mr. kristof me but for society to place the blame entirely on the individual seems to me a cop out he saysl o'reilly of fox news is among the many commentators who has emphasized this theme of personal responsibility. our culture is cluttered with excuses for bad behavior, o'reilly has said. it's always somebody else's fault. in some sense he has a point, unquote. mr. kristof then goes on to list government programs that he believes can bolster individuals which he does admit is part of the success equation individual responsibility. that's progress for the "new york times." now, i'll admit some government programs can assist those who want to succeed, who want to break out of poverty or a mediocre economic position. things like decent food for poor children and special editor troubled kids can be funded by washington. however, most educational programs can't be administered from d.c. it's impossible. they have to be run by local people is a good example. the feds should be assisting big time the big brother and big sister programs which are vital to stabilizing children who don't have two

mr. kristof said in his column, let's have real conversations with the criminal justice system about votingis moment and make real change happen. thanks for watching. i'll al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> victory for bm care. let's play "hardball".." good kornacki in for chris matthews. a huge win for obama today. the court rejected a

mr. kristof was quoting what most americans eat. >> but you can't get scale -- you can't feed the countryblue hill model. if you're trying to feed 325 million americans, surely there is going to have to be some factory farming model, or can one do it locally? >> first of all, you're not making me hungry. but second of all, i'm not so sure about that. i would only push back in the way that suggests that, you know, is the right model to say that for the future of cooking we need to continually exhaust resources. because to get to the billions of people, the 9 billion that we're going to need to feed in 2050, the idea is to put the pedal to the metal and exhaust as many resources as we can to get to that number and to get to the dire need of feeding people who are hungry or go food insecure. the problem with that thinking is that what happens after we feed the 9 billion? >> but you would want to replace the mcdonald's of the world with little local restaurants that each forage around in their area to find local food? i mean, i'm just trying to think how practical it is. >> i would like to re

mr. kristof said in his column, let's have real conversations with the criminal justice system about voting let's take this moment and make real change happen. thanks for watching. i'll al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> victory for bm care. let's play "hardball".." good kornacki in for chris matthews. a huge win for obama today. the court rejected a challenge to the president's signature legislative achievement, the affordable care act or obamacare. supporters of the law cheered outside the courthouse as the decision came down. a few blocks away at the white house, the president also celebrating. the white house photographer capturing these photos of the president's reaction after hearing the ruling. and a few moments later, he spoke in the rose garden. >> today after more than 50 votes in congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the supreme court, the affordable care act is here to stay. >> the court rejected the argument brought by opponents of the law th