Julian malvo, steve forbes and nobel prizewinning 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 todays coverage with biographer jonathan i on the life and politics of mohammed ali. This is live coverage on cspan2. [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 to introduce jon
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 todays coverage on the life and politics of mohammed ali. This is live coverage on cspa cspan2. [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. Hes here to talk about his biography of mohammed ali. This is only his third stop so thats an honor for us. Before he speaks the book festival is free but if youd 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 bestselling books jonatha
We are clearly filming tonight so well be very grateful if you could, a. , silence your cell phone, dont want that on the recording. And when we get to q a, please, please, please, line up the audience mic and ask your questions into the mic. Finally, the end of the night before you go by the crisis of good buy the book. And fold up your chair andlift against the back stacks. The crisis of the middle class constitution is his second book. After law in the age of wars and this book is both the highlight of the idea of income inequality in Constitutional Republic republics the first the argument we now need to adapt our con constitution to work against the class inequality. Senator eelizabeth warren said every american needs to read this book. He is an associate proffer of law at vanderbilt. He he was the senior counsel of the United States senate. He was appeared in the new york times; so please join me to welcome him to our staple. [applause] thank you. Id like to thank cspan for cover
We are clearly filming tonight so well be very grateful if you could, a. , silence your cell phone, dont want that on the recording. And when we get to q a, please, please, please, line up the audience mic and ask your questions into the mic. Finally, the end of the night before you go by the crisis of good buy the book. And fold up your chair andlift against the back stacks. The crisis of the middle class constitution is his second book. After law in the age of wars and this book is both the highlight of the idea of income inequality in Constitutional Republic republics the first the argument we now need to adapt our con constitution to work against the class inequality. Senator eelizabeth warren said every american needs to read this book. He is an associate proffer of law at vanderbilt. He he was the senior counsel of the United States senate. He was appeared in the new york times; so please join me to welcome him to our staple. [applause] thank you. Id like to thank cspan for cover
Undivided past. Joining us on the tv is politics professor at princeton. Shes written a new book called the birth of politics eight greek and roman ideas and why they matter today. Professor were the greeks and romans successful politicians . They were. They managed in different cities date to develop the worlds first democracy and they that they produced works of art and literature great works of architecture and Political Institutions into voting for example which remains fundamental and the romans of course were for 500 years and in the empire for another 500 said depending on the nature of success they have a lot to offer. But for some of the similarities between the two clicks that is an interesting question. They emphasized the role of the election for the people studying the terms of legitimacy so thats true in the greek democracies and the Roman Republic so for example no law could be passed without the assemblies we think about the eu meet in rome in the senate for example but