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. >> book tv on c-span2 at princeton university we've been talking to for the professor sir david, about his book the undivided past. >> joining us on the tv is politics professor at princeton. she's written a new book called the birth of politics eight greek and roman ideas and why they matter today. professor were the greeks and romans successful politicians? >> they were. they managed in different cities date to develop the world's first democracy and they that they produced works of art and literature great works of architecture and political institutions into voting for example which remains fundamental and the romans of course were for 500 years and in the empire for another 500 said depending on the nature of success they have a lot to offer. >> but for some of the similarities between the two clicks >> that is an interesting question. they emphasized the role of the election for the people studying the terms of legitimacy so that's true in the greek democracies and the roman republic so for example no law could be passed without the assemblies we think about the eu meet in rome i

. >> professor of history here at princeton university on location visiting professors who are also offers. you are also sir david. why is that? the >> i am sir david. you have to ask other people why since these are not things one promotes oneself to get. there is a system that results in some people people will be reaching a in the region stage in life being given them or not. it is an interest to me as a historian in class and of the british aristocracy and early book i wrote was called for early decline and shortly after i got my knighthood and the duchess said it is true the aristocracy has claimed that he had fallen when people like you are getting titles. >> do you know why you got the title? >> i suppose because -- the >> and it's okay to talk about yourself. >> because i've written a certain number of books which i browsed subject approval as well as generated a certain amount of controversy and probably also because i've done a certain amount of public work. i have a gallery in london and i've sat on a lot of organizations most connected with history and it's a combination that y

we're at princeton university and we have been talking with professor david cannadine. sir david cannadine about his book "the undivided past." >> booktv is on twitter and facebook and we want to hear from you. tweet us, twitter slash -- twitter/book tv, or pose on our facebook page. >> host: now joining us on booktv is politics professor at princeton melissa lane. she has written a new book published by princeton, called the birth of politics. it's greek and roman political ideas and why they matter today. professor lane, were the greeks and romans successful politicians. >> guest: they were. the greeks managed in different city states to develop the world's first democracy in athens. they produced works of art, literature, great works of architecture and political institutions voting, for example, which remains fundamental to our politics today, and the romans of course, ruled the republic for 500 years and went on in am empire for another 500 years so they have a lot to offer. >> host: what do they have in -- what were the sim layers between -- similarities between t

he was in maryland to cheer on his niece in the women's ncaa tournament between princeton universityand the university of wisconsin green bay. his niece leslie robinson plays for the undefeated princeton tigers. by the way she's the daughter of first lady michelle obama's brother. leslie robinson and the princeton tigers defeated the university of wisconsin green bay today the score 80-70. >> there's one less game you have to show highlights for. peggy took care of it. if there's any other games going on, you can take care of it. >> good job. i also appreciate the fact you guys got account memo tonight. i wasn't sure if that e-mail went through. >> all right. let's get to sports. a guy that transformed the point guard position in the nba after leaving santa clara has called it a career. a group of guys still playing are quickly approaching record-breaking territory at the oracle. that and more coming up next in sports. after 19 years in the nba, santa clara product steve nash called it a career. the two-time mvp announced his retirement in a letter posted to the players website. he i

you have been watching booktv on c-span2 from princeton university. >>> here's a look at some booked being published this week. >>> here's a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. this weekend the city of new orleans is hosting the tennessee williams literary festival. next the san antonio book festival will take place on the 11th of april. look for programs to air in the following weeks. on april 18th and 19th book tv will be live from the university of southern california for the 20th annual "los angeles times" festival of books. then the annapolis book fair. >> in 2004, i was out of the marine corps and did me first tour as an imbedded reporter in iraq, and came back and noticed immediately getting off the plane in california and not -- just feeling very different. i remember just going to a bar and looking over -- i went to this -- my best friend took me to this bar near the airport. we went to this club, and i remember looking out over the people and there was dish could tell everyone was drinking and talking and socializing and just hays th

she is a freshman forward playing for princeton university. the threat came in the form of an eight minute long voicemail received at the umd sports department. the secret service was also there, because supreme court justices sonia sotomayor and elena kagan were in the crowd. alison: possible reforms for the fairfax county police department following the death of john deregeer, who was not armed when he was shot by a police officer. richard reeve has the story. richard: there are police attorneys, mental health experts. also, the best friend of john gereer. the panel promising reforms, but there were heated exchanges. >> there is a lot of conjecture that this commission is just political cover for the elections coming up in november. richard: he did not mince words, talking about the 2006 shooting of his son by fairfax county police officer. >> my son would be alive today if the officer who shot him did not make a serious poor decision. >> when the police are investigating themselves something has to change. richard: commission member jeff st

this is back to on c-span chance. >> the author of princeton university professor keith wailoo. how do you write a political history of pain. >> guest: that's a wonderful question. so, my background into the hoyt of medicine and i've always been perplexed by the fact that we have such a hard time treating people in chronic pain in america. that is to say debates about whether too much medication promotes drug addiction how to measure pain, not something that is easy, but what i realized is a started to do the research on why this area of medicine has been controversial is how it intersects with deep and divisive issues in american society. about how you measure pain. how too you decide who is in pain and who is not. the story really becomes highly politicized way before the 19 -- today it becomes politicize nets '50s when we establish a disable provision in social security in 1956. eisenhower era. and the question before physicians is, okay, we know what a disable looks like but is pain a disability? is chronic pain something that is not easy to measure, a disable that should be

. >> research scholar at the programme on science and global security at princeton university says binyamin netanyahu has it wrong. a former member of the delegation says his country has gone a long way towards meeting demands and will not make a bomb. >> when a country like iran is accepting the maximum level of verification the maximum level of frarnsy, the maximum level of inspections, and also is ready to become a long period like 10 years, to cap the enrichment below 5% as long as the enrichment is below 5% there's no possibility to make nuclear bombs. >> two smart guys on your television said two things that can't both be write. the statements are contradictory. rather than just letting you sit on the couch and scratch your head, we'll give you context to make up your mind with jim walsh, a research associate, security studies programme, and barbara slaven a senior fellow at the south asian center. jim walsh, let me start with you, we hear about breakout capacity as binyamin netanyahu calls it a vast nuclear programme. are these testable propositions can we know today, in march 2015 w

the president's niece plays for princeton. university of maryland police heard monday afternoon from a caller who reported a man with a gun who mentioned robinson. the game went on without any incident. >> leslie is safe of she's in my locker room. nobody loves her like i do. she's an important part of our team. keep the freaks out of the gym. >> president watched first round against wisconsin green bay on saturday but he was not at last night's game. in her last scheduled speech before a possible presidential announcement hillary clinton has offered the press an olive branch. >> another new hair style, a new email account, why not a new relationship with the press. so, here goes. no more secrecy. >> clinton making the remarks during a journalism ceremony last night. earlier in the day clinton reportedly met privately with president obama at the white house. josh ernest told reporters president obama and secretary clinton enjoy catching up in person when their schedules permit. this afternoon they met privately for about an hour at the w

leslie robinson plays for princeton university. when they were playing the university of maryland they got a call that they were targeting the president's niece and the secret service will look into the threat. >>> afghanistan's new president is at the white house meeting with president obama he wants the president to slow the u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan, they are facing a growing threat from isis and president obama is scheduled to hold a news conference this afternoon. >>> check out the scene in minnesota this, is the aftermath of a storm that dropped a foot of snow in the beginning of spring but it's not surprise to those residents this is a common sight in march. >> okay. >>> and a recall with popular products sold at supermarket chains. details when "action news" come i krsh -- i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know

alan blinder professor of economics at princeton university, comments.l, typically, the major cause of inflation is an excessively rapid growth of aggregate demand, of the demand for goods and services a growth rate that outstrips the rate at which the economy's productive capacity is increasing. this is sometimes put in the phrase "too much money chasing too few goods." but there's another kind of inflation, often called cost-push or supply shock inflation, that is caused not by demand growing very rapidly but by supply growing very slowly, or even, in some cases contracting. schoumacher: and so, america was faced with this new kind of inflation one based on supply, not demand. consumers were furious and protested vigorously. we want to boycott meat, we don't want to eat it, we don't want to fill up our freezers with it. we want to not eat it, and we don't want to buy it. i think we'll be effective... schoumacher: but all of this anger, this frustration was merely a prelude for the storm to come. [ explosions ] on october 6, 1973 the middle east explode

president obama's niece plays for princeton. university of maryland police heard monday afternoon from a caller who reported a man with a gun who had mentioned roibzen. the game went on last night without any incident. >> she is safe in my locker room. no one loves her like i do and she's an important part of our team, so keep the freaks out of the jim. >> the president watched his niece play. that was on saturday but he was not at last night's game. >>> in her last scheduled speech, clinton has offered the press an olive branch. >> at new hair style. a new e-mail account. why not a new relationship with the press? so here it goes. no more secrecy. >> clinton made the remarks during a journalism award ceremony last night. earlier in the day she reportedly met privately with president obama at the white house. they told reporters. president obama and secretary clinton enjoy catching up in person when their schedules permit. they ziszed a range range of topics this morning. let's get down to business now. >> looks like we both got the leopar

lesley robinson is a freshman on the princeton university women's basketball team. they were playing at the university of maryland. security was reportedly increased on maryland's campus during that game thanks to threat that came in a phone message that was left at princeton. neither the president nor the first lady attended that game but two supreme court justices were there. >>> new at 11:00 o'clock penn state wants a task force to take a close is sorry look at greek live on campus. that review comes following the suspension of capita delta roh. that fraternity is accused of of posting pictures of naked and incapacitateed women in compromiseing positions to a private facebook page. in a statement today penn state's president eric baron said i ask for your understanding as due process proceeds. at the same time i believe we must embark on supplement tea action that will have more long-term impact on the issues we face. next week, i will name a task force to look into fraternity and sorority live at penn state ". >>> well police want students and faculty at west ch

>> guest: so the book jacket was designed with my colleagues here at princeton university press, and what we were trying to convey is the that you have a strong military u.s. presence in the middle east. >> host: and the jets at the top? >> guest: that's the military presence. >> host: that's the u.s. >> guest: that's the u.s. >> host: that's the u.s., all right. so back to the book, in summer "of -- in summary, "of empires and citizens," somebody picks this up, what do you want them to learn? >> guest: i want them to learn that there's much more going on in terms of middle east politics than what you're going to see on a clip from fox news, for example. this book tries to capture a lot of the debates, a lot of the arguments, bring it together in a nuanced way to basically say, look, here's how all these factors play out; the domestic factors, the religious factors the regime factors the international factors. and it sort of brings it together in a way to explain why we see authoritarian durability and where we possibly are going to see more democratic evolution. so that's what the b

alan krueger of princeton university, great to see you. david barse, thanks so much for joining us. we are going to stay on the reactions of the jobs report. coming up, speaking with congressman mike turner right here in our studio. ♪ betty: here's a look at our top stories at this hour. both runways at laguardia are closed after an airplane skidded off the roadway. one witness said it was like fishtailing a car. it knows came to rest just a few feet away from water. six people were hurt. the ntsb is investigating. meanwhile, harrison ford is recovering after crash landing his playing on a golf course in santa monica, california. he said to the engine on his world war ii plane failed. his injuries are not life-threatening. sunday will mark when years and the malaysian airline jet vanished over the indian ocean. no trace of the plane has been found nor of the 249 people on board. animal-rights activists are pleasantly stunned this morning, cheering the news that the ringling brothers and parliament bailey -- barnum and bailey circus will ph

. >> host: joining us on booktv is robert george professor of jurisprudence at princeton university. we want to talk to him about one of his most recent books "conscience and its enemies," confronting the dogmas of liberal secularism. doctor how you define liberal secularism? >> is a view about human nature, human destiny and human dignity that competes with other views, some secular but not liberal, some religious. a few that is very common in places like the one where we are now, university communities. i would venture to say it is the predominant view in the elite sector of our culture prominent in europe as well which has become a very secular society. it embraces the ideas about liberty and personality, the nature of human beings, ethics, that are distinctive in our own time, associated with socially liberal views about matters of sexual, life-and-death issues, generally identity issues the spectrum of hot but morally charged issues in our own culture. that is the view that i am writing the book against. although i hope respectfully because it has credible supporters and i want

if you have been watching booktv on c-span2 from princeton university. roseanne montillo recounts a search for jesse pomeroy who was arrested at age 14 for the serial torture and killing of children in a working-class neighborhood of boston in the late 19th century. his capture spurred a debate on mental illness and the criminal justice system. >> now i am pleased to introduce roseanne montillo. roseanne montillo joins us from just over the river. she is a professor of literature at emerson college where her courses blend writing and literature with history and philosophy. you might be familiar with her last book, 2013's critically acclaimed a lady and her monsters which "the new york times" sparked across the page. follow her on twitter@roseanne montillo 16. is his bostoner requested a? is a hot topic today in gilded age boston wondered the same thing. in 1858 oliver wendell holmes declared this to be the hub of the solar system. 14 years later the city nearly burned to the ground. a pot boston didn't just have to rebuild it had to redefine itself. in t

we have the opposing view from an american, steven cohen, who is a professor emeritus at princeton university. and he says that the west planted this years before america came on the scene by expanding the nato to russia's borders. >> you can watch "real money" with aljazeera ali velshi. >> it in the retrial of our colleagues in egypt witnesses said that they would not seen the recording of them. they had alleged to help the muslim brotherhood. and aljazeera rejects the charges. the court is next week. >>> secret service back on capitol hill today. the two agents had been drinking when they hit a government barricade on march fourth. but the car was not going fast enough to do any damage. >> based on the previous reports of a crash are inaccurate. there was no crash. the video shows the vehicle entering the white house complex at 1-2 miles per hour, and pushing aside a plastic barrel. and there was no damage to the vehicle. while i'm extremely concerned about the allegations and the alcohol involvement i must reserve judgment. >> the white house was on a bomb scare and locked down. >>> target

. >> now joining us on booktv is a professor of jurisprudence here at princeton university. we want to talk to him about one of his most recent books conscience and it enemies of the liberal secularism. how do you define liberal secularism? >> it competes with other views some secular but not liberal and some religious. it's a view that is very common in places like the one we are right now in the university community is i would venture to say it is a sector of the culture and its prominent in europe of course that has become a secular society. it embraces ideas about liberty and personality that are distinctive and in our own time with socially liberal views about matters of sexuality abortion, life and death issues, generally identity issues. ..

. >> reporter: professor of middle eastern studies at princeton university one of the world's foremost middle east scholars. >> they see the land as being invaded. >> reporter: the militant jihadiees are led by their leader. their goal is to kill or drive out so-called infidels from the lands where islam reined for centuries. >> the last caliphate was the establishment of world war i. they think they are re-creating that. they think their caliphate which is arab is even more legitimate than turkish. isis and the islamic state believe that the only legitimate religious belief is their particular harsh brand of law. anyone who holdess other belief is deemed a heretic and liable to death or exile. >> isis emerged from the terror group al qaeda in iraq. the predecessor group to that was the group started. >> during operation iraqi freedom became the head of aqi battling against u.s. coalition forces in the streets. isis has been able to eclipse al qaeda i think primarily by the fact that they rule a state. they are not hiding in caves and on the margins of the islamic world. they have a lo

ambassador to israel from 2001 to 2005, he's now the president of princeton university, and i asked him if prime minister netanyahu turned today. >> he did. you saw after the speech, nancy pelosi, the former speaker of the house said that his speech was insulting and she was almost in tears at the conversation, of the prime minister attitude. and i think that the air came out of his balloon quite quickly after the speech. he brought nothing new and didn't help his case at all. >> do you think that this prime minister would risk the relationship between the united states and israel all over his own political career? >> well, i don't know what his motives were. clearly, there's some political thought in the back of his mind. he's after all running for re-election in about two weeks but that couldn't be all that's driving him because the stakes are so high. in a sense he went all in on this speech. and for a republican audience, it was quite an attractive event. but he has really rocked the bilateral rip, and it's going to take quite mt. to steady himself. >> did he say anything that he sa

martin luther king girls school of dakar, my school, will be as prestigious as harvard and princeton universities." [laughter] yeah. so we owe these girls, and girls like them across the globe, an education worthy of those dreams. so i am so proud to join this movement. i'm honored to learn more from all of you. i am inspired by you. and i'm excited to roll up my sleeves and work hard with you over the next few years and beyond. so let's get to work. thank you all. [applause] >> tomorrow president obama will address the national league of cities congressional conference. he is the to focus on local part or ships. >> monday night on the communicators, founder and ceo of media, communications corporation on the challenges facing media companies and the fallout from the latest fcc ruling affecting the community. >> if they are going to charge regulatory fees, additional fees, taxes at the local level i think the regulatory utilities in the states will get into the act. i have not found one government that does not want to raise more money. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on the communicators on c-sp

. >> leslie robinson is a freshman on the princeton university women's basketball team. they were playing an ncaa tournament game at the university of maryland. the threat came in a phone message. >> leslie in my longer room, no one lovers her like i do, and an important part of my team. keep the freaks out of the gym, how about it? >> saw princeton play saturday, neither he nor the first lady there were at last night's game. supreme court justice ellen and sonia sotomayor were there. both princeton graduates. >>> happening today, five candidate who want to be philadelphia's next mayor are schedule to appear at 'd action forum. it is a 6:30 tonight at gw child school on wharton street. you can smith questions and attend by registering in advance. sponsoring the event. >> pennsylvania lawmakers meet in philadelphia to talk about legalizing medical marijuana. two state house committees will hold hearing at the university of pennsylvania health system, this morning similar efforts to legalize medical marijuana in pennsylvania have failed in recent years. >> angelina jolie u

she plays basketball for princeton university. security was stepped up at their game last night against the the the university of maryland after a woman called the university of maryland's police department. she told them that she had received a text from a man that she knew had a gun and then mentioned the president's niece. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch angelina jolie revealed she has had more surgery to prevent cancer. she made revelations known in the on ed. health reporter stephanie stahl has the details on the surprise announcement. >> reporter: angelina jolie said she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed last week to ensure that she has a long life with her husband and six children. actress and director made revelation in the new york times saying i feel at ease with whatever will come not the because i'm strong but because this is a part of life. it is nothing to be feared. the 39 year-old superstar carries the brca one gene mutation which greatly increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancer her mother grand moth

he is a princeton university alumni. guest: we will look at what it cost stephanie: to win. if you're serious about collecting art, hong kong is the place to be this week. ♪ guest: time to you up-to-date on the top stories of the morning. pictures of vladimir putin, the russian president met with the president of cargo stand. it's the first time vladimir putin has been seen in public in 11 days. he shrugged off the rumors. blackstone has agreed to buy the second tallest building in the united states, the willis tower. the wall street journal says blackstone will pay $1.3 billion. the skyscraper is 1450 feet tall. there is an unusual shooting of two police officers in ferguson. police are holding a suspect who says he was aiming for someone else, not the police officers. one prosecutor says the police are not buying that part of the story. the officers were shot during a protest at the ferguson police station. stephanie: it looks like valiant has won the battle for salix. get your head around this, 11.1 billion dollars. that is more than the initial bid which was, by and no i

princeton university professor robert george talks about his book conscience and its enemies. at 7:45 karen pageant reports on the c i a's secret involvement in the u.s. national student association during the 1960s. at 9:00 david phillips comments on the relationship with the kurds and the current situation in syria. on afterward at 10:00 p.m. eastern chill was a prize-winning historian eric voter talks about securing freedom for fugitive slaves during the mid-19th century. we wrap up the prime time lineup with the national book critics circle awards. it all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> next from politics and prose bookstore in washington d.c. reggie love recalls his experiences as special assistant and personal aide to senator, then president obama from 2007-2011. [inaudible conversations] >> hi, everyone. thank you for being here. before we get started, a few housekeeping points. if you did turn off or silence your cellphones, we for them to beat or buzz and there will be some time for audience questions. please take time to come to our microphone. so we can hear

senator bradley holds a bachelor's degree in american history from princeton, university and a master's degree from oxford university where he hosts a program. thank you for being here. senator packwood you go first. >> and senator bradley also holds a record for the most points ever scored in the play of basketball playoff in portland, oregon, when he scored what, 64 points? 58. mr. chairman, when i was contacted everyone asks how do you do it in '86, and are there any other parallels till today? there are some but the circumstances were different. in our era, fairness was the issue, not income and equality. and the next to the last page of my statement, you will see a list of newspaper stories about people that paid no taxes at all. industries, defense industries at the time of the reagan buildup that not only paid no taxes, they got money back. and the public, and the members of congress, could not understand how wealthy corporations, and wealthy individuals could pay nothing. it wasn't fair. so that was the premise we were operating under at the time. you will find -- you will find

. >>> now joining us on booktv is robert george, professor of juris prudence here at princeton, university. way want to talk to him about his recent book "conscience and its enemies: confronting the dog mas of liberal secularism." dr. george oh, do you you define liberal secular system. >> guest: a view about human detonation and dignity that competes with other views some secular but not liberal, some religious. it's a view that is very common in places like the one where we are right now university communities. i would venture to say it's the predominant view in the elite sector our our culture and prominent in europe, which has become a very secular society. it embraces ideas about liberty and the personality, about the nature of human beings about ethics that are distinctive in our own time. it's associated with socially liberal views about matters of sexuality, abortion life and death issues. generally identity issues. kind of the spectrum of so-called hot button morally charged issues in our own culture. so that is the view that i am writing the book against. although i hope respectf

she received her ab from princeton university and ma and ph.d. from the university of virginia. her first book is a study on confederate nationalism published by unc in 2005. it received the avery oak raven award from the organization of american historians a very prestigious prize for the most original book on the civil war era. she's recently been president of the society of civil war historians. her most recent book is one of great interest to all of you and it is "through the heart of dixie: sherman's march in american memory." it's a study of the march and the way that americans would remember this march. it will be on sale afterwards. i encourage you to bring your credit card. she's also produced a online companion to the book, www shermansmarch . arg. let's give a warm welcome to anne rubin. [ applause ] >> thank you all very much for coming and i also want to offer my thanks to jessica and don doyle and also tom brown for inviting me and for being such wonderful hosts. i'm really honored to be back in columbia for this most significant of anniversary. who burned columbia

learned societies, the american philosophical society and the center for study of religion at princeton university. her current project the cause of true religion investigates the consequences of the american revolution for transatlantic protestant net works in north america, britain and europe. her presentation today is entitled the founding fathers in modern america. our spekd panelist is darren dochuk. dr. dochuk is associate professor at the department of history and associate professor it in humanities on religion and politics at washington university in st. louis. in 2011 professor dochuk published from bible belt to sun belt, plain folk religion, grassroots politics and the rise of evangelical conservatism a book which won a host of awards including the american historical association's john dunning book prize. dochuk is currently working on a book tentatively titled anointed with oil, god and black gold in modern america. his presentation today, crude awakenings in the age of oil arises from this project. our third panelist is dr. spencer fluhman, associate professor of history at brigham

senator bradley holds a bachelor's degree in american history from princeton university and a master's degree from oxford university where he was a rhodes scholar. he is the author of seven books on american politics, culture, and economy. and currently hosts american voices a radio show highlighting the remarkable accomplishments, both famous -- of both famous and unknown americans. we welcome you, senator bradley, as well. we thank both of you for being here today, and we look forward to your testimony. senator packwood you go first. >> and senator bradley also holds a record for the most points ever scored in the play of basketball playoff in portland, oregon, when he scored what, 64 points? 58. mr. chairman, when i was contacted everyone asks how did you do it in '86, and are there any other parallels till today? there are some but the circumstances were different. in our era, fairness was the issue, not income and equality. and the next to the last page of my statement, you will see a list of newspaper stories about people that paid no taxes at all. industries, defense industries

governor kaine graduated from princeton university in 1957 and after military service returned to liffings tony, new jersey, named for his ancestor. known as a thoughtful and diligent legislator he was elected to lead the chamber in 1972 when he became the youngest speaker of the general assembly in new jersey history. governor be caine's two successful campaigns for governor of new jersey were each of historical significance. in 1971 his election marked the closest margin in state history while his re-election was the largest margin of victory ever recorded in a gubernatorial race in our state. new jersey saw significant improvements to public education, environmental protection, access to high-quality health care and stable taxing and spending policies during the kean governorship. his most defining legacy was his record of inclusive public engagement that facilitated progress, compromise and advancement of the best interest of new jersey. following his time in trenton, governor kean served as 15 years as president of drew university in madison new jersey, where applications, the physica

tonight at 7:00 eastern princeton university professor robert george talks about his book conscience and its enemies. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> this weekend the seas can see store has partnered to learn about the history and literary life of columbus, georgia. >> right here inside the museum is remains of the confederate ironclad the jackson. this was an ironclad built in columbus during the war. there are oval shapes, the gun ports of the jackson. the jackson is armed with six rifles the particular rifle today is one that was built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the still not naval works and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war the beacon study right now and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. forced and foremost to tell the story about this particular ironclad and show people there are more than one or two ironclads. there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus today at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv

here is our prime-time lineup, at 7:00 eastern, a princeton university professor robert george talks his book conscience and its enemies. >> on afterward that can be an eastern -- >> that is tonight on booktv. >> here is a look at some of the current best-selling nonfiction books according to in deep belt which represents sales in independent bookstores across the country. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv television for serious readers. >> here are some programs to watch this weekend on booktv. yields prize-winning historian eric phone discusses the underground railroad on afterward. hassan has on on the rise of the ship of prices in the middle east. booktv for the literary sites of columbus, ga. and talks with local authors. barney frank remembers his political career and this year's national book critics circle awards. for complete television scheduled visit booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> here is a look at some books being published this week. look for

now to the other sports news as they say on tv, president obama yesterday walked in on the princeton and universityeen bay game to see his niece leslie robinson win the school's first women's ncaa tournament game in school history. >> you know what a real fan he is? you're not leaving at halftime. he's hang ink for the whole thing. loving every minute of it. >> schieffer: princeton won by ten and continues their undefeated streak, former president george w. bush in dallas got into a discussion on the pluses and minuses of videotape with a new commissioner of baseball who disclosed that umpires actually like instant replay. >> traditionally they were opposed to replay as undermining their authority, i think their philosophy changed largely because they got tired of watching their mistakes on espn. i mean that. serious about that. they were very cooperative in terms of making that change. >> i had to watch my mistakes on nbc. [ laughter ] >> schieffer: the feeling mr. president, on videotape all men are created equal politicians umpires even wives and old tv reporters. back in a minute. you had some

. >> he's a very smart guy, princeton university harvard law school top of his class.d from the extreme right for sure. from the obstructionist wing that he would rather shut down the government than compromise. there is a big faction within the republican party i think he will appeal to. >> let's look at ted cruz march madness style. we're brackets crazy. >> listen just because you're number one on the bracket, don't torture me. >> exactly. i have been knocked down to number three. let's do a head to head matchup between him and senator rand paul. what are the two distinctions. >> who wins? >> libertarian versus social conservative. i give it to rand paul because he takes the libertarian space whereas the social conservative space. dr. carson mike huckabee rick santorum. >> don't jump on anna's bracket. i'll give you your own. >> marco rubio down in florida. >> she loves marco. >> marco rubio, what did you say, anna? >> for me bracketing is a verb what you do in politics bracket and announce on one side or the other. >> what do you think? senator ted cruz against marc

he was in maryland to cheer on his niece in the women's ncaa tournament game between princeton and the universityn, green bay. his niece, leslie robinson, plays for the undefeated princeton tigers. she is the daughter of first lady, michelle obama's daughter. >>> as race diversity grows in california, so does diversity at the voting booth. political analyst larry gerston tells us how that growth has affected state elections and policies. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> your time is 7:45. a live look at golden gate bridge. everything moving nicely this morning. no fog in sight. it is going to be a little overcast all day. let's take you to oakland where the oracle arena under cloudy skies. drizzle expected in the north bay working its way down later this evening. anthony slaughter will be along in a moment. >>> governor, jerry brown, is taking on the republican leadership. he says the senate majority leaders action over carbon pollution is a disgrace. senator mitch mcconnell is actively fighting the environmental agent sich environmental agency. he says mcconnell's plan will lead it mo

i want to bring in historian from princeton university julian zelzer and i'd like to show live images if we can, as well live pictures of what is happening as the president and first lady prepare to cross the bridge. thank you for being with me sir. appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> i and all of us had an opportunity to listen to the president's remarks. one of your peers, presidential historian douglas brinkley calling this speech by president obama the "i have a dream" speech of his -- of his life time. do you agree with him? was it that significant? >> well it was a very powerful speech and moving speech and a beautifully written speech. what was remarkable of the king speech is not just the speech but what followed in terms of legislation, in terms of public opinion and i think that's one of the questions we have about what comes next with race relations in america. >> yeah. you know it's interesting, we heard the president say in these remarks we, we is the single most profound word in our democracy. >> i think that is on point and it's a message that has been made since

. >>> a princeton basketball player leslie robinson was made at the university of maryland tonight where princeton was playing in the second round of the women's ncaa basketball tournament. robinson is president obama's niece and officials were taking the threats seriously. an increased security at the arena. no details about the nature the specific nature of the threat, have been released. >>> police say there is no evidence that a gang rape described in a rolling stone magazine article took place at the university of virginia frat house. the the investigation was launched five months ago after the university asked charlottesville police to look into the the allegations. the magazine came under fire after descrepancies were discovered in the story. police say that the case is not closed but it is suspended. >>> investigation into a penn state fraternity's role in posting pictures of naked and semi naked women is now leading to a deeper examination of greek life in state college. university president eric baron said tonight that he is it ising up a task force to look into fraternity and

security at last night's winning basketball game between princeton and the university of maryland t.dent sees leslie robinson, a caller reporting hearing about a man with a gun and mentioned robinson. the threats turned out to be nothing. a man in oklahoma wants to support the lbgt community with a costly license plate. he may be taking them to court. he says he applied to the state to get a license plate to say lgbtaly. they say lbgt has a sexual connotation. he says it's a matter of free speech. >> i was shocked and displaced, the president and the discrimination and bigotry in our tax system in the 21st century today. >> a judge is expected to hear that case later in the year. meantime, another controversial case made it all the way to the u.s. supreme court this week. yesterday justices heard arguments over this specialty texas license plate which features the confederate flag. they rejected the plate. they say denying them having that is a vials of free speech. the ruling is expected in june. the 2016 presidential election is still more than a year-and-a-half. the race is also g

princeton. they lost to the university of maryland last night. before the game a woman left a voice mail message say manage with a gun was driving on campus. she linked his appearance to the game and leslie robinson. under cover security officers were near the princeton bench during the entire game. >>> little league world series pitching star mo'ne davis says she thinks the baseball player that posted a derogatory tweet about her should get a second chance. joey castlebury was banished from pennsylvania's baseball team after calling davis an offensive name on social media. davis said she sent a letter to the school asking to reinstate him. she tells espn she believes quote everyone makes mistakes and went on to say i know people get tired of seeing me on tv. bloomsburg issued a statement they are standing by their decision to kick castlebury off the team but. >>> coming up at 5:00, what the family of the woman killed claim police failed to do before turning to lethal force. >> staying connected and looking good. the wearable technology fit for a

i went to princeton university and i was a fta and rush chair. thing like this would ever be tolerated. >> i can't tell you as much as i love the university of alabama and i'm really proud we elected our first black student government president a couple days ago. which i ran to abolish the student government in 1985 because i was even more subtle then as now because as i said the sga is racist. nobody has the guts. because it did exclude black students. there though is, gene, on some of these campuses in the most elite fraternities the elite of the elites and you know what you're in the machine, then you're in the sga, then you're running the state. your column really hit home with me. >> well, thanks. and there is a sort of conveyer belt right, that sort of leads to high positions in life and you vusjust have to wonder. if you take these attitudes and they get re-enforced and then there they are. and it's a way that racism gets perpetuated through the generations. it's just -- you know it's depressing, but it's interesting when the curtain is pul

. >>> and the university of maryland police say they have been unable to substantiate a threat made against president obama's niece. she plays on princeton's women's basketball team and there was extra security at last night's