. >> joining us is anthony davies. he is the co-author of "cooperation and coercion: how busybodies became busybullies and what that means for economics and politics". professor davies, in your book your right early on children learn a word for people that tell others how to live their lives : busybodies. why is thatincluded ? why is that important to the theme of your book ? >> the subtitle to the book is how busybodies became busybullies and what that means for economics and politics and busybody, we all know from children up to our answers stick their noses in our business in thanksgiving but when you pair busybodies with government coercion , they transform into busybullies. people who decide how it is you should live your life and they're going to use the force of government to see to it that you live your life the way they think you should . and ultimately the idea of busybullies ironically is a repudiation of diversity. because if you take diversity seriously, we're all different. we have different preferences,

the authors are our guests anthony davies and james harrigan. thanks forbeing on book tv . >> thank you. >> on a weekly author interview program "after words", retired lieutenant colonel wayne phelps offers his views on drone warfare . >> the biggest changes that we've seen with the employment of armed drones is that mental transition occurs on almost a daily basis. there are particularly within the air force for those piloted aircraft as they reach base near las vegas. so that mental transition occurs when you wake up at your house in the morning and then you drive to work, you basically commute to combat and you fly a combat sortie air combat mission on the other side of the planet. you might have to strike during that time and then you're basically transitioning yourself to return home at the end of the day so one of the people that i interviewed talk about this strange feeling that they often referred to as deployed in garrison where your connecting combat operations from home and you're doing these transitions on a daily basis. sometimes wo

the next season of defining russell westberg to play with lebron james and anthony davis. the 32 year old who from the came from the washington wizards says it's surreal to sign for the same. he supported us. a youngster. westbrook is a 9 time saw, but has never won a championship, but he hopes to change that alongside to other top stores. as you know, brian is on the best plan to play this game. and he's of his ability to be able to kind of do everything on the floor, allows me to be able to just figured out. i'm coming to a championship caliber team. and my job is to make sure that i'm able to make his game easy for him. these 3 guys can do it all, you know, and what i love about our group bron 80. and russ is they're all make the right play players. you know, i mean it's not just about scoring or, or being a one at once one dimensional player, you know, they can all do it all, you know, so i'm most excited about what, see what the 3 of them on the chord at the same time looks looks like right, finally, dell has pulled out of the canadian masters with the injured foot th

authors include carrie macdonald and philip magnus on education, benjamin powell on immigration and anthony davies thoughts on the role of cooperation and coercion play in our society. find a full schedule in your program guide or visit booktv.org and now from freedom fest, gary hoover, founder of the superstore chain. talked about his business background, love of reading and some of the books he has in his library . >> gary hoover is the author of this book a lifetime learner's guide to reading and learning but before we get into the themes of the book, mister hoover, in your biography it says you live in a 33 room house, 32 rooms of which contain books. 57,000 books i told. explain. >> i'm afraid a few more came last week so i got to be closer to 60,000. it's an addiction and there's no twelve-step program for book collectors. >> 33 room house though. >> i found a good bargain on an abandoned community health clinic in a small town in texas so it's got all these little exam rooms. they're just perfect or filling up so each room is a different subject and it's a very unusual living in arrangement

russell westberg is ready to learn from the best as he prepares it to team up with le bron james and anthony davis. the 32 year old he came from the washington wizards says it's surreal to sign for the side. he supported as a youngster. westbrook is a 9 time all star, but it's never won a championship. although he hopes to change that alongside to other top stars. as you know, brian is on the best player to play this game. and he's of his ability to be able to kind of do everything on the floor. allows me to be able to just figure out i'm coming to a championship caliber team and my job was to make sure that i'm able to make his game easy for him. these 3 guys can do it all. you know what i love about our group? bron 80 and russ is they're all make the right play players. you know, i mean it's not just about scoring or, or being a 111 dimensional player, you know, they can all do it all, you know, so i'm most excited about what, see what the 3 of them on the court at the same time looks, looks like the australian olympic committee says it is cruel and uncaring that some of the athletes returning f

russell westbrook is ready to learn from the best as he prepares the team up with the from james and anthony davis. the 32 year old he came from the washington wizards. it says it's a real to find for the site. he supported as a youngster. westbrook is a 9 time. oh stop. it is never won a championship. the australian olympic committee says it is cool and uncaring though some of the athletes returning from take you will have to corn tina for 4 weeks. a group of 16 olympians from south australia, quarantined in sydney for 14 days. they then face another 2 weeks of isolation when they return to their home states. an application for the athletes, the exempt has been rejected, but seems the chief medical officer as the situation poses a significant risk to the physical and mental well being of the individuals. can use a double olympic martha champion, elliot kept josie, has arrived home in my ruby, the 36 year old, successfully defended his title on the final day of the games in japan. the coming, i need a 3rd run with multiple gold medals enough and back in japan. the olympic rings have been removed f

associate professor anthony davies. carrie mcdonald and think take scholars benjamin powell. at 7:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards. robin d'angelo discusses her book, racism, how progressive white people perpetuate racial harm. she's interviewed by the author and professor of african-american studies at princeton university. watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span two, and find a full schedule in your program guide or visit c-span.org. >> earlier today, house foreign affairs committee ranking member michael mccaul, representative andy kim and other members discussed evacuation efforts in afghanistan. from capitol hill, this press conference is 35 minutes. >> hey, thanks for coming. we've got some hollywood stars here. good morning or afternoon. i will get to the point. the situations on the ground in afghanistan are very dire. the reporting i'm getting on the ground are that our american citizens are trying to get out, our afghan partners and interpreters who served with our special forces put their life on the line. we have a moral obligation to save them. i'

we will feature author discussions from freedom fest including gary hoover, anthony davies, educationicy writer kerry mcdonald, and think tank colors philip mag necessary and kevin powell. after, robin d'angelo discusses her book. she's interviewed by the author and professor of african-american did you doeys at princeton university. watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. >>> sunday on q and a, a conversation with karen tlumty on her book, the triumph of nancy reaganon the strength and tenacity of the former first lady who helped shape the reagan presidency. >> she had but one agenda, which was ron reagan's well-being and success. and she was also -- she had better instincts about people than he did and sort of a better nose for trouble than he did. so the people in the administration who understood all this, who recognized their power, people like secretary of state james schultz or james baker really understood that she was a very important, a crucial ally to have if you were trying to get ronald r

westbrook will now look to win his first nba championship alongside lebron and anthony davis.hing left to prove. >> when i got drafted in the nba, that was me proving people wrong. when i was able to go to college and get me a degree -- not a degree, i wish i got a degree, but to go to college, that proved people wrong. and just to make it out of the hood was proving people wrong. i don't need to do that anymore. >>> "hard knocks" is back feature ing the cowboys. and it details dak prescott's journey to come back from injury and also featuring his birthday and zeke elliott trying to figure out how to wrap a birthday present for him. >> this is my first time wrapping a gift, so -- i'm struggling. >> he's going too fast. >> i don't think that will help me much. >> you can find anything on uflt tube. "hard knocks" is at 10:00 eastern. >>> and finally, ls uflt fans w will get a close look at the tiger mascot like normal this fall. he has been fully vaccinated and vets say the 4-year-old tiger was given his second dose on friday, hasn't shown any adverse reactions. the school had p

including gary hoover, and associate professor anthony davies. carrie mcdonald and think take scholars benjamin powell. at 7:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards. robin d'angelo discusses her book, racism, how progressive white people perpetuate racial harm. she's interviewed by the author and professor of african-american studies at princeton university. watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span two, and find a full schedule in your program guide or visit c-span.org. >> earlier today, house foreign affairs committee ranking member michael mccaul, representative andy kim and other members discussed evacuation efforts in afghanistan. from capitol hill, this press conference is 35 minutes.

feature author discussions from freedom fest an annual libertarian gathering featuring gare hoover, anthony davies, kerry mcdonald, and think tank phil magness and kevin powell. robin d'angelo is interviewed by the author and professor of african-american studies at princeton university. watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span2. and find a full schedule on your program guide, or visit c-span.org. >>> next on american history tv, california state university professor andrew stoner talks about his biography of author and journalist randy schilt's, who covered the hiv will be aids epidemic for the san francisco chronicle. he died of aids in 1984. the professor skrid his work to bring coverage to mainstream media. andy rooeds books hosted this event. >> welcome to andy rooeds books. we are a bookstore. our mission is to promote literacy and english language proficiency of adults in indiana. we sell use asked new books for all ages, and we host multiple events a week. we are largely colonel volunteer run.

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libertarian gatherings including businessman gary hoover, duquesne university associate professor anthony davies, writer terry mcdonald, and think tank scholar benefit ajane powell. at 10:00 p.m., robin deangelo discusses her book "nice racism." she's interviewed by eddie glaude, author and professor of african-american studies at princeton university. watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guy or visit c-span.org. >>> the population of china in 1949, when the communists took control, was 540 million people. during these 72 years, the prc has had five principal leaders. mao tse tung, and since 2012, the current head of state, xi jinping. we talk to professor shambaugh about his latest book. >> listen to "booknotes plus" at c-span.org/podcasts or where he ever you get your podcasts. >>> next on american history tv, investigative journalist jerry mitchell talks about how he helped put four klansmen in jail. american university's investigative reporting workshop block alumni alliance and school of communications co-hosted this event. it'

author discussions from freedom fast, and annual libertarian gathering including gary hoover, anthony davisn mcdonald, and phillip magness and benjamin powell. robin diangelo discusses her book, "nice racism." she is interviewed by an author and professor of african-american studies. watch book tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime. >> we are at an important tipping point in this nation. what we do matters. i believe the 1776 project, that this project is an important historical moment and we need people to get behind us. we need to make sure our message reaches white, black, asian, hispanic, everyone. america is a great country and we need to fight for it. >> a former professor and vice chair of president trump's 1776 commission. her most recent book is how click -- is "black eye for america." join the conversation with your comments and tweets on book tv. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back to the program. your view of president biden's handling of afghanistan. look at a recent poll that asked that question. the majority sa

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author discussions from freedom fast, and annual libertarian gathering including gary hoover, anthony davisdonald, and phillip magness and benjamin powell. robin diangelo discusses her book, "nice racism." she is interviewed by an author and professor of african-american studies. watch book tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime. >> we are at an important tipping point in this nation. what we do matters. i believe the 1776 project, that this project is an important historical moment and we need people to get behind us. we need to make sure our message reaches white, black, asian, hispanic, everyone. america is a great country and we need to fight for it. >> a former professor and vice chair of president trump's 1776 commission. her most recent book is how click -- is "black eye for america." join the conversation with your comments and tweets on book tv. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back to the program. your view of president biden's handling of afghanistan. look at a recent poll that asked that question. the majority said t

feature author discussions from freedom fast, a libertarian gathering, including gary hooper, anthony davismcdonald -- carrie mcdonald, and philip magness and benjamin powell. on afterwards, robin d'angelo discusses her book "nice racism, how progressive white people perpetuate racial harm." she is interviewed by author and professor of african-american studies at princeton university. watch book tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at tv.org -- booktv.org. >> sunday on q&a, a conversation with karen tumulty on her book, the triumph of nancy reagan on tenacity of the former first lady who shaped the reagan presidency. >> she has but one agenda, ronald reagan's well-being and success. she was also -- she had better instants about people than he did, sort of a better nose for trouble than he did. the people in the administration who understood all of this, who recognized her power, people like secretary of state george schulz or white house chief of staff later treasury secretary james baker really understood that she was a very important, a

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anthony fauci just said about the possibility of booster shots in the future. >>> good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this very busy sunday. i'm linsey davis. there are several breaking news stories as we come on the air. the urgent rescue efforts in haiti after that devastating earthquake there and hospitals here at home are on the brink of failure as the covid crisis intensifies. more on all of that in just a moment, but we begin with afghanistan and the dramatic fall of the capital. just today president biden sending more troops, a total of 6,000 now to speed up the emergency evacuation of embassy staff and some afghans who helped the u.s. such as interpreters and their families. the white house releasing this photo of the president being briefed on the developments on the ground. helicopters and black smoke visible. american diplomats including the ambassador evacuated to the airport. at least 500 staff leaving the country so far. the embassy shuttered. the flag coming down. secretary of state blinken declaring to abc's jonathan karl this is manifestly not saigon. these images from al jazeera claim to show taliban fighters inside the p