it was given first to charlton heston who we all love and mess. what a wonderful american. [applause] that alone makes it an honored award. tonight we have two people who deserve this word very much. before mass., there was virginia and new jersey. before virginia and new jersey, there was new york 23 and [unintelligible] [applause] if ever there was any proof to the adage that the fight is more important than the victory, it was this case. because what doug hoffman did i just walking into a friend's place one day and saying i am concerned about my country, i want to do something about it, we'll make an starting from there, against all odds, it would have been -- had it not been for a certain set of circumstances it would not have happened again. he went forth and inspired a nation and reminded conservatives everywhere, around the country, that courage and dedication and doing what is right for the right thing could work, could succeed and people supported him from all around the country. he almost pulled off the tremendous upset. he laid an example. he has a bright future.

but who should come to paul's defense with a brilliant scholar early revival none other than charlton heston. [laughter] paul said that was like having moses himself, to his defense. [laughter] his books include shakespeare roma rebel gindin tire, "creature and creator: myth-making and english romanticism", "shakespeare," "gilligan unbound," "pop culture in the age of globalization," and "literature in spontaneous culture." he writes in the clermont review of books to read paul received a ludwig von mises scholarship in the austrian school of economics and served on the national council of the humanities from 1992 to 1999. let's welcome paul cantor to address the unpredictability of culture. [applause] according to the clock i have five minutes by the schedule but i am told i can speak for my full 20 minutes. thank you a very much for the introduction. as you have gathered, dr. dunn asked for simulating facts about our past. i should have told him we'd for my lecture. that will be humiliating enough. [laughter] i've taken seriously the topic and i'm going to speak about the future of america

. -- charlton heston. english romanticism, shakespeare.or the "weekly standard," "reason," "the claremont review of books." he served on the council to amenities from -- of humanities from 1992 to 1999. the unpredictability of culture. [applause] >> i should have told him that i should have just waited for my lecture. humiliating fact. [laughter] i am taken very seriously with the topic, and i will speak on the top of culture. as an english professor, i think of culture as the arts, and i have recently become regarded as one of the foremost authorities on "of the simpsons." so i will talk about television and movies here. in the presence of ronald reagan and groucho marx, i feel i can talk about the movies with some respectability here, even still. so focusing on the topic of culture, i make predictions about the future of america. american production over the next decade will increase at an average rate of 3.7% each year, topping out at 7.6% on an annualized basis. [applause] this will match the time and percentage of motion pictures rela

. -- charlton heston. english romanticism, shakespeare.lization. he writes for the "weekly standard," "reason," "the claremont review of books." he served on the council to amenities from -- of humanities from 1992 to 1999. the unpredictability of culture. [applause] >> i should have told him that i should have just waited for my lecture. humiliating fact. [laughter] i am taken very seriously with the topic, and i will speak on the top of culture. as an english professor, i think of culture as the arts, and i have recently become regarded as one of the foremost authorities on "of the simpsons." so i will talk about television and movies here. in the presence of ronald reagan and groucho marx, i feel i can talk about the movies with some respectability here, even still. so focusing on the topic of culture, i make predictions about the future of america. american production over the next decade will increase at an average rate of 3.7% each year, topping out at 7.6% on an annualized basis. [applause] this will match the time and percentage of

issue, but who should come to paul's defense with a brilliant scholarly rebuttal, none other than charlton heston. palm said that was like having moses come to his defense. paul's books include "shakespeare's rome, republic and empire," "creature and create core, myth making and english romanticism." "gilligan unbound, pop culture in the age of globalization ♪ . and "literature and the economics of liberty, spontaneous order and culture." he rights for the weekly standard, reason and the claremont review of books. paul received the prize for scholarship in austrianan school economics and served on the national council of the humanities from 1992 to 1999. let's welcome paul cantor to address the unpredictability of culture. [applause] >> according to the clock, i have five minutes by our schedule, but i'm told i can speak for my full 20 minutes. thank you for very much for that introduction. as you may have gathered, dr. dunn asked us for some humiliating facts about our past. i should have told him, just wait for my lecture, that will be humiliating enough. think anyway, i've taken -- any way, i'

here is what our former president, charlton heston, had to say. >> does that bother you when someonep on tv with another gunnel law? under clinton, federal prosecutions are half of what they used to be. mr. clinton, when what you say is wrong, that is a mistake. when you know it is wrong, it is a lie. remember? [applause] >> i got to tell you, bill clinton liked that about as much as a deposition. so he tried to change the subject and demonize his critics and frighten the american people by attacking the big, bad and are a. >> you have a higher percentage of people in jail than all the other advanced countries, and they have a lower gun-death rate. they do not have an nraçó in thr country. there are against anything that requires anybody to do anything as a member of society that helps to make it safer. >> but while he squinted and scowled and wagged his finger, people were dying, as a direct result of his refusal to prosecute federal gun crimes. and the nra had had enough. >> i have come to believe he needs a certain level of violence in this country. he is willing to accept a certa