tell me about your work at the manhattan institute.ason: i am a journalist, i do not self identified as a scholar. [laughter] i write down questions and answers people give me. i write a column focused mostly on urban public policy. racial issues, police issues, tax issues, immigration, regulations and so forth. i spend more than two decades at the wall street journal prior to joining the manhattan institute writing about these issues. i continue writing about them at the manhattan institute in addition to writing books. public speaking. going on television and radio and talking about the things i write about. it's more of a journalist in residence that i am a scholar in these areas. but sowell's has informed my thinking for a very long time, he is someone i discovered in college in the early 1990's and having discussions about affirmative action. someone said you sound like tom sowell. the person wrote down the name of the book on a sheet of paper and i went to the school library and i read in one sitting and went back the next day an

i get to close like paying almost to my masters at the manhattan institute, it's a great institute for those of you who don't know much about it who are watching. if you don't go to the website. there's lots of newsletters and i thinkthey're all free . there's lots of great scholars in many other areas. obviously there's nonprofits to steve's point about think tanks that are involved in things. if you're a potential supporter take a look. i'm sure they could use your help. i'd appreciate it if you support me and work i guess so thank you all for watching and listening and thanks to my new friend, the great scientists steve goodman. >>

quick sunday night on q and a, wall street journal columnist and manhattan institute senior fellow jason riley on his book maverick, a biography of economist whose writings on economics, race, culture, education and politics evidence cap inspired conservatives and libertarians for a half-century. >> i don't think he is as well-known as he should be. i think it is quite unfortunate if not tragic that individuals and nicole hannah and cornell west art better known than thomas. i think he is quite frankly written circles around those individuals. maybe all of them put together. it's not simply the volume of his work that is unmatched by their own. but also the range, the depth, the rigor is something i don't think they come close to matching. so one of the reasons i wanted to read the book into the documentary is to raise awareness to a younger generation may not know how the process works. >> jason bradley with his book maverick sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q and a. you can also listen at q&a as you get your podcast. ♪ ♪ >> you can be a part of the national conversation by p

to the stunning new manhattan institute poll that asks parents would you support or oppose removing lessonsn crt from public school curriculums, 66% of parents supported including 54% of black parents. isn't this gold for the virginia gubernatorial race? >> i'm not inclined to believe those polls in terms of what is going on across the country, parents showing up at school board meetings, they are barring parents from showing up at school board meetings, even in virginia you've seen those meetings, they said only so many are allowed to attend. >> they support removing crt 66%. it is not the other way around. >> i said this over and over it is a winning issue for conservatives, we have to keep focusing on the children because we are seeing a reaction, doesn't matter what color you are or what party you are in people are reacting to the way they are going after children in the school system, in the classroom and parents are awake to concerns i've been talking about, agenda that is very scary and sinister and anti-american. laura: wonderful to see you tonight and justin trudeau is an unrivaled

i get to close by paying homage to my at the manhattan institute, my commanders. the great institute who don't know much about it, if you are watching i assume you do. if not go to the website, think they are all free. i know they are all free. of reports, great scholars, obviously the nonprofits to steve's point of think tanks it involve things for supporters of your potential support or take a look. i'm sure they can use your help. i would appreciate i guess because they support me and work like this. thank you all for watching and listening. i think my new friend the brave scientists steve. >> cspanshop.org's c-span's online store but here's a collection of c-span products, browse to see what is new. your purchase will support our nonprofit operations and you still have time to order the congressional directory with contact information for members of congress and the biden administration. go to cspanshop.org. >> my name is kate i am an investment specialist focusing on the impact that environmental and social factors have on financial performance. but, before th

joining me now, one of our favorites, heather mcdonald from the manhattan institute, author of "the war on cops." heather, you predicted this, but it's clear here that elder is perceived as a problem for the left. whether he is successful against spending that is seven times what he has by the democrats, but they're worried about him. why? >> he's a threat to the democratic hold on california and he's also a threat to the perceived monopoly of left wing ideology on black voters. so their biggest message is using the race card. they're accusing him of being a why supremacist. so white is larry elder that nobody mentioned the historic nature of his candidacy, that he would be the first black governor of the biggest state in the country. if he were a democrat, we would be hearing about breaking glass ceilings and diversification. all we can talk about is he would reinstate jim crow. >> laura: as you point out in your piece, elder has the temarity to state who the victims of the crime are and who the perpetrator are. the left can't confuse the facts. but they say by reporting the facts he's

favorably and it caused a bit of a flack which if you haven't followed you all can go to the manhattan institute website and see about the because i cancellation which was good i it helps could say people focus on why the book was written. i should point out some history here, humanity has shown there is co2 carbon dioxide was discovered about 250 years ago and i think a scottish chemist rydiscovered it. electricity, you name it. i am on scottish and british roots and 200 years ago he transforms anybody that's been in math or science. he was a mathematician and figured out that the earth was kept warmer than it otherwise would be but if it didn't, the atmosphere function like a greenhouse. for even longer because we care about it it affects our lives and nature it has been trying to kill humans with whether for most of -- well, forever. it matters because it is consequential and it matters because it is interesting. when you are on the circuit. why the title, and it gets to what we are going to talk about, why did you write the book? i think we will have a great conversation. there are still imp

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include critical race theory which is a broad term there is no one definition although the manhattan institutemazing job uncovering the sudden american express where he showed how they were seminars where people were taught how horrible this country was, this is a company known as american express saying how bad america is if you can get your hands around that. for all our faults we have a lot of faults that we need to better but there's a lot of good and a lot of reasons to come together, that's a theory going forward and for stories that are published at the manhattan institute website, i put several calls understating it, and something to react, he is documentary evidence which i've seen about the seminars. they have not commented they refused to comment i am sending them e-mails every other day calling them up, they obviously have their head on the desk not wanting this to go away i don't think it will go away, we live in a difficult era, we should have an open dialogue of what's wrong with this country, the question is in the corporate training seminars do you do stuff the underscore diff

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and deputy editorial page editor dan henninger, columnist mariana o'grady and columnist and manhattan instituteior fellow jason riley. mary, you were down there that day. we ran into each other in the office in fact before i headed uptown for a meeting. tell us about your recollections and kind of -- and what you take away from it. >> thanks, paul. well, yeah, i did see you that morning, and when the first plane hit and i saw the big gash in the side of the building and all these papers flying out and black smoke, i actually ran down to your office thinking i would find you and tell you, and it turned out that i was by myself at that point, and when the second plane hit, i did leave, but security told me to go back up stairs because our building had not been hit, and when the second plane hit, it was much louder, much closer to me. i heard the sound of the jet coming in, and it was literally right in front of my office. you know, paul, when i look back on that day, always with a lot of sadness and, you know, really i don't talk about it very much, but the one thing that always strikes me is tha

documents chris rufo a senior fellow and director of the initiative on critical race theory at the manhattan institute corner of corporate america is implementing things like this. >> yeah, that's right. unfortunately this has become commonplace in america of america's fortune 100 companies. there is a great irony of cvs. the former cvs chief executive larry merlot was pulling in somewhere between 20 and $30 million a year when he instituted this program forcing his hourly rage workers who earn a median income of $235,000 a year to atone for their privilege. it is really a disgrace. it's absolutely hypocritical. and i think we need to shine a spotlight on these programs as they come up. >> pete: chris, what does atoning for your privilege have to do with working a register or running a pharmacy or stocking shelves? is there any business decision that goes into this or is this just prevent defense against the woke mob? >> yeah, i think a lot of it is almost like an insurance policy against getting beat up by the far left. but i think there is also a sense among many of these executives that somehow the

i get to close like paying almost to my masters at the manhattan institute, it's a great institute for those of you who don't know much about it who are watching. if you don't go to the website. there's lots of newsletters and i thinkthey're all free . there's lots of great scholars in many other areas. obviously there's nonprofits to steve's point about think tanks that are involved in things. if you're a potential supporter take a look. i'm sure they could use your help. i'd appreciate it if you support me and work i guess so thank you all for watching and listening and thanks to my new friend, the great scientists steve goodman. >> you're watching tv with top nonfiction books and authorsevery weekend . tv, television for serious readers. >> my name is kate and i'm focusing on the >>impact that environmental factors on have before that i was in activist and i was an activist because of the author we get to today, bill mckibben. is a big deal and actually bill, you'll have to close your ears for this part. it would make you cringe but we've got to do it. bill's book false or that we w

manhattan institute senior fellow chris rufo is here now with more on this.ly disturbing. hard to believe and if i look at the list, like half of america then is a white supremacist and i wonder, chris, is that the point, that you can crush your political ideological enemies and still claim the moral high ground because, you know, they are racist? >> that's right. for years now companies in silicon valley including google are ideological echo chambers. this is what happened. i have documents now from a third of the for country 100 companies promoting similarly themed anti-racism programs. and this an in the confines of silicon valley is considered not only unusual it's considered virtuous. >> they slander and degrade half the country and make this absurd assertion that someone like ben shapiro, who is a person of conviction, a person of character, is somehow on the road to genocide. it's absolutely ridiculous. they should retract and eliminate this program immediately. >> rachel: google controls virtually all information flow in our country. i mean, it's real

divisiveness and i think with what happened was there was an expose by christopher rufo of the manhattan instituteon one particular firm american express, the big credit card company. that basically exposing that, when chris did that and the backlash that occurred caused other companies, again, to rethink their own corporate inclusion policy seminars and diversity seminars. i can't say the names of the firms that i'm getting this from, but trust me, these are major firms that i'm speaking to on wall street. the amex thing got them essentially re-examining what they're doing and to make sure that they don't have real divisive stuff in their corporate inclusion seminars and they are rethinking that, this is following rufo's reporting. again, liz, most places diversity and corporate inclusion is part of corporate life and it's a necessary part of corporate life. we go through it as well. the question is, do you find the balance? and i think where american express erred was bringing in seminars that basically touted the critical race theory which, you know, is very political. it's very progressive, it

scott winship here in the manhattan institute has done a lot of work on this. top 1% today, all in, is right where it was about the year 2000, 2005. market income. it got smashed during the downturn. lost 50%, the top 1%. kept back only 35%. fascin fascinating. i don't want to dwell on that. i am just saying, one of the reasons we need tax cuts and sound money, a new dose of kennedy, reagan religion, is it will make people happier. it will. you will have less crime and more job opportunities. we can enforce civil rights laws. we can figure out a way to do immigration without killing people. you follow me? i get very into this. i think that in many ways, the political debate today is putting the cart before the horse. it put the horse before the cart. the horse is the growth rate that will pull everything out. this is not small potatoes. real lives are at stake. i don't know what i am. my friend arthur says he's a kennedy democrat and a reagan republican. i will buy that. i will buy that. yes, peter? >> from an economic one on one -- 101 -- >> from an economic 1

scott at the manhattan institute has done a lot of work on this. the top 1%, all in market income, is about where was at the year 2000 or 2005. it got smashed during the downturn. and it kept back only about 35%. fascinating, anyway, i don't want to dwell on that. but i'm saying, one of the reasons we need tax cuts, it's a new dose of kennedy, reagan. it will make people happier. it will. and then you will have less crime. and more job opportunities. and we can enforce civil rights laws and figure out a way to do immigration without killing people. you follow me? i get very into this, because i think in many ways the whole political debate today, is putting a cart before the horse. we have to put the horse before the cart. the horses the growth rate. we will pull everything out. this is not small potatoes. we lives are at stake. i don't know why, my friend arthur laugher says he's a candid the democrat and o'regan republican. i'll buy that. [laughs] >> larry? >> yes, peter. >> from an economic standpoint, can you talk more about goal and how it rel

and then a senior fellow at a manhattan institute, previously, he worked for six years as the chief economist and as the staff director of the senate finance subcommittee and fiscal responsibility. we also have my mcginnis she is a frequent commentor and commentator and that includes national debt, taxes and the economy and health care and i would add also that the committee for responsible federal budget is a nonprofit public policy organization as well that has addressed this with a federal budget issue and they have done a tremendous amount, including disseminating material this year. there are a host of budget related policy issues. the next we have jim from aei. he writes and speaks extensively with health care, issues, u.s. budget policy. also part of the budget committee. and from 2,012,004 he was an associate director and he has been part of this and that includes the president of the american action forum and that addresses obviously budget issues and a host of other things. also the chief economist as well. the economic advisers in 2001 through 2002 and then also they graduated in 2

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. >> sunday night q&a, "wall street journal" columnist in manhattan institute senior fellow jason rileygy of thomas whole whose writings on economics, peace, culture and education and politics have inspired conservatives and libertarians for half-century. >> i don't think he's as well known as he should be. i think it's unfortunate if not tragic the individuals like nicole jones and west are better known than thomas. i think he's written circles around those individuals, maybe all of them put together and is not simply the volume of the work unmatched by their own but also the range and depth in figure, i don't think they come close to matching. one reason i wanted to write the book is to raise awareness particularly of younger generation. >> jason riley with his book, maverick. sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a has a podcast wherever you case your podcast. she. ♪♪ >> political dynasty and notorious, ambitious and these are the words of david, a journalist and formal reporter. words from a book review in about joseph kennedy senior, father of jack, bo

a wall street journal columnist and manhattan institute senior fellow on his book.thomas sowell whose writings have inspired conservatives and libertarians for a half-century. >> i don't think sowell is as well-known as he should be. i think it is quite unfortunate, if not tragic, that individuals are better known than thomas sowell. i think he has quite frankly written circles around those individuals, maybe all of them put together. it is not simply the volume of his work that is unmatched by -- but the depth of his thinking is something i do not think they come close to matching. one reasonably to write the book into the documentary is to raise awareness to a younger generation that might not have known him. >> jason riley with his book, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. can also listen to q&a as a podcast, wherever you get your podcasts. >> "washington journal" continues. host: paul barrett of new york university's stern center joins us. he is the lead author of a new report titled "fueling the fire." mr. barrett, start with the first half of th

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. >> sunday night on q&a, wall street journal columnist in manhattan institute senior fellow jason rileyon his book maverick, a biography of economist thomas soul whose writings on economics, race, education and politics have inspired conservatives and libertarians for a half-century. >> i don't think he is as well-known as he should be. i think it is quite unfortunate, if not tragic the individuals like coats and jones and west are better known than thomas sowell. i think he has written circles around those individuals. maybe all of them put together. it is not the volume that his work that is unmatched by their own, but also the range and depth and rigor of his thinking. something i don't think they come close to matching. one of the reasons i wanted to walk -- write the book and make the documentary is to raise awareness to the younger generation who may not have come across his work. >> jason riley, with his book maverick, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. you can also listen to q&a as a podcast wherever you get your podcast. >> weekends bring you the best in american history and

wall street journal columnists manhattan institute fellow, jason riley, on his book maverick: a biographyn thomas sowell, whose politics have inspired libertarians were a half century. >> i don't think he is as well-known as he should be. it is quite in on -- unfortunate that figures like cornell west are better known than him. i think he is quite frankly, written circles around those individuals and all of them together. it is not simply the volume of his work that is unmatched by their own. according to the depth and rigor of his thinking, i don't think they come close to matching. one of the reasons i want to write the book and do the document is to raise awareness for him is for young people who may not come across his work. >> tonight at 8:00 eaer

. >> sunday night on q and a wall street journal columnist and manhattan institute senior fellow jason riley on his book maverick, a biography of economist thomas soul whose writings on economics, race, culture, education and politics have inspired conservatives and libertarians for a half-century. >> i don't think soul is as well-known as he should be. it is tragic that individuals like coats and nicole hannah jones are better known than thomas soul. he has written circles around those individuals, maybe all of them put together and it is not simply volume of this work that is unmatched but also the range and depth and rigor of soul's thinking is something they don't come close to matching. one reason i wanted to write the book and the documentary is to raise awareness, is to younger generation. >> jason riley with his book maverick at 8:00 pm eastern on c-span's q and a and you can listen to the podcast where you get your podcasts. >> urine filtered view of government funded by these television companies and more including comcast. >> you think this is a community center? it is more

. >> tonight on q&a, wall street journal columnist and manhattan institute senior fellow jason rileyook "maverick'a biography on thomas soul, whose writings on economics, race, education, and politics have inspired libertarians for a half-century. >> i don't think he is as well-known as he should be. i think it is quite unfortunate if not tragic that individuals are better known than thomas . i think quite differently he has written circles around those individuals, maybe all of them put together. it is not the volume of his work that is unmatched by their own, but also the range and depth and rigor of his thinking is something that i don't think they come close to matching, so one of the reasons i want to try to bookend the documentary is to raise awareness particularly to a younger generation to know about his work. >> jason riley with his book "maverick" tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on q&a. can also listen to q&a as a podcast where you get your podcasts. >> coming up this week on the c-span networks, homeland security secretary a la hunter mayorkas, fbi director christopher wray,

according to mark at the manhattan institute, one battery needs 250,000 tons of dirt, that's to makeone battery. do the math, mister chairman. as we transition to over 20 million vehicles, by 2050, that will require five billion tons of dirt to be excavated. that is amounts that will fill the vast chesapeake bay. just in one year. and we are talking about going on to the future. so isn't it time to be honest with the american people about the raw materials needed to make the batteries? where they come from? and the consequences of extracting these materials. this is nothing more then exploiting american guilt and turning a blind eye to the devastating impact we are having on these emerging nations. so dr. foss, am i wrong in assessing these consequences? can we be considering these alternatives? hydrogen fuel cells and carbon capture, that we can continue to use fossil fuels into the future? we are my wrong on that? >> first of all, to be fair, anything we do requires minerals and materials. we need medals for hydrogen based fuel soils, we need metals for our legacy energy systems, o

so when a similar problem, like manganese, and the like, and excavation, according to the manhattan institute, to make one battery, you have to excavate 250 tons of dirt, just to get the minerals necessary to make just one battery. do the math. mister chairman. as we transition to overly 20 million vehicles, pilots say 2050, that will impart five billion tons of dirt that hats to be excavated. that's a massive amount that will full the vast bay just in one here. and we're talking about years and going on to the future. so is it a time to be honest with the american people about these laws to make these batteries, and where they come from, and the consequences of extracting these raw materials. this is nothing more than exporting an american joke, and turning a blind eye to the devastating impact that we are doing to these emerging nations, so dr. foster. can you just tell me, am i wrong in assessing these consequences? shouldn't we consider alternatives that we mentioned before, about those carbon cells. and the carbon capture that we can continue to use fossil fuels into the future is part o

. >>> sunday night, manhattan institute senior fellow jason riley on his book maverick. a biography of economist thomas sowell whose writings on race, culture and politics have inspired conservatives and libber tearians for a half century. >> i don't think that he is as well known as he should be. i think it is quite unfortunate, if not tragic, that individuals such as cornell west are better known than thomas sowell. i think he has written circles around those individuals. maybe around all of them put together. and it is not simply the volume of his work that is unmatched by their own but also the range and the depth and the rigor of sowell's thinking is something i don't think they come close to matching. one of the reasons i wanted to write the book was to bring awareness to a younger generation. >> jason riley with his book maverick, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern c-span's q & a. you can also listen to q & a as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts. >>> next, a hearing on efforts to foster bipartisanship and civilian in the legislative branch.

for the record i would like to submit an article from brian redoubt at the manhattan institute. this is almost $1 trillion over 10 years in subsidies. other documents we will have to put together from our office. we have been looking at other types of subsidies. from flood insurance, solar panels, cars. these things we are subsidizing the very top income earners in society. look, i'm on the waiting list for the electric ford f1 50. -- f-150. my wife has driven a hybrid for a decade. we love it but we can't have it both ways. we want to tax the rich so we will raise income taxes and the cap gains taxes over here, but we are going to hand them back the cash for buying these things. i appreciate the political influence that comes with the washing machine where lobby be on the, lobby me on the credits and the cash back to side, but it's a little perverse. we need to have an honest conversation of if we need more resources, and for those of us who does really want to cut some spending, stop subsidizing the wealthy. you saw the graphic here. i know this is a thought experiment, but th

chairman, i would like to submit an article from the manhattan institute. this is almost $1 trillion over 10 years of subsidies. some other documents we will have to put together from our office, but we have been looking at other types of subsidies from flood insurance to solar panels to cars where we are subsidizing the very top income earners in society/ i'm on the waiting list for the electric ford f1 50. my wife has driven a ford hybrid for a decade. we love it. but we can't have it both ways, where we say we want to tax the rich, so we will raise the income taxes, capital gains tax, but on the other hand, we are going to hand them back the cash for buying these things. i appreciate the political influence that comes with the washing machine, were lobbying me on the tax side and lobbying me on the credit and the cash back to you side, but it is a little perverse. we as a committee need to have an honest conversation, if we need more resources, and for those who desperately want to cut some of the spending, stop subsidizing the wealthy. he saw the graphi

. >> sunday night, manhattan senior institute fellow jason riley on his book maverick, a biography of thomas sowell, whose writings on race, culture and politics have inspired conservatives and libertarians for half a century. >> i don't think he is as well known as he should be. i think it is tragic that individuals like connie easy coates and cornell west are better than thomas soul. he has written circles around all those individuals. maybe i'll of them put together. it is not the volume of his work that is unmatched, but also the range, depth, the rigor of sowell's work is something they don't come close to matching. so i wanted to bring awareness to younger generation that may not have come across his work. >> jason riley with his book maverick, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. you can also listen to q and a as a podcast wherever you get your podcast. >> monday night, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, analysis of the canadian election. you can also listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> you could be part of a national conversation by participating in c-span

for those who don't recall, this was a proposed institution modelled on the jewish community center in manhattanally named to recall the tolerance in spain. and it was long preached islam is compatible. they used the location a few blocks from the world trade centers to brand it the ground zero mosque and fan the flames of fear and bigotry. there were genuine statesmen like michael bloomberg who delivered a memorable address can on religious freedom in america in support of the islamic center. but sadly, emotion and prejudice won out and the project was abandoned in a frenzy of islamaphobia. i reacted to the controversy on the show in august of 2010 explaining why the basic idea was so important and so broadly admired. >> you know that ever since 9/11 the united states has been trying to engage in a battle of ideas against radical islam. now, america can't really get involved in it in a debate within islam. so that means finding and supporting moderate muslims. this is a cultural struggle that has been warmly supported by liberals and conservatives. in fact, many conservatives have argued that w

for those who don't recall, this was a proposed institution modelled after the jewish community center in manhattanpromoting interfaith dialogue and interreligious harmony. it was to be led by the cordoba house in spain and it was led by democracy and human rights. but the project quickly became a target of demagogues like newt gingrich who used its association a block from the twin towers to fan the flames of fear and bigotry. there were general statesmen like michael bloomberg who delivered a memorable address on freedom in america in support of the islamic center. but, sadly, emotion and prejudice won out and the project was abandoned in a frenzy of islamophobia. i reacted to the controversy on this show in 2010, explaining why the basic idea behind cordoba house was so important and so broadly admired. do you know ever since 9/11 the united states has been trying to engage in a battle of ideas against radical islam. now, america can't really get involved in a debate within islam, so that means finding and supporting moderate muslims. this is a cultural struggle that has been warmly supported by

institutions are empty the city bounced back. it always has. the pandemic -- here's the skyline of lower manhattanporate high rises. >> people think of it as the whole stodgy guys. it was a bit of a ghost town after 5:00. >> then came 9/11. i couldn't even -- i could hardly breathe >> buildings he knew tumble. >> in the weeks after the attacks there was a mass exowe dues some 15 million feet was damaged, usable. many corporations were of the opinion that it would take years to get their act back together they scampered for space in the out jer boroughs dreamers focused on the future. >> i decided to move downtaun because everybody was going that direction and i didn't want to abandon the city. >> in 2002 he bought an historic building. >> i was prying that the residents did come they're bringing that, too by 2021 the number of apartments in lower manhattan doubles a world class transportation tub. rooftop concerts a place to remember and reflect. 30 billion of public and private investments. >> some of our traditional base but these new cutting edge tech companies that are household names that hav

one i can get to tonight is the institution that currently employees and trinity college. so i grew up in the upper side of manhattan so the aftermath so the notion of community benefits and university production was something swirling around there was a time pre- john sexton and then you talk about this character several times that describes the importance of the university as what they use as an anchor institution so i'm curious in your research where do you notice that terminology starts happening with that anchor institution the need to protect in a lot of ways withay policing or special privileges might cultural piracy quick. >> this is great. so to talk about the history that led up to this reality. so if you are not aware, a major observation after i went to theor university of chicago it became clear to me that right before our eyes universities were the largest employers, real estate holders and healthcare providers and leasing agents of major cities and college towns all across the country. not just ann arbor or madison or gainesville or santa cruz but new york, chicago, st. louis, cleves angeles, portland

thing i hope we can get to tonight, the institution known as trinity college in the relationship between hartford and yale and new haven, i grew up in manhattan not far from columbia, there's a lot of aftermath of not building a gym in morningside heights and the notion of community benefits and university reduction was something swarming around. my dad taught at nyu, a regional local school and then you get this -- you talk about this character several times, it describes the importance of the university is what they use as an anchor institution. i am curious where in your research, where you notice that terminology startsic happening. this anchor institution we need to protect and a lot of ways. whether it's policing or special privileges that allow favorable taxes or for instances, cultural piracy. >> this is great. this allows me to talk about the stories that led up to this reality. for those of you were not aware, a major observation after i went to the university of chicago that ultimately became clear to me was that right before our eyes, colleges and universities have become the largest employers, real stakeholders, healthcare provid

the regulators will promulgate that financial institutions will have to move a distance away from lower manhattan were, with the help of nations around the world, really and the experience of scotland yard and london, we were able to regroup and plan how we would prevent other attacks and we have been -- our economy has been thriving ever since >> even when you remember, kathryn, there was an incidence on the 9/11anniversary it is a date we remember and the terrorists remember. there was a time we worried about driving through the lincoln tunnel now we are broadcasting out of times square we are reminded that you can't take it for granted that we're always going to be insulated or safe from something like this. back in the forefront of our minds, i think >> absolutely. it is, for those of us who lived through it, as you mentioned earlier, for those who are under 20 or were not around for that event. it almost seems surreal. for those of us who were here, i was the last car to drive out of lower manhattan close to 6:00 when the military had taken over lower manhattan and there were 3 inches of whi

tonight is talking about the institution that currently employs you and trinity college and the relationship between hartford and yale. i grew up on the upper side of manhattan not far from columbia. there was a lot of, you know, the aftermath of not building a gym in morningside heights. a notion of community benefits and community production was something swirling around my house. my dad taught at nyu. kind of a regional local school. and then all of a sudden you get this sort of -- you just talk about this character several times. it describes the importance of the university as what they use as an anchor institution. i am curious where, in your research and in your examples, where do you notice that terminology starts happening? it is so important to be this anchor institution that we need to protected and a lot of ways. policing or special privileges that allow for favorable tax deals or for instance cultural piracy.y >> this is great. it allows me to talk a little bit about history. about the stories that led up to this reality. just for those that are not aware, a major observation after i went to the university ofhe chicago that became ultimately cle