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November. Super excited about that and i cannot tell you everything we have coming up because i want to leave room for the people we have invited to speak tonight but i want to put one thing on your radar, which is our annual radical book fair pavilion at the baltimore book festival coming up november 1 through november 3 and its an incredible lineup of people both from baltimore and from outside of the city who are coming to present their work and talk about their book and be in conversation to...

Billion, next year approaching 1 trillion in one year. That is a shocking number, especially so when the economy is strong and unemployment is low. We have reached a point where deficits are at about the place they were at the height of the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009. We have done that without those kinds of fiscal pressures for dealing with a Great Recession. It is a function of letting spending go without getting it under control. The National Debt has exceeded 23 trillion. How much mone...

Free speech is the prerogative of the press. It protects the free speech writes of all american, not just those who so happen to have a name in journalism. The press, in other words, is itself subject to free speech just like everyone else is. Journalist, however, do not take well to criticism and i say this as a recovering journalist myself. There is a tendency in the media to equate criticism of the press, however well founded with an attack on the freedom of the press itself, but i think you ...

A plan for order put forward by Elizabeth Warren. If you support the idea of medicare for all. If you are opposed, 202 7848001. If you are still undecided, 202 7488002. You can send us the text or jonas on facebook. Read your, we will tweets. We have a lot to talk about in the second half of the program. We will look back 40 years on those americans held hostage in iran. We will begin with the debate over medicare for all and new polls coming out showing joe biden holding onto a lead nationally,...

It hearts Internet Access. They can set their own rules in different states. Next a discussion on what that means for Internet Users, and possible next steps by congress. The Congressional Internet Caucus Academy hosted this if it. Last about an hour. [background sounds] going to go ahead and get started. Welcome to the sludge panel titled circuit court, what now. It is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy in conjunction with another. One of the cochairs of the caucus, so long wit...

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Heritage Foundation. Freedom of the press is enshrined in the First Amendment. It is a necessary component to republican selfgovernment and a hallmark of a free society. That is not in question. In fact, it is a nonnegotiable. However, is not the exclusive prerogative of the press. The First Amendment protects the freespeech rights of all americans, not just those who happen to have an m. A. In journalism. The press itself is subject to free speech just li...

Foundation. Its not like to welcome you to the Heritage Foundation for this Panel Discussion and i will preserve the constitution service. The freedom of the press as all americans know is contrite in the First Amendment. The free press is a necessary component of selfgovernment and hallmark of a free society. That is not in question. In fact, its nonnegotiable. Free speech, however, is not the exclusive prerogative of the press. The First Amendment you will remember protects the free speech rig...

Emancipation proclamation which was issued eight months later. On this day 157 years ago an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District Of Columbia became law. The d. C. Emancipation act and enslavery in washington, d. C. Freeing 3,100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president linc...

Within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a pr...

Frees 3100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the Nations Capital. Eight and a half month later, president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal that slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. Th...