later the book the tide goes to freedom, justice anthony m kennedy on liberty. supreme court nominee bret, testifies before the judiciary committee. that begins tuesday september 24. chuck grassley says he expects the confirmation hearing to last three or four days. you can watch that live on c-span three. c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> sunday night on q&a, national constitution center president and ceo jeffrey rosen talks about his biography of william howard taft. >> he never learned politics. he told his aid who served roosevelt and taft, i will not play a part from popularity and some people want to reject me, that's their prerogative. he has this madisonian view, his heroes are james madison, alexander hamilton and john marshall who he considers the greatest american ever. they believe that majority should rule but only slowly and thoughtfully over time so that reason rather than passion could prevail. they have the belief that the entire system is set up to slow the direct expression of popular passion so that the people can be gover

." >> we're here to mark the publication of a new book, "the tie goes to freedom," justice anthony m. kennedy on liberty written by professor alan knowles, state university and published just this month by romain and littlefield. over more than two decades by which they served on the supreme court, justice kennedy it is safe to say has been the courts most enigmatic member, stating precisely between the the conservative and liberal wings. she's cast the deciding vote in countless controversial cases, sometimes with the liberals. he was in the majority in all 24 of the courts 5-decisions. his pivotal role on the court continues to this day. it is no stretch therefore to say as those kennedy, so goes the court. none of that speaks to the character or quality. just this morning for example, the top story in washington legal times has about the massive delay in the d.c. circuit from the decision to guantÁnamo detainees had justice kennedy authored that opinion over the vigorous dissents of chief justice roberts ended in 1995 case of particular interest to those of us here at the cato went to two,

later the book the tide goes to freedom, anthony m kennedy on liberty and supreme court nominee judgebret cavanaugh testifies before the senate judiciary committee. that the guns tuesday september 4. judiciary committee chairman chuck astley says he expects the hearing to last three or four days. you can watch that live on c-span three. c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> this sunday on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress. former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well because i can afford not to. i just kept plugging and working hard. a campaign is tough work. i admire anybody who goes into it. >> in the weeks ahead will hear from barbara kennelly, nancy johnson, and then woolly. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv. sunday night on "after words", a common dan discusses her book edge of chaos, why democracy is failing to deliver economic growth and how to fix it. she is interviewed by jason furman, former chairman of economic advisers during the obama administration. >> you wrote

." >> we're here to mark the publication of a new book, "the tie goes to freedom," justice anthony m. kennedy on liberty written by professor alan knowles, state