[laughter] guest i think we have so little perspective on this moment that it is quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and, of course, also around the world have that this is an extraordinary uni shall time is something that we are in a time out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that very sense i think it is kind of an interesting phenomenon. I think that will be studied. Host when you think about today, do you compare it to any other period in history . Guest no, you know, as a historian, im interested in analogies. I think we have a cognitive tendency to enjoy analogies to find one thing to be like another, all the time, just in the same way, you know, im the kind of person that sees likenesses in family members. I look at a new baby and say oh that looks just like great grandma so and so. But at the same time, even as i say that, i recognize that a lot of that is my need for familiarity.
You today by your television profess provideer. And now on book tv we are live with author and Harvard University history professor jill lepore who over the next 2 hours will be taking your calls and comments. Professors book include secret history of wonder woman, these truths, history of the United States and the newly published if then, about the cold war origins of data mining and social manipulation. Harvard professor jill lapore, before we get into the substance of your book, as a historian, what is your contemporary view of how our world is going to be viewed . [laughter] guest i think we have so little perspective on this moment that it is quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and, of course, also around the world have that this is an extraordinary uni shall time is something that we are in a time out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that very sense alienation. I think that would be
The selection and presentation of library of congress for fiction is one of my favorite responsibilities the product is this Great Institution an opportunity to honor the novelist for short story writers to interview books from the most recent novels and short story collections past prizewinners include luminaries Toni Morrison it is my distinct honor and pleasure to award the prize this year to one of our nations most gifted writers someone Time Magazine the longest largest recipient and only one of four writers in history to receive the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice i am talking about none other than none other than colson whitehea whiteheads most recent novel, the nickel boys won this years pulitzer as did his 2016 novel the underground railroad. Colson has an extraordinary ability to write about historical events and transform them into meaningful events of today the rewriter of literary fiction whose works are best sellers a testament to his talent to communicate to everyone wh
The city with 50s and low 60s yesterday. 5357 at livermore and san jose. Today upper 70s and low 80s. After today, we settle in about where these temperatures in the. The south wind at Oakland Airport. Fair followed fairfield a 26 miles per hour. A pretty good fog bank and i dont think it is going anywhere anytime soon. Temperatures will be low and probably will be for the next few days. Now lets go over to allie. Where would you like to start . We are going to start with the problem spot for much of the morning, i should say. The earlier crashes have been cleared out of the way, but you can see traffic has cleared northbound and southbound 600 80. Looking at the south bay commute, things look good and i can show you this live picture of 280 in san jose northbound and southbound, no problems to tell you about here. This is the san mateo bridge which is busy in the westbound direction over to the peninsula. The bay bridge toll plaza has been good for most of the morning. This is about i
Against muslims. In the food market. Is a ferry. In china. Welcome to the program its been described as a cautious 1st step germany has begun to ease its lockdown destructions some shops in schools are being allowed to reopen although the rules vary from state to state it comes off to Public Health experts said the virus was under control. The coronavirus cases rose by 1775 to nearly 842000 according to the Roberts Court institute for Infectious Diseases its the 2nd consecutive day that the number of new infections has fallen the reported death toll is now at 4400. 00 and for. The democrats you know hauser has been following developments and joins me from our parliament to studios. Germany is allowing a few businesses to do your one from today which ones exactly and what is the rationale behind it the rule is that shops that are no bigger than 800 square meters can reopen they have to have some hygiene and social distancing measures in place bookshops and Car Dealerships and bike shops