George Packer, The Unwinding; Josh Blackman, Unprecedented

Book Discussion on [The Unwinding] - C-SPAN Video Library: "George Packer talked about his book, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, in which he presents a history of the United States over the past three decades by profilng numerous people, from a factory worker and Silicon Valley entrepreneur to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The author spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco."

Book Discussion on [Unprecedented] - C-SPAN Video Library: "Josh Blackman talked about his book, Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare, in which he looks at the legal challenge to Affordable Care Act that ended with the Supreme Court ruling it constitutional in June 2012. Mr. Blackman also talked about the potential long-term impact of Justice Roberts' opinion in the case. Commentary was provided by Randy Barnett of Georgetown Law Center and Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center. This event was hosted by the Cato Institute."

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