Well, you got me at the title. Okay. All right. Even if youre not a history buff, in these scary unprecedented times its incumbent on all of us to look back to see where weve been and how we got here now. And hopefully some perspective of where were going. This sixyear investment produced a global history of the human journey, which takes us from the stone age to the virtual age. Mr. Ansary proposes the history of the story were telling one another, since theres no single circle of story tellers, there must be many world histories. This dramatic journey asked us all, these asks us in all interwinding narratives, actually inform us on one single big story of our planet and if so, what might it be . The book explores links and Ripple Effects that stitch the fabric of history. Theres a lot of pivotal moments. Has anybody finished reading it . Because its just came out. Okay. Well, you dont count. Okay, you dont count. [laughter] all right. Okay. Its columbuss describing the banks in europ
Host theyve introduced us and told them who we are so we can just Start Talking about your book. The best way to do that is to talk about its author because its a book that makes an argument that depends on the life of the author so we need to know about who you are. But lets talk about that. Anyways, he might want to talk about how you think about your own life. Lets start with, you grew up in new jersey and you grew up and how did your parents get to new jersey and who were they . Guest im the son of a black man, segregated south and my father is 82 years old, born in 1937 in longview, texas and raised in galveston. This was under jim crow and segregation. He moved to the west as soon as he could and was running war on Poverty Programs under Lyndon Johnson Great Society initiative and met my mother who is nine years his junior and san diego where he headed up a Poverty Program and she was fresh out of College Grade she is the daughter of evangelical christians but her father is a min
Former Harvard Law School dean martha minow questions whether forgiveness can strengthen the american Justice System. She is interviewed i george, professor and former federal prosecutors paul butler. After words is a weekly Interview Program with relevant guest host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. Ill after words programs are available as podcasts. Host full disclosure you and i go way back. He you were my law professor at harvard and you taught me family law. You were to go on from being a lowly assistant professor to a storied career not culminating but you were the dean of Harvard Law School. When i knew you you are my favorite law professor. Im not alone and that. In 2008 the junior senator from illinois was a man named barack obama and he said when i was at Harvard Law School i had a teacher who changed my life, martha minow. Guest its a delight to be here and i learned so much from you through the year so thank you for doingng that. Host i couldnt pa
If you are in attendance, take a picture and tag us at booktv on twitter, facebook, or instagram. Next on booktv after words, former Harvard Law School dean martha minow ab. Topknot fiction authors about their latest work. All programs are also available as podcasts. Full disclosure, you and i go way back. You were my law professor at harvard. You taught law. You were to no one from being an along the way you with the an dean of Harvard Law School. You were a law professor when i first met you in 2008 as a junior senator a man named barack obama. And i had a teacher who changed my life. Its a delight to be here and i have met so much from you. I love this book because it has your voice it is compassionate and brilliant and it is gently provocative. How did you come during this legendary career from the legal power cracks. I wrote a book about 20 years ago with violence in the truth of the conciliation had just started and i was so intrigued by the development of the new institution to
Report, ecma regularly on politics and she is the host as a take away with amy walter. Like many of you, i read a lot of political commentary each week. Amy is always fair and she does not follow the pack, she is getting people into poles and other data relating to insight that others do not provide. The cofounder of exelon insight, one of the most innovated and interesting of the next generation of polling analytics intelligent firms, he was a pioneer in the potable Digital World having gotten in the business 17 years ago. A recent paper for the 2019 states of change project how Republican Party can c demograpc the change. If you dont read his interesting stories called the intersection, you should sign up for, like amy he provides unique insights. Shawn trendy is a visiting fellow at a. I. For real clear politics, sean is a lawyer by training and has an mba, just finished a masters and for tenant interfaces sticks and has his phd in Political Science. He likes school. [laughter] sean