If you are an independent, 202 7488002. You can also send us a text message and we will read that at 202 7480003. Or send us a tweet cspanwj and as always we are on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. A number of developments over the weekend, including this front page story from the new york times, Boris Johnson forced to seek a brexit extension. We will have that story with Jason Douglas of the wall street journal. And a tweet overnight about the g7 summit, originally scheduled to take place at the doral in miami, florida, the president with this tweet last night host that from the president. Joining us live on the phone, senior White House Reporter for reuters. , following the firestorm that he received over the last 48 hours, was this a surprise . Caller yes. Guest yes i was certainly surprised that came out last night. Primarily because they had been signaling for some time that this was the place the president wanted to go. That it was his decision and basically he didnt really care a
Sunday at 9 00 pm eastern on after words, in his latest book the case against socialism. Kentucky republican senator rand paul talks about the history of socialism and argues there is a new threat of socialist thinking on the rise in america. He is interviewed by republican congressman matt gates of florida. You are making the argument that a country that is more socialist becomes more selfish. I think that is true. It is an irony in a way. They would profess it is for the other man. Everything is for someone else but in the end it is driven by selfishness. Watch after words sunday night at 9 00 eastern on booktv on cspan2. Michael barone has a new book, how americas Political Parties change and how they dont. Guest thanks for having me on. Host let me begin with chapter 2 of your book, you say, quote, let me start by describing what i believe to be the political dna of our two major Political Parties. What is their dna . Guest they change their positions on issues over the years, repu
Watch booktv every weekend on cspan2. Good evening. Good evening. Im steve we bert with the like librarys Public Affairs staff and i want to welcome you and thank you for being with us tonight. And thanks to rainy day books, our frequent and favorite collaborator and of course one over the nations great independent book stores. We operated ourselves here at the library among other things on the timeliness and the relevance of our signature programming, whether were holding forums on local issues or addressing emerging or hot button national topics. We certainly didnt intend on the particular timeliness of tonights presentation. Christopher leonard was a busy man at the end of last week. Taking reporter calls, wrote a coup of oped pieces for the New York Times and for cnn business. After the death of david koch. Chris spent aye eight years ee. Americaed in kochland, the place and title of his book, pulling back the curtain on the extraordinary Business Empire and the very potent Politic
Good evening. Good evening. Im steve we bert with the like librarys Public Affairs staff and i want to welcome you and thank you for being with us tonight. And thanks to rainy day books, our frequent and favorite collaborator and of course one over the nations great independent book stores. We operated ourselves here at the library among other things on the timeliness and the relevance of our signature programming, whether were holding forums on local issues or addressing emerging or hot button national topics. We certainly didnt intend on the particular timeliness of tonights presentation. Christopher leonard was a busy man at the end of last week. Taking reporter calls, wrote a coup of oped pieces for the New York Times and for cnn business. After the death of david koch. Chris spent aye eight years ee. Americaed in kochland, the place and title of his book, pulling back the curtain on the extraordinary Business Empire and the very potent Political Network that was put together by da
And Roger L Williams who was on a plane in the late 60s and a backup, we could talk about the cook family and charles kochland, but in 1967 when his father passed away, they were rearranging the firm and try to figure out what to name it. I specifically chose the name kochland because it was a family name but also completely with the character, hard to remember and without subscription. They were not a consumer Oriented Companies that want to develop a brand name. They wanted to avoid scrutiny. Largely because they were in oil business in the theory of the oil business was ops of the old saying whats good for the motor Oil Companies good for the United States. When oil prices shot up these companies were getting massive profits at the expense of ordinary people. The idea was when your business like this, these day in the background. He stayed behind the curtain and quietly make a fortune. Charles kochland is the second part of her born in the patriarch, early in the book you talk about