March of 2000. Contract expiration and warnings from one of the Worlds Biggest Oil companies. That would be shell. Mary barra taking on the stock folks, the activist investors. That was the reference. I have to put my specks on. So you can see. So i can see what i have to tell you. Linkedin executive potentially exposed to measles thousands to people commutes in and out of San Francisco last week. Linkedin ses quote, were working very closely with the San Francisco department of Public Health and following their recommended protocol for managing this situation. The health and wellbeing of our employees is our absolute top priority and we will take whatever steps are advised to ensure their safety and the safety of the general public. And its not just employees that are at risk. According to wired magazine the children of employees are at perhaps, even greater danger due to what wired calls a, quote, sickening low vaccinatexccination rate at Day Care Centers across silicon valley. Wired
To send questions or comments simply emailing speaker heritage. Org. Hosting our guest today is derrick morgan, our Vice President for domestic economic policy. He leads the institute for Economic Freedom and opportunity. He served as come he is a lawyer by training. He served in all three branches of the government including on the senior staff of Vice President Richard Cheney before coming to heritage. Please join me in welcoming derrick morgan. [applause] thank you and thank you for coming or there and whether a site which ensures something to do with fossil fuels. And for our location change. Good to see you all, welcome. We believe in free markets at heritage, not just because it works best over all for human forcing. That would be enough of a reason to support it is also moral. Its the free market system, when the respects private property, world of law and freedom to contract. That encourages each person to find something that they can do or produce that will be beneficial to ot
Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. This weekend on booktv Arthur Brooks is live on in depth. Jason so kill sits down on after words, nick childs and robinship advise africanamericans on how to deal with police and the criminal Justice System in the u. S. , robert baer provides a history of political assassinations and a literary tour of waco, texas. Check out our full schedule online, booktv. Org. You give me your name and the title of the book and tell me how you came to the project. Hi, im lawrence knutson, the title of the book is a wave in the white house, i came to the project because i am a retired reporter for the Associated Press and in my last three or four years i exploited a personal interest and wrote a column about american and washington history. That led me to the publisher of this book which is the White House Historical association. We started talking about it and someone said, wh
Machinery of modern internment in Prisoner Exchange is crafted on an industrial level. The first of four large Prisoner Exchanges took place in june 1942, and the second of september 2, 1943. During these two exchanges more than 2000 japanese and japaneseamericans were literally traded for other americans imprisoned in japan. In february 1944, 634 german residents and their americanborn children were sent from crystal city into germany in exchange for americans. On january 2, 1945 428 more in crystal city were treated in to war. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Heres a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. Let us know about book fairs and vessels in your area and we will add them to our list. Email us at booktv cspan. Org. Now on booktv alex epstein says that the public only hears one side of the argument and the debate over fossil fuels. He argues that fossil fuels have done far more good than damage to the world and a
Public knowledge. Im the director of ipk. I am happy to be here. Andrew and i were talking about the fact that academics spend many years writing good books. And are reluctant to celebrate. We publish our books and then we want to be criticized and even condemned by panels of smart people. Some lively conversation and debate, but a touch of celebration. Which is why there is wine and cheese outside. Participate in the event fully. We like to do a lot of book launches here. The real reason we are here tonight is because for the last several years ipks been doing a lot of programming and research on issues about climate and cities and sustainability. And so, this work, while historical, very much speaks to the most contemporary and emergent problems of our time. Were excited about the conversation tonight. So, to get things rolling, we have a journalist visiting at nyu, but also someone who has done a lot of work on environmental issues, contributed to npr and the atlantic. She will mode