race and led to many inequities. so that was one consequence of the 1990, 1920. host: paul johnson, are we still in the modern world or we in a postmodern world? guest: i don t like this term postmodern because it is meaningless. we are in the 21st century and a lot of things have happened since the beginning of the modern age that i describe with einstein, which have transformed the world in a number of ways. but some of the dangers that i outlined then are still with us. and certainly, the question of moral relativism is still with us. there are all kinds of people who want to bring out the stems or morality, which go counter to the absolute values of right and wrong, which are in try and for instance in the ten commandments in which we ve inherited through judeo christian morality. so that is one point. it s interesting, of course, that one of the lessons that einstein introduced when he was with his special theory and his general theory of relativity was he said every
we re also going to find other ways to deliver the news to people, but you re not going to take us away because i think there s an increasing realization on the part of the public that the only place that you get really solid, good reporting and original information is out of newspapers. the rest of them all just talk about what we do. author is frank, his new book never a slow day: adventures of a 20th century reporter. thank you. up next, historian and journalist paul johnson joins booktv for a live three-hour in depth interview. he ll take your calls and e-mails. the next three hours is your chance to participate in a discussion with british author and historian paul johnson. mr. johnson has written dozens of books including modern times, intellectuals and a history of the american people. his latest is a biography of winston churchill. and now in depth with paul johnson. host: paul johnson, in your book modern times, you kick it off this way: the