Im pleased to be speaking with judge amul thapar, who sits the u. S. Court of appeals for the sixth circuit. His new book, his first book, is titled the peoples Justice Clarence thomas and the constant fictional stories that define him. Judge departure, thanks for joining us. John thank you for having me. So lets start out with why you decided to write about justice in particular. There are several members of the court that espouse originalism and theyre jurists, prudence. Why Justice Thomas . John, i originally trying to just in originalism. So my goal was to write in excess possible interesting originalism book is in is you know as an author is someone who writes a lot you often throw out your first draft and what i discover in that in drafting i kept coming back to justice. I thought his brand of originalism called the original public, meaning originalism, was one where he consistently his entire career laid out what i was an original a purely vision of the constant tution and the l
Internet providers. We are just getting started, building 100,000 miles of new infrastructure to reach those who need it most. Charter communication support cspan as a public service, along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. Now on book tvs Author Interview program afterwards u. S. Court of appeals judge discusses the judicial philosophy of Supreme Court Justice Clarence thomas and recounts some of the justices key opinions, he is interviewed by u. S. Today Supreme Court. Afterwards is a weekly Interview Program with guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest works. Sits the u. S. Court of appeals for the sixth circuit. His new book, his first book, is titled the peoples Justice Clarence thomas and the constant fictional stories that define him. Judge departure, thanks for joining us. John thank you for having me. So lets start out with why you decided to write about justice in particular. There are several members of
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We are thrilled to have alissa quart with for discussion of her new book bootstrapped, liberating ourselves from the American Dream alissa quart is the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction, including bootstrapped squeezed republic of outsiders, hothouse kids and branded she is the executive director of the nonprofit the Economic Hardship reporting project. Shes also the author of two books of poetry, thoughts and prayers monetized. She has written for many, including the Washington Post, the New York Times and time. Her honors include an emmy and esp award and a nieman fellowship. Joining alissa in conversation Zephyr Teachout Zephyr Teachout, a law professor and globally renowned a. K. A option expert. She teaches at fordham school. She is the author of three books and has written extensively on inequality, corruption and power. The New York Times. Her the godmother of the modern progressive in new york. So without further ado, please join me in welcoming alyssa and zephyr to
The session is creating liberation pavilion, the culmination of over three decades of planning great ideas that produced the capstone pavilion to an incredible accomplishment that really took an Incredible Team to bring it about and to kind of lead us through that. You know, weve assembled an amazing panel. You know, of course, we have dr. Nick mueller nick mueller, the president and ceo emeritus of the National World war two museum. Cofounder the museum, along with Stephen Ambrose. And as those who were here for the Previous Panels know, you know, clearly, you know, the tour de force, the great ideas that have driven this place forward, but also will drive it into the future. And then joining us to nicks left, as youre right, erin clancey aaron is our director of Curatorial Services here at the National World war two museum. Shes been a museum team member since 2017, and as such, is responsible for the care and management of the museums incredible artifact. Archival oral histories and