good evening. [applause] my name is tom campbell, regulator bookshop and we are thrilled to welcome nancy mclean here this evening. democracy in chains is a marvelous book. i have made no secret of just how important i think this book is in my humble opinion. it seemed to me then that one very important thing in politics is to understand your opponent, and understand where they re coming from, what motivates the them, what they are really trying to do. as this book shows that our understanding of what is called, sometimes the radical right or the old right, the libertarian right, it has been very limited, and there has been a philosophy and a strategy that goes back decades that is behind much of what we see in politics now and so i think there are a few things that can be more important for those of us who don t agree with that kind of politics then to read this book, understand it, and i think we will be in a much better position to counter the arguments that are being ma
good afternoon, everybody. the committee on homeland security subcommittee on oversight and management efficiency will come to order. the purpose of this hearing is to examine the risks posed by north korea to homeland security and recommendations for the department of homeland security to be better prepared to mitigate these risks. the chair recognizes himself for an opening statement. it is no secret that kim jong-un and his maniacal resegime have ramped up tensions. with missile tests on a dozen occasions between february and september of 2017 including tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles, many americans and allies around the globe remain on edge. however, americans may rightly wonder about north korea s ability to threaten the home land directly. intelligence from the hermit kingdom is often times inconsistent and limited. despite these intelligence challenges, information that has been gathered is reason enough for alarm. for example, according to media reports,
julian malvo, steve forbes and nobel prize-winning economist joseph stiglitz. of this is a topic that interests you go to our website at booktv.org and in the search bar type economics book and you will find a large archive of authors and materials would all of these are available to watch online. host: welcome to nashville and the southern festival of books. he will hear from many offers throughout the weekend including national book award finalist patricia bell scott and nancy maclean, talk radio host eric erickson, basilica other liza monday and many others. for complete schedule visit booktv.org or follow along on social media sites on facebook, twitter and instagram at booktv. we are kicking off today s coverage with biographer jonathan i on the life and politics of mohammed ali. this is live coverage on c-span2. [silence bracket good morning, everyone, thank you for coming and welcome to the 29th southern festival of books. it is my pleasure to have the opportunity
talk radio show host eric erickson. liza randy and many others. for a complete schedule visit booktv.org. we are facebook twitter and instagram. were kicking off today s coverage on the life and politics of mohammed ali. this is live coverage on c-spa c-span2. [inaudible] of money. think you for coming and welcome to the 29th southern festival of books. it is my pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce our author. another that i really admire and have been reading his work for years. he s here to talk about his biography of mohammed ali. this is only his third stop so that s an honor for us. before he speaks the book festival is free but if you d like to contribute to the cause you can do that at the headquarters for the book festival outsider online. also remind you that after the remarks will be heading over to the signing tent seeking to have him cite your book over there. is one of the typewriters of nonfiction a fantastic author in addition to writing for best-s