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As a promised follow-up to the original posting, I’ll be conspicuously attired in something resembling this (but without the hood). Well, and pants, shoes, etc. Also, there is a slight chance that I will actually talk my way into the tour of what I am calling Pierce the Younger, but it is to end at 4 PM tomorrow.

NB: Sunday afternoon is likely to be wet. I am investigating the availability of some kind of water-repellent device, ideally collapsible for easy transport and storage.

Sycophants, satellites, holobionts, camp followers, groupies, collaborators, stalkers, uncommitted delegates, and newsletter subscribers are invited to check your privilege and join me and a few others in a series of environments where you can be without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome or challenged on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability. Well, OK, maybe not all of those, but age, certainly, and physical/mental ability after stuffing yourself with pizza and ingesting ethanol, will have protected status. Join for any or all of the following itinerary. For IFF purposes, I’ll wear something distinctive (ie, not maroon-and-white), which will be announced in this forum by late Friday the 8th.
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If all goes well, I will be arriving at MIA on American 1665 from Port-au-Prince at 3:35 PM local time this Saturday. The plan, such as it is, is that I call Jonathan once I am through customs. I somewhat inappropriately made reservations for lodging much closer to FLL, just because I like the place (Villa Europa in Hollywood) and haven’t had the chance to stay there in a while. So anyway, southern Floridians interested in a probable wide-ranging and somewhat ethanol-assisted discussion (#civilsociety #crisisof2020 #statefailure #younameit) are encouraged to contact Jonathan and … figure something out. Hey, I have people for that.

(Ref this earlier post.)

Saturday, 4 PM CDT, 171 W Randolph (lobby of the Allegro Hotel). Wear your official ChicagoBoyz attire for prompt recognition. Agenda:

1. introductions
2. walk to Millennium Park (3/8 mi E), take pictures
3. walk to Blommer Chocolate factory (W to Canal, N to Kinzie, W 1 block; just over 1 mi from Millennium Park), take more pictures (this spot recommended by Jonathan)
4. sunset, 6:04 PM
5. eat someplace
6. proceed to Buddy Guy’s Legends (E to Wabash, S to venue; 1¼ mi from Allegro); artist info

Forecast is for sunny and 60° F at midafternoon, winds ENE at 8 mph. Hit it!

Bjorn Lomborg explains how overall warmer weather from anthrogenic global warming will save lives.

Continuing with my re-posting from my old blog: in case anyone thought I was being a little harsh on Academics in that last post, go read the Mobius Stripper’s description of her interactions with her first advisor, the Eccentric Genius. Here, I’ll excerpt a little from the comments:

Jess – ah, the dread of meeting with the advisor. I don’t think mine bad-mouthed me behind my back – my EG was a man of few words, whose MO was to stare at me for long periods of time whenever I asked a question. He might have been thinking that I was an idiot; he might have been thinking about his (unrelated) research. Hell, he might have been thinking about what he was going to have for dinner. Who knows? I sure didn’t.

Just who taught that jerk that this was a way for one human being to communicate with another, especially a subordinate? I’ll tell you who. Every teacher or peer who ever excused his rudeness because he was brilliant. Every administrator and department head who excused poor behavior because they didn’t want him to go somewhere else. A grad school colleague of mine (a former Marine) used to be fond of saying, “if you can’t be smart, be nice”, but in Industry, smart is necessary but not sufficient if you want to get ahead. In the Academy, it’s necessary and sufficient. Hence we get Eccentric Geniuses who could have also grown a real human personality, but missed the opportunity because of the special environment in which they operate. And lest you think that MS’s experience rare, I’d say that this kind of interpersonal interaction is well within one standard deviation from the mean that I have observed in the Academy. Well within.

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A favorite of many on this blog, Historian David Hackett Fischer delivered the Irving Kristol Lecture at the American Enterprise Institute’s annual dinner in Washington, DC, after receiving the Institute’s Irving Kristol Award for 2006. His speech will be shown at 8:05 EST on Sunday, BookTV, C-Span 2. In “American Leadership: The Invention of Tradition,” Mr. Fischer describes George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt as three great leaders. He argues that the open and flexible leadership skills of these men were the key to their success.

Shelby Steele is the guest on the 3-hour In-depth, beginning at noon e.s.t. on Sunday.

On C-Span 1 Q&A. On C-Span 2, Book TV; this week’s Book TV Schedule, including After Words.

Robert Kaplan (a C-span favorite – already an in-depth subject) discusses his new Imperial Grunts.

Tim O’Brien, a powerful writer about Viet Nam, presents Things They Carried. His presence in this (almost always non-fiction) forum reflects, however, the way in which he deliberately blurs the autobiographical and the fictional. In the same week that Wayne Booth has died, O’Brien makes us conscious of the importance of Booth’s arguments about the ethical nature of narrative voice. (Admittedly a knotty tangle; O’Brien has a bit of the “gotcha” in his approach, but his work reflects an extraordinary writing ability.)

Lamb [Q]uestions and Andrew Card [A]nswers on C-Span 1, Sunday at 8 & 11 p.m.
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On C-Span 1 Q&A. On C-Span 2, Book TV; this week’s Book TV Schedule), including After Words.

Lamb [Q]uestions and Pamela Hess, United Press International, Defense Correspondent {A]nswers on C-Span 1, Sunday at 8 & 11 p.m.
On After Words, Jay Matthews intervierws Chris Whittle, author of “Crash Course: Imagining a Better Future for Public Education” and founder of Edison Schools (in 3 C-span 2 slots – the usual two Sunday at 6 & 9 as well as Saturday at 8:00.

Not surprisingly, two sessions examine the Supreme Court.

C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A on C-Span 1.

On Encore Booknotes (7:00 Sat evening), Lamb interviews one honorary Chicagoboyz (Milton Friedman) about a new edition with his introduction of another Chicagoboyz’ (F. A. Hayek) work, Road to Serfdom

Most of the weekend will be devoted to the 2005 National Festival of Books.
Afterwords features Barbara Slavin interviewing Tony Blankley about his The West’s Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations?.
Lamb [Q]uestions and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia {A]nswers.

C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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“As seen most recently from war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq, from tsunami-ravaged South Asia and from Hurricane Katrina’s landfall along the Gulf,” Walton wrote, “CNN has shown that it is capable of balancing vigorous reporting with respect for private concerns.” CNN News Group President Jim Walton,.

C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.

Issues discussed on this blog are likely to arise in After Words which features
Ralph Peters. He discusses his book New Glory: Expanding America’s Global Supremacy. Peters,”a retired military officer, argues for a realignment of U.S. engagements abroad and reforming its military and diplomatic corps in his critique of national strategy.” He is interviewed by Anatol Lieven, journalist & Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, and author of “America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism.” This will be Sunday at 6 and again at 9.

And also rerun is the 3 hour “In-Depth” interview with Robert Kaplan (at noon on Sunday). Noon on Saturday will be another rerun from the “In-Depth” series. (Follow the links – they went down as I was putting this up.)
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A (unannounced Friday evening).
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A. Holiday week-end: July 2 through 5.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A. The first of the month brings “In Depth,” with Richard John Neuhaus.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.

Lamb Q[uestions] & Bob Herbert A[nswers]; Herbert is New York Times columnist. On C-Span 1, this interview airs 8:00 and 11:00 Sunday.

C-Span 2’s takes an extended week-end over Memorial Day and emphasizes Memorial Day themes. C-Span 2’s highlights and full schedule.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.

Lamb Q[uestions] & Linda Chavez-Thompson A[nswers]; she is AFL-CIO Executive Vice President. First elected as vice-president in 1995, she is the first AFL-CIO executive vice president and the first person of color among the three major positions. She is also vice chair of the Democratic National Committee and a member of the Board of Governors for the United Way of America. On C-Span 1, this interview airs 8:00 and 11:00 Sunday. A rerun of last week’s interview with Justin Kamras, of Washington, D.C. and the National Teacher of the Year will be rerun Saturday at midnight on C-Span 2.
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C-Span 1. Book TV. Book TV Schedule. After Words and Q&A.

Sunday, May 8 at 3:45 pm, in memory of David Hackworth (note Lex’s obituary above), his 1989 Booknotes interview is rerun. The book he discusses with Lamb is About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior. In it,

Col. David Hackworth expresses his concern for the declining standards in the U.S. Army. . . .[he] discusses the controversial television interview he gave in 1971 where he criticized Army leadership and explains how it led to his early retirement from the Armed Forces.

Lamb’s first Q&A was with David Levin, co-founder of the Kipps program. Lamb returns to this topic as he interviews Justin Kamras, of Washington, D.C. and the National Teacher of the Year. Those of you who missed Krauthammer last week may catch it again on transcript or streaming video.
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