Luke Mayville, author of "John Adams and the Fear of American Oligarchy" and Richard Alan Ryerson, former editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers and author of "John Adams's Republic," provide insight into the political views of America's 2nd president with a focus on Adams's fears of aristocracy. They speak with Tom Donnelly, senior fellow in constitutional studies at the National Constitution Center.
Brad Snyder, law professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, recalls the "House of Truth," a group of Washington professionals interested in promoting progressive politics that regularly met in a row house in the city's Dupont Circle Neighborhood in the early 20th century. The house, located on 19th street, hosted regular political salons that included the likes of Supreme Court Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes and Felix Frankfurter; future Justice Louis Brandeis; journalist Walter Lippmann; and sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the creator of Mount Rushmore. Brad Snyder speaks at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
David Phillips, a former senior State Department adviser, takes a critical look at rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey and questions whether Turkey should continue to be a U.S. ally and NATO member. Mr. Phillips spoke at Columbia University in New York City.
Council 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.
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, author of "The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics," takes viewer phone calls and tweets on politics and the media from the 9th annual Tucson Festival of Books.
Adrian Miller, former special assistant to President Bill Clinton, recalls the many African-Americans who worked in food service at the White House. He speaks at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City.
Peggy Grande, who served as President Ronald Reagan's executive assistant, recalls her ten years working for the former President after he left the White House and returned to California. She speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley, California.
National Book Award-winner Ibram Kendi, author of "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America," takes viewer phone calls and tweets on race in America from the 9th annual Tucson Festival of Books.
Institute 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.
John Pomfret, who covered China for the Washington Post, talks about the relationship between the U.S. and China going back to 1776. Mr. Pomfret spoke at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar examine the role public-private partnerships are taking in improving global health. Ms. Clinton and Ms. Sridhar say that these partnerships are significant to fighting diseases and can serve as a model for solving a number of serious health issues around the world.
Virginia Tech history professor, A. Roger Ekirch, recalls the extradition of Jonathan Robbins to Britain for his involvement in a mutiny aboard the British ship, the HMS Hermione, in 1797. The decision to extradite the Connecticut resident by President John Adams, was met with a critical backlash that paved the way for Adams' defeat to Thomas Jefferson in the presidential election of 1800. A. Roger Ekirch speaks at Regulator Bookshop in Durham, North Carolina.
Biochemist Sylvia Tara discusses her book, "The Secret Life of Fat" which looks the history and science behind body fat. Through her findings Dr. Tara argues that there are some aspects of fat that are necessary for the body. She says fat helps to strengthen our immune system, enables our reproductive system, and helps with brain size. She is interviewed by Gina Kolata, Medical Reporter for the New York Times.
Historian Doug Wead discusses his book, "Game of Thorns" in which he examines why the Clinton campaign lost the 2016 election, the strategy of the Trump campaign and President Trump's plan to move America forward. He is in conversation with Ken Walsh, Chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report.
Alia Malek, a New York-based jounalist and civil rights attorney, talks about the lives and stuggles of the people - Muslims, Christians, Jews, Armenians and Kurds - living in her grandmother's apartment building in Damascus, Syria. Her family abandoned the apartment in the 1970s after Hafez al-Assad came to power, but Malek returned to Syria to live there from 2011-2013. During this event held at Word Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY, she is interviewed by NPR's Leila Fadel.
Biochemist Sylvia Tara discusses her book, "The Secret Life of Fat" which looks the history and science behind body fat. Through her findings Dr. Tara argues that there are some aspects of fat that are necessary for the body. She says fat helps to strengthen our immune system, enables our reproductive system, and helps with brain size. She is interviewed by Gina Kolata, Medical Reporter for the New York Times.
Adrian Miller, former special assistant to President Bill Clinton, recalls the many African-Americans who worked in food service at the White House. He speaks at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City.
Author and radio host Dennis Prager and author and journalist Bret Stephens speak at the 2017 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in Rancho Mirage, California.
Biochemist Sylvia Tara discusses her book, "The Secret Life of Fat" which looks the history and science behind body fat. Through her findings Dr. Tara argues that there are some aspects of fat that are necessary for the body. She says fat helps to strengthen our immune system, enables our reproductive system, and helps with brain size. She is interviewed by Gina Kolata, Medical Reporter for the New York Times.
Harvard history professor David Armitage provides a history of civil wars throughout the world; from the Romans, who were the forebears of the concept, to America's internal conflicts, and current international conflicts, which, now extend beyond borders. He speaks at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth 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.
John Pomfret, who covered China for the Washington Post, talks about the relationship between the U.S. and China going back to 1776. Mr. Pomfret spoke at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
