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room after being here and finish -- >> yes. chain myself to my desk. >> i quite agree. i think we get into patterns as individuals and disciplines. and you can work for a long time in isolation. and an obvious question or concern doesnt occur to you. and then as a discipline this is the first time i have been to a history conference. i am a political scientist. and no political scientist is talking about the role of violence in congress, although i know there is a huge audience so you ...

new ways but being shown things that didnt even -- didnt occur to you. >> we were just having a conversation he was suggesting basically political science tools that i can apply to my data and come up with some pretty interesting conclusions, so right there is the conference in action. >> in the field of political science regarding congress, what are some of the top issues that are coming out? what are some of the areas of discussion your students want to hear you talk about, are askin...

reservations in the state. i find it very interesting that it once again proves that no good deed goes unpunished, because the natives are what allowed us to survive and history alls reflects those who write it. thank you. >> when i write a book about indian history, if i catch it from both the indians and the nonindians, i figure i am probably being accurate. >> yes, maam. >> what is your feeling about the current controversy or whether or not native americans arrived 20,000 years ago...

replace you are coming from the highest academic quadrant and they havent had this learning experience going back. >> austin is there, though. >> thats different. but even the idea of the black history month, that doesnt tie to the civil war in any way hardly because they dont want to upset the little darlings about that kind of thing. and i really think that there is something that ought to be coming out of the higher academics to tell the school administrators, superintendents, mayor...