter, ins glam and Facebook Instagram and facebook using the hashtag16. Plrf16. You can keep the spirit of the lit fest going year round by downloading the printers row apu which gives you all the Chicago Tribunes premium books contents, free and discounted ebooks for subscribers. If you download today, you can get a free ebook and 5 off lit fest merchandise. Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan2s booktv. If theres time at the end for a q a session, well ask all ofss you to line up here to your right and use the microphone so that the home viewing audience can hear your question. Before we begin, the last thing i ask is for you to silence your phones, turn off the flash on any cameras that you have. With t
Was 34 years old reached limit, and he fought at iwo jima and john mccain he joined the military the same time as his brotherinlaw. My great uncle teddy he fought at the canal. My father was 17 at the time. Again after we were attacked at pearl harbor, he joined the army and then later the army air corps. 17 years old. My father, well, as a young man he grew up in a very, very, very poor environment. They lived about a mile away from the Cigar Factory and after my dad would go to elementary school, he would go gown to the Cigar Factory and work until midnight since family needed money. And he would join the Assembly Line with his had mother my grandmother sarah. My an seis tores came from russia and ukraine so that either means im bipartisan or im a suspect. I dont know. I have no particular love for either country. I have a love for this country. Now, i served eight years in the reagan administration. Several years at the high fest level of the government including chief of staff to a
The House version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill, approved on Tuesday, contains multiple requirements for new and detailed reporting on threats posed by China, from the large-scale nuclear buildup to financial and influence activities by Beijing.
The House version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill, approved on Tuesday, contains multiple requirements for new and detailed reporting on threats posed by China, from the large-scale nuclear buildup to financial and influence activities by Beijing.