Inflation has been much better behaved in the second half of the year. Headline inflation is down to 3. 1 . For prices rose last month of 0. 3 from october, a 3. 5 annualized rate. Is inflation to vanquish . It meaningfully coming down, and i see no reason on the path we are current me on why inflation should not gradually declined to levels that are consistent with the feds mandate and target, so supply chain issues that resulted from the pandemic and mismatches in disruption and labor markets both seem to be healing. As that happens, inflation moves down. The labor market, well it remains strong, we have had 22 months now with the below 4 inflation, which is quite a phenomenon. We have not seen that in 50 years. Still the labor market is cooling some as job openings come down, and the intensity of hiring has diminished some, but of course, we have not seen layoffs and we have excellent job creation, Labor Force Participation increasing, and at this point with the down this much and w
This is produced and sponsored by the Bard Association which many of you are members and those who are not i hope you will become. A group of lawyers in washington dc and elsewhere to try to support not only arts in general but this terrific theater in specific. As you know, tonights argument is based on William Shakespeares macbeth which was produced by the theater this spring, directed by lisa tommy on this very stage. It was a wonderful event and im sure many of you attended. I want to start by thanking the people you with the on stage, the people who are not on stage but make this possible. This event comes together in large part because a group of people with whom i am honored to work, who work on coming up with the idea, coming up with which play we are going to do, figure out what the legal questions can be, these are the people who year in and year out make this possible and i realized after last winter i want to thank them in specific. I want to be the front guy but they do th
Beth hill is fort tie continue row georgia key to a continent and it was written by a director of fort ticonderoga in the 1960s. Its still the preeminent book that provides the history of fort ticonderoga. And then my last book which is unrelated to my district, but i try to and im interested in books of powerful women in United States history, and as i was recently walking through a bookstore, i saw the autobiography of helen keller the story of my life. Obviously, that was published quite a long time ago, but when i was in middle school, i remember reading the miracle worker in my english class so im really looking forward to reading the story of her life. And booktv wants the know what youre reading this summer. Tweet us your answer booktv or you can post it on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. Up next on booktv, a discussion with the author of this book the tough luck constitution and the assault on health care reform, is the name of the book, and North Western University La
The Trump Presidency promises to be a fascinating test of the resilience of the system of government crafted by americas founding fathers. The new president has already slammed the courts for overstepping their authority in blocking his so called travel ban. A new Executive Order on the matter is imminent. My guest today is donald verrilli, us Solicitor General under barack obama. Does the constitution ensure that the white house is always subject to, not above, the law . Donald verrilli, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen, its good to be here. Lets start with a personal perspective. Having served five years as obamas Solicitor General, how painful is it for you to watch donald trump pledging to undo so much of the legislative Executive Legacy left behind by barack obama, and of course a legacy that you defended . Well, had you asked me that question two months ago i probably would have said extremely. But as time has passed, i think the resilience of the achievements of the Obama
The Trump Presidency promises to be a fascinating test of the resilience of the system of government crafted by americas founding fathers. The new president has already slammed the courts for overstepping their authority in blocking his so called travel ban. A new Executive Order on the matter is imminent. My guest today is donald verrilli, us Solicitor General under barack obama. Does the constitution ensure that the white house is always subject to, not above, the law . Donald verrilli, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen, its good to be here. Lets start with a personal perspective. Having served five years as obamas Solicitor General, how painful is it for you to watch donald trump pledging to undo so much of the legislative Executive Legacy left behind by barack obama, and of course a legacy that you defended . Well, had you asked me that question two months ago i probably would have said extremely. But as time has passed, i think the resilience of the achievements of the Obama