Videos

Richard Ruth was interviewed about his book, In Buddha’s Company: Thai soldiers in the Vietnam War, about the role of Thailand, and particularly the service of Thai soldiers, in the Vietnam …

Professor Brian VanDeMark talked about his book, American Sheikhs: Two Families, Four Generations, and the Story of America’s Influence in the Middle East, a history of the American Universi…

Stephen Frantzich discussed his book, O.O.P.S.: Observing Our Politicians Stumble: The Worst Candidate Gaffes and Recoveries in Presidential Campaigns, in which he looks at gaffes made by po…

New York Times correspondent James Glanz talked about data centers that keep and process data such as Google inquiries, Amazon purchases, and bank inquiries, and many other Internet transact…

Bassam Haddad discussed his book, Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience, and talked about the current political conflict in that country which had led…

Rajiv Chandrasekaran talked about his book, Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed while at…

Sally Bedell Smith talked about her biography, Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch. In her book she recounts the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended the British throne in …

Rachel Cox talked about her book, Into Dust and Fire: Five Young Americans Who Went First to Fight the Nazis, in which she writes about her uncle and four other Americans who joined the Brit…

Mark Skousen, co-founder of FreedomFest, one of the largest libertarian conferences in the U.S., talked about the Fest, his life, and his book, The Making of Modern Economics. He was intervi…

Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), who was retiring at the close of the 112th Congress, reflected on her 20-year career in the House of Representatives. She spoke about her time as co-chair…

Mary Agnes Carey talked about Medicare and its role in “fiscal cliff” negotiations, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included funding for Medicare; …

Edward Klein talked about his book, The Amateur, which takes a critical look at President Obama before and after he reached the White House. He was interviewed while attending FreedomFest, w…

Lawrence Yun gave his predictions for the housing market in the year 2013. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the home mortgage deduction, th…

Matt Bennett talked about gun control and background checks for gun purchasers, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included his Third Way think tank, t…

Steve Forbes talked about some of the fiscal issues facing Congress and President Obama, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included “fiscal cliff” imp…

Meredeth Shiner spoke by phone about developments in negotiations over the “fiscal cliff” tax increases and budget cuts set to take place in January 2013 if Congress failed to reach a budget…

Telephone lines were open for business owners to comment on the possible impact to them of “fiscal cliff” impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to rea…

Television and radio host Faith Salie hosted the 63rd annual National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation presented The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to auth…

Author Brad Meltzer talked about his book, Heroes for my Daughter, in which he told the stories of a diverse set of individuals from across time, and from all walks of life, who each dedicat…

Brooke Stoddard talked about his book, World in Balance: The Perilous Months of June-October 1940. Mr. Stoddard was interviewed at the “Fall for the Book” festival, held at George Mason Univ…