a former lawyer at the justice department national security division now a fellow at george mason university. it's great to see you today. i want to you can the about what is in store for wednesday and gina haspel's nomination. >> they should focus on her

then george mason university history professor discusses james version, who challenged the laws of the day regarding women's rights. this is 90 minutes. >> good evening everyone. i am from the great state of wisconsin on the board of the mount vernon ladies association. it is my privilege and pleasure to welcome all of you this evening to the washington library for the fourth annual martha washington lecture held each march in celebration of women's history march -- month. this was created to share insight into the life and times of martha washington. it is made possible through a grant from the richard s reynolds foundation of richmond virginia. we are delighted that c-span will be taping tonight's program. womenember of an all board that oversees the operations and preservation of this great american landmark, i brieflyesist talking about the important work that was done by and pamela cunningham, our founder, starting a 1853. it is hard to believe this wonderful historic estate was almost lost forever, a mere 60 .ears after washington's death in the 1850's, when washington's heirs co

i have about three clinical trials going right now at george mason. and at other universities across the u.s. some interesting stuff. i like to do cutting translational research. i've got a clinical trial where giving a mick tour of bacteria, which are bacteria specific viruses to individuals to see if we can kill off some of those bad beacteria in your colon and relate some gi abnormalities which a large portion of the population have. through my consulting group, think healthy group, i do a lot of consulting on the policy side, particularly the nutrition policy side, helping companies really look at their resources, companies and commodity boards and look at areas of strategic research interest for those companies. and then, i guess, to kind of round things off, i've been a regular on the national media. several of you have probably seen me on the dr. oz show and i can resonate with the secretary, a lot of people want to throw rotten tomatoes at me as well. so that's been an interesting aspects of my career that i never really intended to come about

she is a graduate of george mason university school of law and holds a bachelor degree in history from xavier university. we're actually going to start with elizabeth and she's going to talk about the appellate nominees under the trump administration and their performance since being confirmed to the court. elizabeth, if you would. >> like you said, i'm here to talk about trump's appeals court judges but i just wanted to note that overall the nominees that we've had have been overwhelmingly fantastic, they have a wide range of background backgrounds, we have state court judges, individuals coming from private practice, law professors, a number of former state solicitors general to just tremendously experienced individuals. getting into those who have been confirmed, just the few quick data points, there have been 15 confirmed overall and of those, three have been confirmed to this circuit, three to the sixth circuit and went to the d.c. circuit here in washington. remember how contentious it used to be to get anyone on the d.c. circuit? thanks to harry reid, it is a lot easier now. jus

he is interviewed by former cia director michael hayden at a forum hosted by george mason university school of policy and government. >>> what i would like to do now is it introduce general hayden. that introduction doesn't need to take a lot of time for i think the vast majority of the audience

media group and in doha we cross the mohammed show how he is a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university and author of what is an lightman continuity a rupture in the wake of the arab uprisings all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want my all. appreciate dan dan let me go to you because i know you just came back from syria so you have a good feel for the lay of the land here you know i asked in my in my introduction just exactly what do you think washington's goals are because i guess it depends on who you ask in washington these days go ahead. absolutely i mean washington has really had nothing of a coherent strategic policy in syria for many years it's not just now i mean we've had four five years of of washington saying that want to take the lead from behind and not not really understanding exactly where it's going with this strategy and this is been really really shown by the last events of over one hundred u.s. tomahawk missiles striking different syrian military targets while i was in damascus for that matter at the end of

he is a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university and author of what is an lightman continuity a rupture in the wake of the arab uprisings all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate dan dan let me go to you because i know you just came back from syria so you have a good for.

there is an effort that's what was working at george mason. there has been a huge fight going on. and they had funded centers somewhere between 30350 colleges and universities that are pushing through with the free market ideology. just about freedom of expression and ideas and ideas on campus. they are politically correct and they need to fund all of this in order to make sure that this ideology gets a little bit of a hearing. they are doing this all over the country. and it varies depending upon which part of the country. i was down speaking at the university of texas in austin recently. they have a brand-new coke center that was just opening it's amazing how little they understood about it. they sent it's said it's just about freedom of expression there's so much money behind it. it's very hard for the places to turn away the money. then they were shocked that they have a debate in the have of the center. the pre-existing faculty was blown away by how right wing they were. it is happening all over the country. i think there is more of a fight now than there was when i wrote the

there is an effort and an organization called on coke my campus and that is what was working at george mason is and at wellesley the koch brothers are now funded centers in 350 colleges and universities that are pushing free market ideology under the guise of it being freedom of expression and freedom of ideas on campus and politically correct and they need to personally fund this to make sure the ideology is not airing and they are doing this all over the country and it varies depending on which part of the country how woke they were. i was down speaking at the university of texas in austin recently and they had a brand-new coke center that was just opening and it's amazing how little people understood about what about it. they said it was freedom of expression and we just thought it was a good thing in there so much money behind it and it's hard for these places to turn away the money and then they were shocked that they had a debate in the head of the center debated the people on the faculty and the pre-existing faculty was pulled away by how right-wing they were. these are conservative p

cynthia is a professor of history at george mason university where she teaches courses on early america, women and gender, and early southern history. she is impressively prolific. the author or editor of nine books including the insightful "martha jefferson randall" which is a real model on how to do a biography really well. and the provocative "scandal bazaar." she has no material resources. they have vanished. i know i am . we will talk more about all of these things, i hope in a few minutes. thank you. [applause] charlene: it is a great honor to introduce the next woman. cynthia is a professor of history at george mason university where she teaches courses on early america, women and gender, and early southern history. she is impressively prolific. the author or editor of nine books including the insightful "martha jefferson randall" which is a real model on how to do a biography really well. and the provocative "scandal bazaar." a must read for all of you. her next book project focuses on disasters in america through the civil war era. tonight, dr. kierner will share her work on an

media group and in doha we cross the mohammed kawi he is a professor of conflict resolution at george mason university and author of what is an lightman continuity a rupture in the wake of the arab uprisings all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate dan dan let me go to you because i know you just came back from syria so you have a good feel for the lay of the land here you know i asked in my in my introduction just take zachary what do you think washington's goals are because i guess it depends on who you ask in washington these days go ahead dammit. absolutely i mean washington has really had nothing of a coherent strategic policy in syria for many years it's not just now i mean we've had four five years of of washington saying that one to take the lead from behind and not not really understanding exactly where it's going with this strategy and this is been really really shown by the last events of over one hundred u.s. tomahawk missiles striking different syrian military targets while i was in damascus for that matte

then george mason university history professor discusses james version, who challenged the laws of the day regarding women's rights. this is 90 minutes. >> good evening everyone. i am from the great state of wisconsin on the board of the mount vernon ladies association. it is my privilege and pleasure to welcome all of you this evening to the washington library for the fourth annual martha washington lecture held each

[laughter] jeremy rabkin, george mason university, scalia law school, old friend of mine. and a brilliant scholar who will be joining me to discuss the book. jeremy, back to you.

george mason university. that's about it for daybreak australia this morning.and betty up next with daybreak asia. whiplash, right? we are continuing to unpack this latest twist and turn. betty: we are going through the stages of a breakup when it comes to these talks between president trump and kim jong-un. it seems like right now, it's not the right call for president the definition of denuclearization. sean hayes.g what does this mean for north korea now? it seems they are willing to talk anytime. how does china play into all this? does this make them less willing to put pressure on pyongyang? betty: we will stay on that fame with gordon chang, the author of nuclear showdown. north korea takes on the world. he thinks the president just had no choice but to cancel the meeting. although he would come back to the north koreans with a different type of question. his question would be, do you want to meet or not? but it looks like it makes tough talk from the president has gotten the north koreans back to the table. fori: even some accolades the president, saying

rebecca has a phd in american history from george mason university. she and her work have been profiled in "the washington post", "the new york times" and the new yorker and the teacher on the history or channel and other media outlets. she will discuss her new book rescue board, the untold story of america's efforts to save the jews of europe. this book tells the little-known story of john, a lawyer who persuade president roosevelt to organize the refugee board in 1944. their work involved forging identity papers, recruiting spies, leaking it news and channeling food and money to underground organizations. in 20 months the board saved tens of thousands of lives. lynn olson, author of the book last island, says that with her magisterial research rebecca brilliantly brings to life the gripping little-known story of this transformative moment in american history and persuading government lawyers who made this happen. the fine work of scholarly detection turning up a story that deserves to meet much better known. ladies and gentlemen, rebecca erbelding.

he is now a professor at george mason university's law school. he is also a judge. recently, his career has taking the spec take into fascinating paths. laster, he traveled to dubai, europe, melbourne australia, and china. he has been teaching judges about the american model of competition, regulation, and sensible antitrust laws. in china, they have only had antitrust laws for the last 10 years. he told me that these countries do not have the same understanding of healthy competition as it works here in america. he said, american companies are taking a real beating around the world. china and the european union have each find google about $1 billion for conduct that are ftc examined found was not anti- competitive. the newest and most incredibly exciting project he is working on is the three-part series for public television on the u.s. constitution. it is called, freedom, if you can keep it. my heart is singing. in order to film the series, the judge has been traveling to do research in monticello, mount pelee, independence hall, gettysburg, and winter harvard mai

his niece who is here, george mason, i think, correct me if i'm wrong, she wrote a piece on the saying its inception, we strive to remain impartial amid infighting, violence and turmoil concentrating on helping palestinians in need regardless of their politics. food, water, healthcare, those kinds of things. that is her take on it. >> i have seen the textbooks released to the public and to myself and other congressman and it is horrible. this is incitement to violence, this has poisoned the minds of the next generation. that is why we have people going to the fence and getting killed. that is why we -- i was the house sponsor, telling the palestinian authority don't take us taxpayer dollars and give it to terrorists who are now in prison, paying them more than they would ever make in the civilian sector or the surviving families if they get killed. this is incitement to terrorism and violence. they are doing that on that front as well. shannon: there are millions of taxpayer dollars involved so it does warrant congressional investigation. let us know if that launches the track and what

i want to turn the podium over to professor zachary schrag of george mason university. >> thank you. i am honored to be here today with two distinguished historians of infrastructure and an audience that i hope is willing to be persuaded that knowledge of history can inform present debates. we are gathered in a room eliminated in electrical lights. we arrived by road and air. without pressing my luck and going to guess that many people shower this morning, perhaps in water heated by natural gas. president eisenhower in 1955 said that the unifying forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear, the united states. but as a professor has written, so crucial are our infrastructure systems we view them as natural and inevitable. we tend to only notice shortcomings when something doesn't work. when we are asked to boil our water or when a bridge collapses. we pay attention to infrastructure only in times of failure, certainly in the case of the washington metro which has received attention as its liability has declined. infrastructure i

i want to pass it over to professor zachary schrag of george mason university. thank you. i am honored to be here today with these distinguished historians of infrastructure and an audience that i hope is willing to be persuaded that knowledge of history can inform present debates. we are gathered in a room illuminated by electric light, arrived by rail and airport, drank coffee that arrived by seaport, through miles of pipes and means. pressing my luck, i will guess that many people here shower this morning, perhaps in water heated by natural gas. professor eisenhower said the unifying forces of our -- dynamic forces of the very name we bear, the united states. prof. schrag: but as professor bednarek has written, so crucial our error infrastructures to our daily existence that we view them as natural and inevitable. we only notice the shortcomings when something does not work. when we are asked to boiler water, the water goes out, or a bridge collapses. we pay attention to infrastructure only in times of failure, certainly the case with the washington metro, the case i ha

tom: you are george mason, everything is at the right of everybody.progressives and liberals? politerogressive is a term for liberal. liberal is not popular in the united states. generally speaking, the present therogressive movement was idea behind it was reform. what is happening is, people on the left who have been on the defensive since the 1960's theuse of backlash of what liberals were doing in those days, they have adopted the term progressive, which is broadly acceptable. tom: thank you so much. the book standoff, how america became ungovernable. it is a history lesson on where we have been and where we are right now. georgeliam schneider, mason and also at cnn. we will continue with carl weinberg. lots to talk about. we will talk on the radio as well. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is whom serve -- "bloomberg surveillance." barclays says fraud charges had been dismissed on capital raising. the bank was accused of conspiring with officers and employees to commit fraud. the court throughout charge of unlawful assistance link to barc

judge maggs: you taught at georgia and george mason and g.w. what is your goal in teaching? justice thomas: you know, i think the people make learning learning -- well, let me back up. did you see "the wizard of ozz" who was the wizard. judge maggs: who was the wizard. that little guy. justice thomas: we make everything mysterious. judge maggs: don't look behind the curtain. justice thomas: that's what we do in our class. there was a young man in our constitutional law class at the end and said i will never look at law the same again. i don't care what his ideology is. we were trying to get him to demystify it. it's not that complicated. why do we make it complicated. i have a buddy to is a quad dry pleegic and this was back in the , ando was a quadriplegic this was back in the days before you had these curb cuts. and when we got to the curb, it was like the great wall of china. and if we weren't up there to lift him over it, it was inaccessible to him. to some extent that's what we do to law. we start talking about -- we talking about -- we throw a little latin and little t

, and an inmate international security from the charter school public policy and government at george mason university. we will begin with the remarks. there will be plenty of time for questions at the end so please hold those until after the discussion has concluded. and with that will turn things over to gene. >> thanks, jeff. thank you to all of you for being here. as jeff know we're in the middle of a renewed debate here on the hill about what role, if any, that congress should play in the choice between war and peace. that's the most fundamental decision that any government can make and it's one that our constitution entrusts to congress. but for nearly 17 years now, that choices that lead to to the executive branch with the result of the united states has been almost constantly at war. in president obama's last year alone, the u.s. forces dropped over 26,000 bombs on seven different countries, and obama left office as the first two-term president in american history to have been at war every single day of his presidency. that's in large part thanks to a joint resolution that congress

in 1788 george mason said to disarm the people is the most effective way to enslave them. in 1824, john cartwright, thomas jefferson again said most of our state constitutions assert the power is inherent in the people, they use to exercise the power and the duty to at all times be armed. he also wrote the national progress of things, for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. the second amendment rights, by sen. cruz, it is not about hunting which it does protect, i am a hunter, it wasn't specifically about defending our home, it does that as well. and defending god-given rights, that we all share. if we didn't have a way to protect those rights, we would lose them. if you lose your rights don't expect to get them back, not without a fight and our founders knew that if we were going to have that fight we had to be armed to be successful so that second amendment right is fundamental to who we are as americans because it enshrines that absolute foundational goal of protecting our rights. that is why what you are doing here today and being part of this is so importa

judge ginsburg said that william howard taft the most underappreciated constitutional figure since george mason refused to sign it because i have no bill of rights. so now let's begin by thinking judge ginsburg 17 now i even the unaccustomed position to turn it over to you. >> and all of these letter carriers to be with us tonight. >> the book has a fair chance to address what taft has suffered i committed to you i read it three times again today really it is a first-rate treatment. it is not ponderous is it 200 pages including the index and extensive footnotes he does a wonderful job to capture and give the portrayal of the whole person. who had one of the most extraordinary careers in the course of our history. now when i started reading the book i didn't know a lot about taft personal life we know he was lampooned for being the largest president. but and i knew a little bit about his reform of the federal judiciary which is important what is with us today and we will discuss that but i did not know that having been not only elected to the lower court but he served as governor of the philippi

his niece who is here as a professor i think at george mason. correct me if i'm wrong.ce its inception unrwa has tried to remain impartial amid fighting, violence and turmoil concentrating on helping palestinians in need regardless of their politics. food, water, health care, those kinds of things. that is her take on it. >> i have seen some of the textbooks that have been released to the public. to myself and other congressmen. it's horrible. this is incitement to violence. this is poisoning the minds of the next generation. that's why we have these people going to the fence and getting killed. that's why we have, i was the house sponsor telling the palestinian authority don't take u.s. taxpayer dollars and give it two terrorists were now in prison, paying them a lot more than they would ever make in the civilian sector of their country. or the surviving families if they get killed. this is an incitement to terrorism and violence and deat death. the p.a. is doing that right now on that front as well. >> shannon: there are millions and millions of u.s. taxpayer dollars

a former lawyer at the justice department national security division now a fellow at george mason university. it's great to see you today. i want to you can the about what is in store for wednesday and gina haspel's nomination. >> they should focus on her credentials and her tenure and the senior post she has held throughout the c.i.a. and dick rated in times by various presidents. that should be the meat of what the discussion is this week when it comes to her candidacy to be the director of the c.i.a. >> harris: matthew, there are questions about the interrogation. and the questions came up for john brennan who was fourth in command. so how could wednesday look different than for him. take us back. >> i don't think it should look any different and i don't think the outcome should be different than for him. he was confirmed. i believe he received 66 votes in favor of the confirmation. to me that is the shame of the process. gina haspel is lower in the ranks than john brennan was at the time of the programs and she has been held to a higher standard to me seems very odd. especially given her

[laughter] jeremy rabkin, george mason university, scalia law school, old friend of mine. and a brilliant scholar who will be joining me to discuss the book. jeremy, back to you. [laughter] >> well, i think i'm here because the last -- no? it's on. you're saying shout into the microphone. okay. i think i am here because the last chapter of in this really fine book is about justice scalia, and so we've got someone from the scalia law school to wave at it. the book is fun, the author is fun the. i'll say just a little bit about the author and the book, and then he has some selections, i guess, from the book. joseph tartakovsky, probably known to many of you here, has been associated with the claremont institute. he as has a law -- he has a law degree from fordham. he was deputy solicitor general of nevada. he now lives in san francisco, was born in the soviet union, right? so he's one of those people who has strong reasons to appreciate what the constitution has done for us in america, and i would give my summary of this book before he gives his own account of it. we ought t

he is interviewed by former cia director michael hayden at a forum hosted by george mason university school of policy and government. >>> what i would like to do now is it introduce general hayden. that introduction doesn't need to take a lot of time for i think the vast majority of the audience here. for those one or two

and we also have the founder of the international institute of george mason law, he was senior advisor to the senate relations foreign committee. carolyn, your reaction to this tweet. it had been building throughout the day. how do you read what the president's calling for here and the potential implications of what he's calling for? >> well, it is certainly unprecedented, as geoff said. we've never seen anything like this happen before and it is sort of the culmination of everything that we've seen. i think there is a reason why the reporting over the past few days has really played on the semantics. is it a mole. is it someone he planted. is it a spy. well, no. by all accounts the reporting we've received thus far, this was a counterintelligence operative or someone there that was providing intelligence to the fbi, to investigators, in a discrete fashion. right? so it wasn't somebody implanted. it wasn't a mole. so there is really a distinction with a difference there between a spy versus someone who's just providing information, which happens all the time. so there are rules and reg

he has taught legal and political philosophy at george mason university, howard university, and tuskegee institute. his phd in social loss of pay at florida state university. the winner of three cases before the u.s. supreme court, he has testified before the subcommittee on the constitution of the senate judiciary committee. subcommittee on crime of the house judiciary committee, senate governmental affairs committee, and house committee on the district of columbia. a contributor to numerous scholarly volumes, he is author of the books gun control in the third reich, disarming the jews and enemies of the state, the founders second amendment, let every man be armed, securing , freed men and the right to bear arms, and target switzerland. he is also the author of the forthcoming title, gun control zi-occupied france, which will be available beginning next month on amazon.com and other booksellers. it's with great pride i present you stephen p halbrook. [applause] >> thank you, it's great to be here. i spoke here in the early 90's. i think the title of my address tonight is supposed to be

he's been a principal at the chertoff group which is a security consulting firm and a teacher at george mason university. couple of years ago while the field of republican presidential candidates was still sorting itself out ahead of the 2016 election, mike released his first book, "plain to the edge. -- playing to the edge." that work, which became a new york times bestseller, addressed national arguments over such controversial issues as surveillance, drones, interrogation and other controversial programs in which he had played a role. his new book, "the assault on intelligence," ranges beyond such specific policy matters to sound a general alarm about how trump's actions and rhetoric are eroding a basic pillar of our democratic society; namely, the truth. looking back at the 2016 campaign in the first months of the trump administration, mike recounts how emotions and personal beliefs have repeatly done more than facts and objective reality to shape decisions and influence public opinion. such a departure from evidence-based thinking is profoundly unsettling for the intelligence community w

i'm an online editor from my school's newspaper, "the george mason university," and i was just wondering if you guys could speak a little bit to the fact that social media is such a platform for you, and how are you utilizing that better than the adults who clearly don't get it? >> yeah. we definitely -- i mean, we're all young. we grew up with social media so it's definitely our edge on twitter, maybe facebook, but facebook is kind of getting a little -- you know. we're like able -- i think social media is definitely an essential part in this movement just because social media kind of -- i mean, people criticize us as the generation who is always on social media and like who never like really take into account that we have to like be outside and like interact with others besides on our phones, but we've also been able to use this to just unify people from around the world from like -- i mean, we've gotten like so much support from just around the country. >> from australia, from europe, from around the country. >> yeah, like so i think social media definitely played a huge role in that.

service he has been a principal of the chartup group, security consulting firm and a teach at george mason university. a couple of years ago, while the field of republican candidates war sorting itself out. mike releases releases the firsk "playing to the edge." bill a "new york times" bess seller, addressing national arguments over such controversial issues as surveillance, drones, interrogation, and other controversial programs in which he had played a role. his knew book, the assault on intelligence, ranges beyond such specific policy matters to sound a general alarm about hoe trump's actions and rhetoric are eroding a basic pillar of our democratic society, namely, the truth. looking back at the campaign he on serves how -- to shape decisions and influence public opinions. such a departure from evidence based thinking is unsettling from the intelligence community whose mission is to get at the truth. the same can be said about journalist, the courts, law enforcement, and all of which, as mike on serves, are feeling the ground under them eroded in the current post-truth world. in russia

professor extraordinaire, george mason university, old friend of mine and a brilliant scholar who will be joining me to discuss the book. jeremy, back to you. >> i think i am here because the last desperate no? it's on. you are saying shout into the microphone? okay. i think i'm here because last chapter of this fine book is about justice scalia and so that is someone from the scalia law school to way that it the book is from and the author is fun. i will say it just about the author in the book and then he has some selections, i guess, from the book. joseph tartakovsky commonly known to many of you here has been associated with the claremont institute and he has a law degree from fordham and he was deputy solicitor general of nevada and he now lives in san francisco and was born in the soviet union. right? he is one of those people who has strong reasons to appreciate what the constitution has done for us in america and i would give my summary of his book before he gives his own account of it. we ought to appreciate that the constitution is not just the work of the original framers bu

in 1778, george mason said to disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them. in a letter in june of 1824, john cartwright, thomas jefferson again said that most of our states constitutions assert the power is inherent in the people, that they use that, exercise that power, and that it is their right and their duty to at all times be armed. because, he also wrote, at the national progress of things was a liberty to yield and government to gain ground. whereas ronald reagan said, as government expands, liberty contracts. our founders knew that the second amendment right was important and as a said earlier i think by senator cruz, it's not about hunting, which it does protect, and i'm a a hunter, that's a good thing, and it wasn't even specific about defending our phones, though it does that as well. it was about defending those god-given rights that we all share, and that if we didn't have a way to protect those rights, we would lose them. as charlie said, if you lose your rights, don't eecthem to come back, not without a fight. our founders knew if we're going

professor extraordinaire, george mason university, old friend of mine and a brilliant scholar who will be joining me to discuss the book. jeremy, back to

cynthia is a professor of history at george mason university where she teaches courses on early america, women and gender, and early southern history. prolific.ressively the author or editor of nine books including the insightful " which jefferson randall is a real model on how to do a biography really well. "scandalrovocative ." a must read for all of you. project focuses on disasters in america through the civil war era. tonight, dr. kierner will share her work on another work. jane spurgin. please join me in welcoming dr. cynthia kierner. [applause] cynthia: thank you. as we spoke about the disaster thing on tuesday night, i'm afraid the pictures were way better for that. everything was exploding. it was great. no exploding women here. which i guess is good. happy women's history month, happy first day of baseball season. i am thrilled to be here. something completely different, i am going to use my time tonight to introduce you to someone that i first met in the archives about 20 years ago. someone who was a rough contemporary of martha way, iton, but in every is a really different