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Malcolm gladwell and Richard Simmons and Little Things by andy andrews and i think theres another one or nine of them that is ill think of it in a minute. How do you select books that you read . It varies. Im big on biographies and history. I tell people that smart people learn from their mistake. But brilliant people learn from other peoples mistakes thats why you should read history, and biographies. Because you have the opportunity to learn not only what went right, and not necessarily by date and names and facts. But the experience and spornt about what went wrong thus you learn from other...

Chief economist at u. S. Sentencing commission and ive had positions that are in a variety of different universes like wharton business school, university of chicago, stanford, yale. Im going to talk to a little bit about some of the misimpression that people have about guns and crime. Normally, im a very empirical guy. I would go and show you lots of graphs and stuff. A little bit stymied on that given the technical issue that we have here but there is still lots of issues we can go and talk about. So, just off the top of my head, a couple of claims we have frequently hear about, one is that ...

And now on cspan2s booktv, more television for serious readers. John watts discussion on gun control is next from our libertarian conference, freedom fest. [inaudible conversations] all right, well i guess we are having technical problems here but hopefully they will be taken care of soon. I hope you all know who i am. My name is john lott. President of Crime Prevention Research Center bid ive been an academic most of my life. Chief economist at the u. S. Commission and positions that are a variety at different universities. University of chicago, stanford, yale. But im going to talk to you ab...

From experience, was at battlefields, where you can make a connection to the past in a way you cant sunday 4 00 p. M. Eastern on real america in 1967 film details civilian injuries and death caused by u. S. Bombing of north vietnam. I used to come home from school very happy. Father, mother, grandfather and grandmother. But all 15 of them, including an unborn baby, have been killed. Only i am left. Even little babies, innocent victims of these american air raids 6 45 p. M. Historians discuss healthcare policy since world war i. Trumans was universal and would have covered everyone. Polls showe...

The title of this hearing is examining state and federal regulations for an against violence. I should want to thank our witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. Good morning, i want to call this hearing order. The title of this hearing is examining state and federal regulations for an against violence. I should want to thank our witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. And in particular i want to give a shout out to max and tom and their families and the other families of the tragedies or attending here and for just your unbelievable dedication, turning your tragedy into hop...