C SPAN's Booknotes with Brian Lamb discusses social Changes of the day with Robert Bork from his book Slouching Towards Gomorrah.
The Federalist
Professor Robert Scigliano talked about the new edition of The Federalist, published by Modern Library, which he has edited with an introduction. The series of essays also known as The Federalist Papers were written in 1787 and 1788 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote ratification of the proposed Constitution
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Professor James Loewen described how his recent book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, published by The New Press, resulted from two years of research at the Smithsonian Institution studying twelve popular high school history textbooks. It focuses on how these books omit certain events and gloss over others to mythologize American history. He points out that this homogenization alienates minorities and others by making history extremely uninteresting. In addition to criticism, he also provides remedies to make textbooks and teaching methods more useful and appealing to students.
Leaving The Bench
David Atkinson talked about his book Leaving the Bench: Supreme Court Justices at the End, published by University Press of Kansas. Mr. Atkinson gave detailed accounts of the careers of several former justices and the reasons they decided to retire from their lifelong appointment. He focused on why Supreme Court justices leave the bench, under what circumstances they leave, and when they should make the decision to leave
Q&A
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell was interviewed at Stanford University about politics, his books and columns, and his views as a conservative African-American. He talked about the role of government and public institutions, the state of American intellectualism, and public discourse in the digital age
Q&A
Thomas Hazlett
Professor Thomas Hazlett talked about his book, The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone, about the history and politics of U.S. communications policy. Mr. Hazlett served as chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1991-92
Passionate Sage: John Adams
Mr. Ellis discussed the research behind his book, Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams, published by W.W. Norton and Company. Joseph Ellis describes President John Adams as the most under appreciated man in American history. He spoke on his revelations about the nature of the nation's second president unearthed by his study of President Adams' writings and the writings of others, including Adams' interactions with other Founding Fathers in the later years, calling special attention to the retirement years of the former president.
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Glenn Loury (Manhattan Institute, Brown University) and John McWhorter (Columbia University, Lexicon Valley, New York Times)
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