Practice the first amendment, we could become victims of that darkness. Thank you bob. [applause]. I going to stay and sign some books now . Yes, absolutely. Thank you. A book tv is on instagram, follow us for publishing news, scheduling updates and behind the scenes pictures and videos. Instagram. Com book underscore tv. Ronald numbers, did isaac newton discovered gravity. Yes he did. But he did not discover it from being hit on the head with a falling apple. And that is the story that has circulated for centuries, that that dramatic episode in the garden triggered his thinking about gravity. He wondered wondered why does the apple fall straight down. It makes a great story. A friend of his started circulating it, it is conceivable that apples happened but it is very unlikely that newton developed the theory of gravitation either watching an apple drop were being hit on the head of an apple drop in. Thats a little bit more dramatic right . Getting hit on the head. But the stories in t
Guest i think it was a little unfair that what was Standard Practice was reversed in a crucial play at the end of the world series host that allowed the cubs to win the world series. Thank you, chairman bernanke. The book is ben bernanke, courage to act. Thanks for your service to our country. Guest thank you, senator. That was after words, booktvs Signature Program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed. Watch past after words or programs online at booktv. Org. Host Ronald Numbers, did isaac newton discover gravity . Guest yes, he did. But he didnt discover it from being hit on the head with a falling apple. And thats the story that has circulated for centuries, that this dramatic episode in a garden triggered his thinking about gravity, and he wondered why does the apple tall straight down fall straight down. It makes a great story. A friend of his started circulating it. Its conceivable that apples happened, but [laughter] its very unlikely that newton devel
And to our great cspan audience here is whats going on at the National Constitution center today. The most exciting bill of rights day in memory. Today, december 15 is the 223rd anniversary of the bill of rights ratification at the 225th anniversary of its proposal, this is the day we at the National Constitution center open a new gallery displaying one of the 12 original copies of the bill of rights along with rare copies of the declaration of independence and the Constitution Center. I should say i am jeff rosen president of the National Constitution center which as a hearty audience knows because of introduced it to times already is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. We had the idea of summoning the best constitutional thinkers in america from the left and right at all sides of the political spectrum who have written of the most interesting books about the constitution for the Constitu
Wont happen. Really if the people rule, if the democratic system is answerable enough, if it does not have all of these levers and barriers to the peoples will being stressed, it will express the public will, and that will mean it is a legitimate system of government. Paine asserted. I think jefferson was more careful about this. It will also mean the people comply to be governed with the technical capacity society. One of the fascinating things is this combination of democracy with a technocrat government. The early progressives there were many more mechanisms for direct democracy. People should be able to make their views known through referenda, they should be arresting jesses justices, the constitutional system, i think it is fair to say, is opposed to both of these. It does not trust the people. The constitution does not trust anybody. Lets assume everybody is wrong. What does a legitimate government look like then . I think that is one of the best things about the constitution. I
M Stanton Evans author of the theme is freedom you start off saying you dedicated this book to the memory of your father. How come . What was the motivation . Well for one reason because he was my father, and a very good father. But also because many of the things that this book is about were things that i discussed with him many times. And about which i learned many things from him. So sort of for both of those reasons. Where did you live in the early days . I was born in texas and he was at that time he was for much of his life a College Professor and a teacher as was my mother who is still living. And very active by the way. And he was teaching at a Little School called texas a i in kingsville texas in 1934 before i was born. Then we moved before chattanooga tennessee, and he taught there at the university of chattanooga in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Then in world war ii he went in and he taught other schools as well. Then he went into the Atomic Energy commission when they wer