Stanford University's Hoover Institution held a conference with senior leaders from government, academia, and civil society to address the future of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Section 702 gives the government authority to monitor internet activity on non-U.S. citizens to gather foreign intelligence. It's set to expire in December unless Congress renews it.
Elizabeth Goitein, the Brennan Center for Justice National Security program co-director, outlined the history of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Section 702. Section 702 gives the government authority to monitor internet activity on non-U.S. citizens to gather foreign intelligence. It's set to expire in December unless Congress renews it.
Author and journalist, Matt Taibbi, will be our guest on In Depth on Sunday, June 4th, from Noon-3pm ET. Mr. Taibbi, a contributor to Rolling Stone magazine, is the author of several books, including "Smells Like Dead Elephants," "The Great Derangement," and "Griftopia." His most recent book is "Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus." 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).
Mark Moyar, director of the Center for Military and Diplomatic History, talks about the history of the Special Operations Forces. This event was held at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Former Air Force pilot, Dan Hampton, reports on Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris on May 20, 1927; he was the first to complete the trip, after logging 33 hours in his monoplane, "The Spirit of St. Louis." He speaks at Tattered Cover Bookstore in Littleton, Colorado.
Ex-offender Susan Burton, in her book, "Becoming Ms. Burton," recalls her journey from incarceration to becoming the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life, an organization that provides housing and assistance to women who've been incarcerated.
Science writer Jeffrey Kluger discusses his most recent book, "Apollo 8," about NASA's first successful manned mission to orbit the moon. Mr. Kluger is the author of several other books, including "Apollo 13," that he co-wrote with Jim Lovell, astronaut and Apollo 13 mission commander.
New America President and CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter examines the intersection of technology and foreign affairs in her book, "The Chessboard and the Web." Ms. Slaughter is interviewed by Denis McDonough, former White House Chief of Staff in the Obama Administration from 2013- 2017 and Visiting Senior Fellow for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Technology & Int'l Affairs Program.
Reuters editor-at-large, Harold Evans, discusses writing for clarity in his book, "Do I Make Myself Clear?" He is joined in conversation with Mike Barnicle, a political commentator on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
