Of course we all know we are preparing to vote in a huge election collecting all sorts of folks and not just the president of the United States by congress and state legislators. Fascinating new book written by our guest today takes a look at the unelected , unaccountable elite and it is amazing and along to talk about it. Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute also leader of legal policy you have read his book all over National Media and by the way he was a jd and mba from yale where he was a fellow in law and economics mba from unc chapel hill. So glad to have you with us. Thank you for joining us at the john locke society. So is an honor i said it before as a National Think tank so much policy happens on the state level and the John Locke Foundation gives the Gold Standard to help to shape North Carolina in such a positive direction and then to be in the midst of a pandemic. Thanks for having me spin thank you for those comments i appreciate that. Your book writes about federal po
Book as director of legal policy and he holds a jd and mba from yale and a ba in economics and other firm chapel hill as a morehead scholar glad to have you with us. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. Its always a pleasure to speak to those at the foundation i have said it before add a National Think tank so much policy happens on the state level and it is a Gold Standard think tank that has helped me to shape North Carolina and a lot of the resilience right now to have found a cisco flooding in the middle of a pandemic is due to the great work the John Locke Foundation has done thank you. Thank you for those comments you actually live in North Carolina so your book writes about federal policy but you follow state Public Policy as well and hopefully after we talk about your book you will get your take what is happening with Governor Cooper and Emergency Powers use here in North Carolina but i have to tell you the book is unelected you can buy the book now i think my col
Thousands of people upside down. Welcome to the program one of the most powerful people in the white house is now out of a Job National Security adviser john bolton insists hell resign but u. S. President donald trump says he was fired because of disagreements over Foreign Policy when bolton was known as a whole coup wants the u. S. To take a hard line stance against countries like iran venezuela and north korea has more now from washington d. C. Youre going to do a fantastic job and i appreciate that there had been growing divisions between john bolton that his boss but the end was brutal even by the standards of this white house donald trump tweeting i informed john bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the white house i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions as did others in the administration. Therefore i asked for his resignation which was given to me this morning bolton tweeted not the usual thanks for being able to set but an insistence he quit rat
Program library and, i would like to welcome you all, the book is entitled on war and politics the battlefield inside washingtons beltway which i think the friends of the library. And the cheese and fruit, and the reception. When i asked about your cell phones, interrupt the presentation, tonight i have the introduction, the author talk and a question and answer session. There will be a mike set up in the center aisle to approach the make. After the program, and there are others who are interested. And have wine and cheese. This program will be taped by cspan and will be airing at a later date the next few weeks. I will turn the program over to longterm friend and colleague Major General Arnold Punaro. Please join me in a warm welcome. [applause] turn your cell phones back on while i am talking. It is an honor for me to be your mc and the role the author has seen me play a number of times in the days together, Science Application International corporation and this is the second time in
Slides. To escape. Reps from mccarrran say. They havent set an exact date for the plane. To return to the air. And. Speaking of mccarran airport. Some big yeartoyear growth. In the number of travelers flying in and out. Of las vegas. Mccarran says. 3 point 6 million passengers came through the airport. In january. A 7 point 3 percent increase compared to the same time. A year ago. Its a strong start to the new as 2 thousand 15 had the third highest passenger in airport history. With more than. 45 million passengers. Heres a look. At some of the other top local stories. Were following. Parker cover with vo starting at 7 10 02 7 09 567 10 17 im Parker Collins on the north east side of the valley overnight gunshots rang out in this neighborhood shattering glass leaving some of it on the ground here, but those bullets also hit homes i spoke with a mother who was terrified to call 911 after this happened with her two Young Children sleeping inside their house. No one was injured by that sho