and hopefully by putting political pressure and economic pressure on great britain people in britain would then put pressure on parliament and get these hated acts repealed. now, one thing i think in our usual telling of the american revolution that gets overlooked is the status of the continental congress. we think, oh, a congress, of course, people would do what they asked. but remember, the continental congress was an extralegal body. in fact, from england's point of viewer, it was an illegal body. they had no official authority to make laws or to pass boycotts that would be imposed on the colonists. their authority came dlikt from the people. and to the extent that they were successful was the extent to which people voluntarily cooperated with their dictates. and i think this is something that is worth remembering because this was kind of an alternative government, a kind of shadow government that emerged, and it really -- its success really depended on the support of the people in a very direct way. and even more pointedly, the success of these boycotts depended on the support o

this editor still thought in terms of waging war against great britain by seizing canada. and i don't think until about 1900 americans finally realized that canada was here to stay as an independent nation. i tell my students if quebec ever pulls out of the canadian union, which i do not believe will happen, we may get canadian provinces, particularly from the west coast. i don't think any of that is going to happen. i think secession is sentiment. that movement in quebec really peaked in the 1990s. thank you. other questions? >> this might be a bit outside your province. but i heard on canadian television, of which detroit is one of three u.s. cities that receive canadian television, by the way, that canada almost went to war with the united states in the 1840s. do you know anything about that? >> i think the better argument is the 1830s. there were a number of problems on the northern border. you had irish nationalists periodically agitating -- now that's really in the 1860s. and i don't know quite how it happened. but it sounds to me like you have a bunch of irishmen si

that resolved the remaining outstanding problems -- most of them between great britain and the united states and canada. >> professor, we have a couple of counties named after a person named anthony wayne and alexander mccomb. could you comment on their roles, if any, in the war of 1812? >> well, anthony wayne was a revolutionary war hero who died in 1795 or '6, i believe. '6? okay. now, i live in wayne county nebraska and i teach at wayne state college in nebraska. we're one of a number of waynes named after the great man. mccomb county undoubtedly was named after the american general at plattsburgh who held the position there against the invading british force in 1814. although that campaign that turned on a successful naval battle, like the battle of lake erie, this was the battle of lake champlain. but you see it was mccomb county? mccomb, yeah. and he later -- he got quite a bit of credit for the success at plattsburgh and remained an important figure in the u.s. army and the post war era. well, i think that concludes our time. i want to thank you all. you've been a great audienc

. >> also, in defense of the conventional battle the south was vying for recognition by great britain and france and that probably wouldn't have happened quickly if at all if they adopted a guerrilla strategy, which some people have advocated. >> but washington's, you know, a southerner and he managed to pull this off. you don't -- it's not just constant avoidance of battle. it's constant avoidance of battle with small victories that you can hold up and make big victories. suppress war. >> yeah, okay. and that's a fair point and that's probably -- that's the wiegly criticism and that's probably the most powerful criticism. i think gallagher quite ably goes through the problems with guerrilla war with confederacy and i would say first, there's recently a big book about guerrilla war recently came out by a guy named -- he finds -- he thinks guerrillas are more important than other wars. he acknowledges it's probably more important because it's so self-defeating, that guerrillas probably cause so many problems, it makes southern civilians angry with -- because they become prone to a lack

course a lot of eyes on what's happening in europe with the debt crisis where new concerns in great britainhat that country may be facing a double dip recession. here's more from the news conference as the fed chairman took questions. >> trying to make a living on parsing these statements noted on the section in strains in global financial markets the committee said this time around strain on global markets poses down side risks but in january the committee said the strains were easing. what are we to read into this apparent strange. strain tightening and what is your assessment with the debt crisis. are authorities adequately addressing that crisis. >> it's a fact the all description of what's happening in the environment. in january the financial markets had calmed considerably reflecting a number of steps taken in europe including notably the two large long term refinancing operation by the european central bank which helped finance europe's banks for up to three years. in recent weeks we've seen more market stress arising from concerns about the fiscal positions of spain and italy, and

. >> and also in the conventional battle was south was also vying for recognition great britain and france and probably wouldn't have happened at all if this he adopted a guerrilla strategy. >> but washington's a southerner and he managed to pull this off. it is not just constant avoidance of battle. it is constant of avoidance of battle with small victory that is you can hold up and make big victories, a press war. >> and that's a fair point. that's probably the weigley criticism, probably the most powerful criticism. i think gallagher quite ably goes through the problems with guerrilla war for the confederacy and i would say there is recently a big book about guerrilla war recently came out by a guy named dan sutherland and he actually thinks guerrillas are more important than other historians think but he acknowledges in the end it is important because it is so self defeating, right, that guerrillas cause so many problems that make southern civilians angry with their own government because they become prone to a lack of control and we don't cover it much in this class. you probably have

reduction of the tonnage of warships -- the three major naval powers being the united states, great britain, and japan at the time. it was a great triumph. roosevelt, on the other hand, in 1921 was paralyzed from the waist down with polio. what would seem to be a very promising career, there was talk in 1920 that roosevelt would be the democratic nominee for president. 1924 or 1928. but he was paralyzed, and it looked like his career was over. so you have chief justice hughes going up and roosevelt going down. but it was the abominable spirit. fdr began to think of a political career again. he was asked to attend the democratic national convention in 1924. he had braces all the way up and down his legs. he went to the podium on the arm of his 16-year-old son, james, and, of course, tried to make it look effortless. it wasn't. as he made his way to the podium, he gave a great speech talking about the happy warrior taken from a henry wordsworth poem, and the crowd erupted. they were deliriously happy, and they were clapping not just for al smith, but certainly for franklin roosevelt as well.

declared war on great britain in 1812." by my count, there are 17 myths incorporated into this paragraph, and yet most of the things i've said here probably would not be questioned by most people. and what i want to do is talk about those myths, but in order to set up that discussion of the individual myths, i want to make some general comments about mythology. first question we have to ask is what is a myth. it seems to me, it is something that is essentially wrong, an idea or a fact that is perceived to be true that is simply not true. it seems to me that myths range across the spectrum. there are some really big ideas that deal with what caused the war, the role of the militia, or who won the conflict, that are myths. typically, the big ideas have a grain of truth, some element of truth, but by and large, they are false, and then at the other end of the spectrum, you have small misconceptions that are plain factual errors. the notion, for example, andrew jackson fought in new orleans or the scottish 93rd regimen at new o

haven't seen a lot of people really openly oppose the patriot act here and it looks to me and great britain at this law is going to pass there so what do you think is the reason that a lot of people are not standing up and saying wait a minute this is a very bad thing. but you know i think part of it is certainly the mainstream media you know the patriot act didn't get a lot of discussion it was rushed through without a debate and even when it came up for renewal ten years later like you said the media still didn't cover it as a story you know it occasionally gets discussed here and there is a sort of excess of the bush administration but there's been very little ongoing coverage of exactly what it does and what it means and so people just don't know how much it's trampling on their rights and they don't know when they can take action to stop it you know these moments like patriot act renewal or like this bill going on in the u.k. they receive coverage on networks like this point but you know the vast majority of the mainstream media is too busy hacking into voice mails and things like that

they feel like they will not have the support of great britain. america was not trying to have support of anyone else. >> yes. >> i don't think it's all that different. i think in the american revolution the americans were looking for support from the french. holding on to showing the french that they could beat the british. was it green that at fort saratogo? >> that is a crucial battle. >> you're right. >> back in the american rev lug, the french were in slang. because the french and the english need their support but they were not really as. >> the fact in 1776, 83 that the british and french were fresh off a war with each other and they really hated each other but in 1861 the concert of europe is in full effect. >> and also, the british and the french. partly because of the refroech. really the british will come and make the decision to come in when it seems to them that the decision has already been made. it is hard to defend far away. all right, so recognition is an important thing. the confederates are going win enough victories to prove th

patriot act what do you suppose those lawmakers in great britain are trying to achieve here. well yes once again we're seeing a law being institut by a government by using the quote unquote terrorism excuse which says we need these extra powers to combat terrorism when in fact it and sweeping in pretty much every citizen of the entire country here we have britain proposing a law that was actually rejected in two thousand and six the liberal democrats in the conservative party in two thousand and six were true who were actually in charge now with the minority and they protested the law in the past but now they're saying we have to institute it now. like you said it requires all i p's to install these black boxes which gives the government the ability to track all text messages emails phone calls where they're going they're going to and where they were sent from and while they claim that there's no content restrictions or they're not allowed to actually take content. all of this information is all they need to then get a warrant and go after the content of the emails anyways i'

i also feel the opposition in great britain will feel the heat. that has gone way back. tony blair. >> this is a bipartisan effort on rupert murdoch's part to influence government. he wanted this done today. it's not done today. he faces more grilling tomorrow. what issues remain hacking at others and what do you think hans? >> today was like a walk down history. tomorrow we're back to the current moment, and as you know it's incredibly tense. it's all about phone hacking and how much does he know, when did he know it, and how did he allow when we heard from other inquiries a culture of corruption within his own company to grow and to take over his company. >> and so my guess is by the end of tomorrow he will not only disavow any political influence, he'll disavow any knowledge going on and any headlines and he will claim he didn't know he was running the media by tomorrow. >> yes, we'll back to the do therring old man. >> thanks for coming. >> thanks. >> my vie view coming up. better back it up. >>eliot spitzer takes on politics. >>science and re

great britain had long been mistress of the seas. number seven, kentucky rifman won the battle although it was fought after the war was over. rifles did not play a significant role in the battle. all the evidence suggests the eight batteries of artillery that anchored jack's line and even the british reported that the canister and grape shot fired from the weapons. it tore huj holes in the lines. muskets played a more sir 95 cant roles. rifles were probably third on the lines. rifles to be used had to be aimed. jackson's main line sustained only 15 and kill and wounded. this battle was fought after the war was over. the peace treaty was tinied on december 24th, 1814. the battle of new orleans was fought on january 8th, 1815. that's two weeks later. conventional wisdom holds that if only there were a telegraph and under water to send the message that the treaty had been signed, the battle never would have been fought. that ignores the first clause of the treaty again. the senate signed off unanimously on february 16th and late they're

spain and italy we all know about having real serious problems now and great britain has had real serious problems. there are lots of countries that are high wage countries that have not lost manufacturing. sweden, germany, a number of other countries have been able to perform quite well and many of those countries have taken all four of those steps. the overall tax rate is ten percentage points lower than the united states and these countries have put in place high rnd tax credits. you look at france and their credit is six times more generous than the u.s. credit, so they've put in place these kinds of incentives. a country we are big fans of is germany. they've been able to get high value added, compete against the chinese and there are a number of different reasons. two of them, they have a great apprenticeship programs. they take workers and train with colleges and second, they have a wonderful system of what are called fron hoppers. 59 centers that cofunded, two-thirds by industry and a third by the government. located at or near universities that work with middle sized companies li

so if anybody, the british won the war at sea, and one would expect that, because after all, great britain had long been mistress of the seas. number seven, kentucky and tennessee riflemen won the battle of new orleans, although this battle was fought after the war was over. well, rifles did not play a very significant role in the battle of new orleans. all the evidence suggests it was those eight batteries of artillery that anchored jackson's line. even the british reported that the canister and grape shot fired from those weapons, it just tore huge holes in the advancing british lines. and my guess is that u.s. muskets probably played a more significant role than rifles. rifles were probably third in inflicting damage on the british advancing lines. rifles to be used properly had to be aimed. and i don't think people were aiming their rifles or muskets. we have some contemporary reports that simply indicate that the riflemen and the musketmen were simply holding their weapons above the earth works and pulling the trigger without looking. and who can blame them. it was a lot safer that wa

they just expelled someone, i think, great britain, today, yesterday. i don't know when national security starts and individual liberties begin. what's your thought? >> i want to he doors some of what my copanelists have said. that it's very important in the war on terror that we have the cooperation of the overwhelming majority individual americans, arab americans and muslim americans. >> one of the great strengths of our country is that even though homegrown terrorism is on the rise, generally speaking, american muslims have assimilated in our society and our culture thousands serve in the military and that we're actually the examples of the world of how you assimilate. >> no, i think that's right. stereotyping is very dangerous in this area. most arab americans are not muslims. they're christian. you can't just look at somebody's name and conclude things about them. as my copanelist said, it's very important to have the cooperation and the trust of the arab american community. so i don't want to give the impression that i think it should be, you know

we will have representatives from canada, great britain, maybe even a sea lord from great britain, andials from the united states to launch this bicentennial. we will see what the vote is. >> you can cast your vote beginning on may 1. would we have gone to war? will allow more information coming up. -- we will have more information coming up. the upper level storm is moving offshore. we will go back to tony. which would you vote for? >> either or. i am a pick-em kind of guy. he is a ball of energy. >> he has so much to teach you. >> there are some money historical sites around here in baltimore. that is a cool place at fort mchenry. we will talk to next half-hour. weather-wise, nothing going on. 41 at the airport. 39 in parkton. it is a little chilly but not quite as cold as it was yesterday. take a light jacket with you. we have a touch of cloud cover. this is a disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere. this will move off the coast. we'll have clouds and sunshine this afternoon. we can see some clouds around minneapolis. it could bring us some rain showers as early as tonight

that you're seeing because it is such a different different world in some ways even though the great britain and the u.s. also have so much in common i appreciate you being on with us are two bloggers yours former u.s. marine take over so. was move on to syria now where syrian president bashar al assad has agreed to a peace plan with an april tenth deadline for a u.n. supervised cease fire that said to include withdrawal of soldiers and heavy weapons from cities and the delivery of humanitarian aid this will only work however if the rebels put down their weapons as well and that may be difficult to do if they get outside support over the weekend several world leaders met in is stand bill to try to work out a deal with syria and part of that plan involves redefining or at least blurring the line between lethal and non lethal weapons are you correspondent there first the story. as for the lucian's. during the friends of syria conference it sends a little bit of mixed signals the first mixing signal is that there is two. main streams of ideas one supporting arming the syrian rebels and the othe

country over time and it was one of those things that free trade was one of the things that made great britain a great nation. again, i was reminded that richard nixon had a great love of history and love of biography, and i think that informed much of what he did, and it made him a wiser leader in many ways. if you've ever been out to independence missouri to go to the truman library, and harry truman was the only president in the 20th century that never went to college, but you'll find a talk out there when you get to high school students that was so applicable to nixon and truman said not every greeter is a leader, but every leader is a reader, and richard nixon is a reader. it made a great deal of difference to his presidency. he was clearly a flawed leader and deeply flawed, but he did have a bright side and he had a very dark side and we earn welled the consequences of the dark side and sometimes we need to remember the bright side. i would go back to that conversation and he'll talk about clinton. he thought, i think it is too tough for the public. i think if he gets too much responsibi

they just expelled someone, i think, great britain, today, yesterday. i don't know when national security starts and individual liberties begin. what's your thought? >> i want to he doors some of what my copanelists have said. that it's very important in the war on terror that we have the cooperation of the overwhelming majority individual americans, arab americans and muslim americans. >> one of the great strengths of our country is that even though homegrown terrorism is on the rise, generally speaking, american muslims have assimilated in our society and our culture thousands serve in the military and that we're actually the examples of the world of how you assimilate. >> no, i think that's right. stereotyping is very dangerous in this area. most arab americans are not muslims. they're christian. you can't just look at somebody's name and conclude things about them. as my copanelist said, it's very important to have the cooperation and the trust of the arab american community. so i don't want to give the impression that i think it should be, you know

in great britain the court can prevent the press from reporting on criminal cases that go to trial if authorities believe that justice could be tainted by media expositions. it's worth noting that great britain gives judges the power to make those who file frivolous lawsuits pay the entire cost of the case. thereby making it more difficult to game the legal system. talking points believes there is merit in the british hard line between british justice abuse. the fact that we now have two major television news operations covering a very important story in opposite directions, says a lot about where we are as a nation. the factor believes that the media should use restraint in its coverage of the martin zimmerman case. we don't believe that commentators who have already convicted mr. zimmerman are responsible. in fact, we believe they have hurt this country. and we will continue to cover the case without prejudice. and that's the memo. in a moment, geraldo will react to the battle between abc and nbc news. he has worked in both place. and, later, is mitt romney a silver spoon guy? that'

. >> in defense of a conventional battle, also vying for recognition by great britain and france and probably wouldn't have happened if they adopted a guerrilla strategy, which some people have advocated. >> but washington's, you know, a southerner and he managed to pull this off. you don't, it's not just constant avoidance of battle. it's with small victories that you can hold up and make big victories. suppress war. >> and that's a fair point and

. >> we learned this week that great britain slipped back into recession.raises the question, great britain, other european nations, cut back severely. you're saying we have to deal with our debt. how do we balance the need to deal with the long-term debt and get growth right now? >> we have a short term challenge and a structural challenge. we need to recognize the difference. you don't want significant cuts or significant tax increases in the short term because of a weak economic recovery. at the same point in time, we have a number of structural problems. tax and spending, the education patrol si, our infrastructure policy. the basic research policy. they're unstaenlabustainable at time. >> you look over the next six to nine months, what are the big x factors in the economy. >> what the economist is call t exogenous factor. you have spain, europe, the problems that paul krugman calls the bond vigilantes. they might exist. it rules out the spaniards. something hike that could happen. what is different now? we have had 11 recessions since the second world

even within europe during the european debate, we basically have more in common with, perhaps, great britain and some of the northern members of the european union in terms of keeping the european union is sort of unity of sovereign independent states. rather than a federation, which is now being proposed. this is a discussion that the checks probably -- czechs probably keep thinking of the past strongly. >> the government has a prime minister, a senate, and in a chamber -- >> we are a parliamentarian democracy. >> what is at the basis of the economy? why is it growing and how has it changed? >> i think we have to go back to the time of the first republic, after its creation in 1918, or even before then. it used to be the most industrialized region within the austrian-hungarian empire. if you look at a map, it is quite logical, because it has some geographical advantages. it has reversed. -- rivers. it is a crossroads of transportation. it has real roads and highways. even from the beginning of czechoslovakia, we used to be an industrialized country. of course, during the communist regime an

in great britain the court can prevent the press from reporting on criminal cases that go to trial if authorities believe that justice could be tainted by media expositions. it's worth noting that great britain gives judges the power to make those who file frivolous lawsuits pay the entire cost of the case. thereby making it more difficult to game the legal system. talking points believes there is merit in the british hard line between british justice abuse. the fact that we now have two major television news operations covering a very important story in opposite directions, says a lot about where we are as a nation. the factor believes that the media should use restraint in its coverage of the martin zimmerman case. we don't believe that commentators who have already convicted mr. zimmerman are responsible. in fact, we believe they have hurt this country. and we will continue to cover the case without prejudice. and that's the memo. in a moment, geraldo will react to the battle between abc and nbc news. he has worked in both place. and, later, is mitt romney a silver spoon guy? that'

>> he was very popular in great britain. for some reason the british press like 10 any sort of capture an american character they like to publicize. and the monkey trias changed everything. it was truly an international phenomenon. the internet allows me now to check and see what the book is selling and it has fans in india, australia, new zealand because they know if clarence darrow and the trust probably through inherit the wind and spencer tracy's great performance. the monkey trial was a phenomenon, comparable to the o.j. simpson trial. running against the pass, that is part of what the republicans are doing. and i don't know how you get a political benefit out of that. i'll talk about the governor of tennessee. >> here we are almost a century later. it's happening all over again. it's quite extraordinary. and molly have you here, too even though this isn't directly in the american century thought you might say a few words about the leopold trial. it's a sensational part of your boat. >> because it is los angeles fossae

. >> reporter: whales is a part of great britain famous for sheep. radioactive fallout was carried here by wind and rain contaminated areas grazed by sheep. for four months after the disaster farmers were banned from selling sheep from affected areas. glenn roberts has been farming in this region for almost 30 years. he estimates that in 1986 the chernobyl disaster caused a 40% drop in his income. even after the ban was lifted every sheep had to be tested before it koulds go to market. if levels of seize yum were too high they had to keep the sheep until contamination levels fell. affected farmers have followed the rules carefully. maintaining consumer confidence is critical for their livelihoods. >> they have more confidence because of all the work. >> reporter: finally, he's got the news he's been waiting for. from june 1, all remaining restrictions will be lifted. >> so happy. the whole process going to the end and seeing the light. >> reporter: the decision was made by the uk's food standard agency. officials point to the latest study that is sho

. >> they know that we fought with great britain, but beyond that they don't much. >> this has played a part in how it is played. many in the u.s. wanted to stay out of it. they see no reasons why americans had to fight and die. >> without a clear understanding, you have to deal with the question of mass sacrifice. it is uncertain of how we will do this. >> then, the great depression came and will the war -- world war ii. >> the names of the just war was clear and the americans knew what we were there for and we emerged as a victorious power. >> what has not been clear is for nearly a century, what else should america do to honor its sacrifices? as the u.s. winds down two modern wars, how the nation remembers its war dead is a question that future generations must continue to answer. >> and that brings today's show to a close but it can find constant updates on our website. from all of us here, thank you for watching and have a good holiday weekend. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermon

>>judge napolitano: great britain is the most wanted country not world.r 500,000 cameras that go 24/7 many in the city with microphones. cameron does not have the executive order and it could be defeated. but if it passes there will be no privacy because they can examine your internet habits without demonstrating a reason. we want to know what jonathan hunt is up to. we don't believe he is doing anything wrong, there is not a bit of evidence he has anything to do with terrorism but we are interested if this guy. give us permission to physical all of hi e-mail habits. that is what would happen if this becomes law. >>shepard: this just in. the supreme court has handed down a major ruling about script searches at u.s. jails. zap technology. departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our fastest way to return your car. just note your mileage and zap ! you're outta there ! we'll e-mail your receipt in a flash, too. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >>shepard: the supreme court is ruling that strip sevens are legal i

overseas where australian rupert murdoch, known as yahoo, finds himself still in a spot of trouble in great britain, simply because several of his newspapers hacked the phones of celebrityes, politicians, a 13-year-old murder victim and the relatives of some killed in action british soldiers and allegedly bribed scotland yard detectives to help with the cover-up. i could go on but i know many of you are probably eating in the next 24 hours. ( laughter ) but, of course, mr. murdoch has already answered for those crimes against decency last july. >> you said that ultimately you are responsible for the whole fiasco. >> no. >> jon: okay! well, that's a wrap, people! clear the chamber the house of common. i said good day. come on, murdoch! if you're not responsible, who is responsible? >> you have rnot responsible? who is responsible? >> the people that i trusted to run it and then maybe the people they trusted. >> jon: my god! ( laughter ) this scandal goes all the way to the bottom. ( laughter ) ( applause ) the buck stops-- ( laughter ) but now parliament has opened a second inquiry. this time, into

tradition, history, experience, survival in times of potential upheaval, i think describes why great britain today and the united states today are so very different than virtually any other model of government in the world. and yes, they've got a king and we've got a president that we elect every four years, but have you ever asked yourself why are there such difficulties in other parts of the world with what we assume is second nature? well, it's because it is second nature, and it's second nature because we have respected history and tradition and experience. and that has produced two pretty good countries in which to live. but you see how i'm getting from executing king charles to 2012? there is a continuum of development in the united states, a continuum that burke not only would have understood, but i suspect would have expected. one of the notions of conservatism is that it is a suggestion of change. and i think you will hear that as a simplistic explanation from most any liberal you get into a serious conversation with. that's not really true. it isn't a resistance to change. it is a

she supported the resistance movement against great britain. she objected to british tyranny. and she supported the establishment of an american nation whose future she saw as great and impressive. in 1775 she wrote a poem to george washington, to his excellency george washington, in which she praised washington's prowess as commander in chief and celebrated the american struggle against britain. not only that, she actually sent her poem to george washington. so here she is. she's still an enslaved woman, and she sends her poem to the commander in chief of the american continental army. washington, to his credit, responded to wheatley's poem generously and graciously, and the two actually met one another in 1776. it shows you then that even a slave owner like george washington was willing to recognize merit when he saw it. not so another american political leader, thomas jefferson, who dismissed phillis wheatley's poetry as inferior and not worth the label of literary. nevertheless, i think what this whole episode shows us is that for phillis wheatley and for the americans who