ronald reagan in particular started that phenomenon of freedom, freedom, freedom. freedom. everything is laundered through a frame of freedom. fomenting tyranny in latin america is called freedom. union busting is called freedom. but the republicans did a very smart, tactical job of re-branding every single striving of those, including things that made peoples lives harder, more precarious, and less free, as freedom. i think that in many ways, the political left, democrats in particular over the last generation, kind of passively accepted this as, okay, this is the reality. you are the freedom people, so we'll do justice, will do solidarity, we'll do a quality will do the future, hope, stronger together. we have these other frames, but we're going to leave you this freedom territory. i think it's a catastrophic mistake, as i wrote about. but it's so interesting that before joe biden came along and made that ad, donald trump is the bridge where freedom flew off into the water because in his american carnage inaugural speech, interestingly he mentioned that one time

of democracy and the right statehood was supported by the desire for democracy, freedom, right-wingtehood and europe are also divided by the ukrainian people, dear volodymyr, servant of the people , servant of the people, dina - that's how many of you have become the president of ukraine with such a claim, and that's exactly what you are today. the prize is the desire for freedom and in dark times it is all hope at the head of the entire ukrainian people, you protect the values ​​for which europe stands ukraine can at the same time rely on our full our humanitarian and economic support and in terms of weapons and first of all for all times of the year the people of luxembourg were the first to be awarded such a prize and the text said that the people of luxembourg were a model and on the wall everyone is on the way to europe and this is now also spreading to the people of ukraine and that is why today's awarding of the prize is not the end. and this is a new beginning. well, you are the beginning of our growth in europe together with ukraine and the countries of the western balkans,

bye, or freedom's religious pittsville border is by elite linkage share, yet the able to my child's freedom of religion and a confession as an indispensable thoughts of international human rights formulates has but different legal documents that you ever seen. that, that she will, she declared, i'd say, passed july. the okay, was each to see or is the goal. they say you must of all the international declaration of human rights says that everyone has the right kind of freedom of religion and conscious to the payment was a country where peaceful, digital washer. and it was just communities for people to be some additional respects how bonnie of budget, i respect human rights is a sense of peace. none of a new support. freedom of religion did everywhere. extremely depression board needs for forming an inclusive society. i find you thought just put your color on send, but i'm texting or telling me that dignity of human self. i think we're kind of concerned as i people that was a dying yeah. at the origin of the conceptual demo. so the site says to me, it's a, it is hard not to be perplexed. the

as you will see one we release the 2023 world press freedom index, in many places press freedom is underreater threat than ever. attacks on the media by desperate sand dictators have emboldened others to do the same. russia has been brutal in attacking press freedom there and in the areas they occupy in ukraine. china's ongoing oppressive tactics put fresh freedom there in -- press freedom there in a shameful position near the bottom of the list. looking ahead advances in technology like ai will have benefits for news organizations and other institutions. at the same time they will create powerful tools for unprecedented disinformation and propaganda by bad actors around the world. this is something we should be paired for. before we begin i want toward knowledge two special guests in the audience today. they washington post contributing, missed that has faced continuous threats and harassment from the modi government in india. we stand with you and we are glad you are with us. as we all know, austin ties, a freelance water for the washington post was taken captive more than 10 years ago

our freedom is in your hands. thank you.se] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> coming up to date on c-span, head of environmental protection agency michael regan testifies on the president's 2024th at your request for the epa live at 10 a.m. eastern before a sene appropations subcommittee. at 230 federaleserve chair jerome powell holds a news conference to discuss interest rates and other monetary action. on c-span2 the senate returns at 10 a.m. to consider district court nominations and vote on a house passed resolutionhe repeals the commerce deparent ruled waving terrorist on solar parts assembled in certain southeast asian countries that come from china. thes events and more also stre live on the free c-span now video app and online at c-span.org. >> live sunday attorney and author philip k. howard will be our guest on "in depth" to take your calls on government and legal reform in america. he has written six books including the collapse of the comic good, life without lawyers and his bestseller the death of common sense. his latest book not a

but freedom, no.uld get the audio version because i know he won't read of alan dershowitz, get trump or parks book while time remains, you should to because were at the precipice and were slipping into the ab abyss. the man in the white house who scream certain terms who practices the politics of division and hate and fear mongering while wrapping himself in freedom and democracy in the little guy. he is none of those things. in fact i would argue, joe biden is the closest thing to a faster stick president in modern american history. i will see you next time in "life, liberty & levin" then. ♪ >> democrats demanded answers over another supreme court ethics scandal as liberal justice multimillion dollar pay to play allegation, just kid kidding, democrats don't care about actual supreme court ethics scandals just the ones i manufactured in order to assault and undermine a constitutional order. the latest abc news washington post poll has got everyone

if you enjoy your freedom, a freedom isn't, what, 6 hours a day. it's 24, seven. and it's there because of those folks willing to put on a uniform and be the sentinels on the front line to protect our freedom. so we thank you very much for your service service. and with that said, i'm going to get a little support now if you have never heard this rendition, pershing's own salute to service. here's the deal. they're going play the song every member of the different branches. although space force doesn't quite have a chorus as of yet, and they haven't changed. the pentagon on into a six sided building as of yet. but here's the drill. when you hear your service, please stand. so we can recognize you and audience. it does make you cooler when you applaud pershing's own. take it away. from your for the for the effort is not and. that's on fire. oh. my it. save on fight fight fight fight. let's go. three, three, one, three, two. one, oh. one, one. . 5505. it's high praise for. 1413 oh oh. 111441. four. oh. one four. three. five five. oh. 1109. oh. three. nine oh. four.

he is a freedom fighter. they want to show that they have the upper hand and control palestinian officials and islamic jihad leaders have condemned his death, saying it was an assassination. by israel. people across the west bank have closed their shops and businesses in protest against his death hunger strikes. one of the few non violent tools left to palestinians as they battle against israel's unfair legal system. that within the context of long tongue of occupation and regime of apartheid for many here hold that has become a symbol of resistance against the israeli occupation. they say, what's happened to him should bring attention to the place of thousands of palestinians suffering and his reading jail, many of whom, without the charge that brought him just the occupied west rank. when all the u. s . says the white house has been in contact with israeli president, it's not her talk over the death of how the abner we have a deep respect for human rights and believe that all individuals, including prisoner

freedom reads is a group looking to bring books to prisons. they're known as freedom libraries and. we're joined now by the founder and director of reads, reginald dwayne betts. well, reginald betts, what is freedom reads? and that's interesting i think freedom reads in some ways my life story, but it's in some ways a story of it is this organization i built to sort of we build micro libraries and we installed in a prison so we don't just put them into prisons. that's like location as a way from the housing and we put it where you spend 70, 80% of your time, we put it in the housing and the bookshelves are curved. you know, they're made out of walnut or maple and a 500 book collection has been curated by and discussions and conversations with many others. but it really is just argument for the fact that we need books because they make us less lonely. we need books because they make us feel more connected to the world. and we read because they make us know ourselves better. where'd you get the idea? i don't know. you ever had a idea that you felt like it's been with you for your enti

as you will see when we release the 2023 world press freedom index in many places as freedom greatereat than ever before. tax in the media by dictators important others to do the same. brutal attack press freedom there and they occupy. china's ongoing tactics freedom there and their shameful near the bottom of the list looking aheadne advances in technology such as a i will have many benefits for organizations and other institutions but at the same time they will create powerful tools for unprecedented disinformation and propaganda by actors around the world and it's something we should be prepared for. before we begin, i want to acknowledge today's special guests in the audience today. i washington post computing columnist is faced continuing threats and harassment the government in india. we stand with you and we are delighted you are with us. [applause] as we all know, a freelance reporter for the washington post more than ten years ago while covering the war, his mother devoted her life for the singular purpose of getting home safely. there is with us today and i'd like you to st

of the press, freedom of expression, freedom of mass communication is always, well , rather from a certainause there were times when i still did not understand it, it consists primarily in the fact that we are able to take this freedom and to carry it out, that's why i don't pay much attention to various international, especially ratings, it's nice, eh, in principle, i think that such a change in positions is in favor of ukraine , because this is the reason to talk about us again , to pay attention to us again, but the main thing is what is more, what we do ourselves with the help of the state , sometimes often contrary to the fact that the nature of the government is such that it in one way or another tries to put the means of mass communication under control. zelenskyi appears to the people literally almost every day with short addresses. is this enough to have some kind of feedback communication? another question that begins . i think that you will not say so . we see how in the west, where we want to take an example, any event that has social significance ends immediately with some fin

freedom. when i was in school, we weren't taught about reconstruction or we were taught it. we were taught that it failed. when no one set out right at least employed in polite company, was that black people were freed from slavery. given every opportunity to succeed for the right and the vote. and they failed to make the most of it again. that's not what people say, but that's what the failure narrative of reconstruction meant. now, that never made sense. me but this is what i learned in school so many i moved on to research other more worthy topics, but something kept drawing me to reconstruction. and the more i trained as a professional historian and the more i researched records of the era, the more recognize what a truly transformative moment this was. there were so many revolutionary abolition. the opening of schools hundreds of independent black churches, a boom in black land ownership and entrepreneurship, national citizenship and protections, voting rights for black men and black offi

for freedom to the next. often times when we thought the flames had been extinguished, we had black lives matter movement erupting. and so i think that we should acknowledge the phenomenal quality of black culture, black political culture, black music because where have we learned to cultivate that impulse for freedom? that is the reason why we observe black history. black history is not just because there are black people in various parts of the world. it is about what black people have offered to people all over the world. and that is the desire, the cultivation of the desire to keep on struggling for freedom. [applause] it is in the heart. it is the very heart of the music. that is why black music is known by people all over this planet. now, there's also the question, which we have to acknowledge, why is it that racism has persisted for so long? and why has it become so naturalized that its proponents often believe that what we refer to as racism is a natural destiny of the world? now, malcolm understood

the road to prosperity runs straight through economic freedom. prosperity, economic growth, must be fueled not smothered. and when unleashed, we see sick sass -- we see success real-time. but the future is ultimately builds on our youngest generation and we must unleash the inherent weakness, the god-given spark in every virginia, and in every american student. for years, progressive leaders through the misguided belief that lowering expectations would lead to something other than lowered result. and that bureaucrats and politicians should replace parent. we must go back to the basics, the basics of reading, writing and math. we need to prepare our children for lives of unparalleled accident. -- in virginia we pass the largest k-12 budget in our state's history. with a focus on improving literacy, and paying teachers more. we introduced avenues for choice with tax driven scholarships and we are reforming accreditation and restoring high standards. if we erode our educational system, and allow the call for all students to have equal outcomes at an

it's a country we're freedom of opinion and freedom oppresses in real danger. and so i think this is something which happens unfortunately in a lot of countries on central america. and so i think her, it is good that we also look at this region. what happens to freedom of press and freedom of opinion and the award winner for this year? oscar martinez, m y, what characterizes his work at what characterizes him? moscow martinez is a brave journalist who fights for freedom of press and frame of opinion and with his magazine and his media outlet. he is really an example for someone who is definitely for his view as uses and, and readers, somebody who fights for their interests and who is brave and courageous their freedom of speech award to an is honoring ag journalism. as fact, full journalism, courageous journalism. and what do you think, what is the challenge of and jennifer journalists in our days, i think the challenge for journalists in our days is huge because there are so many forces to fight against them and who tried to hinder their work. so i think it's

the freedom to control, the freedom to explode, the freedom to censor, and the freedom to menace. including, quote, these republican freedoms are building blocks not of humane society but ever rigid and hierarchical one in which you can either dominate will be dominated. jamele bowie, opinion columnist for the new york part times, joins me now. >> i was struck by are common about freedom because it just seems that freedom is one of most contested words. in america back to of course the founding and frederick douglass. right now it really does seem like even if they have kept some conception of the rhetoric, they really have abandoned yet as a kind of east coast, to the extent they ever had it, as you look at this real insistence on state control in state after state, particularly in florida and other republican states. >> they've abandon any idea of freedom as something that gives you the right of self expression, that gives you the right to direct your own path in life. it's they still do believe in freedom but it's freedom for particular people for a particular castles classes a

and for human freedom in the history of the world has begun. so let me introduce our all-star panels american be on one now to join us online you the full biographies available director of the chase daily marshall center from the james madison institute for policymakers educators to promote reforms to make it possible for all k-12 students to obtain a high quality education. i love that idea. vice president of ohio state board of education she and her husband launched the excel afterschool program and engages parents to help elementary students improve school achievement and attendance that's not the lords work i don't know but it is. nine, and a 13 based out of minneapolis welcome to this table. that anybody can answer this as well. so what brought you to the point that you decided to speak with a heads your children attend? what drag you into this discussion? >> we moved our kids from one school to two catholic schools so that would've been august of 2020. grateful that they are in school all day every day. even with masks. we move them becau

freedom versus tyranny or versus maga republicans, joe biden stands for freedom.lly joe biden stands for totalitarian implement nism, not a damn thing he has done as president to promote freedom. joe biden is the last of the segregationists. he likes to pretend he was part of the civil rights movement. he was part of the antise anticivil rights movement. when he stepped foot in senate he befriended most racists in the senate, we took him under his wing, the documents show us, the speeches and vote show. what it he do? he opposed every attempt at integrating public schools particularly in the inner-cities including wilmington. he opposed every attempt at integrating cities, period. joe biden was a full-floated segregationist and racist. he is always remaking himself into something he is not. he was no noton not a civil right activist but a plaigerrist, that is how he got through law school and also while running for president. lying about his scholarship and his grades, none of that has changed. he lies. he will run on freedom, how many unscrip unscripted press con

freedom of the press freedom of association these are goals. we support around the world. these are freedoms that are enshrined in both the us constitution and the chinese constitution. throughout the world we stand with those who seek greater freedom and democracy. this is the strongly felt view of my administration. of our congress and most important of the american people in recent weeks we've urged mutual restraint nonviolence and dialogue. instead there has been a violent and bloody attack on the demonstrators. the united states cannot condone the violent attacks and cannot ignore the consequences for our relationship with china, which has been built on a foundation of broad support by the american people. this is not the time for an emotional response. but for a reason careful action takes into account both are long-term interests and recognition of a complex internal situation in china. they're clearly is turmoil within the ranks of the political leadership as well as the political the people's liberation army and now is the time to look beyond the moment. to import

freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. when all are free, then we can look forward to that day when this city will be joined as one and this country and this great continent of europe in a peaceful and hopeful globe. when that day finally comes, as it will, the people of west a berlin can take sober satisfaction in the fact that they were in the front lines for almost two decades. [applause] all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, i take pride in the words ich bin ein berliner. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> and thanks for joining usan n c-span's american history tv special series, "speeches that defined a presidency." next week, lyndon johnson on the great society and immigration, and richard nixon on the silent majority in his 1974 resignation speech. as a reminder, all of the speeches in this series are available to listen and watch online at c-span.org/history. >> if you were enjoying american history tv then sign up for newsletter using the qr code o

you've cited the religious freedom restoration act, which ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected. the government's position seems to be a pretty clear. i'm not a lawyer, but it seems to be a pretty clear violation of the religious freedom restoration act. what's the government's argument here? to try to overcome that the government is, is basically relying on the fact that, you know, section one o 6 of the veterans health care act which was implemented in 1992. they believed that that through that there's no prohibition on the secretary of veterans affairs implemented in implementing this rule. that under a code provision that the secretary has brought authority to do this. and that there is, there's no violation of the law. therefore they, that is their compelling interest that there is a clear need to, you know, save the lives of veterans and their beneficiaries. there was a report that was put out by, by, by the house of representatives that we also sent to you in our brief. and they're stating that, you know, birth birth a child is something that could be a heal

they are a permanent reminder that freedom is a gift to us all.paid for those who gave in the words of lincoln who gave the last full measure of devotion and today we honor them. we remember them. today, we say their names. in doing so we ensure their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will forever walk among these giants as we continue to uphold the cause for which they died. the cause of america which will endure through all the challenges and in fact, the greatest honor that we can bestow upon those who have fallen, the way to remember them is to ensure that this idea of freedom, the constitution of the united states of america, the idea that as americans, it will continue for our posterity and shall not perish from the earth. thank you. [applause] >> distinguished guests, the course will perform this land is your land. ♪ >> ♪ as i went walking the highway, i crossed the endless i saw the endless sky way, so below me that golden valley, this land was made for you and me. this land is your land, and this land is my land from california to the

we know freedom is never guaranteed and it must be protected. and today we honor a leader who did more to advance liberty than almost anyone else in our lifetime. my amazing wife and i are blessed with four children. a few weeks ago our youngest son wrote a paper on leadership and it just so happened that he chose president reagan to write about. he chose on his own accord and he did not choose me. [laughter] it made me so proud to read his paper. he wrote that president reagan built a thriving economy by unleashing free enterprise. he brought peace by projecting strength and explained president reagan knew how to be tough and yet understood how to communicate with warmth. the high school senior in 2023 understands that this was ronald reagan'sat brilliance. it only matched for his vision and courage was his wit and humor. the only way of making people believe in themselves again was president reagan's way that he made americans see a bright future. at the time that it's easy for us to lose faith and worry that we are indeed that one generation

we will again be the example of freedom and a beacon of hope for those that do not now have freedom.ese neighbors and allies , who share our freedom, we will strengthen our historic ties and assure them of our support and firm commitment. we will match loyalty with loyalty. we will strive from mutually beneficial relations. we will not use our friendship to impose on their sovereignty for our own sovereignty is not for sale. as for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the american people. negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will not surrender for it now or ever. [cheering and applause] our forbearance should never be misunderstood. our reluctance for conference should not be misjudged as a failure for her will. when action is required to preserve our national security we will act. we will maintain sufficient strength to prevail if need be. knowing that if we do so, we have the best chance of never having to use that strength. above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals

of the press, freedom of association. these are goals we support around the world. these are freedoms enshrined in both the u.s. constitution and the chinese constitution. throughout the world we stand with those who seek greater freedom and democracy. this is a strongly felt view of mymy administration, of our congress and most importantly the american people get in recent we urge mutual strength and nonviolence and dialogue instead there've been violent bloody attacks on the demonstrators for but the united states cannot condone theth violent attacks and cannot ignore the consequences with our relationship with china which hass been built on a foundation of broad support by the american people. this is not the time or an emotional response. careful actions that take into account both their long-term efforts in recognition of the complex internal situation in china. there clearly is turmoil within the ranks of the political leadership missile is the peoples liberation army announced now is the time to look beyond the mom

but success is attainable and freedom is worth fighting for. writing the ship requires -- righting the ship requires bringing normalcy to our society and integrity to our institution. truth must be our foundation. common sense can no longer be an uncommon virtue. and florida, we proved that it can be done. we chose fact is over fear. education over indoctrination, law and order over rioting and disorder. we held the line when freedom was under attack. we showed that we can revitalize america. we have the strength to lead. i'm ron desantis, and i am running for president to lead our great american comeback. ♪ if elected to serve in the white house. here is a portion. desantis: i am running for president of the united states to lead our great american comeback. we know our country is going in the wrong direction. we feel it in our bones. our southern border has collapsed. drugs are pouring into the country. our cities are being hollowed out by spiking crime and the government makes it harder for the average family to make ends meet and our presid

that's why freedom of the press matters. if the ability to report the news without fear of being can fill him without fear of getting shot and right without fear of being sentenced to jail. it's 3 movements and right information that those in power don't want you to know. press freedom means being able to report the facts without fear of being reprimanded by thirties and not having to constantly worry that anything i said could be construed in any other way than what i'm reporting. press free to means having the ability to question authority without consequence. it's protected right in the united states, but it's something that even here is becoming increasingly difficult. it's knowing that all the hard work that we put in here, across the world and across all network sensors, is getting to where it needs to be. taken the voice of those by the helpless, given it to those who canal for the help. now, scientists in costa rica say sloths could be the key to discovering new antibiotics . a team that's been researching there for

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the european union stands for freedom of democracy for the root of law and protection of human rights, or in particular for the for, for the reconciliation between the previous enemies. i'm very well that's a very well aware of this as a to him and john to the and that's what it is. it's hard distinguishes us as europeans for every day. we must pay attention to ensure that the, the use of democracy, freedom and peace are main thing that's even within the units. this striving for democracy, for rule to bill for freedom in this report is also shed by the ukrainian people not here. fidelity man, do you know this? probably 7 of the people within this is the claim with which used to have begun your role as president of ukraine. trespass to you are precisely that today. and it's all good stuff. that's when it comes as hard supplies. i'm digging some to the receiving the economy prize on behalf of your people strengths of the resistance and the desire for freedom to inspire hub. uh well beyond the ukraine under spits, just the technician for cuz for tags via all the ukraine and people you de