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These other folks that make sure these sessions come off without a glitch. [applause]. Indispensable to our success, as is a number of individuals and institutions. They have generously underwritten the seminar for a number of years now as have the George Washington history department. This is essential for the programming, feel free to join their ranks should you see fit. After our session today, there will there will be a reception outside of these doors. There are books for sale. I highly recommend that you pick one up and perhaps get a signature on it. With that, i will turn turn over the ...

American dream, american greed, its a very provocative title everything today we are in for a real treat. Were going to try to have a very lively 30 minute discussion and then going to try to leave room for about 10, 15 minutes of obvious questions before we break, and we have a hard stop because of cspan2 today at 10 50. To kick us off, both of your books are so well conveyed and really so captivating, id like to ask each of you to kind of take us off with maybe a two to three minute elevator ride to the top. What are the major points in your books and what do you haver to say about them. Im ...

I just want to say to our guests that its a personal privilege for me and for my cofounder, who is floating around here somewhere, to be celebrating the publication of yet another book from the brilliant and prolific Douglas Rushkoff, who seems to have produced yet more works of brilliance every year. I dont know how you do it but fantastic that you keep doing it. As an author myself, i have to say that the publication of a book is a always a really special event. There is something about taking your words and putting them on paper between slightly thicker pieces of paper that make people look...

Adams militant spirit, sean, the author of the rise of american democracy, wrote sorry. James traubs new blog of the of John Quincy Adams is especially strong. Adams was a complicated he wrote, a patrician, visionary but also a militant spirit. One of the most important diplomats in all of American History here can finally slaverys greatest enemy in american politics. He does justice to both the man and his time, but the historian complexity and the right i forgot in detail. After his talk and question and answer, if we have time, mr. Traub will be signing copies of his book one level up outsi...

Whats really a farish harsh view of islam and take it further and ignore theological practices and norms when they want to, when they went to burn a person alive and thats clearly against the cron. N yet, they do it anyway and they managed to find a way to justify, so yes, they are taking some of the scope core issues and making it even more violent. Host this is a text message from ron in honolulu. Isis has no air force, navy, army battalions,ave why are they an ongoing threat . Why is there no well in the west to destroy them . Guest thats a good question and we talk about these nofly n zone...