c-span: your name doesn't go on it though when you write it. brookhiser; well, those are all unsigned, so, no it doesn't, but they're a lot of fun. c-span: is that a hard thing to do, an unsigned piece? >> guest: that's the style. they're fun to do, and it's always a thrill being in the new yorker, so i have a great time. c-span: thirteen years with the national review. how come the attraction to the national review? what is special about the publication? >> guest: well, gee, our family subscribed to it since i was like 12 years old. it was just sort of the air, and it was a lot of fun to read. it seemed to be correct, but also it was correct in a fun and interesting way. c-span: how has it changing that bill buckley's no longer directly involved every day, or is he? >> guest: no, the editor now is john o'sullivan. i think the main difference is that the magazine is more journalistic now, perhaps, than it once was. part of the reason for that is there's no longer such a need to make the ideological case for this issue or that issue. a lot of tha

starting right here on c-span. lso monday, we will hear from a supreme court justice on human rights during a discussion also hosted by georgetown university as well as the center for the rule of law. that will be live at 4:00 eastern here on c-span. >> cryptology is an ancient art that goes back to the beginning of human history. we do not quite go back that far but we do have interesting artifacts that help people understand just how long people have been making and breaking and have a need for cryptology. when we talk about the united states, it is important to note the making and breaking of codes has been a part of america even before we gained our independence. most precious artifacts is referred to as the jefferson device. truth in advertising, it is very we do not havete any definitive, conclusive evidence that this particular device along to thomas jefferson. but there are interesting facts about it. one, the device was found in an antique store very close to monticello. it appears to have the ability frenc

you can watch the house live here on c-span and the senate on c-span2. coming up on c-span, a discussion with former whistleblowers. then, fcc officials discussed net neutrality and how the government will deal with who controls internet traffic. with"the communicators," russia blackburn, jared polis, and steve scully's. >> are ever on saturday the first conversation i had with a group of people was not about where you are from, what your school is like, but it was about our beliefsitics, on education and religion. after that moment, i was like oh "wow, this will be intense. the we have talked about politics, our experiences, will we have learned, who we met, and this is an expense i'll never forget. >> i have always been cynical about it. i always thought i could never go that far in politics. it is such a caustic environment. slowly, with different people that i have met, i have chipped away at that opinion, and thought maybe i do want to make a difference and run for something local, state and local in my community because like president obama said yes

eastern on c-span. >> the house and senate return from recess on monday. we join by billy house of national journal. the house getting to work almost right away on a couple of fiscal year 2515 appropriation -- 2015 appropriations bill. in that is an extension of pay freeze. do you expect to hear any opposition. >> there has been some lonely voices who say it's time. lord help them. maybe it's time to alter that. this is an midterm election year. one of the odd positions that a lot of members might take on campaign trail is they need more money. >> one of the pieces in the past week was headlined in the national journal. house republicans see opportunity in appropriations bill about some of the possibilities of adding policy writers to the spending bills. >> the top line spending levels will be set. color battles to be fought within the appropriations bills themselves. they are done every year. they are called policy writers. they technically temporary one year pieces of language that limit the administration from spending money on specific things. for inst

eastern on c-span. >> both chambers of congress capital back into session monday. the houses in at noon eastern with legislative business at 2:00 here they will debate three suspension bills and legislation that would change how the budget is calculated. they're also scheduled to work on paul ryan's 2015 budget resolution. the first votes are scheduled after 630. he says it starts at 2:00 eastern. at 5:00, senators will begin debate on extending unemployment insurance benefits for five months. p.m., the spirit you can watch gavel-to-gavel coverage on c-span. >> we are really active. we are involved. news is where you really make your money in the local market. almosteration cost us $800,000. visit. for the faint of heart. this is what they needed to get them back to our session. but a month ago and software -- about a month ago and south carolina there was an ice storm. we were off the air for almost 16 hours. was 400,000erator dollars. these are the kind of expenses you cannot calculate. i do not care what kind of wealth i have been blessed with, there is no way c

what if they did that within that. >> brand new out is "game plan" and this is booktv on c-span 2. >> to see we are in the sixth x extinction is serious and some might say we are on the verge and maybe it can be prevented and others would say we are deep into it is we are changing the world radically and fast. not unlike an asteroid. and in fact you will hear and i have heard a scientist say this time we, human beings, are the asteroid. how are we changing the world on an asteroid-like scale? actually there is a lot of ways. but i will focus on three tonight. how we are changing the atmosphere, how we are changing the oceans and how we are changing what darwin calls the principles of geographical distribution. let's talk about the atmosphere. dot ... + and. >>

eastern on c-span. coming up, the "the communicators" with minnesota senator al franken on the propos proposed comcast-time warner merg merger. and then "the up side of down" and michael lewis on his most recent book called "flash boys" and later" fragile by the design" >>> c-span created 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable provider or satellite provider. >> a few week ago on the comm e communicatcommun -- "the communicators" -- we had david cohen to talk about the proposed merger between comcast-time warner. he is on the privacy and technology and the law committee. yesterday at the hearing held by the committee you said that a merger between comcast-time warner would result in fewer choices, higher prices and even worse service. how do you come to that conclusion? >> well, because that has been the case when there is cons consolidation of media and telecommunication media. that is what is happening here. comcast is the biggest cable tv company in the country. and it

it can hear all of those shows on c-span radio. good morning, nancy. >> some the topics include paul ryan's budget, the shooting at fort hood this week, the supreme court decision on campaign finance. you can hear rebroadcast of the program on c-span radio. this begins at noon eastern with meet the press. guests are sean mccutchen who had his case decided by the supreme court. robert weissman and michael mullen o will be there. this week will have claire mccaskill and john carter of texas. at 2:00 p.m. fox news sunday will have mike mccall of the homeland security committee. also, michael hayden of the cia and the nsa. cnn's state of the union follows. at 4:00 p.m., we have faced the nation from cbs. we will have another appearance by mike mccall. the talk shows are on c-span radio and they are brought to you by the networks as a public service. 1:00 p.m., abc's this week. 3:00 p.m., cnn's a state of the union. 4:00 p.m. eastern rom a face the nation from cbs. across the country you can hear it on xm satellite radio on station at 12

eastern on c-span 2. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present our winning entries in this year's student cam video documentary competition. student cam is c-span's competition that encourages students to think critically about issues. students were asked to base their videos on the question, what is the most important issue the u.s. congress should consider in 2014? second prize-winning sophomores fromanna and paul are montgomery blair high school in silver spring, maryland. they believe congress should make filibuster reform their most important issue. >> many of us recognize the iconic image of a talking filibuster. one senator standing up and talking what he or she believes in for as long as they can stand. >> i will speak until i can no longer speak. >> i am not going to leave this body until i do get them, sir. >> many people don't know there have been hundreds and hundreds of filibusters in the past few years alone. there is an invisible filibuster that has bought the senate to complete halt requiring every bill to have 60 votes to pass. this is the silent filibuster. >> 60

his response plus reflections from carl bernstein sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span three. c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting in the room for congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences. all as a public service of private industry, we are c-span brought to you as a public service by her local cable or satellite provider. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. washington journal continues. host: welcome back. we will spend the next half hour hearing from you on this question. the mostre to, with influential people in the world, who would be on your list? time magazine has done so.

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we will be on c-span today so this will be recorded. i'm a staff writer for the la times and we are talking about the realities of war with three distinguished writers that have attacked the subject from very different angles. america's been at war now for 13 years and the statistics are the 22 veteran said they are killing themselves and of the 2 million u.s. veterans who've been to iraq or afghanistan some 20 to 30% are afflicted by posttraumatic

we will have live coverage here on c-span. we would like to hear what you think. u can use our facebook page or twitter. assembled today in federal hall we are reminded of the ones who served before us and those who served first. it is a humbling experience to stand on the site where the thet congress met, where first president was sworn, where the bill of rights was introduced. every member of the house and senate and member of this country can draw a straight line from the event in federal hall to the life we all know today. here,ongress convenes america was a nation of 4 million souls. -- the tallest was trinity church. included signers of the declaration of independence and men who had marched in george washington's army. from virginia still in their 30's served in that congress. their names were madison and monroe. that greatbers knew responsibilities had come to then. as vice president john adams observed, a trust of the greatest magnitude is committed to this legislature in the eyes of the world. in their actions, the members of the first congress met that t

you can see casey sherman and dave wedge discuss their book tonight starting at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. while the senate is in recess, c-span2 features book tv in prime time. tonight a look at books on human intelligence. , ast, elizabeth colbert natural history. james barrett discusses his book . >> edison was a plant scientists , as well as the other sciences. did noty is he knew it freeze in fort myers. a lot of the interests were based on his love of plants. the 1920's, the united states was relying on foreign rubber. we were headed into war. --that point latest i did they decided the plant material and process should be done in this country. they were traveling all over the world. of thousandsreds of people collecting for lance and sending them back here to fort myers to his laboratory to find a source of plant material that could produce rubber efficiently, effectively, commercially. the laboratory was put here for that reason. they could grow them here and do preliminary research. a really exciting project. at that point in american history there was no patent process for plants

we will bring you any news from his trip there on c-span. rrow on c-span, we will look at russian politics and russia's influence around the world. this morning, we talked about the ongoing tensions surrounding ukraine and the agreement reached west week in geneva. here is about 10 minutes of that conversation. washington journal continues. host: join us to discuss the ukraine is matthew rojansky. he is from the wilson center. you're glad to have you back on "washington journal." we are three-day removed from that international pact. it is still early. is that succeeding? guest: it is better than nothing at this point. the united states and the european union and the russians as well as the ukrainians are involved in the process on some level. the geneva talks that came out of it, that they were able to get any agreement means that diplomacy has a chance. there has been violence, the separatists have not abated the ,uildings that they occupied the russian side has asked that program ukrainian forces stand down, nobody has moved in that direct

also heard on c-span radio. anwhile, politico is reporting that vice president joe biden will be traveling to ukraine as the situation continues to intensify. we will have more on the ukrainian situation, coming up. tracy is joining us from albany, georgia. good morning. caller: i'm a democrat, i would like to see joe biden run for president. but i feel that these presidents , like chris christie, i think they will be disenfranchised. thank you. host: thank you for the call. let's go back to that story, this is from yahoo! the vice president will be traveling to moscow. "any armed action would undermine efforts at a diplomatic solution and put land peace talks at risk. this follows the development of the white house announcing over the weekend that the vice president will be traveling to ukraine, dealing with the government in transition and that part of the world. joe, south carolina, good morning, welcome to the program. caller: i am one of those people from the south that the lady from ohio cannot understand w

book tv on c-span 2. congressman and former vice presidential candidate paul ryan was the keynote speaker at this year's iowa republican party lincoln dinner. they traditionally hold the first presidential caucuses. after his prepared speech, he talked with many attendees and reporters covering the event. this is 50 minutes. >> wow. thanks everybody, that is great. i fight you're going to go through my cub scout patches next. somebody said go packers. no bears, right? it is great to see all of this national media. it is just like our wisconsin days. being on the 2012 ticket, a got a chance to come to iowa. being on a ticket like that is a bitter loss. you feel it deep in your gut. you know the stakes of the country. having gone through that, i have also had a lot of benefits. -- i have had a lot of folks recognize me. my name is going up. i was getting on a plane in no walkie, and this lady was looking at me. of felt like the polar bear at the zoo. i said would you like to take a picture? she said yes, we

c-span: how many kids in the family? >> guest: six -- five girls, one boy. c-span: and then where did you go to college? >> guest: i went to college at berkeley, which is across the bay from where i was raised. my step-daughter's is there now c-span: studied what? >> guest: i studied rhetoric and economics. i started out being an economics major because i thought i wanted to go to law school, discovered, in fact, that i really loved the study of rhetoric, which is one of the the most ancient faculties, and decided to just do both. c-span: and how did you get to the washington post? >> guest: well, my senior year at berkeley i did an internship at newsweek magazine in their san francisco bureau. and it was, as a lot of people's experience in journalism, you discover that you're right there smack in the middle of some pretty exciting things. that was the year that the mayor of san francisco was assassinated, moscone, and also, the jonestown massacre. and most of the people who had been killed or committed suicide down in jonestown were from the san francisco ar

eastern here on c-span. on the next "washington journal," creating jobs with brey and daniel mitchell of the cato institute. outlines options for the federal reserve to stabilize the economy and matthew at the wilson center discussions vladimir putin and the unrest in ukraine. and we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. "washington journal" on c-span. at the white house, president obama awarded the table academy football team with the commander-in-chief trophy. he also spoke briefly from the rose garden. this is 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> everybody, have a seat, have a seat. welcome to the white house. congratulations to the navy midshipmen. [applause] does this get old? >> never. >> no? okay. it's good to see coach ken again. and i want to recognize vice admiral mike miller for his service to the academy and to our country. this is the second time these seniors have come here to claim the commander-in-chief's

"washington journal" is live on c-span every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. right now on c-span, a conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on proposes to change the tax code. our conversation on this tax day takes a look at the fairness of the tax system. andguests, rebecca wilkins william mcbride. to both of you, thank you for joining us. one of the reasons we wanted to come on was a question pull -- posed by gallup. the question is, he said, do you regard the income tax you have to pay this year as fair? yes, 41% say no. guest: fairness is in the eye of the beholder. it is not well defined. good true, you have got a survey there that indicates most people do not think it is very fair. i think they are right. depending on the various definitions of fairness. general principle of fairness is that everyone is treated equally under the law. our tax code does not do that and has not done that in a long time. 100 years or more. does note tax itself treat people equally. it taxes income. it taxes people for generating income. it does depend on your in

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eastern on c-span 2 and sunday 2:00 on c-span 3. potential 2016 presidential candidates and their responses to recent events. policy from "washington journal," this is 40 minutes. >> our guest for this segment is political editor at national journal. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> you had a interesting piece that said foreign policy is vengeance in h a 2016. when you think of locations you don't usually think of foreign policy. through that. guest: you only have to look at the republican jewish coalition some of the leading candidates on the republican side spoke in las vegas. christie, john kay sick, general bush all focused on policy themes all critical of president obama's handling of foreign policy. you look at the broader picture with the challenges president obama's administration facing with russia, the civil war worsening in syria, looming the negotiations with iran over nuclear weapons, sort of ae 2016 being drop dead point for a lot of these challenges for a new and new campaign and you look at even on the e

you can see the entire event at 8:00 tonight here on c-span. here on c-span two, it is authors exploring america. american three, history tv, with a look at the confederacy during the civil war. i remember on saturday, the first conversation i had with a group of people, it was not where you are from what your school would like, but about ukraine. it was about politics. it was about our believes on education and religion. after that moment i was like, wow, this week is going to be intense. it has been really cool to see the evolution of our friendships and bonds, just talking about politics, talking about our experiences, what we've learned, who we have met. this is an experience i will never forget. >> i have always been cynical about it, that i could never go that far in politics, politics is such a caustic environment, but slowly throughout the week, different speakers andrew people i've met, have chipped away at that opinion that has been so ingrained in my head. i thought maybe i want to make a difference and run for something local and sta

c-span. there is not many sources as objective as c-span. they put it out there unedited. and let it speak for itself. there are so many talks that good on around the world and i say if there could be a camera here to capture and broadcast this and only c-span does that. what is a reagan conservative is my topic. and that is based on my new book "11 principles of a reagan conservative." this question, what is a reagan conservative you hear if you do a google search on the words reagan conservative it comes up with 30 million people trying to define and what it means. and a lot of that is because so many republican candidates state-wide, local wide, presidential candidates will say i am a reagan conservative. what is that? i don't think they totally know what a reagan conservative is but they want to have his political success and appeal. here is a man who won 44-50 states against an imcumbant president. one of the reason i think jimmy carter does so much is the lingering rejection he must have. and it is a good heart. i don't want to belittle that. but to lose 44-50. reagan was reelected by winning 49-50 states. and the only state he did

eastern on c-span-2. merican history tv, bonnie morris on title ix, discrimination against women in sports. saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight on c-span-3. a conversation on women judicial leaders. we will hear from supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, along with canadian supreme court justice rosalie -- abella. plus a former member of the israeli supreme court. judy woodruff moderates this event that was held at the national museum of women in the arts in march. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> good afternoon, everyone and welcome to the national museum in the arts where leadershiparts, and come together every day. and we are so glad to have you for this evening with our three justices. to be very pleased partnering once again with the embassy of france and especially want to give a thanks to madame sofie for being a a us.erful partner with [applause] my remarks tonight are logistics. willuldville this -- we have this wonderful conversation this evening and that will end w

on c-span 2 it's book tv with authors on the civil rights movement. and on c-span 3 it's american history tv with programs on the watergate scandal that eventually brought down president nixon. the american enterprise institute has released a report looking at national security policy and what needs to happen to combat al qaeda. earlier today panelists attempted to define who al qaeda is. and what new threats are being posed by the group. this is an hour and a half. >> good morning, everyone. or just the beginning of good afternoon. i think we can get going if we can break up some conversation over there. a little bit. thanks. ok. i want to thank everyone for coming. out on a beautiful day. coming inside to this windowless -- well, we have windows, we've just covered them for some reason. i'm not entirely sure. i want to thank you for coming out. to talk about our usual happy topic. i am frederick kagan, the director of the critical threats project at the american enterprise institute. we have been working on al qaeda and especially on the various al q

just tuning in or just listening on c-span radio c-span covers all of the sunday morning talk shows. are focusing on the shows because of the peace by paul for ari and some of the other pieces written this morning like this from jennifer ruby and her opinion piece. "it is hard to say who is in more trouble, president obama or david gregory. his bosses let it be known that they hired a consultant to find out why his friends and family like it one most viewers don't. he seems prone to playing favorites. he seems laconic on the screen, like he just rolled out of bed. come to think of it obama's ratings stink as well, he is disengaged on foreign policy and blacks distinctive policy." another quote from the piece in the style section -- lacks distinctive policy." another quote from the piece in the style section. "his predecessor, tim russert, the inquisitor, -- guest: --host: bill is joining us from buzzards bay massachusetts. caller: good morning. this month, april, 1945, a journalist passed away and the nation cried, collectively cried. harry pyle died. i would like to know, what journ

on c-span. thist's take a case like one. it had a $1.9 billion settlement. -- happened aot year ago. part of the prosecution agreement, they admitted that they had wandered as much as $850 million from south america drug cartels. not only did they commit minor financial infractions, technical infractions, we are talking about an organization that was operating at the top of the illegal narcotics pyramid. this was a major criminal enterprise. they admitted it. if they did not find the evidence to put those people in jail, that is on them. that is a failure of the regulatory system. if you have someone who you know is guilty and they have admitted that they are guilty, and they are in league with the present violent people and helping them with the worst kind of behavior a being can be involved with, and no wonder the day jail, that is outrageous. it is more outrageous when you look at it in comparison with who go to jail in america. at the veryle bottom of the illegal drug pyramid. the consumers, people who are caught in poss

liveington journal" airs on c-span every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. tomorrow on "newsmakers," we will be joined by bob goodlatte of virginia. he joins us to talk about legislative proposals to change the nsa surveillance program, as well as oversight of the justice department and attorney general eric holder. :00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. there's no question that congress routinely and administrations routinely do not speak the truth to the american public. it's not just about inaccuracies what the affordable health care act would do, it is the absence of speaking the truth about where we are. >> where are we? >> we are now at a standard of living the same as what we had in 1988. we now have per family unfunded >> that needs to be spoken. the biggest problem i see with -- is the did now denial of reality. you can be a good person and deny reality. we all deny reality in some sense. we don't want to face them. the fact is, we haven't had the leadership in this country in a long time. i am talking presidential and congressional.

sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> supreme court justices anthony scalia and ruth bader ginsburg were guests on "the kalb report." they talked about how freedom was defined. the composition is part of the kelp series -- kalb series. this is an hour and 15 minutes. the kalb report is funded by a grant from the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. ♪ >> from the national press club, this is "the kalb report," with marvin kalb. >> hello, and welcome to another edition. in our program tonight, 45 words, a conversation about the first amendment with supreme court justices antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsburg. it would be an honor obviously to have one supreme court justice as my guest, but have two is indeed a very special privilege, especially these two, who generally represent contrasting opinions on the court, and yet they are great friends who dine together, travel together, love going to the opera together. they inspired a new opera called "scaliaginsburg." they are like the old days when political differences would not stop a friendship. justice scalia is the longest

on c-span two on mondays. if you go to www.c-span.org, you can click on the communicators tab and watch all episodes online. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] coming up on c-span, a look at a new initiative to help military veterans get the mental health services they need. the white house press secretary jay carney talks to george washington university students about dealing with the media and public affairs. that is followed by tom perkins on income inequality in the u.s. we now return to the ongoing crisis in ukraine, this time with the help of a eurasia analyst at the foreign-policy initiative. we have been a week removed from an agreement aimed at easing tensions in ukraine. we're are seeing reports of more bloodshed, international monitors being seized over there. is the international community's efforts to de-escalate this crisis working? guest: i think a lot of people have been disappointed in the way this agreement has

eastern on c-span 2. >> next, a discussion about this weekend's alexeis in afghanistan. after that, a conversation on the financial brokering practice known as high frequency trading. at 11:00 p.m., "q & a" with arthur matt taibbi, talking about his book, "the divide." >> next a discussion about the future of afghanistan and this weekend's presidential alexei. from "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. at c-span.org. michael e. o'hanlon is a seniors -- senior fellow at the brookings institute. us talk about the voting in afghanistan. it is gone smoothly. guest: it looks good. there is a long way to go. as you are aware, you have to get 50% of the vote in afghanistan to win. there will be a runoff almost for sure. ran.ate candidates who chances are nobody got more than 35 or 40%. there will have to be a runoff. whoever does not make the runoff will have to decide how they want to react to that. do they blame fraud? do they protest? there is a long way to go in the process. it appears to have been a very good day. security forces protected the polling sites very well. t

that argument is that 6:30 eastern here on c-span. bgellman won the about hisrize today reporting on the nsa data collection. you can see a program tonight at 8:00 eastern. here is a brief look. google datais you center. between them.ne the nsa goes in and sits on that pipe and takes anything it wants from that, even though hundreds of millions, billions of those communications will be u.s. conditions. >> let me make sure i understand the premise you are suggesting. should bee that gmail a safe haven for legitimate foreign intelligence targets to the united states. >> [indiscernible] >> that is exactly how i translate your question, because i am not collecting gmail uses. this begins to hurt your head. we spent your whole evening and we haven't gotten off of 215. the approach you use in collecting intelligence looks like a funnel. you have got access here. the next step is you collect. and then you process. and then you read, or listen. you analyze. you draw up a report and then you disseminate. you get the picture here? and the funne

eastern on c-span. coming up tonight, it is cut in with the reporters who broke the edward snowden leak story. that is followed by chuck hagel on dod's efforts to recover remains. examination of the candidates in the upcoming presidential election in afghanistan. >> hello. please, take your seats. welcome back. this next event, i promise is going to be interesting. it is a skype interview on the snowden revelations. skypes.ves four that is the miracle of modern technology and it will either work or not work. it is very tricky so somebody may go down, somebody may have a time delay which is happening with one of our three guests. analogous to the quadruple somersault ringling brothers. please, bear with us. we will have problems from time to time but we have an excellent team of techies. i know because i can understand anything a say. it is my pleasure to interview -- introduce our interviewer, roger cohen. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. we are going to rely on technology to try to bring this in b

"washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. looking ahead to monday, here is some of our live coverage on the c-span networks. outgoing chair of the national transportation safety board, deborah hirschman, will talk at the national press club. she will finish her term on april 25 to become president and ceo of the national safety council. we will bring you her remarks .ive on c-span2 we will look at russian politics and their influence around the world. that conversation at the heritage foundation will happen live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i love duke and i didn't do that to hurt duke. i did this to figure out what had happened in a dispassionate way. even to this day, all one has to do is go on to amazon and see i have amassed 25 one star reviews and the book hasn't been out a week. it's a 600 page book, so i'm guessing not many of those one star review writers have read the book. my last book was about goldman sachs, but this is in another realm altogether. silence" theice of author looks at the duke lacrosse sc

2, and sunday 2:00 on c-span 3. >> during this month c-span is pleased to present our winning entriesin this year's student video documentary competition. student cam is c-span's annual encourages that middle and high school students to think critically about issues. we asked students to base their documentary on was what's the most important issue u.s. congress should consider in 2014. second prize winner madeline bowne is a sophomore at cherry hill high school from cherry jersey, she believes congress should make cell phone use while driving their most issue.nt >> the car spun around in a circle, one girl got ejected, the driver instantly wanted to phone was because it got hit out of her hand. so the first person that came up, said she was looking for her phone. i think he was in the back seat, was alive for about 45 minutes before they cut her out. >> hello, i'm madeline bowne, i'm a 16-year-old and i'm ready to start driving. i'm eager yet also scared. many drivers today are focusing their cell phones rather than the road. the specific show, that dries straked driving is incredibl

as well on c-span and online at c-span.org. u talk about the -- you mentioned the global banking system and the rules other banks have to follow on this. what are some of those rules around the world? what do e.u. banks have to do here? >> right. guest: really, like i said, basal 3 found 3% and the u.s. is up to 5%. when mr. pawlenty said it will put u.s. banks at a competitive disadvantage that's a very good point. what it means is the u.s. government is saying this is going to create safety but we're limiting essentially the amount of risk we're letting you take. so of course with risk comes reward. mr. pawlenty is saying, you know fewer rewards because fewer risk. what regulators and pro regulation people would say is risk equals risk as well. that's sort of the two sides fighting each other here. host: if you want to talk about the u.s. banking system some of these rules we're discussing with danielle kuhseben, give us a call. our phone lines are open, republicans 202-585-3881, democrats, 202-585-3880, independents 202-585-3

eastern on c-span radio. online at c-span.org, and nationwide on next him satellite radio channel 120. on x m satellite radio channel 120. >> during his hour-long remarks, he also discusses his appearances on comedy central's "the daily show" where he provides periodic commentary in back is black.d this show may contain language that some find offensive. >> is one thing for a comedian to make you laugh. it is quite another for a comedian to make you think, make you mad, that you question authority. our guest today does all of that. lewis black's original humor with angry rants and so nervous breakdowns portray an everyday man at odds with the mass society around him. mr. black is probably best known for his appearances on comedy central's "daily show." his "back in black" commentaries are among the shows most popular segments. mr. black lampoons popular culture, family values, politicians and religion. few subjects are off-limits. less known is that mr. black is a writer and the first -- and diverse performer.

eastern on c-span 2. >> i love duke. duke alum. i didn't do this to hurt duke. there's a tremendous amount of evenon about this story, to this day. all one has to do is go on to already that i've amassed, you know, 25 one-star reviews. the book hasn't even been out a week, it's a 600-page book, so i'm pretty much guessing not many of those one-star review writers have read this book. last book was about goldman sachs and people have a lot of passion about goldman sachs, but this is another realm altogether. and duke alum william d. cohan looks at the duke atrosse scandal tonight 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> next, supreme court justice sonia sotomayor talking about from prosecutor to district and appellate judge to being on the supreme court. latina justice and the third woman to serve on the high court. georgetown university hosted event. it's about an hour and a half. >> thank you. good afternoon, everyone. thank you, president, for your extremely kind remarks. ats always great to be back georgetown and to have a chance to see you and my many colleagues. many here

on it? caller: ? caller: good morning. c-spanbarack obama, the united states military, the supreme clinton.llary thanks for the call. one of our viewers saying, i would nominate time magazine interns who spent many hours compiling the list. interns, including those at c-span who do a tremendous job. a short break and then we'll turn our attention to another issue, hunger in america. 49 million americans facing the risk of hunger. we will get an update from usa .oday and marisol bello that is coming up in just a moment. first, a news update in the c-span radio studio. good morning, nancy. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> good morning. violence in afghanistan today. doctors killed by a security guard in the hospital where a security guard who worked for several years and fathers who are visiting. a visiting nurse was also wounded. the doctor and did -- entered the compound and walk toward the building when the guard opened fire. turning to the u.s. e

eastern on c-span to. >> book tv covers hundreds of of the programs throughout the country all year long. here's a look at what there will be attending this week. look for these programs in the near future. this one stay with her and know which a university with the annual culling military writers' symposium. interview on one of the military riders author of blood of tyrants, george washington and the forging of the presence in to be the same day and green lights bookstore and brooklyn, new york. and the of the new york times op-ed section will discuss his new history and the civil rights act of 1964. on thursday book tv is in denver as investigative journalists discuss him and how it may affect the u.s. economy. we will also be in los angeles thursday evening at the alex theatre the cover best-selling author michael lewis discussing his latest book about high-frequency traders in the stock market. he will discuss his bow with tipping point often not complied well. that's a look of some of the of the programs this upcoming week. for more to go to our website and visit the upcoming progra

leadership program held annually in washington, tonight at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a >> joining us from claremont california on "newsmakers" is the president and founder of nexgen simon. thank you for being with us. joining us with the questioning from politico and john sullivan from the washington post. let me begin with a broad issue of climate change and global warming. are we experiencing that today in the u.s. and around the world? >> we are. there is no doubt that the climate is changing and has been changing for a number of years. you can see it both in the measurements that they have been taken rigorously over the last number of decades and also in the increasing number of events that are taking place largely in the water related events, whether they be floods or droughts or things like hurricane katrina or superstorm sandy. >> temperature changes. are we experiencing that? a number of studies conflict that we are facing global warming today. quite i did not think that is true. the studies also show that the temperatures are rising. i think you are referring to the fact they have not rise

eastern on c-span. >> coming up tonight on c-span2, it's booktv in prime time with a focus on navy seals. >> booktv all this week in prime time here on c-span2. >> tonight on c-span we'll bring you speeches and discussions from the u.s. annual women in the world summit including a pop singer's leading protests in ukraine. a conversation with other clinton and the first in stores of bombings and chemical attacks in syria. here's a preview. >> that day we were placed, me and my cousin were preparing some kind of activities for the kids. we were working with them. we heard on the internet that chemical attacks hit the center, and then after an hour we heard that a similar attack hit my town. we were hearing the missiles, you know, the bombing all the night. the bombing this night is different from any other night before. it's carrying gases, sarin gases. so after half an hour we start feeling dizzy. we start, our noses, our eyes were running, so we recognized that there's something different in the air. and we rushed to the other room and we wake of all of the family members and the kids. w

summer youth program, a weeklong leadership program held annually in washington, tonight at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a >> joining us from claremont california on "newsmakers" is the president and founder of nexgen simon. thank you for being with us. joining us with the questioning from politico and john sullivan from the washington post. let me begin with a broad issue of climate change and global warming. are we experiencing that today in the u.s. and around the world? >> we are. there is no doubt that the climate is changing and has been changing for a number of years. you can see it both in the measurements that they have been taken rigorously over the last number of decades and also in the increasing number of events that are taking place largely in the

want to finish college so they can be sure if they work hard, that will be a you can follow that on c-span 2. meanwhile, president obama will also be talking about today's minimum wage vote. the white house says he'll be speaking at 3:10 eastern. we'll carry his remarks live over on c-span3 and also on c-span2. while the house is in recess, we'll take you live to a senate hearing. former supreme court justice john paul stevens just wrapped up his testimony. one of the witnesses testifying this morning about campaign finance laws. justice stevens was part of the dissent in the 2010 citizens united case. he was left the hearing. the second panel started. they have been under way for about 45 minutes or so. live here on c-span. >> just to influence the elections in 49 other countries. one donor can dole out doctor 3.6 million just like this. consider this, an american citizen working full time, making minimum wage would have to work 239 years to make that kind of money. 239 years. the court has shown a willingness to strike down sensible regulations by a narrow majority and is returning our c

eastern on c-span. grumman's president and ceo will discuss defense spending at the economic club of washington dc. see the event live at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. cryptology goes back to the beginning of human history. we do not quite go back that far. we have some interesting artifacts that help people to understand how long people have been making and breaking codes and have had a need for cryptology. when we talk about the united states, it is important to note that the making and breaking of codes has been part of america even before we gained our independence. one of our most precious artifacts is referred to as the jefferson cipher device. truth in advertising, it is very notrtant to note that we do have any definitive, conclusive evidence that this particular device belonged to thomas jefferson. there are some interesting facts about it. one, this device was found in an antique store very close to marcello. abilityrs to have the to cipher french and english, jefferson was the ambassador to fr

you can watch coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span 2. us take a case like hsbc, it's got a $1.9 billion settlement living at them i guess a year ago. deferredt of the restitution agreement for hsbc, they admitted that they had laundered as much as $850 million for central and south american drug cartels. not only did they commit minor financial infractions, technical infractions -- we are talking about an organization that was operating at the top of the illegal narcotics pyramid. this is a major criminal enterprise. and they admitted it. if they did not find the evidence to put those people in jail, that is on them. that is a failure of the regulatory system. if you have somebody you know is guilty, admitted they were guilty, who were in league with truly dangerous and violent people, helping them out with the worst kinds of behaviors and could be involved with, nobody spends a day in jail. that is outrageous. look at it compared to who does go to jail in america. that is people at the very bottom of the illegal drug pyramid, the consum

eastern on c-span. on the next "washington previews michael green president obama's trip to asia this week. then kaiser health news correspondent jay hancock with the top -- with heavy health care industry is responding to the affordable care act. and possible senate action on expired tax credits for energy producers, particularly those involved in renewable fuels. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i love duke. i am a loyal duke alum. . did not do this to hurt duke i did this to try to figure out what happened in a dispassionate way. ofre is a tremendous amount passion about this story, even to this day. all one has to do is go on to amazon and see already that i have amassed 25 one star reviews. ae book is not even been out week, and it is a 600 page book. i am guessing not many of those one star review writers have read this book. was about goldman sachs, and people have passion about

host: here's what michael lewis said yesterday on c-span's book tv. >> great question. one of the questions i asked as i was writing this story was what you always ask. ?hy is this available why should there be more outrage about the subject? it wasn't that nobody had noticed that something weird was happening in the stock market. the insiders really noticed. every now and then somebody did not cry out about it. there were some lies in the industry. there were critics in the industry. people were numbed. the public generally was numbed. people in the markets were numbed by two things. one, in the course of the story the market was booming. isn'tver graft there is noticeable in the context of the market. everybody is making money. they aren't thinking very much about is the sound. the second point is between the lines, when it is done by the computer, it is not just deny ability. there have a sense that is no willful human action behind. the computer is doing it. they also have a level of complexity that is hard to parse. running,ve the front you need to parse the algorit

. >> this weekend on c-span, how fe is genetically modified food. and this weekend on book tv authors and panels or the realities of war, feminism, journalism, worl politics and finances saturday at noon and sunday on c-span 2. and on american history tv georgetown professor on title nine, discrimination against women in sports. saturday at 8:00 p.m. and mid night on c-span 3. >> white house press secretary jay carney spoke to students about media and public affairs. before his appointment mr. carney served for joe biden and >> jay carney spoke to george washington university students about media and public affairs. mr. carney served as director documentation for vice president joe biden and he worked as washington bureau chief. we will show you his remarks tomorrow night. here is a quick preview. >> i remember we had some discussion during 2012 about if it is appropriate for the president to give interviews to john stuart and others -- jon stewart and other. s. the answer was yes because most people we are trying to reach would most likely watch the