Historian David Nichols recalls the contentious relationship between President Dwight Eisenhower and Senator Joseph McCarthy. The author reports that President Eisenhower, maddened by Senator McCarthy's allegations that the U.S. Army harbored communists, launched a secret initiative to discredit the Senator. He speaks at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri.
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn talks about FCC rules and issues - including net neutrality and privacy. She also about what it's like being the sole Democrat on a Republican-led commission these past five months.
Harvard University Law Professor Cass Sunstein examines how social media impacts our political views in his book, "#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media." Professor Sunstein is in conversation with Michael Barone.
Republican Presidential Candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich discusses his 2016 presidential race and his outlook on America's future in his book, "Two Paths: America Divided or United." Governor Kasich is interviewed by Christine Todd Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey, 1994-2001.
New York Times Book Review Editor, Pamela Paul, discusses the journal that she's listed all of the books she's read over the past twenty-eight years from the publishing industry's annual trade show, Book Expo, in New York City.
Michael Witmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, will offer his thoughts on the continued legacy of William Shakespeare, four hundred years after his death.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren examines the history and current state of the middle class and what can be done to revive it. She speaks at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C.
In a compilation of new essays, Camille Paglia, talks about feminism and empowering men and women in her book, "Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism."
In his book, "Amazing Stories of the Space Age: Rtue Tales of Nazis in Orbit, Soldiers on the Moon, Orphaned Martian Robots, and Other Fascinating Accounds from the Annals of Spaceflight," science writer Rod Pyle reports on some lesser known missions planned by aeronautical engineers, both in and out of NASA.
Grand opening of the American Writers Museum in Chicago, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, author and poet Stuart Dybek, and others.
Astrobiologist and author David Grinspoon reports on the "anthropocene" phase of Earth's history and describes the impact humans have had and will have on the planet.
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn talks about FCC rules and issues - including net neutrality and privacy. She also about what it's like being the sole Democrat on a Republican-led commission these past five months.
Columbia University Professor John McWhorter looks at Black English and examines the controversies around and perceptions of "sounding black" in his book, "Talking Back, Talking Black."
Norman Podhoretz discusses the new edition of his 1967 book, "Making It." He is interviewed by his son, John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary magazine. This event was held at the offices of the Tikvah Fund in New York City.
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse explores how to engage adolescents & young adults to become independent, active, & engaged citizens in his book, "The Vanishing Adult." He is interviewed by Steven Olikara, Founder & President of the Millennial Action Project.
Amy Goldstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post, talks about the devastation caused by the closing of a GM assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, during the Great Recession. The plant, which had been operating in the town since 1923, provided, at its peak, 7,000 jobs for residents in and near Janesville. Amy Golstein spoke at the Hedberg Public Library in Janesville.
Former skinhead Christian Picciolini recalls his life as a member of the first neo-Nazi skinhead gang in his book, "Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead." He describes his rise to leadership positions and why he left the skinheads six years later. He is the co-founder of the organization Life After Hate. Mr. Picciolini is in conversation with Abraham H. Foxman, former director of the Anti-Defamation League and the Museum of Jewish Heritage's Director of the Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism.
Author and astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will be our guest on In Depth on Sunday, May 7th, from Noon-3pm ET. Mr. Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, is the author of many books, including "Welcome to the Universe" and "Death by Black Hole." His most recent book is "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry." 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).
