lee edwards. dr. edwards serves heritage as a distinguished fellow and conservative thought in our beacon of simon center for principles and politics. he is well known and this community and most of us consider him the historian of the conservative movement. he was the founder and chairman of the victims of communism memorial foundation, has written numerous books and biographies of organizations related to the conservative movement, serves as an adjunct professor at catholic university of america as well as many other important positions. please join me in welcoming dr. lee edwards. [applause] thank you and good afternoon and good evening. it is a beautiful day in washington and a great day to be alive. withve an opportunity these dissing was panelists to talk about one of our favorite subjects which is conservatis m. what is conservatism? we will say. many -- we will see. many have tried and succeeded at providing an answer. russell kirk wrote a 470 page book. frank meyer came up with a new theory,

please join me in welcoming doctor lee edwards. >> thank you, john. good afternoon and good evening ladies and gentlemen. it is a beautiful day in washington and a great day to be alive. particularly we have an opportunity with such distinguished panelists to talk about one of our favorite subjects which is conservatism. here we are. what is conservatism? well, we will see. many have tried and few have succeeded in providing an agreeable answer. bill politely declined. russell kirk wrote a 478 page book, the conservative mind. greg meyer came up with a new theory fusion is a, which i will have a thing to say about later. kayak explained why he was not a conservative. i rant flash the sign of the dollar. that was her explanation of what it is. here we are this evening gnawing at this old bomb trying yet again to answer what is conservatism. here are a few thoughts. in the forward to the volume american conservatism in the 20th century, the liberal professor describes williams conservatism as the following, individually idealistic in favor of ordered li

lee edwards. [applause] >> well, thank you, john, and good afternoon and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. it's beautiful day in washington and great day to be alive. particularly when we have an opportunity with such distinguished panelists to talk about one of our favorite subjects, which is conservativism. so, here we are. what is conservativism? well, we'll see. many have tried and few have succeeded in providing an agreeable answer. bill buckley, for example, polite he declined. russell kirk rote -- wrote a 478 page book, they conservatives mind. craig came with a knew theory called fusion, and hayak complained why he was not a conservative. and ayn rand, the flashed the sign of the dollar and that was her explanation so we are gnawing at this old bone, trying to answer what is conservativism. >> so here are few thoughts. in the forward to at the volume, american conservative thought in the 20th century, the liberal professor, leonard levy, describe william f. buckley's conservativism as th

lee edwards. dr. edwards serves heritage as a distinguished fellow in conservative thought in our center for principles and politics. he is well known in this community and most of us consider him the historian of the conservative movement. he was the founder and chairman of the victims of communism memorial foundation, has written numerous books and biographies and histories of organizations related to the conservative movement, serves as an adjunct professor at catholic university [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] particularly when we have an opportunity with such distinguished panelists to talk about one of our favorite subjects, which is conservatism. so here we are. what is conservatism? well, we will see. many have tried, and few have succeeded in providing an agreeable answer. bill buckley politely declined. russell kirk wrote a 478 page

in lee edwards. [applause] >> it's a great day to be alive our alk about one of favorite subjects which is conservatism. here we are. what is conservatism? we'll see. have ave tried and few succeeded in providing an agreeable answer. buckley, for example, politely declined. 478-page irk wrote a book, the conservative mind. up with a new about which nism, i'll have a few things to say a little bit later, and another to ended himself with a laining why he was not conservative. and rand, what did she do? she flashed the sign of the dollar. that was her explanation of what it is. here we are this evening, gnawing at this hold bone trying to answer what is conservatism. thoughts.a few in the forwards to the volume "american conservative thought n the 20th century," the liberal professor leonard levy conservatismkley's s the following: "vigorously individualistic, in favor of liberty, hostile to egal inism and tolerant. thesistic in character, it nonbelievers though tradition oriented and partial o continu

happened had never until 1985 and we were able to say, edward lee howard was not really one of us. he betrayed, he was in the pipeline to moscow, he knew our assets in moscow because he might be called upon to go out and make that meeting. he was able to betray a number of assets. we got him on suitability issues and kicked him out. he was not one of us. guess what? aldrich ames was. we even forget about jim nicholson, another one who was. has that affected volunteers into this era? i do know no. -- i do not know. i suspectthen and now, is the your greatest source of assets in moscow have always been volunteers. peter: two quick points. i do not know i subscribe to the idea that russia is open. a lot of people are under surveillance and they are watched closely. maybe they come around and make business deals but it is still a security state, in my view. i am amazed at how the narrative hast what the u.s. is doing permeated even well-educated people. i had a conversation with a russian academic, in their mid-30's, who was incredibly intelligent and candid about war and policy issues

and we were able to say well, edward lee howard wasn't really one of us. he was in the pipeline to moscow so he knew our assets in moscow because he may be called upon to break surveillance and go out and make the meeting. so he is able to betray a huge number of assets but we got him on suitability issues and taken out. but he really wasn't one of us. guess what? altar-- certainly was. even think about jim nicholson. another one who certainly was. so, has that affected volunteers into this era? i don't know. but the story then, and i suspect now, is that your greatest source of assets in moscow have always been volunteers. >> a very quick comment. i have two quick points. i don't know if i agree that they are totally open. i think they are under surveillance. maybe they can wander around and make business deals but it is still security safe in my view. secondly, i am amazed at how the narrative about what the us is doing to undermine russia has permeated even well educated people. i had a conversation with a russian academic. a person in the mid-30s intel

and, we were able to say, edward lee howard wasn't really one of us. he betrayed, he was in the pipeline to moscow, so that he knew our assets in moscow, because he might be called upon to break surveillance and go out and make that meeting. oh, he was able to betray a huge number of assets. but, we got him because suitability issues, blah, blah, blah. and kicked him out. so we said, bad, but he really wasn't one of us. well, guess what? aldrich ames certainly was. and, hansen over at the bureau certainly was. and we even forget about jim nicholson. another one who certainly was. so, has that affected volunteers into this error? i don't know. but, it the story then, and i suspect, now, is that your greatest source of assets in moscow have always been the volunteers. >> a very quick comments. to quick points. and con -- anton, i don't subscribe to the idea that russia is totally open right now. i think an awful lot of people are under surveillance. and, they are watched pretty closely. maybe they can wander around and talk to people and make this deals

. >>> san francisco has honored its late mayor edward lee with a lasting tribute. a tree was planted in his memory. the st. mary's magnolia stands in a new median along fulton street. he died unexpectly of a heart attack in december. yesterday would have been his 66th birthday. former mayor willie brown reflected on the honor for his friend. the city does one troo he in memory of somebody december or in honor of somebody every year. there's no question this should be the year of ed lee, to do it on his birthday is quite a celebrations. >>> friends of lee's family helped planned that tree. >>> generations of graduates celebrated the 90th anniversary of a san francisco public high school. music filled the air at balance boo high school. it opened in 1928. a graduate who is almost as old as her alma mater still beams with pride for a school fondly known as bal. >> we are number one in the city, people want their kids to come in, because balance boo is doing so great. >> there are notable likes jerry garcia and mike norris. >>> going solar may soon become a rirpts for

lee radizwill also did. marie-chantal is princess of grease and last fall ariana austin also. king edward viii abdicated the throne to marry the twice divorced wallis-simpson who was never very much liked by the royals. markle will embrace a different monarchy, one that is embracing change and diversity. in about two hours the official preparations for the weekend will be getting under way. the palace will be rehearsing the horse and carriage procession which will be carrying the newlyweds around windsor on saturday. anne-marie? >> teri okita in windsor. england. thank you so much, teri. >>> and "cbs this morning" will be live at the royal wedding. coverage starts at 4:00 a.m. right here on cbs. >>> coming up on the "morning news," immigration rant, a man is caught on video threatening to call i.c.e. on restaurant workers. >> and graduation and guns? a photo of a college student becomes an internet sensation. this is the "cbs morning news." . this is the "cbs morning news." . after my heart attack, my doctor prescribed brilinta. it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attac