Videos

Diana West discussed her weekly online and syndicated column about cultural and political issues from a self-described conservative viewpoint. She talked about the spread of Islamic law thro…

Author and reporter Glenn Kessler discussed his role as fact checker for The Washington Post. In his newspaper column and online, he examines the statements of political figures and diplomat…

Richard Norton Smith, Carl Cannon, and Jean Baker participated in a roundtable discussion reflecting on the C-SPAN series, “The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political Histo…

Ward Carroll talked about the Web site he edits, military.com. It provides news, information and support to current and former service members, their families, and non-militaryreaders. Topic…

William Beutler Talked about his role as an editor, commentator and consultant for the Wikipedia website. Among the topics he addressed were potential problems, such as vandalism, which coul…

John Feinstein discussed his memoir, One On One: Behind The Scenes with The Greats In The Game, which chronicles his years of reporting on some the greatest sports figures. He talked about t…

Video Journalist Michelle Fields talked about her reporting on various issues for the Daily Caller 24-hour news site. She discussed an early interview with actor Matt Damon and his mother, h…

Major General Marcia Anderson discussed her life and her career as the highest ranking female African American in the history of the U.S. Army. She described growing up in impoverished East …

Carl Colby discussed his latest documentary film, The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby. The film examines the personal and professional life of former Cen…

Simon Winchester talked about his sweeping historical narrative of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories.…

Lawrence Lessig talked about his latest book about the influence of money on Congress, in which he argued that large amounts of money, fueled by recent changes in campaign finance rules, can…

Jill Abramson talked about her new position as the first female executive editor of the New York Times and her new book, The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout. She discussed her caree…

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels answered questions from Purdue University students, and he talked about his book, Keeping the Republic. He also spoke about state and local politics and his de…

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff discussed her 2010 biography, Cleopatra: A Life. Ms. Schiff talked about growing up in western Massachusetts and her early days as an editor wi…

Karl Marlantes talked about his autobiographical narrative, What It Is Like To Go To War. In the book he related many of his own combat experiences, including one intense battle in Vietnam t…

Former Justice John Paul Stevens discussed his memoir that details the workings of the Supreme Court from his personal interactions with the five most recent chief justices, beginning with t…

Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa talked about his new memoir, Becoming Dr. Q, which details his entry into the U.S. as an illegal, unemployed, homeless migrant farm worker who struggled to lear…

Richard Norton Smith, Carl Cannon, and Jean Baker participated in a roundtable discussion as a preview to C-SPAN’s upcoming series, “The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Politi…

Ivan Kander and Rob Jones talked about “Survive. Recover. Live. The Rob Jones Story,” a documentary Mr. Kander directed about the events leading up to his friend Marine Corporal Jones' sever…

Cary Nelson talked about the social, political, and cultural forces undermining the principle of academic freedom. He described the increasing struggles for governance and unionization of fa…