>>who was bentham and what is a panopticon? jeremy bentham was as early 19th-century utilitarian philosopher. he invented this idea of the panopticon, a prison that had a tower that could see everything. he believed the idea could be used in schools and hospitals. bentham believed that this would create discipline in the new industrial society. the french historian michel foucault has written extensively about it. bentham inspired john stuart mill to react against bentham. i love bentham, the idea bentham, both his corpse and his ideas play a central idea in the idea of a digital vertigo. >> i want to show you a list of the top 10 people in the united states in terms of twitter followers, tell us what this means to you when you see it. we will look at the first five. you've got katy perry who has the most followers at 63 million. justin bieber up there at 59 million. barack obama at number 3, 52 million. taylor swift at 50 million. youtube, i don't think youtube is a person, but they have 48 million followers. at the bottom, la

and they are creating this panopticon. they are transforming us, repackaging us as the product. we are the ones being sold. not only are we working for free, but then we are being sold. it is the ultimate scam. it is a perfect hitchcock movie. >> tonight on c-span's "q&a." >> president obama delivered the annual state of the union address before a joint action of congress tuesday night in the house chamber. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. [gavel] >> mr. speaker the president of the united states. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [gavel] >> members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, my fellow americans. we are 15 years into this new century. 15 years that dawned with terror touching our shores, that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars, that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world. it has been a

they are learning about us, creating this panopticon. they are repackaging us as the product. not only are we working for free, then we are being sold, so what is the ultimate scam. -- it is the ultimate scam. >> sunday on "q&a." >> president barack obama talks about jobs and the economy and discusses strategies to strengthen the middle class. so the early summer cap -- senator lisa has the republican response. she don't about the xl pipeline -- talks about the xl pipeline. >> in the state of the union address, i talked about making sure that middle-class america gets ahead. after 12 years, the economy is creating -- tough years, the economy is creating jobs. the deficit is treating an energy production is booming -- flanking and energy production is booming. now we have to choose what we want the future to look like. will we accept our economy in which a few new spectacular or what we commit ourselves -- will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates opportunity for everyone? i think the choice is clear. thanks to the recovery, the economy is more lives. wages are risi

they are learning about us and creating a panopticon. they are repackaging us as the product. we are working for free and then we are being sold. it is the ultimate scan. am the perfect offer to hitchcock movie. >> washington journal continues. host: we're back with representative tom mcclintock. the president is calling for middle class economics. he laid out his proposals in the state of the union. is there anything that you would agree to?\ guest: this is the same old policies that have delivered six years of debt and doubt and despair. he said we are going to go and sock the wealthy by taxing investments. understand what he is saying and the indications of the middle class -- and the locations for the middle class. if you tax investments your taxing investments when we need them. host: he wants a child-care tax credits, people to be able to have paid six leave -- sick leave, you do not agree? guest: i agree but they should be financed by reductions in spending not increased taxes and a time of the government is taking more from taxpayers percentages ever taken in its entir