i am really thrilled to be talking today with eric berkowitz. eric is truly one of the finest writers i know especially when it comes to tackling enormous subjects like you know the history of censorship in the west. and i love this book. most authors would be intimidated by that huge subject matter but eric has this great talent of taking a big subject and serving it up and delicious morsels of history. he is a great storyteller and these are page turning stories full of betrayal and heroism and facts which is always helpful and all of those amazing dramatic things. you book was called a masterpiece of astounding a comprehensive historical account of censorship and that was not his mother. that was a real reviewer. [laughter] one of the major takeaways for me eric and i love this book after reading it seems to me the major theme is that censorship never really works at least in the long run. is that how you see a too quick to have all these examples that in and your thoughts and words in whatever form fail. is that true? >> i think it's almost e

if we kick off the weekend with eric berkowitz who provides a history of censorship. >> eric berkovitz is a writer, lawyer and journalist. for more than 20 years, he's practiced intellectual property and business litigation laws in los angeles. he's published widely throughout his career and has appeared in "the new york times," washington post, the economist, l.a. times, l.a. weekly. his previous books include sex deand punishment and the boundaries of desire. he comes to us today from our very own san francisco. we have with us today the, judy miller. working for abc news in 1990, muller has covered, among other stories, the 1992 rodney king trial and ensuing riots, the 1994 earthquake expect o.j. simpson trial. -- and the o.j. simpson trial. thank you for coming out, everybody. allow me to pass the show off of to eric and judy. welcome, everybody. welcome. >> thanks a lot for that lovely introduction. it's muller -- >> no. i'm sorry. [laughter] >> thank you. i'm really, i'm really thrilled to be talking today with eric berkovitz. eric is truly one of the finest writers i know, espec

and the neil ferguson argues the us is getting worse at managing disaster that eric berkowitz with atory of censorship and how it impacted societies.

and the neil ferguson argues the us is getting worse at managing disaster that eric berkowitz with atory of censorship and how it impacted societies. find that on booktv.org. here is larry krasner. >> i'm the director of -- the momentous verdict just handed down in minneapolis. the guilty verdicts against derek chauvin to the conversation this evening. to that end we are pleased to welcome the 20 sixth attorney of district attorney, here with the publication of his new book for the people, justice and power. the ambition of thousands can take back to reform criminal justice based on lessons from larry krasner and experience. he will be in conversation with assistant professor in the department of journalism and media at rutgers university, and brander of right-wing activism, the tea party. chris jackson will moderate the discussion, editor in chief of oneworld from random house where he is responsible for a wide range of award-winning and best-selling authors including brian stevenson, carlo to send co and nicole jones. great to have you with us. the screen is yours. >> great to be h

if we kick off the weekend with eric berkowitz who provides a history of censorship. >> eric berkovitzs a writer, lawyer and journalist. for more than 20 years, he's