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READING THE CONSTITUTION, WHY I CHOOSE PRAGMATISM, NOT TEXTUALISM is a provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution. Stephen Breyer is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court who served there for twenty-eight years until retiring in 2022. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

discussing his book, "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You."Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on June 11 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Evening with Bill Maherdiscussing his book, What This Comedian Said Will Shock YouTICKETS:$55 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Bill Maher's book$80 Two General Admisison tickets + one signed copy of the bookAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on June 11, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.F ree parking at the venueThe host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest and most opinionated book ever—a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture.Bill Maher has hosted Real Time on HBO for the last twenty-one years. Before that Maher created and hosted Politically Incorrect on ABC. He lives in Los Angeles, California.“Whether you agree or disagree with him—and I do both—Bill Maher had proven himself to be an illuminating force in a world that values heat over light. Read More ...

Chilean novelist, feminist and philanthropist talks about her first children’s book. The critically acclaimed, New York Times-bestselling superstar author tells the tale of how Perla, the mighty dog, teaches her human brother, Nico Rico, how to use his superpowers to stand up to a bully. PERLA, THE MIGHTY DOG! will be simultaneously published in Spanish and features illustrations by award-winning illustrator Sandy Rodriguez.

discussing his book, "Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on June 10 at 6pm PT/9pm ETTom Steyer with Jane Fondadiscussing his book, Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate WarTICKETS:$45 General Admission ticket + book with signed book$20 General Admission ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on June 10, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.F ree parking at the venue.Climate investor and activist Tom Steyer shows us how we can win the war on climate.Tom Steyer is the coexecutive chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, a multistrategy climate investment firm designed to unlock the generational opportunity of the energy transition. He founded America’s largest youth-voter engagement organization and cofounded a community development bank focused on justice and sustainability. He previously cofounded Farallon Capital, a pioneering hedge fund that he departed in 2012 in order to devote his time, money, and energy to climate issues.“In Cheaper, Faster, Better, Tom Steyer’s persuasive Read More ...