author of "out of reach" place, poverty, and the new american welfare state" joins us at the university of chicago >> university of chicago professor james sparrow what did world war ii do to the size of the federal government? >> increased by more than tenfold. the economic mobilization required a increase within the economy and the armed force since grew drastically as well serving over the course of the war and roughly half of the economy was absorbed by the mobilization of president expansion. >> host: how did it compare to the 1930's during the fdr first-term? >> with 30 is was a period of dramatic growth but the government of the thirties even at its peak was swamped by the workers stay coming out second. years later before the korean war had been done that government was still dramatically larger than it had been at its height of the 1930's so that created an immensely larger government and more intrusive. >> give us an example how the budget of the 19431945? >> what federal spending increase by a factor of 10 who just under 9 billion to almost 100. so that is but increase of expenditures a

he joins booktv at the university of chicago. >> we'd like to hear from you. tweet us your feedback. twitter.com/booktv. >> university of chicago professor james t. sparrow, what did world war ii do to the size of the federal government? >> >> oh, it increased it by more than tenfold. >> how so? >> well, the economic mobilization required a drastic increase in the presence of the government within the economy. the armed forces grew drastically as well, over 16 million people served over the course of the war, and roughly half of the economy was absorbed by the mobilization. so it was an unprecedented expansion, the scope of the government. >> how did it compare to the 1930s during fdr's first terms? >> yeah. well, the '30s, of course, were a period of dramatic growth, but the government of the '30s even at its peak was just absolutely swamped by the warfare state that came out of the second world war. and years after the second world war was over and before the korean war had begun, the government was still dramatically larger than it had been at it height in t

chicago where booktv is on location. the newest book, warfare state. >> host: on location at the university of chicago where we're talking with several professors of university who were also authors now we're pleased to be joined by david straus, author of the living constitution and teaches law at the university of chicago law school. david strauss-kahn how do you define a living constitution? >> a good question. it is an idea that is controversial but it should be. is the idea of the constitution as it was drafted in 1787 and has been amended since then, it has said it evolves over time in order to keep up with changing circumstances and ideas about how society should be run. >> host: what do you consider a current evolution? >> guest: there are several examples but here is one. throat the first 100 years through the late 19th century, the idea was the federal government could be very small and federal and state governments could play a limited role to regulate the economy progress the country became a less agrarian those ideas changed of the state legislatures and congress started to play a more active role to regulat

-- 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> booktv is on location at the university of chicago where we are talking with several professors of the university who are also authors. and now we're pleased to be joined by david strauss who is the author of "the living constitution." he also teaches law at the university of chicago law school. david strauss, how do you define a living constitution? >> well, it's a good question, and the living constitution is an idea that is controversial, but it really shouldn't be controversial. it's the idea that the constitution as it was drafted in 1787 and has been amended a few times since then, that that constitution has to evolve over time in order to keep up with changing circumstances and changing ideas about how society should be run. >> what would you consider to be an evolution of the current constitution? >> well, there are several examples. here's one. um, throughout the first hundred or so years of the republic really up until the late is 19th century, the idea was that the federal government could be very small and that both the fe

the author is mark bradley of the university of chicago. >> you have been watching some of our interviews with professors here at the university. more next week. >> we asked what i you reading this summer. here is what you had to say. ♪ send us at tweet at book tv to let us know what you plan on reading. you can also e-mail us. >> now, women in hezbollah. that is one of the most interesting aspects of society. i would like to say that the woman of hezbollah are the cornerstone of the movement and our what has turned it into something that has such an enduring and resilience bedrock. each time there is a work. 1993 and '96. 2006. there are massive amounts of destruction. people's homes were destroyed every time. people's kids get killed. it happened once. anything can happen once. for people to be willing with good cheer and high energy technology again and again requires something, by end. the women in the household who were hard to reach and teach and to their view. these women become the bedrock of the ideas and of the willingness to fight for them. so i write about this in the book. th

professor robert gooding-williams teaches at the university of chicago. >> you're watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on book tv. >> host: university of chicago professor john mearsheimer, who do politicians like to? >> guest: basically to two audiences. one, they lied to foreign audiences. other leaders and their publics. to, they lied to their own people. >> host: to him today tell the truth? >> guest: they rarely lied to foreign audiences and rarely lied to their own people. if you think about it it makes sense. it would not make any sense to live. lying is most effective when you don't do it very often. so therefore europe are in a position to catch people off guard. >> host: you put some examples on my leader's line about american presidents. some specific examples.

he used to be at the university of chicago. he was there when i arrived at the university of chicago in 1998. we've written a number of papers together, and we did this book together because we both found happiness literature quite interesting, and we wanted to explore its implications for law and policy. >> now, have you been at the university of chicago long enough to have a relationship with president obama? >> i don't have a relationship with them. i knew him slightly. i went to law school with him so i knew him a little bit there, although i didn't see him much mountain hallways, i ran across him on the playground, and so, you know, i talked to him every once in awhile, but, you know, we're not pals or anything like that, and i wish him well, but i haven't gotten a christmas card from him or anything like that. [laughter] >> well, martha e-mails into you and sandra day o'connor retired and looked at laws in other countries for certain cases before our supreme court. what is the stance of our present supreme court justices r

because of my other background and background in psychology and counselling, which i got from university chicago, i wound up as head of the community service society new york city which did a major study on developing -- delivering social services. >> i want to go back here you are about 25 years old, you graduated three years from seminary. >> mm-hmm. >> and then you wake up and say what am i going to do? >> actually i was 22 years old. >> 22. >> when i graduated i was the product because of the war they were pushing us through high school and through college as fast as they could we went to school in the summer, not because i was smart we just went round the clock so actually i graduated from stanford age 19 again not because i was smart because they just kept us going and then next i was right into seminary because the idea was i would go into the chaplain is he along comes the a bomb suddenly the war is over it tempt like a call to me i became a -- felt like a call to me i became a pastor. >> sounds like a place to break we will be right back >>> a profile of beloved bay area religious leade

is. >> guest: no. >> host: was that founded at the university of chicago? >> guest: no, it wasn't. i'm not really sure about the details, but i think it was founded by a number of professors from different universities, and i guess it has an office in if washington. it's not part of any particular university. >> host: next call comes from fort mojave, arizona. hi. >> caller: hi. professor posner, i'd like your comments on subject matter of activity that creates criminal activity or tends to do something to accelerate criminal activity, and i'm thinking specifically about drug laws that criminalize possession and use of chemicals that in and of themselves is not harmful per se, it's not drug possession and use, it's not like murder or theft or rape or something like -- and no other person is harmed by the specific use of drugs. and, in fact, as i understand it, it's not -- one needs not to prove that when one is under the influence of a drug, that that person is at that time, that's some kind of a state of immediate threat to the health and safety of the public. so, and i particularl

authors and books on c-span2's booktv. >> host: professor adam green of the united states of chicago, "-- university of chicago, your book ". [inaudible] >> guest: well, one of the things that people have really begun to do in terms of thinking about not only african-american history, but african-american history and its, its establishment of a sense of change in relation to the situation, the circumstance of black folk many people have really tried to move the way that we think about the history back from the classic years, so-called, of the civil rights era to think about change, challenge, different senses of community, different senses of the potential of people going back in many cases decades. sometimes to the '30s, the '20s, for example. some years before i did my work studies on the harlem renaissance were really trying to imagine the ways in which cultural initiative and cultural genius was something that had really changed the fortunes of black people in new york and beyond. i felt that 1940 was interesting to look at. one, of course, because of the ways in which the federal government, th

he winds up in the university chicago. he has a wonderful career. he died in 1992.e was important for a bunch of reasons. i would prefer a book that most do not recommend. it was an incredible breath of knowledge and interest. it had an impact on economics in the 1930's and 1940's. he was a forgotten figure. he guides a nobel prize. we think his ideas are very important today. >> didn't you graduate from the university of chicago? >> i did. >> did you ever meet him? >> i did not. he was a quiet figure. he was not an important figure in the department. i was required to read one of his most famous articles appeared he rode in 1945. it used to be on reading lists. it probably is not much anymore. it is still an incredibly important paper on how prices steer information. >> when keynes was educated? >> i ate say he went to cambridge. i want to say he went to cambridge. he said the reverse side treaty was going to lead to disaster. he was right. he also wrote influential books on a probability. his giant work came out in 1936. i have not read it since 1977. >> when did

speaking of the university of chicago president obama's says he is losing one of his most trusted risers and close friend to the school. austan goolsbee is leaving the white house to return to the university of chicago as an economics professor he has worked as the primary spokesman and chairman of the u.s. council of economic advisers for the past nine months he is stepping down at a time when the obama administration is dealing with rising unemployment and a stagnant economy. >>president obama and germany's chancellor are discussing debt and other issues at the white house today chancellor angela merkel praised the u.s. and germany partnership center 2 countries are united in stabilizing afghanistan and stopping iran from developing nuclear weapons tonight the president will award merkle the u.s. presidential medal of freedom during a dinner at the white house is the nation's highest civilian honor. eyewitnesses say that 400 tribal gunmen clashed with yemeni government forces earlier this morning and have mackay taken control of the yemen city tidies the fighting has intensified since

my father had emigrateford iran to go to school in chicago, where he met my mother while he was attending the university of chicago. that's where i was born. after my parents had divorced, i spent most of my youth in the state of rhode island, southern rhode island, and then after i graduated high school, i went to undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri and then came out here for grad school, which fell in love with san francisco bay area. all of my plans changed and this became my home. i worked as an environmental analyst for a number of think tanks and then applied that trade in law enforcement, where i went to the san francisco police academy many, many years ago, graduated as a academy class, president of the class. trained in environmental forensics, both here locally, state and federally by the usepa in the training center in georgia and i worked for the district attorney's office in san francisco for nine years before becoming elected supervisor. >> and you spent most of your adult life in san francisco. >> yes. >> why did you make the choice to live in the city? >> oh, my god, i had never

. >> host: you are professor at university of chicago. those that have celebrated the 100 year one year ago we hope to train those over the course of a career and i teach courses on the history of the welfare state and also this spring in teaching a course for nonprofit to connect students to emerging strategies for more effective the program. >> would drew you to the social service sector? >> >> my dad lost his job and did not have a college degree it was hard for him to find work and i had social welfare policy and the content connected with me and i felt i could take a was interested in academically and turn it into people like my dad and it has been a privilege not only contributes to policy but the social good. >> host: who designed the cover and why is it that way? >> guest: it is

on that in you know we have universal chicago are we are great universal medical institutions and you know just a great city and so and people to watch untouchables there's about here you know you met most commuters again and you know if you want some advice do you discuss something when we all discuss that there was a and on of course many people surcharge my traffic and traffic is a problem for all big urban areas in the next ten or fifteen years almost eighty percent or more people live in urban areas it takes one hundred years of america to be urbanized this world be urbanized in less than twenty five years or thirty years and that is amazing we talked about environment we talked about how environment it is economic sense environment of the land the air in the water which is really important for a city we talked about traffic we talked about economic development housing you talked about the emergency police and fire and other things and mayors get together we talk about best practices what works and what doesn't work and the mayors are closest to the people and so they have to do

. >>> professor adam green of the university chicago, your book selling the race culture community ofblack chicago. 1940 to 1955 only? >> well, one of the fee is that people have really begun to do in terms of thinking of not only just african-american history of african-american history and its establishment of a sense of change in relation to the situation and circumstance of black folk many people have tried to move the way that we think about the history back from a the classic years in the civil rights era to think about change, a challenge from a different sense of community and the potential of people going back in many cases decades. sometimes the 30's, 20s, for example some years before i did my work studies on the harlem renaissance were trying to imagine the ways in which the initiative and cultural genius is something that had changed the fortunes of black people in new york and beyond it. i thought was interesting to look at one of course because the ways in which the federal government, the state is beginning to approach african-americans and their place within the polic

we're here at the university of chicago to talk with several of their professors about books they've written. we're going to show you some of those now. professor scott allard, what's out of reach? >> well, this book was motivated by a concern about rising poverty rates in the u.s. over the last decade that occurred during a time when the way we helped poor people changed as well. what's out of reach now are the social service programs that compose a large share of how we help low-income americans, and the book is focused on where these programs are located and how difficult it might be for low income, poor families to access them. >> give us an example. >> typically, we think about welfare and food stamps, and those are really important, but we spend just as much money, if not more, on social service programs like job training, education, um, child care, housing assistance, mental health or substance abuse services that promote greater well being, help people find and keep a job, but i can't mail you job train, right? like i can a welfare check or a food stamp benefit. so it becomes

he gave his speech at the university of chicago. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you. thank you for the opportunity to be here. this university has some of the best economic programs. we need to implement some of the ideas that have been implemented and discussed in this institution over the decades. i want to start my remarks by asking you how you are enjoying your recovery summer? that is what the president said we were having but that was last year. now gases at $4 a gallon, our health care system is more expensive and less efficient. and employment is back over 9%. the national debt has skyrocketed. the budget deficit has grown worse. the jobs and manufacturing ports are grim. if that is our recovery, then our present needs to enter economic rehab. the addiction to spending has to be brought to a halt and we must have a president who has a growth agenda. the president thought the stimulus, the bailouts, and the takeovers were the solution. he said that they worked. they did not. the president is satisfied with a second-rate american economy produced by his third rat

my father had emigrated from iran to go to school in chicago where he met my mother when he was attending university of chicago. that is where i was born. my mother, growing up in that -- growing up for me in the 1960's and 1970's -- was very involved in the war movement and what often take me to protest and lectures. she was also involved in union labor, as her family had been for a couple of generations. my father was the director of ymca in chicago. with the sixth engagement, i think that all was in one variable or another, very influential on me. after my parents had divorced, i spent most of my youth in the state of rhode island. after i graduated high school, i went to the undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri, and came out here for grad school. fell in love with the san francisco bay area appeared all my plans changed, and this became my home. >> [inaudible] do we end up with a wells fargo here? another bank of america over there? what projects as going forward? supervisor mirkarimi: you read my mind. that is a perfect segue. i wanted to talk about rezoning, areas that fortified neighb

this is my daughter goes to the university of chicago. [applause] >> i live with him. [laughter] and he is wracked with itself out all the time. he works 4:00 38:00 a.m. and then worries the rest of the day. [laughter] >> that is enough. [laughter] [applause] >> that is true that the self doubt is something that i have to deal with all the time and it like to think that it drives me to hunt for stories that are the kind of thing that i will like and other people will like but i sure as hell wish caris one and elixir i could take that one was not afraid something would be a bomb. case in point* on the eve of the publication i was convinced that my career was over. because this was of book that had to narratives that never intersected. they do at one small point* but there you go. >> you ted shawn the anti-semitism and i was not aware the ambassador was a professor of history. i guess my question is did he have been a historical inkling of anti-semitism in germany? you go back to read martin luther and he doesn't have nice things to say about the jews but there is the ha

the chief economist for the white house will return to his teaching position at the university of chicago in time for the start of the school year. so far, three of obama's top economic advisers aboard left the administration. a study published by the national bureau of economic research finds students tend to not do as well on tests in states with higher than average levels of unemployment. researchers say that's one reason is stressed out teachers tend to have students who perform poorly. and high unemployment and caused foreclosures and property values to fall. since most school districts get their money from property taxes lower revenues can cause schools to cut programs. the latest survey by real estate data firm says 40% of homeowners who took out a second mortgage to cover costs like medical bills and vacations are now under water on those loans. is nearly twice the rate of owners who did not take out second loans. michael jackson's thriller jacket is up for sale. more on that in my next report. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, reporting for abc 7 news. >> you have to ge

president obama's handling of the economy, and that was in the president's hometown of chicago where he lectured at the universityo law school. pawlenty argued the plan to combine lower tax rates with spending cuts is a better deal for america. and now is the plan of pawlenty substantially different from other republican presidential candidates? >> some of the tax cut packages are similar but he does ask for sunsetting of all federal regulations unless specifically preserved by congressional vote. and, check out this one, he says as president he would ask congress for the authority, emergency authority, to be able to freeze spending and set aside 5 percent of the federal budget just keeping it aside. so, those are radical departures but pawlenty says america deserves a pro growth president. >> the president wrongly thought the stimulus, the bailouts and the takeovers were the solution, he says they, withed. they did not. the president is satisfied with the second-rate american economy produced by his third-rate policies. i'm not. >>reporter: pawlenty is out in front first with an economic plan of the republican c

we are here at the university of chicago to talk with several other professors about books they have itten. we would show you some of those now. in the shadow of two boy, published by the university of harvard press. the author is university of chicago professor robert gooding williams. professor gooding williams, why thisl

tim pawlenty rolled out his plan to save the economy at the university chicago in his first major speech as a presidential contender. the chicago tribune's rick pearson looks at the impact. . >> nearly yards away from where the present want lectured caught in constitutional law. tim pawlenty his own lecture as to how he would restore. now guess is nearly $4 a gallon. all prices are in the gutter. our health-care system thanks to obama care is more expensive and less efficient. unemployment back over 9 percent. our national debt has skyrocketed. our budget deficit has grown worse. and the jobs in manufacturing ports are grim. . >> polities answer. cut taxes for the businesses and individuals and impose an emergency freak freeze on spending. at the same time he proposing cuts in programs he calls it the goal will test. . >> if you confine the service or good available on the internet or google then the the federal government probably doesn't need to be providing that kind of service. . >> he gave examples such as post office amtrak and mortgaged giants anime and freddie mac is programs rip

he is going back to teaching at the university of chicago this fall.aves tim geithner as the only original member of the economic team. goolsby has been one of the more visible spokesman on the academy. he thinks the recovery remains on track even after friday's dismal number. >>> sony taking the wraps off its portable gaming device, playstation vita. it will be available by the holiday shopping season. wi-fi only is $249. it seems like there's nothing this thing can't do. front and back cameras, touch screen, touch pad, motion sensors and gps capability. seeny, meantime, is apologizing for the hacker attacks that took down its online gaming network. about 90% of folks have come back. so they're back to 90% of the prelevels. if that does windows i'm buying two of them. >> can't keep up with all the different gaming devices. main it helps with homework too. >> that would be good. >> if it does windows you can't use your ipad. get ready for a royal visit today. prince henrick will be at the milltech company. it is a waste management and recycling company

he says he plans to return to his teaching job at the university of chicago. >>> tom president obama will discuss jobs and the economic recovery when he visits a local college. the president will visit the alexandria campus of northern virginia community college. the white house says strengthening and manufacturing will help the weak economy and reduce unemployment. >>> 5:36 our time. right now is problem police are running into trying to warn the public about a criminal. >>> why a local church is converting. >>> the start of a new heat today is not about finding the time to do your homework. it's not about logging on to this week's class. today is a celebration, a triumph of dedication, a victory for that little voice that urges us on. today is a day to recognize that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, and to prove that not all heroes wear a cape. some wear a cap and gown. congratulations to the strayer university graduates of 2011. >>> it is now 5:39. 69 degrees out there. hazy skies. and it's going to reflect the kind of weather we're going to have later today. it feels

he's going back to teaching at the university of chicago. it leaves tim geithner as the only team member from the original economic team. he's been one of the most visible spokes people on the economy. >>> sony takes the wraps off the new gaming device. they call it play station vita. it's in time for the holiday shopping season. the wi-fi version is $249. the vita does everything, front and back cameras, touch screen, touch pad. sony, again, yesterday apologizing for the hacker attacks that took down the online play station gaming network for awhile. the company says all is almost forgiven. about 90% of players are back on psn network. so, there's still 10% that are holding out. that new play station vita sounds interesting. i'm hoping it does windows, too. >> i can see you sitting there playing during commercial breaks. >> wouldn't that be fun? >>> a man will face 21 months in jail. he scammed a new jersey investor out of $300,000 claiming he was promoting a series of mariah carey concerts in dubai. he will have to pay back nearly the full

thank you again for the hospitality of the university of chicago. may god continue to bless the united states of america. i will be happy to take your questions. thank you. the dean told me that many of you have final exams coming up and we have to be somewhat brief. do you want to moderate? do you want me to call on people? you are moderating. great. >> thank you very much, governor, for coming today to the university of chicago. we all appreciate a break from studying. today is an interesting day. it is interesting you are here to talk about the economy. i believe just last night, when you talked about the failed economic policies of the obama administration, that austin goolsbee, a professor here, has just resigned or is planning to resign. he has been in the white house for two years. perhaps two years from now you will be going into the white house. i was curious how you think the cbo should be reformed. we keep hearing and talking about how we are going to fix the deficit we can only get projections to a certain point in time. the only incorpo

austan goolsbee says he's leaving the white house to return to his teaching position at the university of chicagogoolsbee's announcement comes just a day after he appeared on the sunday talk shows, answering questions about the state of the economy's recovery. his departure marks the fourth high-profile member of president obama's economic team to step aside. others including former national economic council chair larry summers, peter orszag and christina romer. goolsbee lost his tenure at the university had he not returned for the coming school year. >>> still ahead on "way too early," a couple games ago, the vancouver canucks were biting, lit by biting the boston bruins. last night in game three of the stanley cup finals, they were knocking them out cold in the middle of the ice. this guy went to the hospital. highlights of this brawl ahead. >>> plus, jon stewart grapples with the anthony weiner press conference trying to balance mockery with sympathy for his friend. we'll show you stewart's take and get you to weather when we come right back. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work.

chicago, as we said. he will call for an overhaul of the tax code, slam the president as "a champion practitioner of class warfare" at a speech at the universityeconomic focused trip to north carolina on monday that state's republican party is signaling it is prepared to fight to put the state back in the republican column. watch this ad. >> in 2008, we fell for his hope and change but all we got was broken promises. >> today, i'm pledging to cut the deficit we inher rid by half by the end of my first term in office. >> now, he is back, asking us to believe him again. >> i need you, north carolina. >> contribute today and help take back north carolina. >> i got to read all these titles and get the plugs in at the same time. but let me start with the biggest front page news today in politics and that is the abc/"washington post" poll, clarence page, anything in the poll surprise you? shows the president with an upside down job approval rating, disapproval on the economy at an all-time high and mitt romney actually leading obama in a head-to-head? >> that last part is probably the biggest surprise. but at the same too,le washington pundits for a

he says he plans to return to his teaching job at the university of chicago. >>> tomorrow president obama will discuss jobs and the economic recovery when he visits a local college. the president will visit alexandria campus of northern virginia community college. the white house says strengthening manufacturing will help the weak economy and reduce unemployment. >>> this morning hundreds of nurses will rally outside the white house to highlight what they call a broad decline in health because of the poor economy. nurses from 31 states, along with labor leaders, will rally at lafayette scare at 11:00 this morning. they will be joined by bernie sanders and barbara boxer for a rally. >>> angela merkel and her husband will visit the white house. they are to discuss unrest in the middle east, the war in afghanistan and the economy. merkel will be awarded the presidential medal of freedom. this is the first official visit by a german khaupbs lore since 1995. >>> sully sullenberger's plane is on its way to a an aviation museum in charlotte, north carolina. it will head back out on the road late

he will resign his post this summer to return to teaching at the university of chicago.'s advised mr. obama on economic matters since 2004. >>> the eyes of the gaming world are on e-3, the electronic entertainment expo opened monday in los angeles. it's usually focused on unveiling the video games but sony took center stage to apologize for the recent security breach that compromised the personal information of 77 million users of the playstation network. the company also unveiled the ps-d, the next generation hand held gaming device. >>> if you haven't planned a weekend, ocean city, maryland might fit the bill. the city council will give away $100,000 of gas to draw tourists proposing a free gallon for each night spent in a local hotel. details are up in the air and critics have blasted the plan as a shameless gimmick. >>> and the jacket that launched the video revolution is hitting the auction block. the iconic red and black jacket michael jackson wore in "thriller" will be up for bid later this month in beverly hills. it will take deep pockets. organizers think it wil