Some other programs to look out for this weekend on booktv, robert jones talks about the declining influence of White Christians in the country. New york times reporter Donald Mcneil jr. Discusses the origins and spread of the zika virus. Now, thats just a few of the programs youll see this weekend on booktv on cspan2. For a complete television schedule, go to our web site, booktv. Org. You can also get updates via twitter and facebook. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now were going to kick off the weekend with a look at the decisions of the Supreme Court under former chief Justice Warren burger. Linda greenhouse is one of the Supreme Courts best and most experienced observers. She covered the court for the New York Times for decades and now teaches at yale law where shes the knight distinguished journalist in residence. Shes written in Oxford University press very short introduction to the Supreme Court which is apparently currentl
A distinguished journalist in residence. Shes written in Oxford University press a short introduction to the Supreme Court which is apparently told accurately at the Supreme Court. A biography of Justice Blackmun and cowrote history of roe versus wade and in her newest book the burger court, turns her attention to court between 1969 and 1986 when the chief justice was nixon appointed Warren Burger. They were discussing at the desk about this. In the courts history, not much happened. There were big decisions, roe versus wade so that was good and that was it. Not so much. Greenhouse pics the idea apart and she and her coauthor michael grass share the ways in which the conservative mainly nixon appointed berger Court Reversed precedents set by the liberal court led by chief Justice Warren, curbing civil rights and liberties while extending first minute rights to businesses for the first time. I could draw connections here but you will listen to me talk about the court, you will hear from
Good afternoon. I am the director of the cato center for constitutional studies and your host for todays forum marking the publication of a new book by professor david bernstein, lawless the Obama Administrations unprecedented assault on the constitution and rule of law. This book and forum could not be more timely. Just yesterday we witnessed the president telling the nation that he was directing officials in his administration to expand the regulation of the Second Amendment rights in several ways including by expanding the definition of what it means to be in the business of selling firearms. The repeated usurpations from a long list of domestic and Foreign Policy disasters, but they have also served to direct our attention to the constitution. The separation of powers will be our focus today as we canvas the many constitutional assaults of the past seven years. Professor bernstein will speak for about 30 minutes and then we will here opposing commentaries the book and opened upopen
Responsibility to support a quality of opportunity. Americans very much believe there is a role for government to play in helping everyone move up the economic ladder, especially people who are working hard and playing by the rules and doing all the right things. Europe usewestern the term middleclass . I dont know that it is as critical a part of their discussion as it is for ours. I would like to take something from that wonderful question from the caller. It is true that in these technician, or decline of the american middle class over the last corner century has coincided with a massive rise of poverty for millions of people around the world and that the opening of Global Markets and advancement of technology has absolutely helped, and the liberalization of economies in china, we have far fewer poor people in the world today than we did a quartercentury ago. That is amazing and something everyone should celebrate. It is not true that that is a necessary tradeoff. There is no reason
Never forget. She said, mr. Davis. We live in america. I know, they have the classes, the rich, middleclass, and poor. She says the way things are going, youre going to look up one day and there is still going to be the rich, but there is only going to be the poor and the puddle. I chuckled. What are you talking about . She said you heard me. They are the people who wait for something in the mail to save them for another month before our the folks who used to be in the middle class but now, it is a rat race. One fork in the road and you are in a ditch. The rich, she says the rich, they have money. They can hang in and hold on. That is how i feel it has transpired for me. I was doing quite well in aerospace. We all know how that ended in california. I bought my first house at 23 years old and that is the only thing that is saving me. Living in inglewood, you hear about this Football Team moving back. That is what im went to get by on. I will sell my real estate when it spikes. I have go