[applause] ladies and gentlemen welcome to freedom day. I am jeffrey institution in america that brings together citizens of different perspectives to unite around this beautiful document of human freedom, the u. S. Constitution. [applause] mr. Rosen freedom day is the highlight of our programming here at the National Constitution center. It was launched on april 13, 2015 to further our Inspiring Mission and to encourage citizens around the country to celebrate and educate themselves and debate the meaning of freedom. Mr. Rosen to acknowledge the visiting area founder of freedom day the woman who conceived of this great celebration and has made it a permanent part of the freida libby. [applause] mr. Rosen the first two years of freedom day brought together the leaders of america to debate the meaning of issues ranging of the future of religious freedom to the future of free speech. Today we are gathered for a meaningful event. This year, freedom day launches a new twoyear initiative th
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Cato Institute. I am the Vice President here at cato and publisher. I would hardly like to thank you for coming here today off our viewers online and being broadcast by cspan, you may not know, unexpectedly the washington subway system, the metro was closed today. The people that have joined this year amid a great effort to your something about this book, lessons and censorship. The topic of our book form today. Another thing that can be said command we chose today for this particular book and the reason is, the 265th birthday of a man named James Madison. As it happens, James Madison wrote the First Amendment because he wrote the 1st ten that were introduced into congress and was beyond that more than just the author of them what a person who wrote them committee was also a strong defender and believed hardly in the. I would say also that in part of that, the First Amendment center valuable institute here in washington has designated his Birthday Nat
This is its great to be here. But its an extraordinary honor nd privilege to be here with rick. Rick really was the intellectual behind the t creation of the exhibits which as magnificent as the is, tecture of this place the exhibits are its heart and soul. And over the conversations in hall office over many, many months, the story of we the people really took shape. The unsung hero of that, by the named s ricks then dog chief justice john marshmallow. Book as y and read the steve urges and i also urge, youll see that Abigail Adams is new plays that role now. Has an heroic intellect. Im looking forward to the conversation i hope you enjoy it and enjoy the conversation youll have with rick as you read through the pages. He first question, rick, is really the dog that didnt bark. Why hasnt there been a book katherine drinker bowen of philadelphia 40 years snag. Ago. Years ago 43 years he was a fill del fl philadelphiian . Im going to answer this question. Be a lovefest between bonnie cly
Here is how you can respond different lines this morning. If you think the u. S. Will be better off. You can also reach out to us on twitter. If you want to make your thoughts known on facebook, and if you want to give us an email. The Associated Press did a survey taking a look at folks and asking about 2015. When it comes to those sayings 48 or so saying the u. S. Will be better. 11 of those responding said next year will be worse and 39 said not much different in 2015 then 2014. That is how we parsed the lines. Be sure to tell us why when you give us a call. Gallup did a poll as well as asking about the new year and their optimism, here is how they responded saying americans are now slightly more positive than negative of the economy cost direction with 49 saying the economy is Getting Better and 45 saying it is getting worse for the week of december 2228. This is a relatively good rating and aside from two weeks in may 2013 when the measure was in the net positive territory, last w
They are not purposely hiding kids and putting them back in with concussions. Sometimes it is hard to recognize when Young Athletes do not tell you how they are feeling. We brought up the importance of teammates being involved in diagnosing players. How close are we to a better design for helmets . I think we are at the beginning. We have been using a standard that has not changed for 40 years that was designed for skull fractures. Many investigators are working to improve standards to include acceleration as well as other important aspects of impact. Just as the Automotive Industry did with safety ratings, the market can be relied upon for manufacturers to improve designs to improve sales. I think standards are important part of the equation. Thank you. Dr. Gay, you discussed the fact there is a numerical Rating System for helmet impact. It is designed at virginia tech, the star system. You called it the best tool we have for analyzing the merits of helmet systems. Can you describe ho