i'm carin bowen and a senior here the american enterprise. we'll conclude this series. we are also us a grateful to the bradley foundation of milwaukee wisconsin, supporting this lecture series for more than a quarter century. when peter schuck -- giving a electric noor washington about hit new book, one nationen decide, clear thinking about five hard issues that divide us, we jumped the chance for peteer is one of the cleese expose thoughtful legal and policy scholars of this and or in the generation, a professor emeritus of law at jail and an aei visiting scholar in 1979, the year i arrived at aei. the author of among many other books, why government fails so often and how it can do better, understanding america, the institutions and policies that shape america in the world, and then co-ed it with our colleague, wilson, and finally, meditations of a militant bloggerrist, cool news on hot topics. tonight copies of the new book will be available for purchase and he will sign them in this room. join us for a reception after the lecture and questions & answer period. one