and one of the big thing hat happened when hutchins was run the university of chicago, the hired a guy by the name of milton freeman, a famous economist, and freedman remembers the university of chicago days. he said during the hutchins adler era, a favorite wisecrack was that the university of chicago was a baptist institution to which the good presbyterians sent their children to be converted to catholicism by a jew. it's tempt took thing of freedman has having been born in the university of chicago. coming out in a bunker's out and nerd glasses. but milton freedman was from somewhere very different from the university of chicago. he was from new jersey. and in rawway judge, milton freedman's immigrant family had various in-home businesses. he would get up in the morning good, downstairs, scoop ice cream at the family's ice cream parlor. he got a state scholarship to rutgers, and when he was at rutgers, he waited tables. not for a wage. didn't get paid. this is consistent with his later views on minimum wage. but didn't get paid. he got paid in a meal, and this resulted in the only c

economy at the university of chicago. f forums and titled presidency 2012, the purposes of government. this is just under 40 minutes. welcome, everybody. >> the adviser for the program "presidency 2012 -- the purposes of government." president zimmer of the university of chicago, along with the dean -- they cannot be here but they extend their welcome to the governor and thank you for being here. we have students and other faculty members. we would like to welcome you to our program with a republican presidential candidates, the former governor of massachusetts, mitt romney. [applause] and i would be greatly remiss if i did not recognize the governor's wife, who is here, ann romney. [applause] today's event illustrates the school's continued commitment to fostering an in-depth and diverse public discourse. the school has embarked on this yearlong program to explore the purposes of government and presidency in preparation for the 2012 election coming up. the program's serious objective is to bring the candidates, presidenti

the comments of the former massachusetts governor as he spoke to business executives at the university of chicago on the issue of job creation and job growth. >> but now, of course, after spending three years attacking business, president obama hopes to erase his record with a speech. in a recent address, he said that we're all inventors. we're builders. we're makers of things. we're thomas edison. we're the wright brothers. we're bill gates. we're steve jobs. the reality is, that under president obama's administration, these pioneers would have found it much, much more difficult if not impossible to innovate and invent and create. under dodd/frank, they'd have struggled to get a loan from their community bank. a regulator would have shut down the wright brothers for their dust pollution. and the government would have banned thomas edison's lightbulb. oh, yeah, they just did. [ applause ] every great innovation, every world changing business breakthrough, begins with a dream. and nothing is more fragile than a dream. it's essential to the genius of america that we've developed a culture that nurt

. >> mitt romney at the university of chicago talking about the issue which has been driving his campaign and his candidacy, rick santorum in the hometown of ronald reagan, dixon, illinois, 54 delegates at stake. welcome to washington today here on c span radio. we'll hear more from both of the republican candidates competing in tomorrow's illinois primary. after illinois it is on to louisiana with a weekend primary. mitt romney winning 20 delegates over the weekend in puerto rico. meanwhile, the lawyer representing the army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 afghans including nine children met with the soldier today at the military's maximum security prison in kansas. attorney john henry brown saying that his three-hour talk with robert bales included an emotional description of what happened on the ground in afghanistan. bales is yet to be charged. he is being held in an isolated cell. here in washington we're going to hear much more on the debt and deficit as congressman paul ryan the chair of the house budget committee outlines his blueprint for spending. he's expected to get the su

he's a former fed governor, and now a professor of economics at the university of chicago booth school of business. let me begin about those bank stress tests. for the average american who has been living through this whole financial crisis, can they now say we tonl have to worry about the banks any more, this financial crisis for the banking system is over? >> well, certainly given my years on the fed, i never say never about anything. but i think this is a very positive sign that the banks have really built up their capital, they now have stronger capital levels than when they went into the crisis in 2006. in many cases. and they are able to undertake stresses that are even greater than what we saw. so i think this is a good sign. but there's still could be some prox lurking out there. >> susie: you know, some bank regulators have been calling for even tougher regulations on the banks. do you think banks need to do more to be even safer? >> i think it's very important to really improve risk management, that's one of the things that was astonishingly poor during the crisis and into th

university of chicago. there said that they paid thousands of dollars every year to live in a building in need of serious plumbing repairs. frank holland has the story >>students say that human waste is exploding from the toilet is unsanitary it is unsafe >>this tower is one of the oldest and most storied buildings at the prestigious university of chicago but students say that you never know when the excrement will be shooting out of the toilet >>these are pictures of the broken toilets and the tumbler pictures of these bathrooms in terrible condition ... there's even a facebook page devoted to protest for those repairs to take place >>one woman said she was covered in this stuff last october she got really upset last week in a 24-hour period the plumbing exploded twice with such force that there where rivers of this stuff on the floor >>a maintenance worker is on site to monitor water pressure after officials from the university met with students ... >>a statement has been issued by the university on behalf

from the university of missouri kansas city to explain the principles of modern monetary theory which is what our university is known for we're sort of being antithesis to the university of chicago and our job was to explain to the year or two of the year europeans in general and the italians in particular that the austerity is not necessary there is no need at all for the government to balance budgets in fact governments are supposed to run a budget deficit that's so they provide the private sector production in a cut consumption economy with the money and the credit but it needs in the income but it needs to grow basic keynesian policy we also pointed out that when a central bank creates credit runs at levels that is not hyper inflationary what isn't lation area is the commercial banking systems slugging the economy with credit so the last thirty years to get up real estate prices start and bond prices and providing credit for corporate raged takeovers and what is basically loading down the economy with debt and it is led to the. it's lation today all right so it's a variation i keynesianism our updated version of keynesianism so how different their backgrounds and then one is

a small group gathered at the university of chicago to mark the anniversary of the fokker shue me nuclear meltdown >> at the memorial this afternoon they reflected on the lasting impact of the nuclear disaster at the fukushima dai- ichi plant. one year after the disaster in japan, a small group gathered on the campus of the university of chicago but at this site to bring the first nuclear reactor was built their message it's unsustainable. we have the most expensive electricity and that should tell you something. march 11, 192011 broad a tragedy for japan. a tokyo-based writer and activists who has made two trips to fukushima and the past year speaking through a translator told us the japanese government has misled residents about the health hazards especially in areas that have been affected but not evacuated. >> the provided assistance inaccurate information. >> she was one of five people who traveled from japan to speak at a weekend symposium even though there have been no deaths specifically linked to the fukushima plant the long- term effects remain to be seen. the nuclear issues are

you can't learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago, all right? [cheers] you can't even learn that as a community organizer. the simple truth is that this president doesn't understand the genius of america's economy or the secret of the american economic success story. the american economy is fueled by freedom. [cheers] the history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. it's the only principle that has ever been able to sustain prosperity. but over the last three years, this administration has been engaged in an all-out assault on our free. borrow accurate prevent drilling rigs from going to work in the gulf. they keep coal from being mined, impede the sny of natural gas, even tell kids what they're allowed to go do on their farms. and now, by the way, the president is trying to erase his record with new rhetoric. the other day he said we are inventors, builders, makers of things. we are thomas edison. we're the wright brothers. we're bill gates. we are still jobs. wait, i

you cannot learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago. [applause] you can i even learned as a committee organizer. [laughter] the simple truth is, this president doesn't understand the genius of america's economy or the secret of the american economic success story. the american economy is fuelled by freedom. [applause] the history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. it is the only principle that has ever been able to overcome. this administration is assaulting our freedom. under this present them, bureaucrats to prevent drilling rigs from going to the gulf. they keep call from the mind. the impede the supply of natural gas. they tell farmers what their kids are able to do. this administration has kept a recovery from meeting project -- projections. the president is trying to erase his record by his new restaurant. he said, we are inventors. we are builders. we are makers of things. we're thomas edison. we are there right brothers. we are bill gates. we are stev

before he came to the university of chicago, he was at harvard and at the political science department at the university of wisconsin. in 2000, he received his ph.d. in political science from stanford. a well qualified individual academic professional to introduce to you governor mitt romney. >> thank you. [applause] welcome, everybody, to the "presidency 2012." i know you are not here to see me. that was a nice introduction. aco things -- a few things. governor romney received his b.a. from byu, got a j.t. and mba -- a lesser institution j -- jd and mba from a lesser institution in cambridge. [laughter] he was a star football player in the university of chicago in 1943 and what not to play for the bears -- you recovered. [laughter] if you ought not checked on-line this morning, keeping track of these things, the delegate count is 516 for mitt romney. santorum is the closest one out, and he does not have quite after that, at 236. romney has a 15-point edge in illinois' leading into the campaign. [applause] eight-point edge nationwide. he is just coming back from a puerto rico, where he

it was mostly just kind of working class folks, none of the hazard university grads, the university of chicago grads so my folks don't go to those saturday community meetings. they don't go to the rallies or the town hall meetings when so-and-so bill is up to create, you know, zoning laws. all of that stuff that community stuff we don't do that. so our whole point maybe -- we can't make them do that we can't make them march anymore but if we can get them to do little things to seek and support our businesses -- all of us want to do more, maybe this is their escape. maybe this is a way to make them feel connected to the community again because i don't think we're alone in feeling bad about that we separated and it hurt those folks in the west side and when i made that connection and living -- we still do it right now. we still go to the west side. we know business owners on the west side and they know us -- the point was when we were there and we felt the disconnect, that's what inspired us to do more because we remembered these are good people. these are hard-working people. these are people w

c-span: university of chicago--you give some tribute in here to robert hutchins. who was he? >> guest: right. robert m. hutchins was the boy wonder, as he was called, when he became president of the university of chicago at the age of 30. he had be--been the dean of the yale law school at 26, believe it or not. and i--i adored him. i mean, i got to know him personally. i saw him even in his later life after i left school and i studied with him, i interviewed him for the--the student publications. he was just a great guy. and he recommended me to henry r. luce, that's--of time and the publisher of time and life, where i got a job in 1938 as an office boy for $20 a week. c-span: how long did you work for time and life? >> guest: through--from '38 until '46. all through the war, and in six--in the six cities that i mentioned before. c-span: and what is this picture? >> guest: well, that's an exclusive. it's--it appears only in this book and in my archives at the university of chicago. it's ernest hemingway on the left and on the right is elaine fischer, known as pinky, who was ro

you can't learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago. all right? cheers and applause ] >> well obviously mitt romney has got to throw some red meat to his supporters. i am eager to hear senator byron dorgan's take on his speech, but we'll go to him for that and we'll also go inside the ryan budget because mitt romney endorsed that ryan budget. the former senator was on the senate appreciation's committee. and senator dorgan is joining us from washington with his years of experience. senator, were you able to hear that little snip it of mitt romney's speech? >> i was yes. >> obviously he has got to do what he has got to do in front of his supporters. although just as an editorial comment from me the idea that at bain capital he was focused solely on creating jobs and he was focused solely on creating return for his investors is more likely. but i wanted you to comment on the ryan budget plan. have you had a chance to look at it? >> well, i have and, you know, as you indicated, mitt romney has endorsed it. look, the ryan plan is just flat dishonest.

they have been successful to the university of chicago economics department and notable fraud such as milton freed man. the idea of neoliberalism is there should be massive, selective tax cuts. margaret thatcher it is there is no alternative. of course that's absurd. there was an alternative. we have to connect the dots to understand what is going on today. i read the chronicle. so what i've done is put together a montage of the murder of public sector, which is going on everyday. in fact all of the public sector is in body shape. public libraries, parks from the municipal to the national level. our character is among the worst in the world. the new deal deals with things in a different way. when i was going to school, california school's were the best. now they are among the worst with the new budget cuts. of course, my university is being privatized. all of the higher education is being privatized. all through the uc system. how do you run a modern state with tax cuts? we resort to desperate, back last november, we were asked to vote to make four indian casinos in san diego county p

r today, mitt romney visited the university of chicago. the latest polls show mitt romney with a double-digit lead k santorum in illinois. as for his chief competitor, santorum spent the evening in peoria, illinois. he issued -- the issue is not e economy, but an oppressive that is taking away freedom. despite his comments, polls show is the most important for voters all across the nation. "dancing with of got under way this evening. >> here is a first look at the contestants. wagner, a fan favorite. he and 11 others are vying for the trophy. >> on our facebook page, we passed to you are voting for. >> all right. we will see how it goes. up, big news from oprah televisionew network. been in theou have o get the newest ipad. few -- metro is during rushchanges hour. we will talk >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00. e possible relief, for o riders, particularly if he during rush hour. metro has a new plan to ease congestion during rush hour. changes are not aimed time of night. for rush-hour, mattress' says line, the the orange the green

you can't learn that teaching constitution law at university of chicago. ven learn that as a community organizer. but the truth is this president doesn't understand the genius of america's economy or the secret of the american economic success story. the american economy is fueled by freedom. the history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. it's the only principal that has -- prosperity. over the past three years this administration has been engaged in an all-out assault on our freedom. under this president, bureaucrats keep coal from being mined. they impede the supply of natural gas. they tell farmers what their kids are able to do on their farms. this administration's assault on freedom has kept this so-called recovery from meeting their projections let alone our expectations. and now, by the way, the president is trying to erase his record with some new rhetoric. the other day he said this. he said we are inventors, we are builders, we are makers of things. we're the wright br

you can't learn that teaching constitution law at university of chicago. [ applause ] >> you can't even learn that as a community organizer. the simple truth is that this president doesn't understand the genius of america's economy or the secret of the american economic success story. the american economy is fueled by freedom. [ applause ] >> the history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that's consistently listed people out of proverty. it's the only principle that has been able to sustain prosperity. over the last three years this administration has been engaged in an all out assault on our freedom. bureaucrats prevent drilling rigs tr going to work in the gulf of. they keep coal from being mined. they tell farmers what they're kids are able to do on their farms. this administration's assault on freedom has kept this so called recovery from meeting their projections let alone their expectations. the president is trying to erase his record with some new rhetorics. he said we are inventors, we are builders, we are makers of thing. we are thomas edison, we're

you can't learn that teaching constitutional law at university of chicago, all right? >> romney really went after the president. he brought up the president's academic background several times and made it a key part of his closing message. >> we once led the world in manufacturing, in exports, investment, today we lead the world in lawsuits, you know, when we replace a law professor with a conservative businessman as president, that's going to end. >> rick santorum came out on the losing end of things tonight, but he spoke with supporters in pennsylvania and tried to spin some positive news. >> we're going to win down state, we're going to win central illinois, western illinois, we won the areas conservatives and republicans populate, we're happy about that. we're happy about the delegates we're going to get too. >> romney and his allies outspent santorum 7-1 in illinois, and apparently it turned out big time. chuck todd, thanks for burning the midnight oil tonight. >> you got it, buddy: >> the big takeaway from this tonight, someone that's a novice news consumer, what'

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you can't learn that teaching constitutional law at university of chicago, all right? [ applause ] >> you can't even learn that as a community organizer. the simple truth is that this president doesn't understand the genius of america's economy or the secret of the american economic success story. the american economy is fueled by freedom. [ applause ] >> the history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. it's the only principle that has ever been able to sustain prosperity. but over the last three years, this administration has been engaged in an all-out assault on our freedom. under this president, bureaucrats prevent drilling rigs from going to work in the gulf, they keep coal from being mined, they impede the supply of natural gas, they even tell farmers what their kids can do on their farms. this assault on freedom has kept this so-called recovery from meeting their projections, let alone our expectations. and now, by the way, the president is trying to erase his record with some new rhetor

allan anderson from the university of chicago medical school, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, to the story of a chicago theater where the scripts come from the real lives of the young performers. jeffrey brown has the story. >> i did it. i ran away. >> brown: in a new play called home land, two young lovers played by two teenagers leave behind their small village in mexico for a long and dangerous trip to the united states. >> mommy will be sad. but we'll get married. they'll forgive us. >> reporter: he's a... it's a scene that tells of the pain and promise of one kind of immigrant experience. >> tell me your story. tell me how this happened. tell me how we happened. tell me so i believe. >> brown: in the play several characters say to one another, tell me our story. it's a line that reflects the guiding spirit of an ambitious youth theater program that explores real life stories from this diverse chicago neighborhood. albany park in northwest chicago is a classic gateway neighborhood. home to generations of immigrants beginning with the germans and swedes in the 19th c

office of management and budget and secretary of the he has been a professor at m.i.t., at the university of chicagoently at stanford university where he teaches at the graduate scol of business. secretary schultz is also a distinguished fellow at the conomics stitut from princeton university and a phd in industrial economics from m.i.t. and we are so pleased to have with us this evening the wonderful meyers schultz, chief of san francisco who brings people of san francisco together in suchws. william perry was the 19thited defense serving from february of 1994 through january of 1997 in the clinton was instrumental i down the cold war and forming new and more productive relationships with countries, including the former soviet sta and japan. secretary perry previously undersecretary of ecretary of defense for research and engineering. silicon valley, dr. perry cofounded esl corporation and served as an an perry emeritus at stanford university. he is co-director of the preventative defense project, a and harbor laboration of universities. he received his b.s. degree from stanford university and phd

you cannot learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago. all right? [cheers and applause] you cannot even learn that as a community organizer. [laughter] the simple truth is that this president does not understand the genius of america's economy, or the secret of the american economic success story. >> mitt romney. a story that is dominating the headlines in the united states, what is this all about? >> well, it is in florida. it was the shooting of a black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer in orlando, which has ignited debate about race and self-defense in america. the department of justice has announced an investigation. there is a rally demanding the arrest of george zimmerman over the shooting. >> the mounting outrage in florida of an unarmed black teenager shot dead. the man who did it has not been arrested. some say it is a clear case of racism by the police. >> he chases a black man, and gets in an argument, and shoots into debt. how can you justify that shooting? >> trayvon martin was apparently making his way home to watch a game on t

you can't learn that teaching constitutional law at university of chicago. all right? ause] >> you can't even learn that as a community organizer. the simple truth is that this president doesn't understand the genius of america's economy, or the secret of the american economic success story. the american economy is fueled by freedom. >> the history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. it is the only principle that has ever been able to sustain prosperity. but over the last 3 years, this administration has been engaged in an all-out assault on our freedom. under this president, bureaucrats prevent drilling rigs from going to work in the gu. they keep coal from being mined. they impede the reliable spliff natural gas. they even tell farmers what their kids can do on their farms. this administration's assault on freedom has kept this so-called recovery from meeting their projection, let alone our expectations. now, by the way, the president is trying to erase his record with new rhetoric. the oth

it was mostly multiclass folks, none of the harvard grads in university of chicago grads.so my folks don't go to those community meetings. they don't go to the rallies. they don't go to the town hall meetings wins so-and-so's bill is up to create zoning laws, all of that community stuff. we don't do that so our hope is maybe we can -- we can't make the march anymore but if we want to get back to little things to support our businesses, all of us want to do more. maybe this is their escape. maybe this is the way to make them feel connected because i don't think we are alone in feeling bad about that. we have separated and it hurts those folks on the westside but what is really awful about it is, when i made that connection that year, and we still do it now. we still go to the westside and they know us a. the point was, when we were there, and we felt that disconnect, that is what inspired us to do more because we remembered, these are good people. these are hard-working people. these are people who came from the same place as we came from. we are no different. that is the w