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Claremont McKenna College history professor Lily Geismer argues that over the last forty years the Democratic party has exacerbated economic inequality. She took viewer phone calls about…

American History TV looked back at former Senator Joe Biden’s questioning of Supreme Court nominees--including Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito,…

Jeff Gilbert talked about the state of the automobile industry.

Carol Swain, former professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University and vice chair of President Trump’s 1776 Commission, joined us to talk and take calls about critical race…

Former Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) talked about the opening of his new bookstore, and author Rich Rubino discussed his latest book, The Great American Political Trivia Challenge: Political…

Longtime historian, activist, professor and author Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz joined Book TV to talk and take calls about Native American culture and history, the women’s liberation movement, the…

Viewers commented on news of the day.

Shawn Wilson, president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and Peter Norton, a University of Virginia professor, talk about the 1956 Federal…

Author and Georgetown University law professor Sheryll Cashin joined Book TV to talk and take calls about race relations and inequality in America. Her many books include The Failures of…

Viewers commented on news of the day.

Viewers commented on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Author and professor Noam Chomsky joined Book TV to talk and take calls about capitalism, U.S. foreign policy, and social change. His books include Hopes and Prospects, Consequences of…

Author and historian Victor Davis Hanson talked and took calls about war, politics, and citizenship in the United States. Mr. Hanson’s many books include The Second World Wars, The Case for…

Author and historian Allen Guelzo joined Book TV to talk and take calls about the early intellectual history of the United States, the Civil War, the Reconstruction era, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and more.…

About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and insider interviews, and current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN’s BookTV for the week June 12, 2022.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston took viewer phone calls on former President Trump’s outside business operations during his time in office. He spoke at the 2022 Tucson…

Emory University African American Studies chair Carol Anderson took viewer phone calls on the Second Amendment at the 2022 Tucson Festival of Books held at the University of Arizona.

Author and journalist Sam Quinones joined Book TV to talk and take calls about immigration issues and the drug epidemic in the United States. His books include True Tales from Another…

National Constitution Center Editor-in-Chief Scott Bomboy explained the history behind the use of the filibuster in American politics.

Deborah Stone-Caldwell, director of the American Library Association’s Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, and Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, talked about parental…