well, here on book tv, we want to introduce you to stephen kent. he has written a book called how the force can fix the world lessons on life, liberty and happiness from a galaxy far far away. mr. kent, that cover and some of the words you use in that title. sound familiar? what's this on? this is based on our star has dominated our cultural for almost four decades since it originally hit the theaters in 1977 and has given us sort of this piece of pop culture that is unique in that multiple generations fathers, sons, moms daughters, grandparents even can have a conversation about a thing that is going in pop culture and hollywood and just generally kind of knows what we're talking about. you could ask most people, i think in the casino here at this hotel that we're at today, you know, who is the father of luke skywalker? and a lot of people will know. and i basically had this premise in the book that that's actually very special you know, that's a very special thing any culture to have a shared story of any kind. and that's what book is about. so h

always well, here on book tv, we want to introduce you to stephen kent. he has written a book called how the force can fix the world lessons on life, liberty and happiness from a galaxy far far away. mr. kent, that cover and some of the words you use in that title. sound familiar? what's this on? this is based on our star has dominated our cultural for almost four decades since it originally hit the theaters in 1977 and has given us sort of this piece of pop culture that is unique in that multiple

stephen kent with how the force can save the world. and george gilder with his book venture capitalism. vermont democratic senator reflects on his nearly 50 year career in the senate in his memoir, the road taken. watch the tv every sunday on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide. "washington journal," continues. host: congressman rep. adriano espaillat. member of the appropriations committee. good morning to you sir. caller: thank you for having me once again. host: i want to start with the formers presidents comments on the hannity program. he says that presidents can declassified documents even by thinking about it. your reaction sir? guest: it is incredible that he feels that those documents that are critical to national security, critical to security across the planet as we see the threats coming from putin of the potential nuclear option. it is mind-boggling that he feels that this is something he can take home and put away in your closet and declassified them quickly without any concerns whatsoever. i think that

general while on leave from the law school and is a former law clerk to justice stephen breyer. her scholarship is focused largely on the supreme court, its relationship to other courts , institutions and its role in our constitutional democracy. she teaches classes, constitutional law, employment law and policy. council with the brennan center for justice where she focuses on voting rights and elections. she recently co-authored an article examining the history and original intent of the constitution's elections clause. she was a litigation associate in private practice and served as a law clerk to the honorable christina snyder of the u.s. district court of the central district of california. she received her j.d. from harvard law. you are now recognized for five minutes for your testimony. >> thank you. for the opportunity to testify. >> i will address two issues in my opening remarks. should the supreme court recognized the independent state legislature theory. what is the historical evidence either for or against the recognition of that theory? in discussing this question,

will: keep playing kent state when you make jokes like that. >> things got pretty loud. we're on the brooklyn side of the brooklyn battery tunnel. as most of our viewers know where stephen stiller started his journey september 9, 2001. he gave his life. 30,000 patriotic americans will retrace the steps of the 5k run. some are watching. like myself i will jump on a golf cart. we'll go through the tunnel, retrace the steps that will be an amazing time. that will kick off 8:30. the first weigh. 9:30 at the second wave. 1230,dy, bentley welcomes everyone with a patriotic concert this is a great and we can't wait to give you interviews and have a great time. will: joe, awesome, we'll check in with you at all morning long at that cool event. rachel: thank you, joey. mexican cartels making billions at the southern border thanks to president biden's open border policies. our next guest says it is the tip of the iceberg as a cartel crises looms. will: founding father under fire. a attempt to build a national slavery monument at james madison's home. ♪ ♪ ♪ from out of the bl