The Cato Institute in Washington, DC hosted a day-long conference on government surveillance and privacy issues. This portion included a series of remarks by experts covering various topics, such as the international aspect of surveillance, the intersection of national security and satellite data collection, the use of facial recognition, and racial and religious disparities in surveillance.
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley joined us to talk about immigration, liberal politics, and the black power movement in America. He is the author of "Let Them In," "Please Stop Helping Us," and "False Black Power?"
The C-SPAN Cities Tour travels the country exploring the American story as it takes Book TV and American History TV on the road. Highlights from some of the cities along the 2019 tour were featured.
UC Berkeley professor David Kirp outlined his ideas on how colleges and universities can reduce the achievement gap and increase the number of graduates.
Eric Lichtblau recounted the life of Freddy Mayer, a Jewish German emigre to the U.S. in 1938, who was enlisted by the OSS, to return to Germany, where he impersonated a Nazi officer and French POW.
Andrea Chamblee, widow of slain Capital Gazette reporter/editor John McNamara, talked about his life and posthumously published book. She was joined by former colleagues and friends of John McNamara.
New York Times contributing opinion writer Lindy West discussed the #metoo movement. She was interviewed by New York magazine writer at large and author Rebecca Traister.
Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, talked about the lessons on leadership and character that he learned from studying naval commanders throughout history.
Ed Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, talked about building a multibillion dollar business and the company's decision to stop selling guns in its stores following a spate of mass shootings.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas provided a history of Arlington National Cemetery and offered an inside look at the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment at Arlington, which oversees the funerals and ceremonies at the Cemetery.
