More than two months after being nominated, judge neil gorsuch was approved friday to become the associate justice on the u. S. Supreme court. They justice incident Antonin Scalia a died last year. The socalled Nuclear Option lowered the voting threshold for Supreme Court nominees during a key procedural vote here we will show you some of the debates on neil gorsuch and the proposed change. This is about one hour. We have seen impressive credentials, we have reviewed his incredible record, we have heard glowing praise on a nearly daily basis. From students and judges, newspaper editorials, democrats, and republicans. Judge gorsuch is independent and he is fair. He is beyond qualified and he will make a stellar addition to the Supreme Court. Hardly anyone in the Legal Community seems to argue otherwise and yet our democratic app colleagues are poised to block this incredible moment a with the First Successful partisan filibuster in american history. It would be a radical moved in the so
For war with iran. That argument involves doing whatever it takes to get rid of the current regime and to bring about one that is friendlier. Theres also an argument to be made of fervor and of what it is you really want from us and what are you going to give in return . Is an argument for that. We are doing neither of these things. It may be possible to resolve whatever differences you have it there ran on the basis of number two. That has not been tried. It may or may not be possible and it is certainly possible to base our attend on the war against this regime. But that thought process has not been entered into. Thats the kind of thing im talking about. This has been an extraordinarily thoughtful exploration and some of the basic questions of our time up war and peace by very thoughtful expert analysts. This is his book, to make and keep peace among ourselves and with all nations. It is available outside for 20, so we encourage all of you to buy one copy if not two. Can did that ang
Up next on booktv after words with guest host Michael Meyers executive director of the new york civil rights coalition. This week jason sokol in his latest book all eyes are upon us. In that the historian argues that while the northeast enjoyed a reputation as a bastion for racial equality in reality blacks were relegated to living in ghettos and working menial jobs until Northern Leaders challenged citizens to practice what they were preaching. This program contains language that some may find offensive. Host jason its very difficult to decide where to begin with your book. We are going to make a teaser to the audience. We are going to get to the conflict in a clash between at brooks and joe biden. Thats a teaser. Lets begin where you you began and that is with some history. This is a history book but the precipice to brown v. Board of education and the springfield locale. Guest right. Well the sense of history, i do have an argument they are about the way that northern history operat
Where southerners have all around them the trappings of slavery and segregation and something to unload, a burden to unload. Worse people in the north, particularly white northerners dont think of their round paths are their own heritage in that way. In fact, they think of it as something to about two, something to aspire to. That is what i mean about the sense of history at the beginning and the first story that i start out with as you said is about springfield, massachusetts. That city is a small city in massachusetts about 150,000. In 1939, just as world war ii was starting, the later said that city and School Superintendents pioneer plan they said would abolish prejudice and abolish racism. From the School System and from the city of large. So they adopted the curriculum and these principles with the highminded goal of eradicating from young peoples minds racism. He came upon it on their own or did something push them to a . Well, they drew upon curriculum being developed by a bunc
[laughter] and it is an oh my. Moment and it must have been to maxwell because not only is electricity and magnetism things that can travel like waves but the wave is that the speed of light. And when you craft that you are overwhelmed with and a motion of amazement and how beautiful it all fits together because its not just symmetric. They are little bits of asymmetry that are necessary for the pieces to fit together that way. And its not just that maxwells equations are beautiful but you know what is the light that maxwells equations describe. Whoever said that the universe had to be so beautiful . Thats the part that i will never get enough of. Thank you everybody. [applause] thank you so much for joining us. Our next lecture is going to be on december 9 and its about earths orbit and earth orbit along with his sons around the galactic center. Its part of a we will be holding so we invite you december 9. Now im sure that you have further questions. Please hold those questions until