. >> book tv saddam of university of texas austin professor to talk about his book and the israeli secret service and against its part of book tv's college serious. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2 and we are the university of texas in austin interviewing professors who are also joining us. he is the author of this book of the israeli secret services and the struggle against terrorism. professor, first of all what

the professor was interviewed at the university of texas at austin as a part of book tv's series. >> and now on your screen is the university of texas professor martha whose book is called naturalizing mexican immigrants. one of her books i should say is called naturalizing mexican immigrants. she teaches anthropology here at the university of texas. professor, when were the first large-scale immigration of mexicans into the united states when did those ocher? >> since 1848 when the board was formed there was always an ongoing movement of mexican people, but it's not until 1910 that we have the large scale immigration basically due to the mexican revolution. but even then it had already started in the late 1890's due to a lot of economic agreements the u.s. had with mexico that really impoverished the mexican people and when the econ money begins to migrate. >> what was the reaction -- and you focus on texas. what was the reaction in texas to the large scale immigration? >> in 1910 was very negative because of the large number of people that came in. before it hit a trickle so as long

how many professors the university of texas austin? he is a professor of government and middle eastern studies. he is also the head of the tighter lab here at the university of texas. what is the tiger lap? >> it's a small resource center where we are conducting research and terrorism, insurgency in gargle was and graduate students are doing their limitations trying to analyze the copy utilizing various resource that fits. so the ability still believes it can be supporting the. a professor, looking back the operation of the 1972 retaliation by israel for the munich attacks. have there been schools of thought and israel about how they would approach that today? what they would do differently. >> we see there is a very interesting link between israel

at the end of the day are not effective. >> ami pedahzur is a professor of the university of texas at austin. he's a professor of government and middle eastern studies. he's also a head of the tiger lab here at the university of texas. what is the tiger lab? >> the tiger lab is a small research center where we're conducting research on terrorism, insurgencies and guerrillas and this is the root of the word tiger. .. preoccupied policymakers weren't extended period of time. is it moral to do it? and i think it is around and dealing with this issue for an extended period of time. i don't think they can to dissolution. he is much more symbolic reaction to terrorism other than something that is actually treating the root cause of the problem. taking out bin laden was not something that made the u.s. safer, but it was important for the american public two-year bin laden was removed from the scene. when we analyzed it as we think the policymaker trained to address the concern of the public as much as the interest earnings over the security concerns. military security personnel are driving the indi

he was born and raised in austin, texas. and his 6-year-old company, greenling, regularly buys produce from green gate farms, along with most of the other organic farms in the region. greenling distributes this locally grown produce and natural food to homes in the austin area. >> greenling is a home delivery service of groceries. we focus on local and organic food, and underneath what greenling has done is create a new distribution system for local farms and local businesses. >> looks like i got some spring onions and broccoli. and what are these? there's always something i don't know. persimmons, maybe. >> as a distributor of locally grown foods, greenling offers both familiar and exotic new produce to customers, like nannette of austin, texas. >> it challenges me to make something that i never would buy in 9 store. >> in this way the greenling deliveries are introducing new customers to new products from its local suppliers. >> we can work with people that bring us five or ten of a product, or 5,000 of a product. it reall

. >> on your screen is the tower of the center of the university of texas at austin campus. and booktv has been on location at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during the month of november, we'll be bringing you those interviews at 1:00 pm eastern time as part of our university series. >> up next, james galbraith was interviewed. this discussion is part of booktv's college series. >> the predator state is the name of the book an economist and professor of government in public affairs of the university of texas is the author. professor galbraith what do you mean by the predator states? who are the predators? >> the predators are attempting to take advantage of the programs that were created for the benefit of the middle class, the programs that, in fact, made the middle class in america, social security, medicare, the housing finance programs and to essentially divert part of the revenue stream from those programs to private benefit. >> so who would be the predators? >> well, in the case of the -- of

and we are on the campus of the university of texas in austin as part of our university series here on booktv. and we're pleased to be joined by sanford levinson who is a professor of law here at the university of texas and the author of this book among others, "constitutional faith," is the name of the book that we'll be talking with him about. professor levinson, do americans have too much faith in the constitution in your view? >> yes. i think that one of the exceptional aspects about the united states is a great deal of discussion these days about american exceptionalism is the veneration directed at the united states' constitution. there is no other country in the world i'm aware of that has such veneration of it national constitution. and it's also interesting to compare the united states' constitution with the 50 state constitutions. um, that most americans really aren't aware that they live under a state constitution as well as the national constitution, and except maybe in massachusetts because john adams drafted the 1780 massachusetts constitution, and it is, in fact, the old

nowhere is the buy local movement greater than in austin, texas. it's there that local farmers and suppliers are working with distributors to supply residents the opportunity to stock up with items from their own backyard. >> here piggy, wiggies. >> it doesn't get more local than this. green gate farms located on the outskirts of austin, texas raise rare breed hogs in a wide range of organically grown vegetables. >> heavy up front cost. it takes a long time before you see a profit. >> we just finished our taxes. we broke even. we have been farming in the worst drought in history here this past year. >> this is a very small, very local business. it provides food for about 100 families a year. at the same time, provides income to a fair number of local businesses and suppliers. >> we are growing rare breed guinea hogs. we need fencing that supports is supply stores. there's a butcher i need to hire that is going to make fine sausages who will sell it to a restaurant. >> more and more they are discovering spending their money within the economy brings

this is part of booktv's college series, and we're at the university of texas at austin this week. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction books every weekend, and we're on campus of the university of texas in austin as part of our university series here on booktv, and we're pleased to be joined by sanford levinson, who is a professor of law here at the university of texas and the author of this book "among -- among others, "constitutional faith" is what we're talking about. do americans have too much faith in the constitution in your view? >> yes. i think that one of the exceptional aspects about the united states is a great deal of discussion these days about american exceptionalism is the attitude directed towards the united states constitution. there's no other country in the world i'm aware of that has such venneration to their constitution, and it's interesting to compare it with the 50 state constitutions that most americans really are not aware they live under a state constitution as well as the national constitution and except maybe in massachusetts becau

victoria visiting scholar at university of texas austin.fessor at georgetown university in the sociology department. >>> the big story of the week, the thing encapturing the nation's attention is what's happening at penn state university. penn state has a game today against nebraska. it's the final home game of the season. and there's going to be -- it's going to be a media circus for obvious reasons. the fact pattern briefly, last saturday former assistant football coach jerry sandusky was indicted on 40 counts of sexually assaulting boys as young as 7 years old. the complaint from the grand jury, 23 pages long, incredibly damming document, i should stipulate it is just a grand jury finding, nothing has been proven. it is allegations at this point. but the finding of fact, the most startling finding of fact in the grand jury report, the one most people have been focusing on is an incident in 2002, nine years ago ago graduate assistant coach mike mcqueary goes into the locker room where he allegedly sees sandusky raping a 10-year-old boy in

this month we visit the university of texas at austin. >> professor lewis gould on the cover of a book you edited this past year is a picture, who is in that picture of? >> the picture shows president william howard taft and his wife helen herron taft in a limousine. the task were one of the first presidential amnesty is the automobile. i was chosen to illustrate how close and loving this couple was and why president tapped wrote her one of 13 letters while he was in the white house. >> who is now a? >> nellie was her name, her affectionate name within her family and then by the president. he always addressed her as my dear nellie or my dearest nellie. that's how her intimate new herb. >> where did they need and how did they meet? how long were they married, et cetera? >> they both grew up in cincinnati. and knew each other early on, but they didn't really start dating, they got to know each other in the 1880s after taft had come back from yale, was at the cincinnati law school and then he and nellie began keeping company and he proposed in 1884 and they were married june 1886. they ha

israeli secret services and the struggle against terrorism" he joins us at the university of texas at austin. the interview is part of the tedious college series. it's about half hour. postcode "quest for equality," the failed promise of black, brown solidarity is the name of the book. university of texas history professor, neil foley is the author. professor foley, what was the good neighbor policy amount of it to your book? >> guest: that's a good question because in some way that affirms entire book. a good neighbor policy is genuinely consider to be the work of president franklin delano roosevelt who in his inaugural lecture as in 1933 of the united states is going to become a good neighbor in this hemisphere. now he didn't spell out exactly what that meant, but certainly everybody in latin america understood what that meant. at least if you're going to be a good neighbor, does this mean you're going to stop using dollar diplomacy and you will be setting the marines every time something happens in latin america they don't approve of and so forth and so on. the secretary of state reassure

the interview which took place at the university of texas at austin is part of booktv's college series. >> professor jeremy suri, what is nation-building? >> nation-building is the effort to actually get involved in another society and help that society improve itself as you improve yourself as well. >> who does the nation-building? >> well, a variety of actors but one of the points i make in my book is that part of nation-building is actually being a part of a process that involves bringing americans to another society, not dictating to another society but working with people in another society. so it's americans and citizens of another society working together. >> liberty's surest guardian is your most recent book and i want to read just a portion and get your thoughts on this. nothing could be more american than to pursue global peace through the spread of american-style institutions. nothing could be more american than to expect ready support of this process from a mix of local populations, international allies and, of course, the united states government. >> yes. one of the things

. >> we are here at the university of texas in austin talking with professors who are also author, and now we are joined by julia mickenberg, co-editor of this book, "tales of little rebels: a collection of children's literature." what are these tales for little rebels? >> what are these tales for little rebels? well, my co-editor and i, phil nell, we tried to find a balance of pieces that would represent works of literature created for children by representatives of radical movements throughout the 20th century, so we have things from the socialist movement in the early 20th century from the come mewist movement in the 1920s and 1930s, and we have stuff representing the new left, feminism, and kind of the whole range, and we could have started earlier. there was chirp's literature associated with the abolitionist movement basically. if you get a political movement, you find there's an interest in getting children to understand the aims of that movement. >> so the socialist, the communism, ect., they each had a program to write chirp's literature; is that correct? coordinated programs?

in the center of the university of texas at austin campus, and booktv has been on location here at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. .. social security, medicare, the housing finance program, and to essentially divert part of the revenue stream from those programs to private benefit. >> so who would be the predators? >> in the case of the housing finance sector, one could talk about the banks that took it vantage and mortgage originators that a good vantage of the political the supervision of the sector over the last 15 years to write massive amounts of the essential fraudulent mortgages and peddle them to the world investment community. the was a very predatory act which contributed massively to the financial crisis. in the case of the retirement programs to privatize social security one can talk about the way the drug benefit and medicare was initiated and administered that benefited the pharmaceutical companies far more than i should have this is the kind of thing that i am referring to. >> the subtitle is how can conse

texas. >> austin. >> lot of time on his hand. >> he said that he did it within two hours.> very cool, ginger. >>> may i go next? >> yes, you can. >> remember a couple of weeks ago, we showed the rabbit hopping competition in europe which is apparently catching on big there. we got a lot of viewers paying attention to this. and we got an entry from a viewer, a young lady, 11 years old. her name is cassandra brustkern. from iowa. this was cassandra training some of her rabbits on her farm. he has a little bit of trouble getting over the hurdles because he has a large derriere. >> and you actually spoke with her a few times. >> yesterday. she's been doing this since she was 6 years old. >> derriere is the veterinarian term. >>> you know the staple of hollywood films, the evil laugh. bianna actually does one quite frequently around here. this has been in movies since time and memorial. we put together a montage of famous evil laughs. over the generations. there's a little girl -- i believe -- there's an evil laugh by the way. a little girl in norway who was caught on video wit

this interview, part of booktv's college series was recorded at the university of texas at austin. >> welcome on your screen out is professor of robert auerbach. is a professor of public affairs at the university of texas lbj school. professor gould is also the author of this book, deception and abuse at the fed, henry b. gonzalez battles alan greenspan's bank. first of all, or faster auerbach, who was henry gonzalez, for those who may not don't? >> he was the first mexican-american to be elected from texas to the u.s. congress. he was also in the senate here, and he is from san antonio. spin and he was chairman of the house banking to me for a long time, greg? >> chairman of house banking committee, that's correct. >> what was his relationship with the various fed chairs? >> he was cordial, but he kept them at arms length, because he believed that the banking committee has a duty to oversee the federal reserve. so he would not go to lunch with them or dinner, but he would investigate them to make sure that they were doing what they were supposed to do. >> and what is the premise of y

texas. >> austin. >> a lot of time on his hands. look at that. >> no, not even.hin two hours to program it. >> very cool, ginger. >> hanging the lights may have taken a little while. >> the best part -- >>> may i go next? >> yes, you can. >> remember a couple of weeks ago we showed the rabbit hopping competition in europe which is apparently catching on big there. well, we got a lot of viewers paying attention to this. and we got an entry from a viewer, a young lady, 11 years old. >> merits a horn flourish. >> her name is cassandra brustkern. i'm sorry, cassandra, from la porte, iowa. this was cassandra training some of her rabbits on her family farm. she said this guy with floppy ears named bo has a little bit of trouble getting over the hurdles because he has a large derriere. >> and you actually spoke with her a few times. >> i talked to her a few times yesterday. she's a real enthusiast. she's been doing this since she was 6 years old. so gotten very good at it. >> derriere is the vaet nary term. >> it is now, yeah. >>> you know the staple of hollywood films,

collaboration with the san francisco school alliance and the data center at the university of texas at austin, we help trainees to study the matter common core standards. there will be a reality for us in a few years. these standards outlined the most important essential skills and knowledge that every student needs to master to succeed in college and couriers. being able to fully describe how a math problem can be solved and why will be as much a priority as having the right answer. the standards have been developed to support a deep understanding of math concepts. i wish that we could capture the energy and the excitement within the team as they discuss the alignment and the implications for teaching and learning. it was powerful being they're sitting with the ministers -- and the teachers, there was an energy that was certainly help level. you can read more about the common core standards in the latest issue of school times that was recently published by the san francisco examiner. we will be going to all of the schools in three languages next week. we also want to take this opportunity to

fran chess co-soto, visiting scholar at the university of texas austin.malik ka, how scared should we be of these folks? >> it's funny, in listening to those sound bites, it's almost like the republican party is still in 2008 or still in 2004 and using this tactic that george h.w. bush was able to use so well and essentially scare people into voting for him. i think one of the things we're seeing from this party is that it is in this post-bush era, an era beyond neo conservatism and beyond this idea that america's foreign policy should be used to impose democracy across the world. you did see these wide-ranging opinions up there about how to engage in the rest of the world. you had somebody like ron paul saying israel should be left alone, that if iran gets a nuclear weapon, that's okay. you had somebody like jon huntsman right in the middle there saying they should withdraw, we should withdraw troops down in afghanistan even faster than barack obama is doing. so i think it's a party that's all over the place in terms of foreign policy. when you think abo

to many people not shocked though where you host alex jones i spoke to him earlier today from austin texas and i asked him if this is evidence that big brother is alive and well here in the u.s. here's his take. well it is the t.s.a. under homeland security has now set up checkpoints on highways across the united states and are searching people like it's an airport driving on the highway something right out of a third world dictatorship well our borders are pretty much wide open in many areas and federally they're putting in cameras microphones everywhere they have threat fusion centers that are run by the feds sometimes at military bases of the local police departments and fire departments are all moving into so this is a total federalization that violates our tenth amendment why even have states why even have counties and cities if the federal government is running everything and i noticed a few weeks ago you would see concerted on the same day and ten fifteen twenty cities raids on occupy wall street i mean that's obvious it's been concerted when it happens on the same day same night sa

on your screen as the tower in the center of the university of texas at austin campus. booktv has been on location here at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during the month of november we will be bringing you those interviews at 1:00 p.m. eastern time as part of our university series. >> so my differences is not just another straightforward chronological biography of davy crockett, cradle-to-grave. nor does it focused us on that one slice from the big crockett pie, the alamo. there is much more to crockett and the last few weeks of his life. it's not a regurgitation of the many myths, many many myths and total lies perpetuated by crockett over the years. this is a book for people interested in learning the truth, or at least as much as can be uncovered about both the historical and the fictional crockett. and how they too the two often became one. and hopefully, readers will gain some new historical insights into the actual man and how he captured the imagination of his generation and later one

it's free speech and so here we actually had lauren pierce the president of the university of texas at austin she tweeted you are as tempting as it may be don't shoot obama we need him to go down in history as the worst president we've ever had hash tag twenty twelve and this was of course regarding the guy was apprehended for shooting into. you really i mean i think it's gotten so toxic i think it's scary to think that that was just normal for her to tweet think about that i mean it's just it was very very stupid but i think politics has really gotten so you know it just keeps getting pushed more to the right more to the left that people start saying i mean i covered so many tea party rallies so have you this kind of speech exists there and it's common for a college president and luckily she has been asked to resign as president of the college republicans that you. when you say oh i mean i just think it's interesting that there were. over iraqi journalists during two shoes which i don't think got close and then this is the reaction to actual two bullets i mean the truth of matter is it's wer

. >>> this comes to us from kxan news in austin, texas, where one restaurant owner is using his guitar to drum up business at his struggling eatery. he hopes his guitar solos are good enough to make people stop and get a bite to eat. after no money left for advertising after renovations and he's worried he'll go out of business, he went up on the roof early friday morning competent plans to stay there until new year's day. he hopes for his own it's a wonderful life type of happy ending. we hope that for him as well. i'm lynn berry, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. hope everybody had a great holiday weekend. it was mild. we will be near that neighborhood again. 47 at the airport. 53 in parkton. increasing clouds as we have throughout the day. high temperatures in the mid 60's. we will come back and check the forecast for the rest of the work week. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. millions of americans will log on line for some holiday gifts. >> -- on thursday will lay

number five open up in austin, texas, nightclub move. cardinals up by five at the and a half.nford got a victory. 72-59. >> clearly the biggest game for stanford fool fawn team as they host ogz tomorrow night. early wake-up call for the die-hard stanford fans, carolyn johnson, on campus, they kick off the countdown and starting at broadcast at 6:00 a.m. rely yanl sources there is a chance you can see chair oh lynn sleeking in the background. where is the loyalty of the cardinals?

. >> on your screen is the power and the center of the university of texas at austin campus. booktv has been on location you're at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during november we will bury bring you those introduced at 1 p.m. eastern time as part of our university series. >> next on booktv at amanda smith recounts the life of cissy patterson, the 20 century's first female publisher and editor-in-chief of a metropolitan daily newspaper. this is about 45 minutes. >> thank you very much. if it's all right with you i thought i would read from a few passages from the book and explain to you a little bit more about who cissy patterson was, and then i would be happy to take questions. so, this is from the prologue, overview of her, and it opens with the joe medill family motter. when your grandmother gets raped put on the first age. our patient has come to the breaking point, on december 11, 1941. a plan prepared by president roosevelt had been revealed internet states. according to which his intention

. >>> this comes to us from kxan news in austin, texas, where one restaurant owner is using his guitar to drum up business at his struggling eatery. he hopes his guitar solos are good enough to make people stop and get a bite to eat. after no money left for advertising after renovations and he's worried he'll go out of business, he went up on the roof early friday morning competent plans to stay there until new year's day. he hopes for his own it's a wonderful life type of happy ending. we hope that for him as well. i'm lynn berry, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> if you thought the rockefeller christmas tree center was a sight, this holiday spectacle will really you have in awe. rio's holiday season commenced with the lighting of the world's largest floating christmas tree. it stands over 278 feet tall and weighs more than 597 tons. it's illuminated by about 3.3 million bulbs. >>> in germany, one man is gearing up to spread a little holiday cheer. an artist known for his mobile designs has created a holiday bicycle in inspired by th

. >>> this comes to us from kxan news in austin, texas, where one restaurant owner is using his guitar to drum up business at his struggling eatery. he hopes his guitar solos are good enough to make people stop and get a bite to eat. after no money left for advertising after renovations and he's worried he'll go out of business, he went up on the roof early friday morning competent plans to stay there until new year's day. he hopes for his own it's a wonderful life type of happy ending. we hope that for him as well. i'm lynn berry, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. really? [ male announcer ] kate uses her citibank debit card because kate knows there are some things you shouldn't be charged for. refill? i'm ok. [ male announcer ] so does that guy. the citibank debit card with no monthly fee. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> our tim

number five open up in austin, texas, nightclub move. cardinals up by five at the and a half.2-59. >> clearly the biggest game for stanford fool fawn team as they host ogz tomorrow night. early wake-up call for the die-hard stanford fans, carolyn johnson, on campus, they kick off the countdown and starting at broadcast at 6:00 a.m. rely yanl sources there is a chance you can see chair oh lynn sleeking in the background. where is the loyalty of the cardinals? >> and as for the game, how to slow down andrew luck. >> do you have a preference? >> i would like to put him in a rocket and send him to the moon for the weekend. he can do it all. >> stanford and oregon kick off at 5:00 p.m. right here. you will be awake for the game. you will be up by then? >> all the highlights and live interviews on lexus after the game. i'll tell you how it turned out. tune into 8:30 for the 49ers host the giants sunday. battle of first place teams. people have been asking manning is an elite quarterback. you can't spell elite without ueli. >> patrick willis is going to be a challenge. >> he is playi

down to their audience teeseventeen booktv live from miami book fair randall kennedy is our guest austin, texas is our next caller. go-ahead. >> caller: professor kennedy relating to the war on drugs which is so similar to the war on which is and the propaganda so my question is this by the way, i am a white man, why has it obama allow the war nine drugs continue to arrest prosecute convicted and sent to prison so-called drug criminals just for marijuana that 75% going to prison is black. for those who are sent to prison just as did 1972 i am talking about 2008 the most recent figures i have of the imprisonment. >> host: we have got the point* he won a couple of things. first of all, i did agree with the callers general skepticism of. it is not antagonism i think it is misleading and ultimately destructive policy. however, i think it is still popular and the president of the united states says he seems to largely believe in it. it would be politically dangerous for him to take the position that you want him to take and he has other policy fish to fry. the united states is in the middle still of

. >> on your screen is the tower in the center of the university of texas at austin campus, and booktv has been on location here at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during the month of november we'll be bringing you those interviews at 1 p.m. eastern time as part of our university series. >> and now on booktv, anita hill examines housing issues in the united states. ms. hill, a social policy, law and women's studies professor at brandeis university, profiles several african-american women and report on their attempts to secure housing against numerous obstacles including racial and gender discrimat

in austin, texas, the thin white layer of the naacp visited in the summer and was beaten by a wipeout that included sitting judge and others. the governor the next he defended it and said these troublemakers shouldn't be showing up in this town. so, i want to talk about to kind of racism that was sort of permeating americans aside at the time. one is the one we all know which is the sort of long-standing view from the time that people were brought over as slaves, you know, black people aren't lazy and simultaneously threatening. all this sort of confused views that are still around today, sort of standard big three. but there's also this this new kind of racism that had involved which was based loosely on darwin. this idea that the world was divided into ethnic groups and these races were competing. why people dominate the world. white civilization dominated the world and is colored races were threatening us. these books were not after pamphlets. they were encoded popular books. one book was called the rise cash that the rising tide of color against white world supremacy. very subtle

. >> on your screen is the tower in the center of the university of texas at austin campus. and booktv has been on location here at the university of texas conducting interviews with some of their professors who are also authors. every sunday during the month of november we'll be bringing you those interviews at 1 p.m. eastern time as part of our university series. >> up next, booktv interviews don keith while touring birmingham, alabama, as part of our cities tour. mr. keith recounts the military career of dudley morton who commanded the american submarine usswahoo in the pacific. >> mush morton was probably the most influential submarine skipper of world war ii. he was really the first true submarine ace, and i compare him quite a bit with the pilot aces that did so much in world war ii in the air war, especially in europe. mush is such an interesting character that i'm surprised and was surprised that nobody had done a biography on him yet. i had done several books on world war ii submarines and history. i always joke and say i don't write about submarines or world war ii