>> guest: claremont mckenna is more conservative than any of the other claremont colleges and more conservative than any other high quality, top ten-style liberal arts college in the country. but that means that in contemporary terms we have probably 15 professors who may be republicans, conservative republicans, 15 out of 130. however, if you go next door to pomona, you will find far, far fewer than 15 if you find any at all who are registered as republican. and every now and then students range outside the campus and track down those, that data. because you can find out what a person's registration is. >> host: charles kesler is also a professor of government here at claremont mckenna college and the author of the book, "i am the change: barack obama and the future of liberalism." in the claremont review of books, this is a quote by you. you can't teach at an american college these days without wondering if and at some schools, let's face it, you wonder when it's going to happen. a student, fellow faculty member or administrator is going to charge you with offending them. >> guest: uh-huh. ye

>> guest: claremont mckenna is more conservative than any of the other claremont colleges and more conservative than any other high quality top 10 style liberal arts college in the country. that means in contemporary terms we have probably 15 professors who made the republicans, conservative republicans, 15 out of 130. however if you go next door, you will find far, far fewer than 15 if you find any at all who are registered as republicans. every now and then, students range outside the campus and track down that data because you can find out what a person's registration is. charles kessler is a faster government here at mckenna college and author of the book i am the change. in the claremont review of books, this is a quote by you. you can't teach an american college these days without wondering if msn schools a space that you wonder when it's going to happen. a student, fellow faculty member or administrator is going to charge you. >> yes. i'm afraid that's true. it still hasn't happened to me happily or too many of my friends at claremont mckenna. you can see that the national trends are bad

in the claremont review of books, this is a quote by you. "you can't teach at an american college these days without wondering if at some schools let's face it you wonder when it's going to happen. a student, fellow faculty member or administrator is going to charge you with offending them." spinnaker imagery that's true. it hasn't happened to me or any of my friends here at claremont mckenna. but you can see that the national trends are bad, and they are all moving in that, or mostly moving in that direction. it's a terrible thing because it leads to a kind of self-censorship, and i do hear my colleagues occasionally saying i'm nothing t not paid te teaching this topic again, because it is too risky in the current sort of environment whether it is because it offends against income inequality or black wives matter or whatever sort of trending political movement of the day that there is. we are aware of that. professors are aware of that and students are aware of that, too. last december we had some disturbances on claremont mckenna and i wro

today we are in the campus of claremont mckenna college in claremont, california and we are joined by professor ralph rossum, who is the author of this book, "understanding clarence thomas: the juisprudence of constitutional restoration." professor, what in your view is the biggest misconception about clarence thomas? just go the biggest misconception would be that he was somehow a shoe shine boy as he was disparagingly put shortly after his confirmation. thomas is altogether his own man. i had a chance a few years ago to do a book on the jurisprudence of antonyms kalina and i admire him enormously. in fact, they have asked me to do and "after words" to come out in a new paperback edition. so i am going through all of his cases since the book was published. and enormously able man. having done the book on him, it is deeper, more profound, more consistent, is a giant. he is not as good. he is not as witty or sarcastic and his opinions, but he writes valid opinions. one of the things he does is each year when the court does the big cases coming his way, he will assign a clerk or two to

. >> host: booktv is your at the of claremont college what is the set up it is different colleges but interrelated? >> articles of confederation there are five independent undergraduate schools into graduate schools there are seven campuses and they are linked together as a permanent legal of french ships and each has its own faculty, administration, pre sident and fund-raising responsibilities to share in common in library about the size of dartmouth and we share some property otherwise each of his own each campus focuses on something slightly different academic so teeeighteen has of a bass the disproportionate number of major is an economics and political science but if you want to study classics or latin or greek you have to go to pomona to take those courses but they can come here to study political science if they wish to so you have of balance of trade and a typical student spends maybe one-fourth of his courses off-campus or abroad as we say here. >> is this a conservative college? >> claremont mckenna is more conservative than any of the other of the high-quality top-10 libera

from california's claremont college, jonathan on his book, artist under hitler. we wrap up book tv in prime time at 11:00 p.m. with a look at a smallpox epidemic that hit boston in 1721. that led to the first use of inoculations to slow the spread of the disease. that all happens tonight c-span 2 book tv. >> you're watching the tv on c-span 2 and on your screen is claremont mckenna government professor george thomas. is a book called the founders and the idea of national university. here's the cover pair professor thomas, was a national university? >> guest: will come in the national university was an idea put forward by a number of leading founders. many of the name she think of, george washington, james madison, benjamin franklin, thomas jefferson and the idea really in chart was that the new constitutional order created, which we take for granted in our day was really in the process of being built and they turned to education as one central way of trying to foster in further the kind of political culture, the kind of education they thought was necessary to sus

you are watching boat tv on c-span2 from claremont mckenna college in claremont. >> ed morrissey, inyour new book going right, who are the 2 million voters you talk about? >> voters in seven key counties, seven key swing states that republicans won in 2004. so we are looking not bellwether counties and places like florida, virginia, otto, north carolina, new hampshire, colorado and wisconsin. republicans haven't quite won wisconsin yet. because of the changes that occurred the last few years, a pretty good opportunity is there. the idea is to find out who they are because the key theory in the book is the reason why republicans when elections in those counties that can't won presidential elections is because the national level has lost touch with who the voters are the local level. >> let's go to hamilton county, ohio. who are some of the voters that republicans have lost and how can they get them back? >> hamilton county is an interesting case because the only net population loss over the last few decades. people coming in from other parts of the country, carrying their native polit

to go to college campuses to talk with professors who were authors and today we're on campus at claremont college joined by a a professor of the book understanding clarence thomas professor in your view would is the biggest misconception about clarence thomas? >> it would be that somehow he was a shoeshine boy a that was put after his confirmation he is his own man i had a chance to do the jurisprudence of canton scalia and i admires him enormously and in fact, they have asked me to do the after word for the book with the paperback edition so i am going through information since the book was published the having done the book on thomas was easier and more profound a more consistent and he is a giant he is not as glib or witty or sarcastic in his opinions but he writes of opinions. one of the things he does is is each year when the court knows the big case is coming his way he will look at one particular issue they he has not thought through thoroughly in the past. he will write the majority opinion or the dissent's you cannot see all the things you want to say of those in the majority. so

you are watching the tv on c-span2 from claremont college in claremont, california. >> book tv tapes hundreds of author programs around the country all year long. here's a look at some of the events we are covering this week. tuesday at politics and prose bookstore in washington, former state department official cale weston on america's role in the world since 911. we will be in the nation's capital wednesday where they examine what star wars movies can teach us about presidential politics, and economics. thursday, editor of national affairs with his plan for a more united and prosperous america from the manhattan institute in new york city. also that day we are in baltimore for diane carrero's talk about undocumented workers in the u.s. her parents and brother were deported when she was 14 years old. she has been named an ambassador for citizenship by the white house. next sunday we are live with author and publisher steve forbes on in-depth. we will take your questions and comments about your many books. that's a look at many of the programs we are covering this week. many of these

so our first stop of the day we are checking into our hotel in oakland, at the claremont. the claremont sits majestically in both oakland and berkeley and is the perfect get away for locals, just to get away for the weekend, or, if you're visiting from out of town. tucked in the hillside, it's history is rich and it's grounds are something you've got to experience for yourself. - len, thank you so much for having us. i remember growing up and always seeing the hotel up on the hill and then like, as i even got older and all i'd be like, "i'm going to get married there." it's majestic. - [len] the property was purchased in 1898 i believe, by a gentleman named bill thornburg. he made his money in the gold rush, and so he decided he wanted to build his home. he had a daughter who fashioned all things english, so he made it resemble an english castle, so to speak. lot's of things went on and it fell into the hands of a gentleman named frank havens and a gentleman named borax smith. they had this vision of taking this property and then turning it into some form of a hotel. as th

professor from claremont college the founders of the idea that national university constitutes american mind is the name of the book >> to have profound implications today around the world we see that every we're around the world it comes from the stakes policy errors is that they can be corrected that is why we wrote the book and refocus on three big reforms obviously other things have to be done but you have to have priorities so we prioritize health care and a new tax code and getting the monetary system back on track for the first time in half a century. >> in your new book who are the donors that you talk about? >> talks about the voters of seven key counties in key states the republicans won in 2004 the where they lost in 2012 so places like florida or virginia or ohio or north carolina and new hampshire colorado the republicans actually have it yet but because some of those changes they had a pretty good opportunity but to find out who they are because that key theory is the reason why republicans win more state elections win more state elections cannot presidential elections the

it is in to the point of the '50s or '60s and the tune it point from claremont mckenna college. this big but there will incite them the voters is each of us is like'' what dash likely to have a difference job is to be our servants and our protector of rights. what happens if it is the right people your freedom the same as the projects will and and that is successful whether we go up or down. other people want to be hitched phone managers. you can watch all previous programs on our web site booktv. >> if you read your books is safe to say you love america worthen inhabit in the fighting force against the evil. and they're taken by the initiative in the and then something want to see preserved. there is no place like america. when did you come to the report? >> all my life drawn to the unit's states. arnold schwarzenegger, eli in muscat, but what i subscribe to i have to tell you i have never been disappointed. the country where anything is possible in it is doable anybody can rise above the secret -- the circumstances to achieve whatever it is they want with the pitiful zero prin

after that charles kessler talks about the claremont review of books based at claremont college.and then at nine, former economic hitman john perkins uncovers the reality behind corrupt financial practices. and on "after words" at 10 p.m. eastern, peter marks reports on the late aig ceo's strategy to revive the company after the financial crisis. and we finish up at 11 with edina hoffman. and that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> host: ed morrissey, in your new book, "going red," who are the two million voters that you talk about in this book? >> guest: the two million voters refer to voters in seven key counties in seven key swing states that republicans won in 2004 but lost in 2008 and 2012. so we're looking at bellwether counties in places like florida, virginia, ohio, north carolina, new hampshire, colorado and wisconsin. wisconsin's actually kind of an interesting case, because republicans haven't9 actually quite won wisconsin yet. but because of some of the changes that have occurred over the last few years in wisconsin, i think they have a pretty good understood

in claremont california. >> host: how did the review of books begin? >> guest: it began about 16 years ago because of a self-assessment, really ..

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after that charles kessler talks about the conservative publication, the claremont review of books basically amount college. at 9:00 p.m., former economic hitman john perkins uncovers corrupt practices. at 10:00 p.m. peter marks reports on a strategy to revive aig after the 2008 financial crisis. we finish. we finish up primetime programming at 11:00 p.m. with deana hoffman to provide a history of jerusalem with its contemporary architecture. that happens tonight on c-span twos book tv. first up, here's a look at thomas jefferson. >> welcome to the free library of philadelphia. i am representative jim roebuck. i'm happy to be here this evening. i am native philadelphia and graduated from central high school but my particular -- [applause]. my particular focus is on the fact that i went to first college at virginia university in richmond from which i received a history degree of honors and then i did my masters and phd in virginia at charlottesville. i am a wahoo as they say. subsequent to that i taught history for many more years and i like to think about. depending on all the right points h

airy, claremont up to 67. a nice warmup after a chilling morning in new jersey. 30s will disappear. we'll warm up close to 30 degrees. trenton 66, haddonfield, a few passing clouds and 64 degrees. you'll feel those gusty winds at the shore. the temperatures along the coast in the low 40s this afternoon, middle 60s for atlantic city. sunshine in wilmington, 64 degrees. up to 64 for rehoboth beach. that's today. sunny skies. but the satellite and radar as clear and nice as it is right now, there's wet weather to the west. these are the clouds and the rain that's due in here tomorrow. later tomorrow morning, that's when we'll likely see them arrive. the forecast calling for a nice, sunny day today. those winds will still be with us this afternoon at 67 degrees. tomorrow, the clouds arrive. showers later in the morning into the afternoon, 60 the high temperature as a result of that wind and rain. the rain could continue into wednesday morning, 63 degrees. i think it dries up nicely later in the morning and into the afternoon. thursday and friday, sunshine and into th

survival of national nazi germany, you're watching book to be on c-span2 from claire mounts college in claremont california. >> when i tune in on the weekends usually its authors share in their new releases. >> watching nonfiction authors on book tv is the best television for serious readers. >> on c-span they can have a longer conversation delve into their subjects. >> book tv weekends, they bring you author after author, after author. and they highlight the work of fascinating people. >> i love book tv and i am c-span fan. >> here's a look at books being published this week. in broken but unbound, texas governor greg abbott discusses how getting paralyzed at the age of 26 helped him to overcome obstacles throughout his career. pulitzer prize winning author of the upper empathetic -- princeton historian sean looks at legato terry is him in the politicians and the gala terry. also also been released this week, mark lansky's exploration of paper and its changing role in the digital age. in the book, drive. lawrence goldstone looks at the birth of the automobile through the innovators, marketers a

ben: as a kid, i was raised in a music store, the claremont music store.is one of the most special musical environments and four walls. my grandparents started it in 1968 and it is still there today. we were too port to have babysitters, and the music store was our babysitter. we were there every day after school. my grandfather put me to work, sorting screws and wood. the maple goes here, the mahogany. in that music store, there is a lot going on, and that sound encoded me genetically that early on i would be sitting in school hearing that sort while trying to learn algebra. charlie: it is like that experience married your dna. ben: that's right. charlie: i know what you mean, because i grew up in a store with 100 people between the ages of 200 -- between two and ten. that was my everything. it was demanded of me to be curious. ben: your family's country store? charlie: to be curious. and yours was a demand to absorb music. ben: yes. charlie: it certainly influenced you. when you look at the instrument that you play -- ♪ charlie: why is that right for you

after that, the claremont review of books.0 hit man, uncovers reality of corrupt financial practices and on after words, peter mark reports onto revive aig after the 2008 financial crisis and finish up our prime time programming at 11:00 with adina hoffman. it all happens tonight on c-span2 book tv. here is a look at some authors recently featured on book tv after words. aol cofounder steve case told us how emerging technologies are reshaping the internet. mother shooter discussed mental health and how she dealt with the tragedy and ellen malcolm recalls her creation of emily's list, works to elect pro-choice democratic women to political office. in the coming weeks on after words, will argue that measures to alleviate income inequality actually end up hurting low-income americans. chuck will discuss criminal justice reform and recall his 19 years in prison. also coming up we will talk about america's new working class and potential political power and this weekend peter marks will remember the career of the late aig ceo bob w

from the claremont college, jonathan on his book artists under hitler and we rather hitler into the rabbit at 11 p.m. with a look at a smallpox epidemic that hit boston in 1721 that led to the first use of inoculations to spread the growth of disease. that all happens tonight happened tonight on c-span twos book tv. >> at a university in the western world not just the united states if you believe god created heaven and earth and is the source of power shall now shall not murder not just reason you are considered a dummy and the foolishness, and that truly is foolishness in the people that i've met a come of it is now taken as a given that if you believe something like that, you are intellectually suspect is that that's what happened. >> when you say you know somebody that's spiritual but not religious -- [laughter] i have done hours of radio just on that subject. it is with all respect to the people who say it, it is meaningless. it means i count her in a sophisticated manner. that is the code word. it doesn't mean anything named spiritual but not religious. if you have no religion, what y

with charles kesler of the claremont review of books. that all happens tonight on c-span twos book tv. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome, everyone. can you hear me? i'm rebecca from the university of virginia and i'm delighted to be moderating this panel today, dark tales of contagions with two outstanding journalists and authors who are both currently living in baltimore, and have come down to share their stories with us. we are going to be on a tight schedule, which i am responsible for keeping. we will look forward to about 15 to 20 minutes presentation from each other and then there will be ample time for questions. i would like to remind, request that everyone silenced their cell phones. would also like to especially since-- i would like to remind everyone that the virginia festival of the book is pleased to keep most events free and if you would like to help with that , please, consider a donation. my third request is to please evaluate this session as the festival is always working to improve its offerings and finally, we will

this 33 year-old man wanted for battery and stocking and idaho police of the one and 4900 block of claremontrrested scott collins and in his home for his outstanding warrant for stocking and battery so he is going to be extradited. >>mark: the flight landed a billings logan international airport more time on saturday a shift department dispatcher said the woman was later pronounced dead authorities said she had medical issues on all types is a to figure out the official cause of death and name does not been released the new law violates federal civil rights bill approved map mars and requires them to use the back and that's the sex and birth certificate and not the one that they identify with as a chance in the person out they say they could pursue a lawsuit against n.c.. >>james: he will respond by the deadline but he says that he is on to announce what the response will be he did do an interview this week in which it said is no longer an n.c. edition and he can the federal government and the president obama administration tried to change was been defined as normal and is the for decades an

after that charles kessler talks about the conservative publication, the claremont review of books basically amount college. at 9:00 p.m., former economic hitman john perkins uncovers corrupt practices. at 10:00 p.m. peter marks reports on a strategy to revive aig after the 2008 financial crisis. we finish. we finish up primetime programming at 11:00 p.m. with deana hoffman to provide a history of jerusalem with its contemporary architecture. that happens tonight on c-span twos book tv. first up, here's a look at thomas jefferson. >> welcome to the free library of philadelphia. i am representative jim roebuck. i'm happy to be here this evening. i am native philadelphia and

my litigation head is the claremont institute, probably the leading proponent that the natural rights foundation and the declaration of independence has to inform our understanding of the constitution. this is one of those cases where the tension comes out most forcefully. when you peel the onion layers away, it disagrees with other principles that justice scalia argued. strong proponent that political process was sufficient to protect the federalism provisions. he opposed that. adoptedsmith, he political process accommodation. if you want an accommodation against the law, your remedy is through the political process. the turns the notion of bill of rights upside down. they are there precisely to protect individuals, particularly minority individual groups against the majority harry and political process. if the only people that can get a process -- accommodation are those with support of the do anyy, it is no longer right. it seemsing paragraph, that as the cost of democracy. i think it is a just law. it will be interesting to see, now that justice scalia is not there, whether there

yes, he's from claremont. he's my favorite player. ( chuckles ) okay. uh, agilar... miguel and jose. you guys twins? estoy, sir, apesadumbrado. no hablamos inglés. nuestro padre dijo que podríamos jugar béisbol aquí. yo quisiera jugar a la tercera base, y a mi hermano-- you-- you can save it, son. i-i don't understand a damn thing you're sayin', okay? all right. got the damn league of nations here. their dad's our gardener. mom said we need 'em to fill out the team. okay, let's hit the field. come on. tanner: jeez. could this team be any lamer? so there's no hooper? you don't know a matthew hooper? you don't know where he is? boy: right here. you gotta be kidding me. that's right, i'm in a wheelchair! ( bizet's "habanera" playing ) okay. buttermaker: charge it. oh, yeah, that's chargin' it, all right. good hustle. there you go, bro. ow! another good one. what's the--? what's the cripple kid's name? engelberg: hooper. hooper. hooper! roll your machine up. don't necessarily have to catch it, i guess. can't hope for miracles, can you? you gotta get under the ball. there

to report that this fall, the same month that this panel was formed, a women's health clinic in claremont new hampshire was vandalized not once but twice. the second attack caused so much damage at the clinic was forced to close for nearly six weeks, and this was a real disservice to the women, men and families who rely on the full range of services at the clinic provides. unfortunately new hampshire is not alone. after the release of the deceptive highly edited videos, incidents of harassment against some health centers increased ninefold in just one month. i don't believe that today's hearing is a fact-based objective investigation, but rather it is a taxpayer-funded political attack based on this credited evidence. i hope it will finally be time to move on. madam chair, if i could apologize for the need to leave early and go back to a hearing. i appreciate taken the opportunity to be here. thank you. >> we thank you so much and we know that you delete and get back, thank you all for having votes this morning, but thank you for the courtesy of your time and for waiting for us. senator s

my litigation head is the claremont institute, probably the leading proponent that the natural rightsoundation and the declaration of independence has to inform our understanding of the constitution. this is one of those cases where the tension comes out most forcefully. i think when you peel the onion layers away, it disagrees with other principles that justice scalia argued. he was a strong proponent that political process was sufficient to protect the federalism provisions. he opposed that. here in smith, he adopted political process accommodation. if you want an accommodation against the law, your remedy is through the political process. that turns the notion of the bill of rights upside down. they are there precisely to protect individuals, particularly minority individual groups against the majority harry and political process. if the only people that can get accommodation are those with support of the majority, it is no longer do any right. that closing paragraph, it seems that as the cost of democracy. i think it is a just law. it will be interesting to see, now that justice s