Bookstore for this afternoons event. As you may know we host hundreds of events like this all throughout the year and one such event we are doing this coming wednesday june 5 David Epstein for his new book triumph and a specialized world before we start if you could turn off or silence your cell phone we would appreciate it. Please step up to the microphone here before asking your questions or we can no we cannor and enjoy the conversation but make sure that its going to be recorded there are copies right behind the Cash Register sound front. Last, please keep your chairs where they are because we are going to have another events after this one. Now the reason we are all here im here to introduce stephen to all of you. He is a historian and biographer and writer whos appeared in many publications including the atlantic hes the author of 17 books including his last one before this code breakers into the secret intelligence war against the soviet union Oliver Wendell holmes a life in ord
He discusses trends in the field of history and his work at the center for social solutions at the university of michigan. Is the current president of the organization of american historians. You picked the theme for this years conference, the work of freedom. How did you come up with that and by . I was reflecting on what it means to be unamerican and i realized we often what it means to be an american and i realize we often dont pause to think about what it means. As a historian, freedom required work, required human beings to invest in creating a Democratic Society and our freedom should not be taken for granted, nor should the idea of working for freedom be taken for granted. What are the sessions or talks this year that speak to that theme . There are a number of them. There is one tomorrow afternoon, a powerful session talking about 400 years after the importation of the first African People from america, where the enslavement that followed set a boundary for what we meant by fre
Of events like this all throughout the year and one such event we are doing this coming wednesday june 5 David Epstein for his new book triumph and a specialized world before we start if you could turn off or silence your cell phone we would appreciate it. Please step up to the microphone here before asking your questions or we can no we cannor and enjoy the conversation but make sure that its going to be recorded there are copies right behind the Cash Register sound front. Last, please keep your chairs where they are because we are going to have another events after this one. Now the reason we are all here im here to introduce stephen to all of you. He is a historian and biographer and writer whos appeared in many publications including the atlantic hes the author of 17 books including his last one before this code breakers into the secret intelligence war against the soviet union Oliver Wendell holmes a life in order and ideas. In the book she tells the story of one of the most Influ
Were getting this going after votes. The house subcommittee will come to order. Brief Opening Statements and then two panels. Welcome all of you for coming. This is the Third Session of congress in which i have introduced legislation to ban the practice of surprise billing. Todays bipartisan hearing represents an initial effort by this committee to finally offer some relief to patients whove been bearing the brunt of a dispute between their insurers and some of their Health Care Providers. For patients, you can take all the right steps in attempting to see that your care network is covered but you may still face big bills. One in seven americans have received a surprise bill as part of receiving care at a hospital that is actually within their Insurance Network. The problem in san antonio, one of the communities that i represent, has been so extensive that jay avola has initiated an entire Television Series called show me your bill. And i think a quick video clip from that adequately d
Next, we speak with earl of thepresident organization of american historians, at their annual conference in philadelphia. He discusses trends in the field theistory and his work at center for social solutions at the university of michigan. Earl lewis, current president of the organization of american historians. You picked the theme for this years conference, the work of freedom. With it andcome up why . I was reflecting on what it meant to be an american. The word we often use freedom and we often dont pause to think about what that means. Historian, im reminded, through the various centuries and decades, that freedom work. Es it requires human beings to invest in trying to create a that ourc society and freedoms shouldnt be taken for granted, nor should the idea of those freedoms by taken for granted. We decided lets make that the yearsor this conference. What are the sessions or the talks here this year that speak to that theme . Ofwell, there are a number them. So theres one tomorr