Ofor intellectual figures the long 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries have affected and in some cases may continue to affect american political thought. I will introduce our speakers alphabetically. Claire riddell are sent us, a doctoral candidate at stanford university. Her research very well suited to this conversation interrogates the Cultural Exchange in the late 18th century through the cold war. Today she will discuss jon stewart middle, Harriet Tyler mill, and the coalescence of modern liberalism and the america from the 18th to the 1970s with particular attention paid to the middle of the 20th century. Peggy vandenberg is an associate professor of philosophy. Her teaching and research primarily concern the figures of the 18thcentury scottish enlightened. This morning, she will examine the reception of david humes work in america, particularly by James Madison. Cash att is investor of professor. A professor. Editor of the four volume set jane adams writings on peace , she will discu
With a growing issue weve followed closely here on power lunch. Tomorrow the Maryland State Assembly takes up a bill treating Energy Drinks like tobacco banning sales and marketing to minors. If it goes through in maryland, that state would be the first to make that kind of a move, although several cities are considering legislation. Despite that, Monster Energy stock is on a tear. In the last through months alone stock up 17 . Near a record high. Were going to talk with analyst john foshae in a moment. One of many wall street analysts with a buy on that stock. One of tomorrows star witnesses, a maryland cardiologist who joins, dr. Stacy fisher, who has seen the effects of these drinks firsthand. Dr. Kim williams, Vice President of the American College of cardiology who recently told us it took researchers decades to study the effects of cigarette smoking. Mow data is needed before we can heal tell how Energy Drinks impact the heart. Is it fair to move forward without more studies . Th
Good evening, everyone. Im larry kudlow. This is the kudlow report. We are live here at 7 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 00 p. M. Pacific. We begin tonight with some breaking news. President obama has just finished the phone call with russian president Vladimir Putin. The white house says president obama reminded putin that his actions in ukraine are illegitimate. But there is a way to solve the conflict diplomatically. President obama also said secretary of state kerry would continue talks with Russian Foreign minister sergei lavrov. And dow jones reports the u. S. Has joined the europeans in putting out a warning to all banks to watch out for any transactions made by former ukrainian president viktor yanukovych. Lets get the latest in kiev from nbcs ian williams. Good evening. Reporter good day to you. Anger here in kiev as this latest escalation of tension in crimea. The government in kiev saying that it was illegal, it was unconstitutional, also a little bit earlier today, i spoke to the u
Staples and childrens place, well break them all down for you. Paypal cofounder reed hoffman fires back at carl icahn and ahead of tomorrows big jobs number weekly jobless claims did decline slightly as we said. Well start with retail. As we mentioned three big misses, costco biggerthanexpected fall in profit as deep discounting during the Holiday Season hurt margins. Childrens place announcing an 18 drop in Fourth Quarter earnings. Highly promotional market in Severe Weather and then staples missed on revenues said its going to close more than 200 stores by the end of the year now that nearly half of its sales are generated online. People are calling it a triple whammy in retail and obviously tough news for obvious reasons. Disconcerting mostly by costco because costco when i saw the number, hey, thats not so good but when i read the release they were telling you they were unhappy with their performance. Its the new pattern where someone says, look, its not just the weather, we didnt
Good monday morning. August 28th. As we await daylight, the situation worsens in southern texas. More rain is in the forecast, and theres simply nowhere for it to go. President trump says he will visit the area tuesday. There are stories of heroism. Neighbors and people from states away helping each other in the depth of this catastrophe. The latest. Two people are dead. 262,000 more without power. Many of houstons sprawling freeways simply impossible with abandoned cars and semis literally littering the road. Last night in darkness a Traffic Camera caught this moment. A water rescue effort in katy, texas, just outside of houston. First responders there pulling the person from the flat bed of a truck. Now, as of yesterday afternoon the Harris County Sheriffs Office said there had been 1,500 to 2,000 high water rescues since harvey began. The warnings, as you can imagine, dire. Emergency management officials requesting if the highest floors of peoples homes become too dangerous, get on