[ applause ] so good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the kansas city public library. Robert merry is, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed calls of the kansas city public library. Five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. [ applause ] hes a graduate of the university of washington. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter for the observer, the wall street journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the editor of the National Interest in the american conservative. The american conservative has about us passage saying it is collaborate but it sounds a lot like robert merry. This is a description of their philosophy. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound Monetary Policy and delineated borders, free markets and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere closely to our institutional maxim idea, pri
[ applause ] so, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well m coto the kansas city public library. Robert merry, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed halls of the library, five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter from the observe, the walt walt journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the american conservative. He says its collab la tif but it sounds like robert merry. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound monetary patrol si, delineated borders, authentically free markets, and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere to ideas over eidology, principles over party. One could wish there were more of that kind of true conservatism wandering around the beltway than some who profess to be conservatives. Hes also the author of books on those ultimate journalistic in
Identity. The conservative leaning court issued a ruling that is being hailed as a huge victory for lgbtq equality. The court banned workplace determination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Reporter employers cannot fire or discriminate against members of the Lgbtq Community, based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The decision extends the federal protections of title vii to gay, lesbian and trans people. Today is a landmark victory decades in the making. It was a great step i think this is something people have been thinking about. Reporter many were shocked by the decision from a entertainment experience, xfinity x1. Conservative court, the its the easiest way to watch live tv majority opinion joined by and all your favorite streaming apps. Conservative chief Justice John Roberts and the courts for and now x1 also comes with peacock. Ooh la la. This rare bird lets you stream tons of movies, liberal justices. Did not become a liberal, he did not become moderate
Steve, can you explain to us why you decided this is the moment to put together a project like this . Started fourfort with the aim to understand the government better are the governments own numbers owny the governments numbers. Where does the money come from and where is it spent. The security and Exchange Commission requires this very factual document required called the 10k report. Journey andn this we really learned a lot at the federal, state, and local level. What about the need for hard in the and real data middle of the situation the countries . Country is in. It is more essential than ever. Government data has a hard time staying current. If you look at the recent numbers on the Affordable Care act, they are three years out of date. Right now, we struggle to have uptotheminute data about the coronavirus and its impact on the economy. And if you are sitting at the federal level, you want to see those things consolidated in real time, which is very difficult to do now since the
Of microsoft and a philanthropist. To talk about his latest endeavor, which takes a lot of data and facts from all sorts of sources and puts them together. Steve, can you explain to us why you decided this is the moment to put together a project like this . Started fourfort with the aim to understand the government better are the governments own numbers owny the governments numbers. Where does the money come from and where is it spent. The security and Exchange Commission requires this very factual document required called the 10k report. Journey andn this we really learned a lot at the federal, state, and local level. What about the need for hard in the and real data middle of the situation the countries . Country is in. It is more essential than ever. Government data has a hard time staying current. If you look at the recent numbers on the Affordable Care act, they are three years out of date. Right now, we struggle to have uptotheminute data about the coronavirus and its impact on t