Pulitzer prize winning journalist chris hedges talks about his book wages of rebellion next. He discusses the causes of revolution and resistance by looking at stories of rebels throughout history and examines what it takes to be a rebel in modern times. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] hi there. Hi there. Can you guys hear me . Can you hear me in the back . Great. Im one of the owners here. Its great to see all of youd a labyrinth tonight. Welcome. Just a few practical things and then well get going. First, please turn off your cell phones if you havent done that already. Also our event season is islanding down but were planning great events for the fall so if you dont already get our email invite and would like to just leave us your email address on the back counter theres a signup sheet for that. In terms of the event tonight the logistics are i will do a very breath introduction, chris will speak and then there will be time for q a. I would just like to ask you w
America and of course it ised considered conservative but its a good example of how the best word i could use is twisted our vocabulary. To too many people that will sound odd a conservative institution one of the first to admit of course thats because thats what conservatives stand for. Anyway, i have this connection which i founded five years ago and im proud to say 140 millioa views this year. We are trying to do fiveminute courses with somfive minutecourt minds in america. We are trying to do something and that is to undo some of the damage the universities are doing so we have a rough professors have given courses including some in the audience. Lets stick with education for a minute and this is something you wrote just last month. One of the murde murdered wot things you can do in the universities o america would be better off if youve earned that money. I mean it literally and with tears because i plead guilty to being an intellectual. The life of the mind has been central to my
I have always admired this institution which takes no federal funds. I was reading yesterday, and this i did not know, i didnt know you would ask that, i didnt prepare a statement but my wife showed me a literal group last night founded in 1844, i believe, and one of the first universities in america to admit black women. It is considered conservative but it is a good example of how, the best word i can use, is how twisted our vocabulary has been found. It was a conservative institution and the first to admit africanamericans and of course because that is what it stood for. You were human before you were a race, gender or class. I have this Organization Prager university which i founded 40 years ago and has a million views this year. We are trying to do fiveminute courses with the finest minds in america and the world, really. We are trying to undue the damage our universities are doing to be honest. We have a number of Hillsdale College professors or at folsom who will be on your show
He was host of the Dennis Prager radio show and cofounder of Dennis Prager university, he is the author of several bestsellers, his most recent books hope why the world needs American Values to triumph and the 10 commandments still the best moral code. Arthur Dennis Prager, why did we invite you to be with us . Guest i have a connection with hildale which is not professional or monetary or employment. My connection is of the heart and mind. I have always admired this institution which takes no federal funds. I was reading yesterday, i did not know you would ask that, did not prepare a statement, my wife showed me last night the literature of hillsdale. It was founded in 1844 and one of the first universities in america to admit black women. It is considered conservative. A good example of how twisted our vocabulary has become, too many people that will sound odd a conservative institution, one of the first to admit blacks and women. Conservatives stand for you are a human person before
You to give me a moment to come to you with the mic so that the whole event can be heard as well as seen. I also want to ask you to try to formulate a question rather than a statement in fairness to everyone else. It is my great pleasure to introduce to you and to welcome back to labyrinth a friend and neighbor subthree whose book subone wages of rebellion the moral imperative of revolt. He has reported from one of 50 countries working for many major news outlets. For 15 years he was Foreign Correspondent for the New York Times where he was part of a team of reporters that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for the coverage of global terrorism. He is the author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed books which continue to influence and inspire those looking for ways to understand and resist structural inequality and injustice. Chris is a senior fellow at the nation institute. He has taught at Columbia University nyu and in addition to publishing what seems to be out a book a ye