eric kandel, a nobel laureate, a professor at columbia university and a howard hughes medical investigatori am pleased once again to have him here to help me understand all about the brain. welcome back. >> thank you. you're doing very well understanding the brain. >> charlie: what a journey it is. tell me about today -- the disordered brain. >> last time, we discuss -- >> last time, we discussed psychiatric disorders. today we're going to discuss neurological disorders. disorders of the brain. one of the things youwant to explore is how are they different from one another. there are two fundamental differences. one in the nature of the symptoms. and two, in anatomical location. in terms of symptoms, there is overlap but from a simplified point of view, you could say that psychiatric disorders deal with enhancements, exaggerations of our everyday life. we all feel despondent periodically. we all feel hopeless and worthless when an experiment doesn't work. doesn't work. you see in depressed people. the mirror image when we have a wonderful roundtable discussion and we see an extension of th

. >> larry: by the way, at, at the bottom of the hour, mark lamont hill, professor from columbia university will join us. >> oh, goody. >> larry: and he will debate laura. in your book you accuse obama and democrats in congress of advancing a radical agenda. you write, our story should be one of patriotic people who beat back the onslaught of radicalism. are you saying that anyone who supports obama is unpatriotic? >> no, what i am saying is that what we have seen with the president, his proclivity, larry, to apologizing for this country. when you go overseas, the president of the united states, we don't say that we're perfect. nobody is. i'm the most flawed person out there, i say that all the time. we don't really want the president to go overseas, and we're not a nation of torturers, we're not going to do abu ghraib, we've had our own checkered past, that doesn't sit well with people. you combine that, larry, with one of the most radical transformations of the u.s. economy to have ever taken place in 18 short months, and frankly, larry, against the will of the american people, i say this

he's glen hubbard, dean of columbia university's graduate school of business and former chairman of the council of economic advisors under president george w. bush. >> many congressional leaders have suggested that tax revenues are too low and will remain low without a tax increase. this year's federal revenues will be about 15% of g.d.p., less than the 40-year average of about 18%, but revenues are already on track to exceed 23% of g.d.p. in just 25 years, greater than in world war ii. how would this happen? first a recovery will roost boost revenues. over time rising incomes will lift tax payers into higher brackets, real bracket creep. and tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 and the 2009 stimulus will expire. new taxes are helping to pay for health care reform while the amt not indexed for inflation will hike taxes for millions. about a third of the revenue growth comes from expiring tax provisions, a third from real bracket creep, and a third from remaining tax increases. now the congress is unlikely to let all tax cuts expire. so won't we have a revenue gap? exactly as congressional leader

of the "fred friendl seminars" at the columbia university graduate school of journalism. casablanca cruise lines has purchased two majestic ocean liners. they are retrofitting them to create basically a luxury playground on the seas for active seniors and anyone else who might enjoy a return to yesteryear on the ocean. betsy, you are the ceo of casablanca cruise lines. sounds like an exciting opportunity? - so far. - tapper: so far. one little wrinkle: the ships that you purchased were not new. there's a little bit of asbestos in them. you need to have it removed. in the united states you can have the two ships stripped of asbestos for $100 million. or there's this country, novastan, an impoverished former soviet republic on the black sea, and they will do it for $20 million. in order to make your numbers, you need to do it for less than $30 million. why do you think there's such a price difference if the quality of the work is the same? there may be a different labor cost. there may be a different regulatory environment, but you said that it was an equivalent standard. w

playing ) announcer: "ethics in america" is a presentation of the "fred friendly seminars" at the columbia university graduate school of journalism. "fred friendly seminars" is solely responsible for its content. >> the san francisco ethnic dance festival is one of the jewels on san francisco sculptural crowns. this is in its 32nd year of showcasing the celebrated dance troupes. this year will be one of the past with four new works representing kondo, afghanistan, china, mexico. -- congo, afghanistan, china, mexico. more than a hundred 30 ensembles and soloists auditioned in january for a slot in the ethnic dance festival. in the end, 37 companies were selected to perform. 26 of those performances are world premieres. >> each year, we assembled a panel of dance experts that is made up of academics, scholars, researchers. people have been working for decades in the field. many of them came to this country in the seventies and have trained the next generation of dancers. they are proud to see many of these students at the these masterful levels. this was one of the best panel'' we have ever had, extrao

>> duke university and columbia university. >> your subject matter you majored in was what? >> political science. i grew up in a time when politics was pretty much in everybody's dinnertime conversation. >> if we saw you at age 16 sitting around the dinner table, who would be there? >> my father and my sister and my mother. >> what does your father do? >> my father was a salesman and my mother was a stay at home mom. my sister was a year older than me. >> who was the most politically interesting? >> my parents were both politically interesting. they followed the news closely and we talked about the news. i was probably the most politically interested and active. i started my own little newspaper in elementary school and i was the editor of the high school paper and was president of the student council and i was into this stuff. it mattered a great deal to me then as it does now. >> you spent some time with "science magazine.". >> i did. i got tired and i wanted to come to washington. this is the place where politics is most exciting and i thought this would be fun. i came to

mark lamont hill, professor at columbia university and contributor to the loop 21.com.r adviser to the new democrat network. we'll start with you, dana. the tea party leader mark williams and his tea party express have been expelled by the national tea party federation for racially insensitive comments that he made. did you agree with that move? >> i think when i first heard about mark williams, i honestly thought mark williams who? and i don't want to get all catty. i think this dude is a legend in his own mind. why all this attention is being given to like one person? he's never represented an entire movement. he is, i think, to himself perhaps, he thought he did. but never to me. never to anybody that i know. and i just think that he says a lot of what he -- i he think says a lot of what he says for attention, honestly. >> larry: mark, was it correct to remove them and kind of expel them? >> absolutely, it was. this was one of the few responsible moves that comes from the tea party with regard to issues of race. it's easy to dismiss him as just one irresponsible wayw

son of the former president ronald reagan and in philadelphia, mark lamont hill, professor at columbia universityted to loop 21.com. start with you, michael, gop senators mccain, graham, demint and others sharply critical of michael steele. flu is if you are, should he keep his job? >> welcome to politics. this is such a political game being played. today, it doesn't matter what you say, somewhere, somebody is going to cover it and take it and turn it into what it is tonight, on the larry king show talking about it right now, i'm looking at this country and say what are we going to do to get this country back? michael steele is not problem with the country. michael steele says things that may not be the smartest things to say, getting atacked by lindsay graham or the john mccains or whatever. that isn't the issue. i'm not voting for michael steele tonight president of the united states or my congressman or senator. right now the republican party is winning. you don't change horses in july going into a november election. i'm sure governor kaine, would love to see the horse change and put somebody

the wells are sealed with cement, but geophysicist roger anderson-- at columbia university-- said that is no guarantee. >> well, the plugs, the big question is how long does cement last and to take for it oxidize. we don't actually know that even for our buildings, our skyscrapers that have a significant amount of cement in them. we don't know how long they'll last. >> sreenivasan: ironically, b.p. was injecting cement to seal the well under its "deepwater horizon" platform, when it burst on april 20. it has been gushing ever since, and may not be plugged for another month. those russians accused of spying in the u.s. may be heading home in a prisoner swap. it was widely reported today that an exchange is in the works. five of the russian suspects were being moved from virginia and boston, to new york. the other five suspects are already there. they could be traded for several people convicted in russia of passing secrets to the u.s. more than 50 iraqis were killed in attacks across baghdad today. 32 of them died in a suicide bombing. the victims were shi-ite pilgrims crossing a bridge

story of the collapse of lehman brothers"; and john coffee, a professor of securities law at columbia university. he has served on advisory boards in the past to the s.e.c. and the new york stock exchange. >> so lawrence mcdonald, it's a complex subject but a simple question to start. who won this? >> goldman sachs won it i could have sworn i saw the c.e.o. of goldman sachs doing a cartwheel down park avenue last night. i mean quite frankly, 550 million dollar fine is less than their charitable contributions in 2009. and it's also less than the bonus pool of their top executives. so it's a big win for goldman sachs. >> brown: john coffee, what do you see? >> well, i disagree. every settlement is a compromise and both sides had to give in at an intermediate position. i think the sec got what they most needed. the sec chose here to vindicate a principles more than to maximize the penalty. and that was sound. if you go back to april, in this case was brought, most of the industry was protesting that the sec was pushing the envelope and there was no obligation to make the disclosures the sec wanted.

he is -- he attended columbia university, harvard law school, and was president of the harvard law review. apparently somebody at the white house that those were pretty impressive academic credentials. before columbia, he did not spend any time at occidental, did you? [laughter] just to start out, given that rare distinction, how is the u.s. counter-terrorism policy different under president obama that was under president bush? >> first, let me thank the aspen forum for holding this. it is a pleasure to be here. i think it does not an accident that i was asked to stay on by president obama. i will add a third name -- stuart levy, the undersecretary for terror finance. i do not think it's an accident that the two of us and secretary gates were brought on because frankly, although i think counter-terrorism was given a very political made during the bush administration, i like to say that 95% of what i do on counter-terrorism is utterly apolitical. the problem is the 5% of people talk about takes up 95% of the air time. but the vast majority of what we do in the counter-terrorism community o

columbia university professor alan brinkley on his new book on henry loos and the reinvention of thene industry. that is on c-span 2. for the complete schedule, go to book tv.org. >> the senate judiciary committee will vote on tuesday for the nomination of elena kagan. learn more about the nation's highest court. you can get cspan's latest book available in hardcover and as an ebook. >> "washington journal" continues. host:lou jacobson is here to talk about state races. why should people at large pay attention to this? guest: certainly, a big factor coming up is that something has to be done now. the census will change seats in congress. it will be drawn by all of these -- newlines will be drawn. this will be based on who controls the senate, the state house, and the governorship. this will affect show congress operates for the next four years. host: as far as the way you look at this, what is happening on these state legislative races as far as the inkling you get from what will end up? guest: the democrats have done pretty well. they are at a relative high point. they control a maj

also this week and, at the university -- columbia university professor on his new book. a weekend filled with a non- fiction books on c-span2. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on facebook and twitter. sign up for our schedule alerts e-mails at c-span.org. >> we are covering the first of two debates over the weekend between republican incumbent john mccain and gop challenger j.d. a word. here is the latest bad. >> -- the latest advertisement. >> his response was, yes, i appeared in is this. buyer beware. buyer beware. pork barrel spender, lobbyist, up voter beware. >> i am john mccain and i approve this message. >> tired of john mccain's negative ads? so am i.. john mccain is hiding his record behind a false tax on my husband. he has sold out the people of arizona on immigration, tax increases. now a has embraced character assassination to keep his job. he should be ashamed. he is a principled conservative. >> joining us from the newsroom is political reporter. we just showed those latest ads

degree from columbia university and his medical doctor ship from the albert einstein college of medicine. he is the founding director at the va . i consider him to be a personal friend and i am very pleased he agreed to come here to to the va today. dr. katz. [applause] >> first the advertisement -- we have va suicide prevention stress balls in front. if everyone would take five and give four to friends and colleagues, we would really be working him to get the message out. how many people came here from pamela hyde's talk? good, good, those of you who were there heard her speak about veterans and military issues. the director of samsa used to veterans and military mental health as an important part of overall mental health in america. she gets john, thank you for arranging this va/dod symposium. next year, it should be samsa/hhs/va/dod. what goes on with veterans and families and active duty personnel america's business. does not often the corner. it is important for the country as a whole. ms. hyde pointed out there were 2 million children in america who had one or more parents who are

reporter: sarah piccard taylor is with the teacher's college reading and writing project at columbia universityound the country talking to parents like this one at p.s. 29 in brooklyn. >> my number one piece of advice is to create a ritual around reading in your own home. magazines like "highlights" or "cricket," those are fun magazines for them to get in the mail. getting kids into a series that they love will make them want to read one book after another after another. >> three options -- >> reporter: audio stories are also a great option. like "tales to go" created by william and tracy wyle. >> this is a way to get more literature in their life. you're on the go. >> it can be a family event in the car. moms and dads can listen too, and it can spark discussion. >> reporter: which is a great way to incorporate reading into your summer travel. >> bring along some things for the kids to read to help you almost plan the vacation. they could be reading museum maps, they could be reading the guide book. all that will keep them engaged in reading for a few minutes each day. >> hard sometimes to get

after that, a columbia university professor discusses his new book on henry luce. a weekend filled with nonfiction books on c-span2. for the complete schedule, go to booktv.org. >> they spoke with reporters about their opposition to the democrats'economic policies. this is about 15 minutes. >> of the met -- the american people continue to ask, where are the jobs? we met with organizations that represent 4.5 million american employers who hire about 46 million americans. we were there to listen to them. their ideas -- to listen to them and their ideas about how to get our economy going again. there are a lot of barriers to job creation in america. we see a lot of uncertainty in washington, that has many american employers great concern about what the future is going to look like. yesterday, mr. kantor and i sent a letter to the president, asking him to listen to private- sector employers about their ideas to get our economy going again. it is clear that the path that we've been on of the last 18 months has not worked and is not working to the american people want to

my jaw dropped when i saw the crowds around the columns in columbia, the university i love so much. i could not believe the size of the crowds at liberty memorial on that wonderful evening that the president came to campaign here in kans city and the closing hours of the campaign. and i never would have bet that we would have of tens upon thousands of people filled a high school football stadium in springfield the weekend before the election. [applause] it was an amazing time because people were inspired. itas amazing because people were caught up in the possibility of what america is supposed to be. we have got to realize that we cannot win in states like missouri if we do not have that same kind of passion and enthusiasm. whilwe are very grateful to you for what you have done today, what you have to do from here on out is you have got to start shaking people by their shoulders and saying, wait up. because we have a real choice to make -- wake up. we can decide to move forward with governor nixon, a senator mccaskill, andenator carnahan -- [applause] or we can go back. the choice i

my jaw dropped when i saw the crowds around the columns in columbia, the university i love so much. i could not believe the size of the crowds at liberty memorial on that wonderful evening that the president came to campaign here in kansas city and the closing hours of the campaign. and i never would have bet that we would have of tens upon thousands of people filled a high school football stadium in springfield the weekend before the election. [applause] it was an amazing time because people were inspired. it was amazing because people were caught up in the possibility of what america is supposed to be. we have got to realize that we cannot win in states like missouri if we do not have that same kind of passion and enthusiasm. while we are very grateful to you for what you have done today, what you have to do from here on out is you have got to start shaking people by their shoulders and saying, wait up. because we have a real choice to make -- wake up. we can decide to move forward with governor nixon, a senator mccaskill, and senator carnahan -- [applause] or we can go back. the

the university of south carolina located in columbia, south carolina, was founded in south carolina college in 1801. the university offers more than 350 programs of study, from 14 colleges and schools. has an enrollment of over 28,000 students. the gamecocks have 19 athletic programs and won seven national championships, including the 2010 college world series. since 1970, south carolina gamecocks baseball has been considered an elite program in college baseball, appeared in 26 ncaa tournaments and noncollege world series. the team played their first intercollegiate game in 1895. ted turner has 10 -56 in ncaa tournament play. 2010 south carolina gamecocks baseball team was led to national victory by the head coach. in 14 seeps in south carolina, coach tanner has 634-282 record with four college world series appearances this. year in 2010 coach tanner and the gamecocks won the ncaa championship at the college world series in omaha, backing the first team -- becoming the first team to win and the third team to win the college world series after losing their first game. they won the world seri

the marine corps, graduated from the university of virginia law school in 1977, and i'd been engaged in the private practice of law here is that the district of columbia ever since then. i joined my firm in 1984. thea trial attorney in litigation's department of this use law firm. we have about 1700 lawyers around the world. the firm to its great credit has always been a very strong supporter of the professions commitment to pro bono legal services. when i saw the pictures, as we all did, of those orange-clad man with the goggles over their highs kneeling behind a chain- link fences and guantanamo, i thought to myself, if ever there was a group of folks who needed pro bono legal representation, these are the guys the need that. so i was introduced to the center for constitutional rights, which is an ngo that acts as a clearing house for the guantanamo habeas lawyers, and i went through the training that they sponsor, and at the end of two days of training, i took on the representation of three clients that we have represented since then. their petition was filed at the end of 2005, and finally a share in indicate that following the supreme court decis

the marine corps, graduated from the university of virginia law school in 1977, and i'd been engaged in the private practice of law here is that the district of columbia ever since then. i joined my firm in 1984. i'm a trial attorney in the litigation's department of this use law firm. we have about 1700 lawyers around the world. the firm to its great credit has always been a very strong supporter of the professions commitment to pro bono legal services. when i saw the pictures, as we all did, of those orange-clad man with the goggles over their highs kneeling behind a chain- link fences and guantanamo, i thought to myself, if ever there was a group of folks who needed pro bono legal representation, these are the guys the need that. so i was introduced to the center for constitutional rights, which is an ngo that acts as a clearing house for the guantanamo habeas lawyers, and i went through the training that they sponsor, and at the end of two days of training, i took on the representation of three clients that we have represented since then. their petition was filed at the end of 2005, and finally a share in indicate that following the supreme court