naval academy science department. for judge d smith junior of the u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit. as a finalist for the surprise for national reporting in the recipient of the georgia board for national reporting. jeff, welcome to the cato institute. we are eager to hear about your book. >> thank you. just a disclaimer, i am a professor at the naval academy, thank you for coming but i do have to say that everything i say today is only on my behalf and not the naval academy. now that that disclaimer is out of the way, i tell the story of how we got here with internet relation for user content. it does not start on the internet, you have to think way back to 1956, this book was being sold at a newsstand in l.a. owned by 72-year-old immigrant. this book is called speedier than liked. i say it is not a very good book. i will read the first line, which is pretty much all i am able to read. lapd vice officer happened to be undercover in mr. smith's newsstand and he read that and said, this is a team. and he was arrested. he was sentenced to 30 day

just a disclaimer, at the beginning of the talk, i am a professor at the naval academy. thanks for coming but i do have to sayve that everything i say today is only on my behalf, and not on behalf of the naval academy. now i can tell the story of how we got heree with internet regulation. it did not start with the internet. think way back to 1956. this book was being sold at a new stand in l.a. i stand owned by 72-year-old immigrant. this book is called sweeter than life, it does not have copyrig copyright. i can say it is not a very good book. i will read the first line, which is pretty much all i'm able to read. beautiful legs under the dashboard. lapd officer happened to be undercover at this stand and he read that and said this is a team. mr. smith was arrested and he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. he goes to the supreme court and they say his conviction has to be overturned because of the ordinance he was convicted of did not have any requirement, it didn't matter if he knew this book was, that he could go to jail regardless. that's violating the first amendment.

a naval academy graduate. what he would say one time, he would call up, one time he called up and said, joe, i saw you on msnbc. long, said, it is too keep it shorter. [laughter] >> among the candidates new york center keers ten jill brand. this is 30 minutes fun -- >> the directf senator gillibrand: hello, everybody. i want to introduce the director of fun, henry gillibrand. this is the driver of the rv, jonathan gillibrand. >> hi, everyone. senator gillibrand: henry loves your state fair, so thank you.

united states naval academy, todd young served in the united states marine corps. he was elected to the senate in 2016, so he comes as a bicameral individual himself. his legislative priorities include providing quality care for veterans, particularly disabled veterans, as well as , andfor the great lakes supporting business opportunities and growth. join me in welcoming senator todd young. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. it's great to be back in the house. this is such a nice occasion. i want to thank the historical society for hosting this event and for all of the leaders who helped make this happen. i also want to thank everyone who came here. i know your time is valuable. recognizing congress's historical work is very important. wehink it is important that remember our history and all we have accomplished. anniversarythe 50th of the launch of apollo 11. you can apply for that. [applause] -- applaud for that. [applause] >> thank you. nearly 600 million people were able to watch neil armstrong take that first step on the moon. created one of the most iconic m

a naval academy graduate. what he would say one time, he would call up, one time he called up and said, joe, i saw you on msnbc. long, said, it is too keep it shorter. [laughter] >> among the democratic presidential candidate speaking at the iowa state fair, new york senator kister and jill a brent libarand spokeil for 30 minutes. fun --director of senator gillibrand: hello, everybody. i want to introduce the director of fun, henry gillibrand. this is the driver of the rv,

a naval academy graduate. what he would say one time, he would call up, one time he called up and said, joe, i saw you on msnbc. long, said, it is too keep it shorter. [laughter] >> among the democratic presidential candidate speaking at the iowa state fair, new york senator kister and jill a brent libarand spokeil for 30 minutes. fun --director of senator gillibrand: hello, everybody. i want to introduce the director of fun, henry gillibrand. this is the driver of the rv, jonathan gillibrand. >> hi, everyone. senator gillibrand: henry loves your state fair, so thank you. henry won that, no joke, it was a little frisbee thing, anyway, it is such a pleasure to be here. i can't tell you how exciting it is. i got my start in politics in a community not unlike this. my grandmother was a woman who my grandmother was a woman who loved politics, started working at age 18 as a secretary in our state legislature. 75 years ago, she looked around, all the legislators were men, all the staff were women, so she wanted to h

he was a nuclear physicist and trained at the naval academy and trained on an aircraft carrier. did his visit ease the concern? and we should point out you are from this part of the state and your brother was elected to the house a few years earlier. >> yes, i am from the area so i have a lot of empathy about what was going on. and i still do. president carter's visit to the island was on sunday and that was five days after the accident occurred. and his visit was extremely important and reassuring the population that things were not in terrible shape. no one knew at that point that the plant actually suffered a meltdown, but it was important to let the people of central pennsylvania know that things were more or less under control and when should not exaggerate the confidence that people felt on that morning, but the fact that he would come there and visit and go into the control room was a major reassurance for people in the area that things if they were not under control would be taken care of or else he would not have shown up.>> and here's what he said in 1979 a few days af

academy and a naval officer career. when he went home after his father died similar to the bushes he did not consult that made the executive decisions and she almost divorced him over that. and the history of that is incredible and the corruption from southwest georgia and then willing himself to the governorship and then the presidency was never a member of the establishment and always an outsider. that incredibly estimated who he was admitted him an incredible ex-president. >> speaking of his ex- presidency for american politics in your book it is an incredible second act talking about the model of the presidency. >> yes. carter reinvented the post- presidency and has mediated conflicts and hotspots across the world and eradicatedd disease in africa that is a very painful disease that people get through stepping and dirty water. but almost single-handedly has completely eradicated through their work in africa. mitigated conflicts in south africa and asia. when he started he hasn't done anything like that. and others h

professor0, a law from the united states naval academy wrote this book, the words decorated the internet. -- words that created the internet. the internet as we know today, for the services falling in price, if not free services were not exist without section 230. section 230 was a preemptive codification of where the courts were going. is youction 230 says can't hold these huge landforms accountable for what individuals are doing on the platforms, because they don't prescreen everything getting posted. if you were to assign liability to any online platform for what third parties upload, you would shut down not just facebook or google overnight, you would shut -bay,amazon and etsy, e platforms where americans are creating small businesses without having to go through a middleman. section 230 is a broad-based protection. and it is not special treatment. it is a codification of privilege that we afford to a lot of other industries. i hate when we talk about tech, we tend to think they are completely different industries that should not be subject to the standards that we apply to others li

section 230 this great book came out professor at the united states naval academy that wrote 26 were secreted the internet. basically the internet we know today for all the immediately very fast services and services following in price if not free services that we have we not exist without section 230. section 230 was just a preemptive codification of the direction the lot of courts were going. we saw, not going in this direction and that section 230 essentially says is you can't hold these huge platforms accountable for what individuals are doing on the platform because they don't prescreen everything getting posted and if you were to assign liability to online form for what third-party upload you would shut down, not just facebook and google overnight, but you would shut down amazon and at the end ebay and platform where americans are crating small businesses and able to reach their consumers directly without having to go through a middleman. section 230 is a broad-based protection and it's not special treatment. it is again codification of a privilege we afford to a lot of industr

section 230, there was a great book that came out, and law professor at the united states naval academy wrote this book in 26 which it created the internet and basically the end internete know today for all of the immediately very fast services and services that are falling in price, if not free services that we have, would not exist without section 230. section 230 really was a preemptive codification of the direction i thought of reports were going. we saw, not going in this direction. what section 230 essential says is you can't hold these huge platforms accountable for what individuals are doing on the platforms because they don't prescreen everything that is getting posted. if you were to assign liability to any online platform, what third parties upload to these platforms, you would shut down not just facebook and google overnight, you would shut down amazon and at sea and ebay, platforms where americans are great greatest wealth is unable to reach the consumers directly without having to go through a middleman. section 230 is a broad-based protection and it's not special treatmen

comes to us after graduating from the united states naval academy. todd young served in the marines corps. he was first elected to the house in 2010 and then to the 2016, so he comes as a bicameral individual himself. and his legislative priorities include providing quality care for veterans, as well as care for the great lakes and supporting business opportunities and growth. please join me in welcoming senator todd young. [applause] young: thank you. thank you. it is great to be back in the house. this is such a nice occasion. i want to thank the u.s. capital historical society for hosting this event and for all of the leaders who helped make this happen. i also want to thank everyone who came here. i know your time is valuable, congressman'sthe important.ork is recognizing every we have done as a country. ofs is the anniversary apollo 11. yes, you can have applause for that. thanks area [applause] -- thanks. [applause] nearly 600,000 people were able watch neil armstrong take that first step on the moon. in iconic moment in world history. no man c

jacob low attending the us naval academy in maryland, his brother joshua studies at west point. jacob tells fox news i wanted to go to school with my brother and never considered going to college somewhere different than him but god had different plans. so far it has been a great period of growth for the both of us. good for them. the time is 10 minutes after the top of the our. and illegal immigrants accused of sexually assaulting a teenager while she slept, the fifth time something like this has happened in one sanctuary county. when will officials there and other places wake up? former acting ice director next to explain. joe biden says racism in america is a white man's problem. a controversial new quote from the campaign trail. are you a veteran, own a home, and need cash? you should know about the newday va home loan for veterans. it lets you borrow up to 100 percent of your home's value. not just 80 percent like other loans. and that can mean a lot more money for you and your family. with our military service, veterans like us have earned a valuable va benefit. the right

when i taught at the naval academy i took my students there to show this momentous setting. they are the continental congress or the articles congress i should say, had convened. the galleries were full with what you see in the background. the white haired lady up there , who is that supposed to be? in the artist depiction it's supposed to be martha. martha wasn't there. she was back at mount vernon waiting for her husband to get back for christmas time. there was not throngs of women in the galleries. the building was near full but certainly marcia was not there. when washington arrived, thomas mifflin the president of the articles congress that year welcomed the general and he read a state meant, a statement that had been drafted by thomas jefferson. before he read that statement, washington himself rose having now finished the work assigned to me, i retire from the great theater of action. bidding and affectionate farewell to this body under whose orders i have so long did, i offer my commission and take my leave of all of the employments of public life. mifflin rose and

after graduating from the united states naval academy, todd young served in united states marine corps. while serving in the marines he earned a masters degree and a law degree. he was first elected to the house in 2010. and then the senate in 2016. he comes as a bicameral individual himself. anna sen. young's at legislative priorities include providing quality care for veterans, particularly disabled veterans. as well as care for the great lakes, and supporting business opportunities and growth. please join me in welcoming sen. todd young. >> thank you. it's great to be back in the house. this is such a nice occasion. and i want to thank the u.s. capital historical society for hosting this event , and for all the leaders who helped make this happen. i also want to thank everyone who came here. i know your time is valuable. recognizing congresses historical work is very important. and i think it's important that we remember our history and all that we have accomplished working together as a country. today marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of apollo 11. you can apply for that. ne

to will himself to the naval academy. he also when he went home after his father died similar to the bushes he did not consult with rosalynn. he basically made the executive decision. to will himself into that. the incredible corruption that he experienced in southwest georgia that he fought to get to the state senate. and then willing himself to the presidency. never a member of the establishment. i think it is incredibly underestimated this. >> speaking of his ex- presidency. there is no a second act second act in american politics. an incredible second half. the amazing record. the model of the presidency. what you talk about that for a bit. >> they have re- invented for the post- presidency. poster presidency. and he has mediated conflicts and hot spots around the world. it's a very painful disease that people get through stepping in dirt or water. he has almost through his work there single-handedly is almost completely eradicated from their work in africa. when he started at the carter center. nobody had really done

for the first one, i think most americans would be appalled that you hear that the naval academy has a state space signs outside instructors doors, military and civilian, saying that the instructors have taken a sensitivity course called trans 101 that is taught by contractors for google. not some instructors, not all, but trans 101. it is a sensitivity course that focuses on all of the things that you would imagine but that's emblematic of just changes across the board at every level and every branch. spiel and why would a soldier need a specific set of views about transgender politics? what is it have to do with war fighting? >> i think like everything else that comes from a different view of what the military should be. one of the major things that i uncovered in this book is that after the first female soldier has graduated from army ranger school, significant number of whistle-blowers contacted congressman steve russell and told him that they had been pressured to pass the first candidacy and that sanders hadn't been followed by the obama dod storm all the russell for months and

is it your friends, the unpersuaded, and academic -- ofdemic, the brigade midshipmen at the naval academy, the chicago world affairs council, veterans of foreign wars, the republican club of cedar rapids? you find out what your audience is and then you know probably how you will get into this what the general tone of the presentation is going to be, and things of that nature. presidentt is the speaking and therefore, as he always told us, everything is important. were not to think of a small teacher of the year event and the rose garden as unimportant. part of the full volume of statements he made as president of the united states. also, he was always after us never to skip a step in making a case. even if you are speaking to the people, and audience of people who are likely to be in agreement with what you're saying, don't skip a logical step because a president always has a broader audience. if he is making his case for social security reform and he skips over the hard part and just tells you all of the great things that will happen, a person who disagrees and maybe even a person who ha

naval academy in annapolis and served as a guest commentator i and a history channel documentary on d-day. the latest book by air and fortitude is the first installment of a two-part history o of the u.s. army durig world war ii. fire and fortitude, the tragedy and triumphs of the soldiers from pearl harbor to the battles and the islands. based on extensive research from government archives and academic collections, fire and fortitude is a riveting narrative with a masterful historian profound insight. please help me welcome our future author st. louis hometown boy, john mcmanus. [applause] >> thank you, jessica, i appreciate it. the whole library staff and i would like to thank my publicist for helping make this possible and my executive editor who came up with that title by air and fortitude, so i have to give him credit. i would like to thank all of you for making time in your schedule to come out here tonight and listened to what i think is an incredible and compelling story. one that i've been working on for the better part of a decade or so of the research and writing, so it's quite

academy, graduate marine corps, fast experience, combat experience, vast experience at academia and that dynamic duo has turned kids point around, done a tremendous job. the alumni are aligned, parents are aligned, midshipmen are aligned, the fact staff are aligned with them. it is a thing of beauty to go up there and see people that are happy and see things getting done. it underscores how critical leadership is, having the right leader there to move things forward. we significantly improved the academy's programs for sexual harassment, sexual assault. that was born out in the most latest set of surveys among all the service academies with the exception of kings point. in instances of sexual assault at kings point, went down substantially and significantly and i think culture has turned around. the key thing is midshipmen have taken ownership of the issue, one of the first things i told them when i took over as administrator, i said superintendent and everybody else up here, issue edicts and regulations telling him not to do it all day long, telling you all you are not going to do

he recently finished a 1-year visiting professorship at the naval academy in annapolis and served as guest commentator in a history channel documentary on d-day. john's latest book, "fire and fortitude: the u.s. army in the pacific war, 1941-1943," is the first installment of a 2-part history of the u.s. army during world war ii. "fire and fortitude: the u.s. army in the pacific war, 1941-1943" covers the tragedies and triumphs of the u.s. army soldiers from pearl harbor to the battles in the macon islands. based on extensive research from government archives and academic collections, "fire and fortitude: the u.s. army in the pacific war, 1941-1943" is a riveting narrative with a historian's profound insights. help me welcome our featured author, st. louis hometown boy, john mcmanus. you need that. you do. >> thank you, appreciate it. i want to thank my publicist for making this possible, and brent howard who came up with that title "fire and fortitude: the u.s. army in the pacific war, 1941-1943". i would like to thank all of you for making time in your busy schedule tonight. and an

and here we can see in the upper left again this fellow named victor crulack, a young marine, naval academy graduate who got assigned to test the earliest model alligator in the caribbean off the coast of puerto rico. he's one of the first to validate this could actually float, it could work in the sea and maybe deliver marines ashore. and he and the sergeants below him were those who tooled around in this and understand that it could be useful. and their reports would have an influence in helping the navy to determine to mass-produce it. but one of the unanswered challenges was could this vehicle really work in heavy pacific surf, like the kinds you might see in those surfing competitions off the coast of hawaii or what have you where massive, massive waves could be generated slamming into coral reeves? and the challenge for am renes looking at the central pacific in early 1943 and envisioning what the complexities might entail, they wanted to ensure this particular vehicle could actually withstand the batter and damage of heavy waves and real coral reefs. and so he was reassigned to test

naval academy specific on cybersecurity anybody want them to take it. >> okay. are these your daughters you say? >> yes. >> please raise your hand so we can put pressure on you. >> no pressure, no pressure. >> we are helping out. mr. torres. >> i would concur with my colleagues here. it's important to really spark the interest in s.t.e.m. fields. the other thing is i think when you to provide mentoring because it's not just getting the work force out there. it's getting the future teachers and giving the future professors, and is a back, disaffected apartment early which is the fact we need to continue to get people to advance their education and be the mentors and mentor the future teachers as well as the future applications. >> thank you. i'm sorry, i'm going to skip you. maybe we can have a one-on-one dialogue later. because i have to ask this of the question, which intrigues me. me. because mr. torres has repeatedly talked about and several of you talked about the future grid, with the grid looks like in the future. it's really tough to be clairvoyant, but i