Videos

Nicole Mayerhauser and Jim Tankersley talked about the history of American consumers' spending habits on goods and services. Topics included the effect on the gross domestic product and the …

Linda Robinson talked about the role and mission of special operation forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how they evolved to become the “go to” force for operations worldwide. She is the au…

Rebecca Sinderbrand talked about the Obama administration’s priorities for 2014, including immigration reform and other legislative issues. A video clip was shown of President Obama’s year-e…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on “Is the War on Drugs Succeeding?” Trevor Hughes of USA Today reported by telephone on the changes in drug laws in states, and the new laws…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on news of the day.

Al From talked about his book, The New Democrats and the Return to Power, as well as the future of the Democratic Party. Bobbi Jackson gave a news update on C-SPAN Radio at the end of the…

Eric Ham talked about his book, The GOP Civil War: Inside the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party. He discussed divisions within the Republican Party over fiscal and national securit…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments the question, “Is the U.S. a police state?” The question came from about a statement by Edward Snowden that aired Christmas Day on British telev…

Jack Buckley and Robert Rothman talked about the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), which measures 15-year-old students' reading, mathematics, and science literacy. Co…

Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, talked about her organization’s political and legislative agenda during 2014, and its strategy for the…

Former House Budget Committee Chair and White House Budget Director Jim Nussle talked about the two-year budget agreement passed by the House and Senate. He responded to telephone calls and …

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on news of the day.

Professor Robin West, author of Teaching Law, talked about the issues facing law schools today, including high costs, outdated curriculums, and the lack of job opportunities upon graduation.…

Professor Paul Butler talked about his book, “Let’s Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice.” He talked about his life as a federal prosecutor and his decision to leave the job after being wro…

Professor David Koplow talked about his book, Death By Moderation: The U.S. Military’s Quest for Useable Weapons, in which he looks at the U.S. Military’s attempts to develop weapons that ar…

Professor M. Gregg Bloche talked about his book, The Hippocratic Myth: Why Doctors Are Under Pressure to Ration Care, Practice Politics, and Compromise Their Promise to Heal, in which he dis…

Professor Randy Barnett talked about his book, Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty, in which he argues that for many decades, U.S. courts have failed uphold the parts…

In Critical Race Consciousness, Professor Gary Peller argues that the roots of the crisis facing the African-American community could be found in the struggle between liberal integrationists…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on news of the day.

Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) talked about the two-year budget deal that had recently been voted on by the House. The deal placed discretionary spending at $1.012 trillion for fiscal year…