Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) reflects on the Trump presidency, and his role in the president’s first impeachment trial, & shares his views on threats against American democracy. He’s interviewed by AP chief congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro.
Author and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat talks and takes calls about politics, faith, and conservatism in America. His books include “Privilege,” "The Decadent Society" and a new memoir “The Deep Places.”
Former U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) discussed the decline of bipartisanship in the Senate and offered recommendations to restore it in the chamber. He was interviewed by Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE).
Colin Powell, retired four-star general and former secretary of state, recounts his military and political career through a collection of 44 remembrances that impart General Powell’s thoughts on life and leadership. General Powell weaves his “Thirteen Rules” for life throughout the many stories he has collected,…
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Evan Osnos offered his thoughts on the political climate in America after having spent a decade abroad. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Books and Books Bookstore…
Washington Post Style editor Amy Argetsinger provided a history of the Miss America pageant and how it has responded to the women’s movement and social and political changes over its 100-year history. This was a virtual event hosted by East City Bookshop in…
Gary Hoover, founder of the book superstore chain Bookstop, talked about his business background, his love of reading and some of the books he has in his nearly 60,000 volume library.
In his new book, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cautioned against attempts to reform the high court. He was in conversation with CNN legal analyst Joan Biskupic. Smithsonian Associates hosted this virtual event at the National Portrait Gallery in…
Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey, author of Bettering Humanomics," argued for a new kind of economics that focuses on science and a better understanding of human action.
Essayist Tanya Selvaratnam (Assume Nothing) and writer Nadia Owusu (Aftershocks) discussed their memoirs about identity, race, and violence against women. This virtual event was part of the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Assistant Professor of emergency management Samantha Montano (Disasterology ) and oceanographer Kim McCoy (Waves and Beaches) talked about disaster relief in the United States and the problems created by climate change. This virtual event…
Columnist Tim Harford (The Data Detective) and University of Wisconsin-Madison mathematics Professor Jordan Ellenberg (Shape ) discussed how numbers shape the way we understand the world. This virtual event was part of the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of…
National Book Award-winning cartoonist Nate Powell (Save It for Later) and Washington Post staff writer John Woodrow Cox (Children Under Fire) talked about gun violence and how to respond to it. This virtual event was part of the San Diego Union-Tribune…