dinesh d'souza and the supporters of american foreign policy. you will determine whether the preponderance of evidence supports the prosecution that is on that balance american foreign policy has failed to achieve its goal of creating stable democracies around the world and it has resulted in two failed wars in unpopular america abroad and the loss of more liberties. the four will tally the votes and announced the verdict of the decision by the jury. it can be by majority vote and does not require unanimous decision. is that clear? are there any questions jurors? very good. you can wonder often find yourself some sort of decision and the marshal will lead you. >> how are you guys doing? are you guys good? are you having fun? that's great. dinesh they have stolen your plan and your freedom. [laughter] does anyone want to play heads up 7-up? put your heads on the desk. but one, of. we could also have a massive game of duck duck goose. who has won the most money so far? frazier hand. because you can totally take me to dinner. it would be great. we

dinesh d'souza and the supporters of american foreign policy. it's her job to determine whether preponderance of evidence supports the prosecution, that is on balance american foreign policy has failed to achieve its goal of creating stable democracies around the world and it has resulted in two failed wars in unpopular america abroad and a loss of more liberties. we will tally the votes and announce the verdict decision by the jury by majority vote. it does not require a unanimous decision. is that clear? are there any questions jurors? >> witness we are totally running out of time. >> you can find yourself some sort of decision and the marshal will lead you. [inaudible conversations] >> how are you guys doing? are you guys good? are you having fun? that's great. dinesh they have stolen your pen and your freedom. [laughter] does anyone want to play heads up 7-up? put your heads on the desk" one thumb up. we can also have a massive game of duck duck goose.

will the defense attorney dinesh d'souza please rise and face the jury. >> here we go again. [laughter] >> madam foreperson please read your verdict. >> yes we the members of the jury find the defendant not guilty. [applause] >> oh no you did. you are totally undefeated. you are the floyd mayweather of freedom fest. [applause] all right, mr. d'souza you and your friends have been found not guilty and therefore you are free to go and enjoy a night in the city of las vegas, the most lascivious and succulent entertainment city in the world known as sid city where you are free from the taliban were you may enjoy life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and its many forms. congratulations. case closed. thank you both very much for attending and thanks to both of our attorneys. [applause] >> jury gyori, you are excused. >> sorry, there's a cockroach on here. >> poet richard blanco spoke a president obama's second inauguration. up next he talks about his memoir of growing up in miami. from bookexpo america in new york city, this is 15 minutes. >> host: richard blanco what is los co

[applause] >> good evening and welcome to tonight's feature debate between dinesh d'souza and bill ayers. i'm a junior at dartmouth and the current editor and chief of "the dartmouth review." it is my privilege to serve as moderator and introduce you to the topic. before we get underway, i would like you to locate the nearest emergency exits and silence all cell phones. please note that flash photography is strictly prohibited, but our artists -- participants would like to encourage you to take photos and share what you are seeing on social media sites. when individuals like bill ayers and dinesh d'souza get together for an evening of discussion, there's sure to be much to talk about. the focus of the debate tonight has to do with the nature of america and its meaning in the world today. we will be asking our participants for what their thoughts are on what makes america unique and how it has succeeded and failed in living up to its own ideas. -- ideals. the wording of the resolve have been left purposely vague. we hope that we can take up the central question fully and explore its socia

on the right, we have dinesh d'souza, a critically acclaimed author and political commentator. born in mumbai, india, he has a 30-year career as a public intellectual and has been called one of the nation's most influential conservative thinkers by "the new york times magazine." since the 1990's, mr. d'souza has published 12 books. one of them inspired the film the6: obama's america," second most successful political documentary film of all time. on his left is bill ayers, one of the nation's premier theorists on elementary education and a former leader of a counterculture movement that opposed the vietnam war. born in the chicago area, he is best known for his involvement in political activism in the 1960's, and the leader of the weather underground, a self-described communist underground group that conducted bombings in the 1970's. in the years since, he has emerged as a leading public atellectual, and has had distinguished career as a professor of education at the university of illinois, in chicago. he has written about social justice and characterized education as an ethica

on the right, we have dinesh d'souza, a critically acclaimed author and political commentator. born in mumbai, india, he has a 30-year career as a public intellectual and has been called one of the nation's most influential conservative thinkers by "the new york times magazine." since the 1990's, mr. d'souza has published 12 books. one of them inspired the film "2016: obama's america," the second most successful political documentary film of all time. on his left is bill ayers, one of the nation's premier theorists on elementary education and a former leader of a counterculture movement that opposed the vietnam war. born in the chicago area, he is best known for his involvement in political activism in the 1960's, and the leader of the weather underground, a self-described communist underground group that conducted bombings in the 1970's. in the years since, he has emerged as a leading public intellectual, and has had a distinguished career as a professor of education at the university of illinois, in chicago. he has written about social justice and characterized education as a

and then we have dinesh d'souza, america, a match in a world without her. and the french economist report on wealth and income inequality in europe and the united states since the 18th century and he is on the los angeles times bestseller list with blood feud. followed by my craft, an essential handbook. doctor ben parsons at johns hopkins medical center is seventh with his thoughts on the current problems facing the country and how to solve them in one nation. and then we have everything i need to know, learn from a little golden book. and we have a profile of the first american woman in space, sally ride. wrapping up the list is malcolm gladwell's david and goliath. that's this week's nonfiction best-sellers according to the "l.a. times." >> james clyburn talked about his life in his early days in the jim crow south to his position as the third-highest ranking democrat in the u.s. house of representatives. this program is one hour and is maxed on booktv. [inaudible conversations] .. when and hundreds knows that the first nation developed for the children

professor and noted anti-vietnam war activist bill ayers and conservative author and filmmaker dinesh d'souza here's a portion. >> started out as a revolutionary and, well, you started out a little bit, frankly in the bin laden mode. you tried to bomb the pentagon, the u.s. capitol. here's my question to you. you sounded totally different today. you talked about teaching. you talked about being an educator, sokratic doubt and wonder. what happened to that old revolutionary? is he still alive or has he thrown in the towel? >> i think i still am a revolutionary. if by revolutionary you mean, if what you mean by revolutionary is having a fully worked out program by which we can kund of imagine a different world and overthrow a government and move forward. i'm not that. but if by that you mean somebody willing to dive into the contradictions, make sense out of them, fight for more peace, more justice, more balance, more sustainability and being willing to live with ambiguity and complexity and move forward, sure. i still consider myself someone who sees the need for a fundamental change. i'll giv

[applause] >> good evening and welcome to tonight's feature debate between dinesh d'souza and bill ayers. i'ju

dinesh d'souza and the supporters of american foreign policy. it's her job to determine whether preponderance of evidence supports the prosecution, that is on balance american foreign policy has failed to achieve its goal of creating stable democracies around the world and it has resulted in two failed wars in unpopular america abroad and a loss of more liberties. we will tally the votes and announce the verdict decision by the jury by majority vote. it does not require a unanimous decision. is that clear? are there any questions jurors? >> witness we are totally running out of time. >> you can find yourself some sort of decision and the marshal will lead you. >>> how are you guys doing? you guys good? are we having fun? that's great. they stolen year pen and year freedom. does anyone want to play heads up 7-up? put your heads on the desk. one thumb up. we can also have a massive game of duck duck goose. >> you're it. >>> who's won the most money so far? raise your hand. because you can totally take me to dinner. that would be great. we can do t

will the defense attorney dinesh d'souza please rise and face the jury. >> here we go again. [laughter] >> madam foreperson please read your verdict. >> yes we the members of the jury find the defendant not guilty. [applause] >> oh no you did. you are totally undefeated. you are the floyd mayweather of freedom fest. [applause] all right, mr. d'souza you and your friends have been found not guilty and therefore you are free to go and enjoy a night in the city of las vegas, the most lascivious and succulent entertainment city in the world known as sid city where you are free from the taliban were you may enjoy life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and its many forms. congratulations. case closed. president obama's second inauguration. up next he talks about his memoir of growing up in miami. from bookexpo america in new york city, this is 15 minutes. >> host: richard blanco what is los cocuyos? >> guest: it's a firefight. technically it's a beetle but it's a kind of a firefly that's very, it's very mythical in cuba as well as in south florida where i grew up and there is so

at the top of the list is dinesh d'souza's book, "america." scholastic titles mind craft physical in second and third. fourth on the list is strengths finder 2.0 by tom rath, and fifth is sarah young's "jesus calling." ben carson is next with his take on several issues facing the country in "one nation." you can watch him discuss his book with chuck todd of nbc news on "after words." check our web site for specific air times. "the first family detail" is seventh looking at the lives of u.s. presidents through information provided by their secret service agents. eighth is "in the kingdom of ice: a look at the 1879 u.s. naval expedition to the north pole. " ninth is former or secretary of state hillary clinton with her memoir, "hard choices." and wrapping up is edward klein's "blood feud," an examination of the personal and political relationships between the clintons and obamas. that's a look at this month's list of nonfiction bestsellers according to the "wall street journal." .. >> a guest on book notes in 2002, talking about his memoir, budd

was it dinesh d'souza by show of applause. [applause] was it mr. casey? [applause] >> it's very interesting. i got arise out of you all when i spoke badly against the u.s. military. you all have this thing where it's your soldiers defending you but really at this point they are a hired mercenary army. >> i get my pics above the waistline sunshine. mr. carver do you have further witnesses? >> the part -- i do not your honor. the prosecution rests. >> mr. d'souza that means you can call your first witness. >> dot brigadier general michael meese. >> general you have a choice. would like you like to swear and take your oath on a 400 page monstrosity that's the patriot act where this 30 page beauty that's the constitution of the united states? >> i will do both and always put the constitution on top and the patriot act or anything else the congress pass. >> to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> please be seated. >> i'm just a refugee as mr. casey said. had nothing else to do and retired after 32 years of defending m

dinesh d'souza and the supporters of american foreign policy. it's her job to determine whether preponderance of evidence supports the prosecution, that is on balance american foreign policy has failed to achieve its goal of creating stable democracies around the world and it has resulted in two failed wars in unpopular america abroad and a loss of more liberties. we will tally the votes and announce the verdict decision by the jury by majority vote. it does not require a unanimous decision. is that clear? are there any questions jurors? >> witness we are totally running out of time. >> you can find yourself some sort of decision and the marshal will lead you. [inaudible conversations] >> how are you guys doing? are you guys good? are you having fun? that's great. dinesh they have stolen your pen and your freedom. [laughter] does anyone want to play heads

my good friend dinesh d'souza found out about breaking finance campaign laws. we don't do that. >> from what you said -- i live in new jersey. can you come and work in new jersey? >> come to las vegas. >> ina supply chain -- financial policy council meeting. having said that, i meant eternal optimist. i like every word what you said today. lots of stuff. we probably need to digest and see how it can be made to work. let me go back to my roots. fundamental question. a little bit of a presumption. i was told i was not in the 1%. let's consider 2% in 98%. assuming a 100% works. need to make changes the way you are talking about. how do you make the 2% work against the 98%? [inaudible] >> i'm saying 2% believe in your philosophy because i am assuming of the capitalists, all the rich guys believe in what you said. >> i think all this comes down to the following added to want to make a campaign pitch for the republican party. i really don't but i am a republican. i wrote in my book philosophies for the republican party. to effect change of to get elected or by the li

coming up from the las vegas freedom fest, a foreign policy debate between authors dines dinesh d'souzaand dan mccarthy. followed by richard blanco on growing up in miami. then the author of "finding the dragon lady." >>> tonight on american history tv, programs on sports and culture. starting at 8:00 p.m., a history of the kansas city monarchs, author and baseball historian phil dixon discusses the history of the team, the longest running franchise in the history of baseball's negro leagues. at 8:00 p.m., basketball hall of famer bill russell and football hall of famer jim brown describe their struggles for respect throughout their careers. and the role of african-americans in college and professional sports today. and at 10:00, author matthew algio talks about his book "pedestrianism." when watching people walk was america's favorite spectator sport. >>> here's some of the highlights for this weekend on c-span. tonight at 8:00 p.m., a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 eastern, the communicators visits a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on q&a, political co

corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] bill ayersprofessor debates dinesh d'souza. the topic is what is so great about america? >> you started out as a well, youary and -- started into bin laden mode. the u.s.o bomb capitol. you sound totally different today. you talked about teaching and being an educator and is so credited doubt and wonder. my question is, what happened to the old revolutionary? it is still alive or has he thrown in the towel? >> i feel i am still a revolutionary. if by revolutionary humane -- having a fully worked out program by which we can sort of imagine a different world than overthrow a government, no, not that. if you meet somebody willing to dive in and make sense and try to fight for more peace and justice and more balance and sustainability and be willing to live with that complexly amble forward, i see myself as someone who sees the need for a fundamental change. i will give you one example. to me, the struggle against white supremacy which i invite everyone to join is a struggle that still goes on. it is not over. a struggle that stil

professor and noted anti-vietnam war activist bill ayers and conservative author and filmmaker dinesh d'souza. here's a portion. >> started out as a revolutionary and, well, you started out a little bit, frankly in the bin laden mode. you tried to bomb the pentagon, the u.s. capitol. here's my question to you. you sounded totally different today. you talked about teaching. you talked about being an educator, socratic doubt and wonder. what happened to that old revolutionary? is he still alive or has he thrown in the towel? >> i think i still am a revolutionary. if by revolutionary you mean, if what you mean by revolutionary is having a fully worked out program by which we can kind of imagine a different world and overthrow a government and move forward. i'm not that. but if by that you mean somebody willing to dive into the contradictions, make sense out of them, fight for more peace, more justice, more balance, more sustainability and being willing to live with ambiguity and complexity and move forward, sure. i still consider myself someone who sees the need for a fundamental change. i'll gi

retired professor and anti-vietnam war activist bill ayers and conservative author and filmmaker dinesh d'souza. here is a look. >> started out as a -- well, you and started out frankly and the bin laden mode. you try to bomb the pentagon and u.s. capitol. my question to you, you sounded totally different today. you talked about teaching. you talked about being an educator. he talked about doubt and wonder. my question is, what happened to the old revolutionary? is he still alive or has he thrown in the towel? >> i actually feel i still am a revolutionary. if by revolutionary you mean -- if what you mean by revolutionary having a fully worked out program by which we can kind of imagine a different world and overthrow government and move forward with some no caps on not that. if you mean someone who is willing to dive into contradictions, try to make sense out of them, try to fight for more peace and justice, more balanced, more sustainability and be willing to live with ambiguity and complexity and try to move forward, sure, i solicit or myself someone who sees the need for fundamental change.

if i did i think i would give dinesh d'souza and michael moore a run for the money. i don't put them in theaters because my concern is people need to see them want to go. that's what i do the dv program. they get a dvd. i send them a free winter that's all those people call congress. you'll take the dvd and then out and say watch this. now that i've seen was going on and now that i am so afraid of what it is that i see in d.c. going on, how divided the country's, i will probably shift at some point from film making to try to enter politics on some level. >> host: nonprofit? >> guest: right now is fitted as an independent although i won't like him if i do choose one of the two, i was due to the gop because i think the gop completely lacks leadership right now. they can't find their own way. you've got guys, i don't want to slam people but rand paul wants to work visas to every illegal immigrant here in the country. if you do that basically what you doing is taking more americans and putting them on the welfare line. you can have mass immigration, legal and illegal in

captioning institute] schedule's primetime begins with a debate between bill ayers and dinesh to sousa. -- d'souza. includedour discussion economics. and >> you started out as a thelutionary, frankly, in bin laden mode. you sound different today. you talked about teaching, being an educator. you talked about socratic doubt. what happened to that old revolutionary? had -- is he still alive? >> i feel like i am a revolutionary, if by revolutionary you mean, if what revolutionaries having a program by which we can imagine a different world, i am not that. but if you mean somebody who is willing to dive into the contradictions and fight for more peace and justice, more totainability, being willing live with ambiguity and complexity and move forward, i still consider myself someone who sees the need for a fundamental change. i will give you an example. is atruggle against -- struggle that still goes on. it is not over or ended. it takes different forms. it is not slavery or jim crow. the destruction of voting rights in the -- voting rights and the mass incarceration. >> you can watch the entire debate

and then we have dinesh d'souza, america, a match in a world without her.nd the french economist report on wealth and income inequality in europe and the united states since the 18th century and he is on the los angeles times bestseller list with blood feud. followed by my craft, an