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[applause] maybe maybe, mr. President. But im afraid not. Because the truth is, ladies and gentlemen, that this is how we were warned it would be. President reagan told us from the very beginning that he believed in a kind of social darwinism. Survival of the fittest. Government cant do everything, we were told, so it should settle for taking care of the strong and hope that economic ambition and charity will do the rest. Make the rich richer, and what falls from the table will be enough for the middle class and those who are trying desperately to work their way into the middle class. You know...

Thank you very much. On behalf of the great empire state and the whole family of new york, let me thank you for the great privilege of being able to address this convention. Please allow me to skip the stories and the poetry and the temptation to deal in nice but vague rhetoric. Let me instead use this valuable opportunity to deal immediately with the questions that should determine this election and that we all know are vital to the American People. Ten days ago, president reagan admitted that although some people in this country seemed to be doing well nowadays, others were unhappy, even wor...

Humans have populated every environment on earth. We live on the frozen tundra and in the searing deserts. We live in thriving cities of millions and in isolated camps of a few dozen. Some societies seem simple because they are small and their members are selfsufficient and use simple tools. Others seem complex because they have large populations and people depend on each other for food and goods and use sophisticated technology. In between, there is a range that fills the spectrum. All of these differences are cultural, learned behavior, the result of a complex interaction between our inventi...

We attracted mercedesbenz to be the sponsor for our facility. There was another milestone an indication that are building was brandnew and worldclass. Brings back to those discussions as the city was devastated. Was there any voices saying we should move to an entirely different location . Im a strict bottomline sense that make sense . It made sense because people were there, but it was a very difficult conversation to have daily. I was asked by people, where you back . I knew that whatever played well was going to get covered, but you have to send messages to all the people you work with that...

The event brings together ideas authors, and innovators to look at the latest trends in technology, culture, and business. Here is kerry shteyngart talking about his immigration status. In 1980, being rushing russian was the worst thing that you can be. I was sentenced to eight years of hubris school that for a crime i did not commit. When i was sentenced there, it was so bad being a russian, being a commie, i had to pretend that i was born in east berlin. I was trying to convince german kids there that i was german. [laughter] 10 years later, i show up at oberlin college, this small Marxist C...