dr. thompson to talk about what -- how do you govern without compromise? it was suggested in your book you talk about alan simpson, who i know very well and bowles-simpson, you can't legislate without compromises, you might as well go home. to that mind how do we get past the gridlock, and what inspired you both to collaborate on this book? i assume there were a lot of compromises along the way. [laughter] >> no compromises in writing. but compromise has seen better days in this country and not surprisingly, andrea, government has seen better days in this country, and it's not surprising that the same time when compromise is at its ebb, the popularity of our congress is also now in single digits or barely 10%. and, you know, that accounts for the families and relatives of congressmen, right? so there you go. [laughter] >> and we're not sure about them. >> exactly, exactly. [laughter] so seriously, our diagnosis, there are many causes, but our diagnosis is that we're living in the era on a permanent campaign where every day is election day, and compromise d

dr. chris thompson from the university of san francisco. go, dons. 1855. i have not been there that long. i am in the department of exercise and sports science. i think it is a good match for me to be demonstrating the wii, which is a good physical activity. i am joined on the stage by a student, not from usf, but from san francisco state. we actually talk to each other. this is mackenna. >> good morning. >> finally, i am joined by alicia from the independent living center in san francisco. it is great for all of you to be here today. people will be trickling in over the next half hour. we will give you a taste of what wii is like. we have set up the game. i will start by playing mackeena in a game of tennis. the interesting thing about wii is we use this little remote. just by moving our arms, we can control movement on the screen. you will be watching up on the big screen as we play a game of tennis. are you ready? all right. we will select two players. that is me. does that look like me? it kind of those -- of does. does that look like mackenna? that is

dr. dennis thompson, and our thanks to all of you. as you know, there'll be a signing upstairs. [applause] .. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> now on booktv gary weiss explore the political and social ideologies of ayn rand author of the fountain head and atlas shrugged. this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for that warm and flattering introduction. it is interesting if you listen carefully to margaret's introduction, you will notice you might ask yourself why did i write a book about ayn rand. after all i am not a philosophy professor. nor am i an economist. these are the areas ayn rand was best known. she was a philosopher and she heavily influenced economic and political thought. my background is writing about wall street. in particular the underside of wall street. what got me interested in ayn rand was the 2008 financial crisis. i was writing an article on -- to wasn't alan greenspan it was timothy geithner, one of his major influences was alan greenspan. one of his

dr. barbara. -- barber. >> any young people -- mark thompson, down, you are 100 years old.you are young, stand up, if you are under 18. they said 25. i'm doing something different. let me do this. 21 and under. good. i want to say to you all, we need some civil-rights lawyers. i am prophesying over you all. we need some lawyers that will continue to fight. we have to dust off this constitution. barbara needs everyone of you all to be in terms. she needs a legacy. i want to believe some of you will become civil rights lawyers. give them a hand. [applause] thank you. i'm just teasing mark. brother mitchell used this andd, "interposition iing nullification." dr. king used those words as well. it means when the state tries to undermine or cancel the protections of the federal law the state law. when dr. king used it, he used it to keep from cursing. but it's really an ugly word. "whose governors lips are dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, said.e we are dealing with two realities. we are dealing with jim-crow. that is straight up racism, just right at yo