Historian David Reynolds provided a biography of Abraham Lincoln and looked at how societal influences impacted his life. This was a virtual event hosted by the Leon Levy Center for Biography in New York City.
Author Roger Martin explained why he believes Americans' pursuit of economic efficiency has reduced the size of the middle class. This virtual event provided by the Aspen Institute.
History professor Shennette Garrett-Scott looked at the period of black financial innovation between 1888 and 1930 and its impact on U.S. capitalism through the story of the St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia: the first and only bank run by black women. This virtual event provided by the Museum of American Finance.
Historian Peter Cozzens presented a dual-biography of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa, and their role in championing Native lands during American settlement. This was a virtual event hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago.
Author Michel Paradis recalled the 'Doolittle Raids' of 1942, an American response to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. The author wrote that the U.S. bombing was led by Jimmy Doolittle, a stunt pilot, and focused on members of his squadron who were captured in the attacks and freed in the waning days of the war. This was a virtual event hosted by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
Law professor John Fabian Witt examined the relationship between law, epidemics, and public health guidelines. He was interviewed by Georgetown University law professor & director of the Institute for National and Global Health Law Lawrence Gostin.
Charlton McIlwain, author of "Black Software," Joanne McNeil, author of "Lurking," and Frank Pasquale, author of "New Laws of Robotics," discussed the past and future of technology. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Mark Honigsbaum, author of "The Pandemic Century," Paolo Giordano, author of "How Contagion Works," and Sonia Shah, author of "Pandemic," discussed the potential effects COVID-19 will have on society. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Jeffrey Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Sixth Circuit and former law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, discussed a collection of the late Supreme Court Justice's writings.
New York University Professor Perri Klass provided a history of child mortality over the past 100 years and explained the changes in healthcare changes that led to a decrease. This virtual event was hosted by Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn.
Data scientist Andrew Whitby looked at the history of census taking around the world. This was a virtual event hosted by the National Archives in Washington, DC.
New York University photography chair Deborah Willis, Harvard University African American Studies professor John Stauffer, and Harvard University African American Studies professor Sarah Lewis discussed fifteen photographs of slaves from South Carolina that were taken in 1850 and rediscovered in the archives of Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1976. This was a virtual event hosted by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Georgetown University international affairs professor Charles Kupchan looked back at American foreign policy and isolationism. This was a virtual event hosted by TownHall Seattle.
Book TV presented coverage of the 7th annual Kirkus Prize, given by the literary publication Kirkus Reviews to authors of nonfiction, fiction, and young readers' books. This was a virtual event hosted by the Kirkus Prize.
Political scientist Deborah Stone argued that numbers aren't objective and explains numerous ways numbers impact our lives daily. She was interviewed by data scientist and author Cathy O'Neil.
Adam Higginbotham talked about his book "Midnight in Chernobyl," about the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine. This virtual event was part of Norwich University's Military Writers' Symposium.
University of California, Berkeley professor Judith Butler talked about nonviolence and its power to affect political and social change. This virtual event was hosted by the Bay Area Book Festival.
Political scientist Deborah Stone argued that numbers aren't objective and explains numerous ways numbers impact our lives daily. She was interviewed by data scientist and author Cathy O'Neil.
Barry Lynn, founder and CEO of the Open Markets Institute, offers his thoughts on the harm posed by monopolies in the United States. This virtual event was hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California.
Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz offered his thoughts on how to move the populist movement forward in America. This virtual program was hosted by the Ronald Reagan Foundation & Institute.
Sarah Broom discussed her National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Yellow House." This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.
Political scientist Deborah Stone argued that numbers aren't objective and explains numerous ways numbers impact our lives daily. She was interviewed by data scientist and author Cathy O'Neil.
Northwestern University history professor Carl Smith looked at the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that left close to a 1/3 of Chicago's residents homeless. This was a virtual event hosted by the Book Stall Bookstore in Winnetka, Illinois.
Retired editor and reporter Wanda Lloyd recalls her journalism career. This virtual program was part of the Schomburg Center Literary Festival in New York City.
Senator John McCain's former speechwriter and aide Mark Salter shared his thoughts on the life of the late Senator. This virtual program was hosted by the Poison Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona.
