pease was awarded the ted and helen geisel chair in 1990. for more information, visit norwichbookstore.com. >> author claire berlinski discusses the importance of prime minister margaret thatcher in her latest book "there is no alternative." this is an hour-long event. >> should i sit? >> you can sit. you can stand if you want. you can correct it as i go. >> we'll do this together then. you know i will. >> yeah, i was afraid you might. good afternoon and welcome to the heritage foundation, i'm john hilboldt, director of seminars, it's my privilege to welcome you. we welcome those who join us on the heritage.org web site as well as those who will join us in the future on c-span book tv. we would ask everyone in house to make the courtesy check that cell phones had been turned off, and we will post the program within 24 hours on our heritage web site for everyone's future reference. we are pleased to welcome today claire berlinski, he's a freelance investigator journalist, travel, biographer, and novelist who lives currently in istanbul, he's