DescriptionSupreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist discusses the history of the Supreme Court and his book, Grand Inquests, about the historic impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew Johnson. In 1999, Justice Rehnquist presided over the U. S. Senate's impeachment trial of Pres. Bill Clinton. (Original Broadcast Date: July 5, 2004)…
DescriptionNoam Chomsky talks about his book Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Failed States is a book about just war theory and the invasion of Iraq. Chomsky is introduced by Robert Tully, a philosophy professor at the Academy. During the talk, Professor Chomsky criticizes the work of Michael Walzer, an influential proponent of just war theory and the author of the book Just and Unjust Wars . Later, there is a question-and-answer session with the West Point cadets in the audience about international law and the Bush administration's foreign policy.
DescriptionNoam Chomsky, professor of Linguistics at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., talks about his life and career as a political activist and critic of U.S. foreign policy. Among the topics he addresses are efforts to combat terrorism, war with Iraq, and Bush administration economic and foreign policy. He also responds to questions from viewers on the telephone and submitted by fax and e-mail.
DescriptionEvery week, Q & A introduces you to remarkable people who are making things happen in politics, the media, education, and science and technology. Former Booknotes host and C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb leads his guests in hour-long conversations about their lives and work. Lamb hosted Booknotes for 15 years, helping it earn the title of longest-running book program on television.
