C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Public Affairs Events
8 hours, 1 minutePublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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"Urban Forests"
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In Depth: Dave Barry
2 hours, 58 minutesOn Sunday, March 5th, from Noon-3pm ET, we'll be sitting down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist, Dave Barry, for our monthly In Depth program. During this LIVE discussion, from Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL, we'll be talking about Mr. Barry's career and the 30+ books he has published, including "Dave Barry Slept Here," "Dave Barry's Greatest Hits," and the recently released "Best. State Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland." Viewers can participate by calling in during the program or by sending in their questions via e-mail (booktv@c-span.org), Twitter (@BookTV), and Facebook (facebook.com/booktv). We'll also be taking questions from our in-store audience.
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Book TV
7 hours, 32 minutesNon-fiction books and authors.
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"Bottleneckers"
45 minutesInstitute for Justice Strategic Research Director Dick Carpenter discusses his book, "Bottleneckers" which looks at how special interest groups advocate for government regulations to benefit their businesses. Mr. Carpenter says the right refers to the special interest groups as "crony capitalists" while the left labels them "fat cats." He says the name to best describe these groups is bottlenecker - a person who advocates for the creation or perpetuation of government regulation, particularly an occupational license, to restrict entry into his or her occupation, thereby accruing an economic advantage without providing a benefit to consumers.
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"The Cyber Effect"
30 minutesMary Aiken examines the impact of cyberspace on the behavior and development of children, teens, and adults. She appears on C-SPAN's weekly program, "Communicators."
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"The Original Black Elite"
1 hour, 15 minutesElizabeth Dowling Taylor recalls the rise and fall of America's black elite, from Emancipation to the Jim Crow Era, through the life of Daniel Murray, an Assistant Librarian at the Library of Congress. Ms. Taylor speaks at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
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After Words: Richard Haass
1 hour, 0 minuteCouncil on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass examines the challenges to foreign policy in his book , "A World in Disarray" and argues for what he calls world order 2.0 - a more modern global operating system. Mr. Haass says that the U.S. maintains a leadership role in providing stability in the world but that America will also have to examine its own political issues and offers recommendations for a way forward. Mr. Haass is interviewed by Paula Dobriansky Fmr. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for the Bush Administration, 2001-09 and Senior Fellow for Harvard University's Future of Diplomacy Project.
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"The Book That Changed America"
59 minutesRandall Fuller, English professor at the University of Tulsa, examines the impact of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," on America's religious and intellectual communities upon its release in 1860. Randall Fuller speaks at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.