Look for these titles and bookstores this coming week, and watch for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on cspan2. Host booktv is on location in las vegas at the freedom fest libertarian convention. Were talking with authors here and noand i want to introduce yo one. This is hyrum lewis who teaches at byu in idaho and heres the cover of this book, there is a god how to respond t atheism in the last days. I want to start with those last words, in the last days. What are you referencing . Guest yes, im referencing at specific faith tradition. Theres a lot of work coming out, the new atheists have gotten aggressive and the 21st century, who are the new atheist [inaudiblatheist . Guest . Richard dawkins is most notable. Sam harris, Christopher Hitchens has passed on and daniel, a philosopher at tufts university, they call them the four horseman of the atheist apocalypse but their aggressive and angry. The old 80s and of the 20th century was much more live and let live. The id
Influence. Next more from the 2023 library of Congress National book festival. Im Kevin Butterfield director of the John W Kluge Center at the library of congress of the clergy since one of the sponsors of this recession will whip out help bring americas most beloved writers here. The kluge center works to bring scholars to residents to her in the collection of the Worlds Largest library and to do work of the sort you hearing about today. Welcome to his joining us liveon on cspan as well. Proud to partner with cspan year. This Panel History is heating up environmental awakening versus Climate Change denial features douglas brinkley, David Alinsky in jennifer white. Seven of doug book seven sl six eventually the New York Times notable books of the year because most recent is silent Spring Revolution. David is off two New York Times bestseller and an artist in residence at nyu. Our moderator is host of the daily to our program when a from debbie a you and you and National Public radio. P
Book the big lie. He has produced and starred in hillary is america and obamas america. He has a 35 year career as a writer come skull and public intellectual, a Foreign Policy analyst in the reagan white house. We have ralph benko from the Alinsky Center. President of the Alinsky Center has been called by Washington Post magazine columnist the second most conservative man in the world for his widely recognized advocacy of the gold standard. Then we have david alinsky, the son of saul alinsky at the chairman of the Alinsky Center, famed architect of a new kind of political strategy. So we will start with the resolution let me pull it up resolved with saul alinsky the famous Community Organizer with the revolution, was revolutionary neomarxist and many of americas problems today can be traced to the destructive legacy of saul alinsky, obama, hillary and the Democratic Party. We will start with dinesh desousa. Ten minutes for the resolution. Best. [applause] thank you very much. Always f
The chairman of the alinsky center. So we will start with the resolution, let me pull up here. Resolve, the famous Community Organizers was revolutionary neo marxist and many of americas problems can be traceed mentored to obama, hillary and the socalled wing of the Democratic Party and we will start with Dinesh Dsouza ten minutes for that resolution. [applause] thank you very much. Always fun to be back at freedom fest. Today i have my work cut out for me, its awkward topic for me to be debating because we are debating the alinsky legacy and right here on the podium is the son of alinsky and also the head of the alinsky foundation, i feel like im debating the legacy of don and hire is michael on the stage as well as the chief of the family. Its a little bit awkward. I will have to try to get over that one. The first glance it would seem a very difficult debate two people that who are intimately familiar with the alinsky. What could possibly know about alinsky than lets say his own son