Up next on booktv after words with guest host Matthew Continetti editor of the Washington Free begin. This weeks Heather Cox Richardson and her new book to make men free a history of the Republican Party. In it, she discusses the ones republican belief articulated by lincoln that government is supposed to promote Economic Opportunity for all. She explores the parties repeated abandonment of that principle in the 20th century and its return to its roots after every economic collapse. This program is about an hour. Hostos hello i am Matthew Continetti editor of the Washington Free beacon. You can follow me on twitter. Today we are going to discuss to make men free a history of the Republican Party. My guest is professor Heather Cox Richardson Boston College. Welcome professor. Guest thanks for having me. Host how long have you been teaching at Boston College . Guest this is my fourth year in Boston College but ive been a teacher since 1987. American history 19th century primarily politic
Went on the floor that day, the first thing i did was go over to bird. I said bob byrd i will never know the rules of the senate like you do. Ill make you a deal. I will never surprise you, if you will not surprise me. He said let me think about it. He came back later that afternoon and said ok. And we never did. I think that tradition has carried on. I think dole adopted that point of view. The system, and the rules of the senate are such, that theres plenty of room for disagreement and controversy. To do so within the framework of organization without sneaking up on your adversary. Some of the interview with former Senate Majority leader howard baker airing at 8 00 eastern 5 00 pacific. News from the pentagon planning more cuts for benefits for troops and the 2016 budget to be submitted to the white house in february. Military pay and benefits cost 185 billion in 2011. That decreased by 8 billion. That was mostly due to the reduction in active duty and reserve troops. You can read mo
Crane. At 4 p. M. Eastern, the Historical Society holds a conversation on race from the explorers club, apollo seven astronauts on the first manned spaceflight. New years day on cspan 2 author hector tobar on the 33 men buried in a chilean mine. And the life of nelson rockefeller. That former investigative correspondent for cbs news on her experiences reporting on the obama administration. New years day on American History tv on cspan 3, at 10 00 eastern, Juanita Abernathy on her experiences and the role of women in the civil rights movement. Brooklyn College Professor injured in a car on the link benjamin car on the link between alcohol and driving. Idiot cartoon is it drives and 10 president ial characters and a story and a cartoonist as he draws 10 president ial caricatures and a historian speaks. A discussion on the future of conservatism. A panel at the university of chicago this into a politics discussed how conservative principles could be used to solve some of todays problems.
Yale people. I definitely do not make that one. [laughter] you didnt say i am a Christian Person . A princeton person . Right into the center. Last one. Make a. Make it a good. I am a masters student. I want to go back to the issue of health care for a minute and just ask you about the process around it. There were so many different opinions, different source of coalitions and justices joining can you talk about the roles that justices, a will or in dealer within the court of informing these coalitions and how it works . I was not talk about that case. Will not talk about that is. But often, things and do not break down neatly. Sometimes, as i said a lot of the times, we all agree. But when we do not agree sometimes it breaks down easily and sometimes it dont. Sometimes it breaks down particular issues. Sometimes we fracture so there is no we try very hard not to have that happen because when that happens, we do not spend good a coherent signals to lower courts about what they should b