just finished the silk roads by peter frank, a new history of the world from the central asian point of view in terms of the importance it once played and is again playing in terms of development of natural resources and the religion of silk roads china has undertaken. fascinating history. the war of the roses is the history of the house of york and the house of lancaster in the tudor dynasty in great britain. we think of the tudor dynasty is long-lasting but it wasn't. it began with henry vii and ended do with queen elizabeth numb i. it is something that left an indelible mark on modern britain. two books i am reading today, when is a history of the habsburg empire. the pros is rather turgid. the history is fascinating but it is tough getting through. i will get through it but i wish it were a more interesting narrative style. we misunderstand it, we think of it as backward but there is nothing more vibrant and lively than that and led to a lot of interesting democratic institutions in part of the empire. the empire disintegrated after world war i and a fascinating novel, irish nove

frank gaffney was here earlier along with colonel ralph peters and we are joined as well by paul matay director programs of the action institute and former policy adviser to president george w. bush. paul since you are joining us this evening for the first time let me start with you on that question because the president will talk about afghanistan tonight. we know part of what he will say that to you what's the biggest foreign-policy threat right now? >> north korea without a doubt. it is the single biggest threat because of the tensions we are in right now but also there's not a lot resolved about that situation. but backed down over guam is great that we have had a million of those we will have more of those the bats at the top and of course i ran is as well taking a lot of strength from what is happening in our relationship with north korea. afghanistan is not the largest problem by any stretch of the administration -- imagination. connell: that's the next question or my question frank is that as paul says the biggest threats to our nation are north korea and maybe i ran and all o

documented; boston's faneuil hall, named after merchant peter faneuil, who had ties to slave trading; and the philadelphia monument depicting former mayor frankzo, who led a police force widely seen as brutal and racist. it's a debate attracting voices from every corner-- including president trump: >> i wonder, is it george washington next week? and is it thomas jefferson the week after? you know, you all-- you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop? >> brangham: the national conversation still largely focuses on the hundreds of confederate monuments, most of which were erected decades after the civil war, and others during the civil rights era. joining me now are three men who've thought long and hard about how to wrestle with this history. pierre mcgraw is founder and president of the monumental task committee, a group dedicated to preserving and restoring monuments. he's in new orleans. peniel joseph is a professor of public affairs at the university of texas in austin. and, fitzhugh brundage is a history professor at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. on the south and u.s. history since the civil war. gentleman, we

peter o'toole and woody allen. it's a hit. dozens more follow, including "hotel paradiso" and "the secret of my success." >> the movie posters started really setting his career off. >> next thing you know, franks creating a new world of barbarians, blades, and babes -- many we wouldn't think of airing on a family program. >> he brought the sex and violence of the pulps of his youth to a whole new level. >> the most bruising fight, however, won't be fought on frank's canvases, but over them. how bad did it get? >> this whole story, it brings back a lot of bad memories. >> that's next. >> but first, our "strange inheritance" quiz question... the answer after the break. ♪ it's a highly contagious disease that can be really serious... especially for my precious new grandchild. it's whooping cough. every family member, including those around new babies, should talk to their doctor or pharmacist about getting vaccinated. ♪ the great beauty of owning a property is that you can create wealth through capital appreciation, and this has been denied to many south africans for generations. this is an opportunity to right that wrong. the idea was to bring capital into the affordable housing space in south