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Going to have it published. I want to also focus, again, a little bit on Alexander Hamilton. Not just because hes got wonderful musical but because even if your talk, the figure of hamilton, perhaps justifiable moves rather large. As you say, people were obsessed with him, fascinated with him, tell us more about Alexander Hamilton as a founder. Yeah, one of the things the book focuses a lot on the decade after the convention, those first years and i think one thing that people dont understand is...

Now book tvs indepth program with williams. He tackles many issues including race, education, environment, health care and more. Host Walter Williams. You writemo its difficult to ba goodte economist an be certify perceived as compassionist. Often one hasre to avoid unpleasant questions. Guest that is absolutely right. To be a good economist you have to y look at cause and effect. Something, someone has to tal about cost. A lot of times people dont like to talk about costs. Host is an economist ...

To be a good economist you look at cause and effect. Many times people dont want to see cause and effect. And economists will always talk about cost, when people talk about a benefit to doing something, someone has to talk about cost. A lot of times people dont like to talk about costs. Host is an economist a coldblooded creatures . Guest i dont think so. I think i am a nice person. One of my issues, to help understand me, my initial premise is the each own ourselves. I am my private property an...

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So, given what you have heard today, several phone calls guest let me guest lets hear the question first. [laughter] guest i know where you are going. Amp said that when you have stagnant or contracting economy, what politics consists of is pitting one group against another, fighting over a sinking pie. That is what you are saying now. You are seeing wages flat or falling. And as a result, people are looking for somebody to blame for their own condition. And lots of people have fastened on the I...

Hard, we are participating in the global economy, we play by the rules and yet we are not enjoying the quality of life that they have in the west. That fornteresting is most chinese history, no one had any idea of what life is like outside. Chinese people now can sit on a computer in the village of the middle of nowhere and never pretty accurate understanding of what it feels like to live in washington. That heightens the conflict. The rising conflict between the individual and the chinese gover...

The Obama Administration would like to see it raised to over 0 but he was on television yesterday when he said it should be done. Maybe you agree with him, maybe you dont. But in our first 45 minutes we want to let your thoughts be known on the minimum wage that romneys stamente if it should be raised and heres how you can reach out to us. A wide ranging interview with mitt romney talking on a lot of issues but also discussing the possibility of raising the minimum wage. The first line from this...

Continues. Host Constitution Day takes place this saturday. We are joined by Kathleen Hall jamieson from annenberg centers Constitution Day civics survey to talk about civics education. And last year when you joined us, you reported that Civics Knowledge seemed to be on the rise in 2021. Did that trend continued 12 months later . Guest knowledge of branches is down somewhat. We are now under 47 . The news is not as good as it was last year but there is always good news. This is a chance to make ...

The number of people displaced are high. The ambassador will provide us with the latest data, but as a mother of two young children, stood out to me. 400 81 children are among those known dead. This is just what we know. The general feeling is that this will be the worst flood to ever hit pakistan. Ultimately worse than the flood of 2010. The relief effort needed will be extraordinary. Will be asked ordinary. It will be dangerous, as well. Pakistan has lost a helicopter and six soldiers in the e...

Foundational civics. Can you name three branches of government in the freedoms injected in the First Amendment kristine noted overtake takes overrated the dough and the prerogatives of the various branches. When theres a a constitutional matter who gets to decide . These are things that are presupposition all all. He did understand the basic things happening in the news and some of those capacities ass citizens are not going to be top of mind to you in terms of a female and have been there so yo...