we are back with dan henninger, wall street journal editorial : and senior fellow, jason riley. irst on definitions, what is vertical race theory for those who haven't been following this debate? >> derives from marxism and gained currency in the 1970s so where there are power structures, he was talking about worker and being a zero-sum game in terms of who would prevail, the critical race theory is with racial power structure so white versus black in this case and it says the problem in terms of racial disparity are not only the fault of whites but the responsibility of whites to solve and that is the promise being discussed. paul: jillian, what is going on, what is the state doing here and how many are doing this? >> you mentioned tennessee and idaho, oklahoma and other states in your scene in some cases local school board level but it's interesting if you delve into what they are saying, a lot of these lawmakers say when you teach critical race theory in the classroom, you run into discrimination problems the idea that race has morality, you can tell a lot about somebody by th

economist and social theorist thomas sowell by jason riley, interviewed by dennis prager. sunday at 10 p.m. eastern, the premonition, a pandemic story. best selling author michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the covid-19 pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch booktv this weekend on c-span2. ♪ >> greetings from the national archives, it's my pleasure to welcome you to today's virtual author lek areture with -- lecture with serhii block key, the discovery of soviet missiles being installed in cuba triggered the most dangerous encounter of the cold war ubrivalry between the united states and the soviet union. after 13 anxious days, the two nations reached a resolution both aware of the danger of mutual destruction. but it wasn't just a showdown between two twoe rifles, it wasa global -- two rivals, office a global crisis. including white house recordings from the john f. kennedy presidential library and previously classified kgb records in moscow. serhii is the professor of ukrainian history and the director of the ukrainian research institu

of thomas soul interviewed by nationally syndicated host dennis. >> jason riley it is a pleasure to

of thomas soul interviewed by nationally syndicated host dennis. >> jason riley it is a pleasure to be with you. we have been together on my radio show and you have made a number of videos. i've read you in "the wall street journal." you are pretty ubiquitous in my life i just want you to know that. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> you have done a service to the intellectual life of america by writing a biography of thomas soul and i will begin in an odd way how do you explain, i think i know the answer, nonetheless, how do you explain one of the finest minds of the last half a century is unknown to have america? >> i guess to use today's, thomas soul was canceled along time ago. he is a conservative and way back in the 1970s when he began writing about racial controversies, he got in trouble in the media and he's never really shook that. i think it's something that has cost him professionally and it's probably the main reason a lot of people today know that names but not thomas soul. not only the terms of the breath of his work but also the rigorous analysis that is unmatched

of thomas soul interviewed by nationally syndicated host dennis. >> jason riley it is a pleasure tobe with you. we have been together on my radio show and you have made a number of videos. i've read you in "the wall street journal." you are pretty ubiquitous in my life i just want you to know that. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> you have done a service to the intellectual life of america by writing a biography of thomas

>> jason riley is a pleasure to be with you. you have been on my radio show and on a number of videos and in the wall street journal you are pretty ubiquitous in my line of practice. >> it's good to be here. >> you have done a service to the into a - - intellectual life of america and how do you explain, i think i already answer but nevertheless, how do you explain that one of the finest minds of the last half century is unknown to have america? [laughter] >> but he was canceled long time ago. he is a conservative in a black conservative. and with the racial controversy and in the media and never has really shook that in terms of notoriety that a lot of people like cornell west that notwithstanding the fact that building circles around those folks. not only the breath of the work and match by those folks. it is eight. >> it is a truly important book. was anything surprising in your research? >> and then to try to get them to cooperate and the number of times over the years. and not too much surprising one thing that might surpri

tonight at 10:00 on afterwards, maverick, a biology -- biography of thomas soul by jason riley.nterviewed by dennis prager. and the premonition a -- premonition, pandemic story, writing about the early morning sign -- early warning signs of a pandemic and the trump administration's response. ♪ >> now a senate core

sunday, maverick a biography of thomas soul by jason riley. he's interviewed by talk show host dennis praguer. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern. the premonition, a pandemic story. michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the covid-19 pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch book tv this weekend on cspan 2. >>> now a hearing on what's causing shortages of personal protective equipment during the pandemic and what can be done to prevent more in the future. from the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee, this is about an hour and a half. >> the committee will come to order. today's hearing, the second in a series examining the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic will focus on vulnerabilities in our medical supply chain that were fully exposed last year. as the united states struggled to secure desperately needed supplies to combat the spread of covid-19. despite years of warning of our nation's overreliance on foreign sources and manufacturers for critical medical supplies our na

words", maverick, a biography of economist and social theorist by wall street journal columnist jason riley. he's interviewed by national syndicated talkshow host dennis prager. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern premonition, a pandemic story. best selling author michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the coca 19 pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> sunday night on q&a, a conversation with filmmaker and author rick bier on his documentary and book about a world war ii army unit called the goat army. >> in 1944 patent had just raced across france with the third army towards germany and he was focused on trying to attack the city of -- and there was a gap that opened up in the front line and we did not have any troops to put there. the ghost army at that point was in paris and by the next day they are there basically about a mile from the front line setting up and pretending to be the sixth armored division. >> film maker and author rick byer, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. you can also look at the q&a on the po

claim the 2020 election was stolen we are back with our panel, dan henninger, kim strassel and jason rileytle bit ago, liz cheney survived 145 -- 61. now everybody expects she will be, what you think? >> i think what's changed has been her handling of this ongoing conflict she has with donald trump. everyone understood back to the beginning was about supporting her rights have voted to impeach him, voice her opinions and views and criticize him rightly for his actions january 6 and leading up to it. a lot of people are not sympathetic to the but her job is also to help the party win midterms and keep the party focused on united message that it is the voters, many become frustrated she's continued to talk so much about this and make it about division within the party and i think a lot of them just want that to go away. paul: jason, there's the issue of what she is saying really isn't wrong. she's just saying what she believes about the election being stolen, there's a lot of republicans who will say the off the record, they agreed with her but what's wrong with speaking out. >> i think this

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tonight on our weekly author interview program "after words", wall street journal columnist jason rileyconomist thomas soul for then tomorrow best selling author michael lewis looks at the early warning signs of the covenant teen pandemic and the trump administration's response. and on monday it's an extra day of book tv. featured programs and article presentation of our in-depth interview with historian and ronald reagan biographer craig shirley. "after words" with neuroscientist lisa on how memory works and author discussions on military history with malcolm gladwell and margaret mcmillan. fine. information online epic tv.org or consult your program guide. >> jeremy da silva is anthropologist at dartmouth college editor of a is the editor of a most interesting problem, what darwin's

sunday, maverick a biography of thomas soul by jason riley. he's interviewed by talk show host dennis praguer. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern. the premonition, a pandemic story. michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the covid-19 pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch book tv this weekend on cspan 2. >>> now a hearing on what's

tonight on our weekly author interview program "after words", wall street journal columnist jason riley discusses the work of economist thomas soul for then tomorrow best selling author michael lewis looks at the early warning signs of the covenant teen pandemic and the trump administration's response. and on monday it's an extra day of book tv. featured programs and article presentation of our in-depth interview with historian and ronald reagan biographer craig shirley. "after words" with neuroscientist lisa on how memory works and author discussions on military history with malcolm gladwell and margaret mcmillan. fine. information online epic tv.org or consult your program guide. >> jeremy da silva is anthropologist at dartmouth college editor of a is the editor of a most interesting problem, what darwin's dissent of man got right and wrong about humans evolution. he is part of the research teams that discovered two ancient members of a human family tree. and home on the lady. he studied wild chimpanzees in western uganda in early human fossils and museums throughout eastern and south

in maverick, manhattan institute senior fellow jason riley looked at the life of the communist, soul, best-selling author salman rushdie abides a collection of essays in truth. in panic attack nicole safire argues that democratic politicians have not followed science during the covid-19 pandemic. also being published this week former harvard business suppressor offer offers his thought and racial wealth disparity in america in a letter to my white friends and colleagues. former tennessee governor suggests that the public form can be used to unite rather than divide. find these titles this coming week where books are sold and watch for many of the authors in the near future on but to be on c-span2. ... tran seven

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tonight on our weekly author interview program, "after words," "wall street journal" jason riley talksow the work of economist tom moss sowell, and. then tomorrow it's an extra day of booktv, featured programs including an encore presentation of our "in depth" interview with historian and ronald reagan biographying, and then how memory works and author discussions on military history with malcolm gladwell. >> here's a look at some publishing industry news. publishers weekly surveyed 31 independent book stores but the cdc's updated guidelines. they report that 47% of book stores said the new information was unclear and unhelpful. while' 33% responded queens have no effect on stores operations. the survey also found that two-thirds of the book sellers would continue to mandate that masks be worn inside their stores. the 104-year-old drama back shop in mat than tan will re-open on june 10th under new ownership. the ownership team purchased the store at the end of 2019 but had to delay resuming operations due to the covid-19 pandemic inch other news book scan reports that print book sales

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maverick, a biographer, by jason riley interviewed by nationally syndicated talk show host dennis praguer. and a best selling author, michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> a busy day for the u.s. senate as they gavel in today. later this afternoon, senators will take a procedural test vote on a house-passed bill to establish a commission to investigate the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol complex. coming up on science and technology bill they have been working on and also on the agenda today a couple of biden administration nominees. live senate coverage here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, hear our prayers and be merciful to us. we find protection in the shadow of

. >> jason riley looks at the life and work of thomas soul. sal man rushdie provides a collection of essays. in panic attack, nicole saphier argues that democratic politicians have not followed science during the covid-19 pandemic. also published, former harvard business professor steven s rogers offers thoughts on racial race disparities in america. bill haslem suggests that faith can be used in a public forum to unify rather than divide. lauren etter reports on juul e-cigarettes on the devil's playbook. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold and watch for many of the authors in the future on book-tv on cspan-2. next on "after words," new yorker staff writer patrick radden keefe reports on the sackler family's wealth which built on pharmaceuticals including valium and oxycontin interview by author beth macy. >> congratulations on the stunning sees of o'empire of pain ." you have hit it out of the park. reviews have been fantastic and no wonder. in my view, of -- only as someone w

tonight at 10:00 on afterwards, maverick, a biology -- biography of thomas soul by jason riley. he is interviewed by dennis prager. and the premonition a -- premonition, pandemic story, writing about the early morning sign -- early warning signs of a pandemic and the trump administration's response. ♪ >> now a senate congress subcommittee investigating how the tourism and hospitality industry has been impacted by the pandemic preprofessional's answer questions on several topics including the need for further investment into the industry, workforce shortages, the impact of business travel and consistent messaging from government agencies regarding covid-19 protocols. [indistinct conversations] sen. rosen: good afternoon. welcome. today we will examine the state of the tourism and hospitality workforce in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic as well as experiences and challenges for tourism and hospitality related small businesses, and those businesses outside of the industry who nonetheless depend on travel and tourism to bring customers. we will also review regional impacts of the

eastern on "after words," maverick: a biography of economist and social theorist thomas sowell by jason rileyd by dennis prager. sunday at 10 p.m. eastern, the premonition, a pandemic story. best selling author michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the covid-19 pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch booktv this weekend on c-span2. ♪ >> greetings from the national archives, it's my pleasure to welcome you to today's virtual author lek areture with -- lecture with serhii block key, the discovery of soviet missiles being installed in cuba triggered the most dangerous encounter of the cold war ubrivalry between the united states and the soviet union. after 13 anxious days, the

here to explain, "wall street journal" columnist jason riley. exist for the benefit of their members whether we're talking about autoworkers or hotel workers or prison guards. the difference with the teachers unions is that for years they pretend that their interests line up perfectly with those of our children. and the. pandemic really exposed what a lie that is. you know, the teachers unions were looking out for their own interests. our kids suffered academically from these lockdowns, mentally, physically and so forth, and the teacher unions could care less. they're simply using it as leverage to get more pay, more benefits and is forth. -- so government. and i think -- so forth. i think the republican party should remind the public of it constantly until the midterm elections, take this message into the community and explain to them why the teacher unions are looking out for themselves and not for our children. brian: and, jason, you have the e-mails and say don't just say make these announcements and talk to your con stitch wents, go out to

a biography of economist and social theorist, thomas soul, by "wall street journal" columnist jason riley. sunday, at 10:00 p.m. eastern, the premonition a pandemic story. best-selling author, michael lewis, writes about the early-warning signs of the covid-19 pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch book tv, this weekend, on c-span 2. >>> the tech industry is often about the future. it's very future oriented. and politics is a lot about the present. there's valid concerns that people have in the present about what technology is going to mean for them. and so, i'm not keen on bashing congress. i do think that -- that any-future technology has to answer a lot of concerns about what its impact is going to be, on people, on communities, on the environment. and those are -- those are understandable questions. >> the power of the tech industry and its impact with chamber of progress founder and ceo adam kovacevich. saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on the communicators on c-span. >> now, senate congress subcommittee looks at how the tourism and hospitality industry had been impacted

as jason riley writes in the "wall street journal" today the republicans, this is everything the republicansd have been saying. they want school choice. they want to have the chance to put kids an opportunity into charter schools where there is no union control. they should get the word out what they want to do but not to people who are necessarily on their mailing list. but go into the inner cities. explain what's hang. explain why california has almost zero rate, the lowest rate in the country but yet -- in terms of this virus but has the highest rate of remote learning in the country. that's what you get from democrats -- now they have an example because it priest thy their hypothesis is correct. it's unions over kids and your kids and your students. they care more about teachers who got to the front of the line first. here is mark meadows last night with laura. >> it is a scandal. we need to start calling it a scandal. because, when you have democrat political donors getting on the phone and starting to work with the cdc to put out guidance on schools, there's a problem. i mean, when we

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jason riley, fox news contributor, talked about you who the pandemic highlighted the real power of teachersnions. listen to what he had to say. >> it is business as usual. the problem is that the biden administration is taking dictation from the teachers unions as democrats have london, paul, that is the problem here. they're not following the science. they're following orders from a labor leaders that give a lot of money to democratic politicians and democratic causes. >> teachers union long pretended that their interests are perfectly aligned with those of the children. the behavior during the pandemic, the resistance to go back to work and harm we know it caused children shows their interests are not aligned with those of the children and families. pete: there are 20 million reasons why, just in 2020 this white house is listening to the unions. the amount of money across the country they were given, the biden white house were given. lawrence: only saving grace, those of us education reformed a very cats want school choice to happen, we're going to get it now because parents are waking up

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>> jason riley is a brilliant guy and i completely think he is right about this. should have been leaning to the issue for earlier and should have recognized the kind of damage that is being done in these communities. when you hear about critical race theory and you hear about these kind of boardrooms that racial micro-aggressions and the like, that is designed to appeal to left-center liberal white people. it is not designed to appeal to black, hispanic, and asian-american communities. what do they care about? whether or not their kids can go back to school. who is blocking them from doing that? democrats and teachers unions. this is something that republicans should absolutely lean into. >> sandra: bret baier said it so well ear earlier today it could be a bipartisan issue across the state lines. it could be a huge issue for the republican party in the election and one of the defining moments of all of this was a cdc director saying apparently personal capacity that teachers can get back in the classroom without being vaccinated only to be walked back by the bid

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eastern "maverick" a biography by jason riley.erviewed by dennis prager sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, "the premonition." michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the covid pandemic and the trump administration response. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back weifeng zhong of the mercatus center. thank you for being with us. we want to focus on china. the headline, "senate chaos." this is a bill being put forth by senator chuck schumer that would provide $250 billion for the u.s. to be more competitive with china. what is in this bill? what would it do? guest: thanks for having me and good morning to you. this is a huge undertaking on the senate side because this is a bill that has many things including hundreds of amendments that may or may not be included. we still have to see how it will play out. it is important to look at the big picture. the whole proposed policy, most of it is by the competition with china. the key point we need to focus on is whet

tonight, maverick, by jason riley.e is interviewed by nationally syndicated talk show host dennis prager. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, the premonition of endemic stories. michael lewis writes about the early warning signs of the covid-19 pandemic and the trump administration's response. watch booktv on c-span2 this weekend. >> the tech industry is often about the future, future oriented, and politics is a lot about the president, concerns about what technology is going to mean for them. i am not keen on bashing congress. i do think that any future technology has to answer a lot of concerns on the impact on people, communities and the environment, and those are understandable questions. >> the power of the tech industry and its impact with chamber of commerce, adam kovach a niche -- adam covax of h on the communicators. ♪ ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back and will open up our phone lines. we will get your thoughts on the gop blocking the january 6 commission that was proposed by congress to find ou