dig deeper with thomas friedman thriving in the age of acceleration. thank you very much for joining us. he's accelerating his rhetoric, the president. just said moments ago that kim jong-un won't get away with this if he utters more threats or anything about guam, he'll truly regret it. early in the week, he spoke about fire and fury of north korea, issued threats against the united states. his credibility right now, how good is the u.s. credibility towards north korea? >> well, i don't object to the president doing a little madman game here with the north koreans. it's clearly got their attention and i think it's more of the chinese than the north koreans to get the chinese to act, because they really have the greatest leverage. >> to get the chinese to squeeze north koreans? >> but ultimately, it's got to be connected to a diplomatic pathway, to a solution. the question is, is it? i really, it's hard for me to see what comes after the president's. does he expect unilateral surrender from the north koreans? not likely. if we don't expect that, what i

coveragev's live against saturday, september 2 with featured authors including david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best-selling authors michael lewis and j d mass. one saturday september 2 c-span twos book tv. thursday on washington journal we asked for your comments come per concerning debate over removal of confederate monuments around the u.s.. this portion is two hours. us what you think as we get an update from across the country. thesehould be done about confederate monuments. do you believe they represent haiti or history? we want to get your thoughts on that. we had a discussion about this with two professors,

with featured authors including david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span to book tv. >> book to be recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> tell us a little bit about the books you are reading this summer. >> i'm delighted to tell you that. i am going to try to undertake something i think of great volume. there are the three books about eleanor roosevelt written by blanche wise and cook, the early years, the middle years meant prewar and postwar years. that is going to be my project. i want to try to read all three of these volumes. i think eleanor roosevelt is extraordinary influence. in her way, in what she espoused , and the differences between herself and franklin roosevelt. there's also another one and i don't know that i'll get to it. it's about the firebrand and the first lady. so, as i say, it's a big undertaking, but i'm excited to be able to do it and to

c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> you've been listening to columnist and author thomas friedmantalking about his book "thank you for being late". by the way mr. friedman will be at the national book festival on saturday september 2. you will be able to watch that live on booktv on c-span2. this is booktv and we are in prime-time during the congressional recess showing you books being read by members of congress. recently on capitol hill we visited with congresswoman martha robey of alabama and here is your reading list. booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. right now i'm reading this book by sam keon this. this is a book about the history of opiates in our country and it's a nonfiction book but it's absolutely fascinating. we have an epidemic in our country right now where we have more deaths by drug overdose the two car. this book lays out the foundation for how we got there. i'm not finished with it yet but i do think it should be required reading as we move towards creating policy to deal with this epidemicn

with featured authors including pulitzer prize winning authors of david mccullough and thomas friedman. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> patricia limerick of the university of colorado boulder teaches a class of westward expansion and the closing of the american west in the 20th century. she talks about how the west has been portrayed as pastoral and wild and switched from ow the government to

the featured authors including david mccall and thomas friedman. former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, and michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern and on book tv. >> next, black hawk down authors talks about his latest book about the turning point in the american war in vietnam. [inaudible] >> good afternoon. welcome to the 33rd annual chicago tribune printers road lit fest. my name is thomas and i thank you to our sponsors. today's program is being broadcast live on c-span twos book tv.erview, this time like to go over to our interview chicago tribune film critic, michael. [applause]hank you >> thank you. thank you for coming out today. my leisure to talk to you aboutt his new book, hugh, 1960. hughes the national correspondent for the atlantic, contributing editor for vanity fair and longtime philadelphia inquirer writers, 24 years. and author of many books on subjects literally all over the world the account of the d-day to the killing of osama bin laden. many subjects.ts probably best k

eastern with featured authors including david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of, and michael lewis and jd vance. liveational book festival, september 22 on cease -- september 2 on c-span twos book tv. there are several legislative items that congress will need to address when lawmakers return next month from their august recess. on "washington journal," we discussed what comes ahead and what role the president will have based on his current relationship with members of congress. this is about 25 minutes. host: i want to welcome back matt schlapp. thanks for being with us. guest: it is not good friday. [laughter] host: let's begin with this sentence and finish it, please. estate of the republican party between the president and republicans is -- guest: uncharted. we have never been here before. we have never elected a president with such shallow roots. maybe jimmy carter was similar, but he had been elected governor of georgia. an interesting relationship when congress and the president do not see eye to eye. host: why is he going against the very people he needs the m

featuring pulitzer prize-winning authors david mccall and thomas friedman. secretary of state condoleezza rice and jd vance. the national book festival, life saturday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span's to book tv -- c-span2's book tv. >> now on c-span, a review of the 2018 federal budget from the money that the president requested to what congress ultimately decides. >> joining us from capital hill seniory ogdanovich, correspondent from bloomberg's bna.

eastern with featured authors including pulitzer prize-winning authors david mccullough and thomas friedmanformer secretary of state condoleezza rice, and best selling authors michael lewis and jade events. the national book festival, with saturday, september 2 on c-span2's book tv. >> monday night on the communicators -- >> what is the framework on how we look at cyber security? i think congress with bipartisan support on that, the trump administration is looking to focus on that as well. we will participate as well. >> we visit the microsoft tech fair in washington, d c to learn about tech issues facing congress. fred humphries, vice president of government affairs at microsoft, and a microsoft researcher share their thoughts. >> with this, it is a complete system able to adjust data from sensors, drones and cameras and provide useful services. what services we provide is up to the farmer. somebody once these position maps. >> watch the communicators, monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. continues.on journal host: welcome back. we will speak now with mark bray about the antifa move

eastern with authors including electric prize-winning authors david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, and best selling authors michael lewis and jade events. -- jd vance. september 2, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. c-span, for history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> as washington gears for busy fall, we're joined on "newsmakers" this week neil bradley, cheap policy officer for the u.s. chamber of commerce. to help with our questions in studio we're joined by heather long, economic reporter with "washington post" and sahil kapur a bloomberg news. sahil , you're up first. >> neil thank you so much for joining us. i want to ask you about one of the issues a top of the congressional agenda funding the government. how worried are you about a government shutdown? the president said he will insist on a border wall. the you think he was right in digging in? >> i think concern about a government shutdown is

journalist thomas friedman discusses accelerating pace of technology and globalization in his book, thank you for being late. part of our we could book tv in prime time on c-span2. >> with the house and senate in session on tuesday, september 5 were taking a look at the work the members of congress will be handling, the federal budget, tax reform, the debt ceiling, and healthcare. join us for review of what's ahead for congress, thursday night at eight eastern on c-span and c-span.org, listen on the free c-span radio app. >> book to be on c-span2 in prime time continues. i want to show you what a couple members of congress told us about a book they are both reading. >> we recently visited capitol hill to ask congress what they're reading the summer. >> next on my reading list is "hillbilly elegy. this fantastic and everything i heard about it is wonderful. it talks about association of life in america, i've been looking into that issue and it talks about some of the struggles of people in appellation and throughout the country. >> book tv wants to know what you are reading, send us your r

with featured authors including pulitzer prize winning author's david mccullough and thomas friedman. former secretary of state condoleezza rice. and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span2's booktv. >> next on booktv, black hawk down and killing pablo author mark bowden talks about his latest book, "hue 1968: a turning point of the american war in vietnam". this event was part of the chicago tribune printers are lit best. held annually in the city. >> good afternoon. good afternoon and welcome to the 33rd annual chicago tribune printers lit fest. i would like to go over to michael phillips. [applause] >> thank you. thank you for coming out today. it is my pleasure to talk with mark bowden about his book, "hue 1968". for those of you that do not know, his resume, he is among other things a national correspondent for the atlantic contributing editor for vanity fair, longtime philadelphia inquirer writer for 24 years. author of many books. on subject all over, literally all over the world from

with authors including pulitzer prize-winning authors, david mccullough and thomas friedman. former secretary of state, condoleezza rice and best-selling authors, michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday on c-span2's book tv. >> tomorrow, book tv and primetime looks at authors her on the summer reading list for members of congress. michelle alexander talks about crime policies that began in the early 70s in her book, the new jim crow. davis a bell on the glass universe, history professor holder hook talks about the revolutionary war and scars of independence. jd vance discusses his book, hillbilly elegy, book tv this week and primetime in c-span2. >> a book tv on c-span2 continues and primetime tonigh

the featured authors including david mccall and thomas friedman. former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, and michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern and on book tv. >> next, black hawk down authors talks about his latest book about the turning point in the american war in vietnam.

here's thomas friedman, thank you for being late. [inaudible conversations] the staff here welcome. these are sponsored author talks as much as we would have liked to have you invest or on connecticut avenue. we are excited to use this spacious and comfortable setting for the author talks like the one this evening. and what a treat to have with us few people can foster the complexities and write about them as clearly at the start of his new book went into journalism in part because he was translating in english. it is singled out effecting our lives and the forces of climate change, technology and globalization. they discussed the accelerating changes for reshaping the lives and how we can cope with them. it looks at the community in which he grew up in st. louis a suburb of minneapolis and connecting with others and succeeding. it's dating back to high school in minnesota and that has been his passion for journalism was sparked in when his interest in the middle east was ignited. college and graduate school focuses the studies on mediterranean and middle east so it only seemed fitt

thomas friedman in his book thank you for being late. a report on the opioid epidemic in dreamland. >>> when you think about a one-day festival, the national book festival and you have over 100 authors from children's authors, illustrators, graphic novelists all of these different authors there all day, other 100,000 people come in and celebrate books and reading. you can't have a better time, i think. i'm a little prejudiced because i'm a librarian. but anyone who wants to get inspired, the book festival is great. >> the live coverage begins saturday at 10:00 a.m. including david mcculloch and thomas freedman. former secretary of state condo lisa rice. and michael lewis and j.d. nance on c-span32's book tv. >>> you're watching american history tv on c-span3. next, stanford university professor claiborne carson talks about martin luther king jr.'s upbringing. this took place in atlanta where martin luther king jr. and his father were both pastors. this class is an hour. >> who is martin luther king? when we look at martin luther king, th

international theorist on global cities talked about how globalization produced the effect of thomas friedmanthat allowed factories and call centers to be shipped all over the world to wherever the talent is done most efficiently. she pointed out it is more complex to do business all over the world than one country. spreading the supply chain all over the world created demand for new forms of complex financial producer services in things like international currency, contract law, marketing, these required highly specialized skills to produce what you couldn't get, couldn't do those things clustering together in a number of places like new york and chicago. in a sense, the rise of new york and chicago in this global city came in part as a result of the decline, globalization spread those factories all over the world which was not the only factor related to industrial decline but efficiency gain, globalization played some role, part of what you would rise for these cities and people like to think of globalization is something that just happened like a meteorite that hit the earth. globalization

eastern with featured authors including david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of, and michael lewis and jd vance. liveational book festival, september 22 on cease -- september 2 on c-span twos book tv. there are several legislative items that congress will need to address when lawmakers return next month from their august recess. on "washington journal," we discussed what comes ahead and what role the president will have based on his current relationship

with featured authors including pulitzer prize winning author's david mccullough and thomas friedman.former secretary of state condoleezza rice. and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span2's booktv. >> next on booktv, black hawk down and killing pablo author mark bowden talks about his latest book, "hue 1968: a turning point of the american war in vietnam". this event was part of the chicago tribune printers are lit best.

and one of the things that liberals -- i listened to thomas friedman, really interesting, but one thingver seem to understand is diplomacy just by words and sort of for the sake of diplomacy is what got us here in the first place. bill clinton gave the north korean regime $4 billion of american money to help them buy energy to try and hold that carrot out there that thomas was talking about. finally we have a president that says we're not doing that aymore. and diplomacy will not work unless you back it up with strength. unless they believe there's a credible threat -- >> mike, what does that mean though? >> we haven't done anything to stop this guy. >> i hear you. and with all due respect, i have heard it from other people on the right as well. i like it. it's strong. we need to be strong. but this isn't battling with the democrats. what if you do have to do something? every military expert says the same thing, i don't need to lecture you about this, they say there are no good options. there are options, america's might is unquestionable, but what do you do to back up your words if it

. >> book tv's live coverage begins with pulitzer authors david macola and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, and best-selling authors michael lewis njd vance. festival, liveok saturday, starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span two's book tv. >> sunday night on "afterwards" -- mark live-in on the expansion of the federal government and what the country must do to move back to what the founders intended. he's interviewed by former south carolina senator, jim demint. >> have we reached the point where we can get back? are we now overwhelmed in the culture and in politics and in the media with this progressivism? a centralized government, phony egalitarianism, the smothering of individuals -- has it become so entrenched in our institutions that there's no way werip it out? i say this -- have to do everything we can, confronted,

eastern with featured authors including pulitzer prize-winning authors david mccollough and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, and best-selling authors michael lewis and j.d. vance. the national book festival live saturday, september 2nd, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. >>> c-span's "voices from the road," at the national conference of state legislators summit in boston, asking the attendees, what's the most important issue to your state. >> what's really important to our state is that washington makes sure we maintain health care for the poor, the elderly, and the infirmed. we have to make sure if we replace obamacare we replace it with something smart and reasonable. >> and an issue that we really are struggling with right now is property tax. and because of the fast increase in real estate property, particularly in our rural areas, our rural farmers are struggling to pay a very high property tax, how do we balance that with what's going on in the property tax and the needs for our schools? i'm on the appropriations committee, so it's one of

with featured authors including the pulitzer prize-winning authors david mcauliffe and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd dance. book tv on c-span2 in prime time now continues.

authors of david mccullough and thomas friedman. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> patricia limerick of the university of colorado boulder teaches a class of westward expansion and the closing of the american west in the 20th century. she talks about how the west has been portrayed as pastoral and wild and switched from ow the government to preserving it under the umbrella of different federal departments. >> okay. so here's our exploration of progressive era responses to the -- what it was understood to be the end of the frontier and if we have time we'll get to a massive adventure in applied history where i got to go to harney county where the national wildlife refuge was taken over by the bundy brothers so i get -- i'll have a presentation on that if time permits because tha

with featured authors including pulitzer prize-winning authors david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best selling authors michael lewis and j.d. vance. the national book festival live saturday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv. >> labor day on c-span, at 6:45 p.m. eastern former president obama accepts the annual jfk profile in courage award. at 8, columnist and national review senior editor jonah goldberg. >> conservatives should not place all of their hopes in any politician. go back and read the founders, read the federalist papers. they say this over and over and over again, that you should have a healthy distrust of any political leader, sometimes particularly the ones that claim to be speaking for you. >> and then at 9 p.m. eastern, university of southern california annenberg professor diane winston. >> six corporations own much of the american news media x. the digital revolution has, meanwhile, transformed the economy. networks and daily newspapers no longer set our national agenda. instead, many of us find informat

coverage against saturday, september 2 with featured authors including david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best-selling authors michael lewis and j d mass. one saturday september 2 c-span twos book tv. thursday on washington journal we asked for your comments come per concerning debate over removal of confederate monuments around the u.s.. this portion is two hours. us what you think as we get an update from across the country. thesehould be done about confederate monuments. do you believe they represent haiti or history? we want to get your thoughts on that. we had a discussion about this with two professors, lester spence was asked about the best approach to removing these monuments. here is what they have to say. guest: the approach that cities have taken before was to have plaques next to the monuments come up with them in context. , thatplaques were just the statue was erected is part -- andst cause project that was ok. gone, what i are would like to see is the base maintained. where the statues themselves are removed but the bases stay

with featured authors including pulitzer prize-winning authors david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best selling authors michael lewis and j.d. vance. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv. >> labor day on c-span, at 6:45 p.m. eastern former president obama accepts the annual jfk profile in courage award. at 8, columnist and national review senior editor jonah goldberg. >> conservatives should not place all of their hopes in any politician. go back and read the founders, read the federalist papers. they say this over and over and over again, that you should have a healthy distrust of any political leader. sometimes particularly the ones that claim to be speaking for you. >> and then at 9 p.m. eastern, university of southern california annenberg professor diane winston. >> six corporations own much of the american news media, and the digital revolution has, meanwhile, transformed the economy. .. >> now a form of the trump administration and its relationship with the press. including dif

eastern with authors including electric prize-winning authors david mccullough and thomas friedman, formerecretary of state condoleezza rice, and best selling authors michael lewis and jade events. -- jd vance. september 2, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. c-span, for history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> as washington gears for busy fall, we're joined on "newsmakers" this week neil bradley, cheap policy officer for thu.

featuring pulitzer prize-winning authors david mccall and thomas friedman. secretary of state condoleezza rice and jd vance. the national book festival, life saturday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span's to book tv -- c-span2's book tv. >> now on c-span, a review of the 2018 federal budget from the money that the president requested to what congress ultimately decides. >> joining us from capital hill seniory ogdanovich, correspondent from bloomberg's bna. tell us what the president requested for 2018, and what were his top priorities? >> the president stuck with the overall number in the law. the budget control act, requesting basically a little over $1 trillion. 1.1 trillion, as the law allows for. but within that number, he really departed from the budget control act numbers and requested a lot more for defense programs. about $54 billion for security-related programs. he covers that within equal amount of cuts in nondefense spending. that is a violation of the budget control act there. more than that, it is very politically unpopular. members really li

prize-winning authors, david mccullough and thomas friedman. former secretary of state, condoleezza rice and best-selling authors, michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday on c-span2's book tv. >> tomorrow, book tv and primetime looks at authors her on the summer reading list for members of congress. michelle alexander talks about crime policies that began in the early 70s in her book, the new jim crow. davis a bell on the glass universe, history professor holder hook talks about the revolutionary war and scars of independence. jd vance discusses his book, hillbilly elegy, book tv this week and primetime in c-span2. >> a book tv on c-span2 continues and primetime tonight, were looking at books that members of congress are reading, we talked with the senator of nebraska about his reading. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill test members of congress what they're reading the summer. >> what's on your bookshelf? >> i read a lot about the future of the gig economy. i'm doing more of my reading because of the cyber m

with featured authors including the pulitzer prize-winning authors david mcauliffe and thomas friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd dance. book tv on c-span2 in prime time now continues. tonight we are showing you books and authors that members of congress are reading. every summer we visit capitol hill to find out what is on the congressional members reading lists. here is what a representative of new york told us. >> booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> today we are going to talk about two books, one i'm currently reading and one that i will read next the first is a by amy cuddy you may have seen hersh is the second most popular ted talks and she talks about the importance of how you carry yourself and having your sense of self in terms of it being present in all situations. it has garnered a global following and i'm reading it right now and recommend it to anyone whether you are a student, in high school or the ceo of a company that helps you realize your ful

. >> book t.v., live all day coverage begins saturday at 10 authors including and thomas ough friedman, former secretary of condoleeza rice, michael j.d. vance. at 10 a.m. on c-span's book t.v. >> live sunday noon eastern, metaxas. america is not ethnicity, it is not defined by religion, exists in ion america. we are defined by an idea, the defined by an idea. therefore, in order to keep the as franklin joined us to do, we must know those ideas, must understand those ideas, must buy into the ideas and live out. >> his books include biographies and his latest, "if you can keep it, forgotten promise of merican liberty," join the conversation, your calls, e-mails and facebook questions eastern on at noon book t.v.'s in depth on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. pst: we end our