Time magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball discussed the career of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). This virtual event was sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore.
Douglas Murray, associate editor at The Spectator, talked about BREXIT, the culture wars in the United Kingdom, and the impact of COVID-19 on that country. This virtual discussion was hosted by the Manhattan Institute.
Writer Marie Mockett spoke about her journey through the heartland traveling with the wheat harvesters for her family's farm, and offered her observations on farm life in middle America. This virtual program was hosted by the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas.
Cecilia Munoz detailed her experiences serving as the first Latina director of the Domestic Policy Council during the Obama administration. This was a virtual program hosted by New America.
Author and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talks about U.S. political history and the political divide in the country today. He's the author of "The Great Debate," "The Fractured Republic,' and "A Time to Build."
Author and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talked about U.S. political history and the political divide in the country today. He's the author of "The Great Debate," "The Fractured Republic,' and "A Time to Build."
Author and University of Chicago professor Eve Ewing offered her thoughts about the education system in America. This virtual program was sponsored by Haymarket Books.
Book TV talked to bestselling author James Patterson about his efforts to assist bookstores impacted by the coronavirus and his latest book on the political legacy of the Kennedy family.
Margaret MacMillan was interviewed about her book "Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World," published by Random House. She described then President Nixon's 1972 trip to China, details of planning the trip, the meetings between President Nixon and Chairman Mao, and U.S. views on the accomplishments of the meetings.
Margaret MacMillan, international history professor at Oxford University, talked about her book, "The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914," in which she examines the lead-up to World War I. In her book, the author recounts the tension and transformed political and social landscape that marked Europe from the turn of the 20th century to the beginning of the war in 1914. Margaret MacMillan spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City.
Authors and historians Jon Meacham, Margaret MacMillan, and Douglas Brinkley discussed their favorite historical figures at the 2018 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in California.
Longtime American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks offered strategies on how to bridge the political divide in America. He's interviewed by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).
Author and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talked about U.S. political history and the political divide in the country today. He's the author of "The Great Debate," "The Fractured Republic,' and "A Time to Build."
Longtime American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks offered strategies on how to bridge the political divide in America. He's interviewed by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).
Writer Karla Cornejo Villavicencio detailed the experiences of herself and others living as undocumented immigrants in the United States. This virtual event was sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Journalist Lauren Sandler reported on the rise in homelessness across America. This virtual event was hosted by the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU.
Longtime American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks offered strategies on how to bridge the political divide in America. He's interviewed by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).
NASA astronaut and scientist Kate Greene recalled her experiences living in a simulated Martian environment. This event was hosted by the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
Sports writer Eric Nusbaum reported on how the construction of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium led to the displacement of a Mexican American neighborhood in the 1950s. This was a virtual event hosted by Vroman's Bookstore..
Dartmouth College history professor Colin Calloway looked at George Washington's relationships with Native American leaders. This virtual author program was hosted by George Washington's Mount Vernon.
Melville House co-publisher Dennis Johnson led a discussion with Jessica Bagnulo, co-owner of Greenlight Bookstore, and Johnny Temple, publisher at Akashic Books, about the impact of the coronavirus shutdown.
Historian Ted Widmer looked at the days leading up to Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration, which included a precarious trip to Washington and an assassination attempt. This was a virtual author program hosted by the Carnegie Council.
