Sevenminute documentary on the theme, the three branches and you. To show how action by the executive, legislative or Judicial Branch by the federal government affected you in your community. Theres 200 cash prizes for student and teachers totaling 100,000. For the list of rules and how to get started, go to studentcam. Org. Up next on American History tv, author Elizabeth Cobbs hoffman describes consequences of United States role in world leadership. Asking, is america umpire or an empire. Miss hoffman argues that the u. S. Played the role of umpire since 1776 but also argues that umpires cant win. This program is sponsored by world denver. Its about an hour. Thank you so much, kay. Thank you all for being here. I cant tell you how pleased and honored i have be here addressing the World Affairs council. And especially because what i hope we will discuss tonight is i think one of the most critical conditions of our time. Which is youre not going to know it, because i didnt turn on the
No, the green light, right . The classic green light. So anyway, im here to discuss one the critical questions, i think, of our times which is why the United States assumed the role of world defender after world war ii . The question of whether we must continue this role indefinitely. Now this conversation springs from my new book which i hope is available outside but also from an oped that i wrote for the New York Times last year with the title, come home america. This was subsequently the subject of a morning joe show on the same subject. In the essay, i observed that everybody talks about getting out of iraq and afghanistan but what about germany and japan . In essence what im trying to raise here is a very fund amentl question which is where do we go from here. Do we need to consider more basic changes in American Foreign policy at this turning point in our own national history. Because i think in many ways for me, im a historian that our nation suffers from a lack of historical se
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Coming up next on American History tv, author elizabeth calls hoffman explores the costs and consequences of the u. S. Role in world leadership, asking the question, is america an empire or empire . I looking at key turning points, she argues that the u. S. Has played the role of umpire since 1776, but she also says umpires cannot win. This program is about an hour. Thank you so much, kay, and thank you all for being here. I cant tell you how pleased and honored i am to be here addressing the World Affairs council and especially because what i hope were going to discuss tonight is i think one of the most critical questions of our time, which is, youre not going to know it because i didnt turn the microphone on. [laughs] look, you are human. Well, wheres the button here, kay . The green light, right . The classic green light. Anyway, im here to discuss one of the critical questions i think of our times which is why the United States assumed the role of world defenders after world war ii
Gun manufacturers liability bill had some good provisions, among other things. Look, i have made it clear, based on senator sanders own record, that he has voted with the nra, with the gun lobby, numerous times. Now, i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has reversed his position on immunity and i look forward to him joining with those members of congress who have already introduced legislation. The two also sparred over health care. Senator sanders released the details of his singlepayor Health Care Plan just hours before the debate which clinton said would kill the Affordable Care act. Im on the committee that wrote the Affordable Care act. I made the Affordable Care act along with jim clyburn a better piece of legislation. I voted for it. But right now what we have to deal with is the fact that 29 Million People still have no health insurance. There are things we can do to improve it but to tear it up and start over again, pushing our country back into that kind of a contentious