vernon loeb will be with us. "washington journal" continues in just a moment. >> watch more video of the candidates and at the latest campaign contributions with c- span's website. you can put -- navigate the political -- you can navitage campaigns ate the c-span.org/campaign2012. >> this weekend, the name conjures elegance, but during world war ii, the queen mary was a warship. and remembering 9/11, covering 9/11 on president bush's trip and from the pentagon. machiavelli has become an adjective. i doubt there are many people in this town who would like to have themselves described as machiavellian. at the dark of night, they probably have it on their bedside, but not too many people would call the machiavellian -- themselves machiavellian. >> tonight, author miles unger argues that machiavelli's theories may have been a response to the corruption around him. on c-span's "q&a." host: the book is titled "king's counsel -- a memoir of war, espionage, and diplomacy in the middle east," written by jack o'connell, wh

vernon loeb talks about his mom memoir. "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next it discussion with former drug enforcement officers and drug reform activists. this is about an hour for a feminist. >> when we get to that part of the program, if someone has a question, come over here. if you wanted a camera shot, come over here. our first figure tonight is congressman polis. he is a democrat. he is establishing himself as one of the most outspoken federal credits. he told the crowd during his keynote address that he is working to legalize marijuana. he would file a legalization bill. he is also of to some other stuff here. >> 40 years into the drug war, how many of you think that the drug war is working? we have about four people. have people think we're losing? >> the vast majority. winning the drug war. marijuana use is up. every object is city has come to this. it has recommended the this. is marijuana harmful? absolutely. drugs are used for predominately recreational league. or whether they are used for drugs for pain killing or prescription. compared to n