. >>> paul canter talked with booktv about the invisible hand and popular culture at freedom fest a libertarian fee. it it is twenty minutes. >> we want to introduce you to university of virginia professor who is also an author. before we get to your most recent book. what do you teach athe university of virginia? >> i teach both in the english department and comparative literature. i teach a world literature survey course. one of the book that came out of the british empire. a lot of things. written mostly about shakespeare. >> can you make connection between the authors? >> absolutely. that's my profession. what is one of the connections? >> well, i'm general interested in politic and how people perceive politics and these things go all the way from over to the american webster. so i have an essay in the new book that compares great trilogy . take the same subject and look at the great trank i did and a american west movie. >> your newest book is "invisible hand in popular culture" what are you attempting to do? i'm examining the freedom in american -- >> are they looking at larger issues bes