: social media going back to the times of cicero." this is about 30 minutes. >> best-selling author tom standage has a new book out called "writing on the wall." tom standage, what do cicero and twitter have in common? >> guest: well, the idea of the book is that social media is a very old idea. we think that it's recent and that only people alive today have ever done it. but really what i'm arguing there's a very long and rich tradition of social media that goes back in fact to the era of cicero, the late roman republican of the first century bc. the point is you don't need a digital network to do social media. if you have one it goes faster but cicero did it with papyrus rolls, and members of the legion were linked to him and they spoke to each other. and there were many other examples that occur throughout history. martin luther, using pamphlets. poetry. tom paine and his pamphlet, common sense, and the pamphlets were used in the runup to the revolutions. when we use social media today it's the a version of the way media operated. >> you write for wealthy romans the distinction betwe

is a long and rich tradition of social media that goes back to the era of cicero, the fifth century bc. if you have one, goes faster. you can actually do it in the old days. cicero did it with papyrus scrolls. others were linked to him, and spoke to each other in a social environment. other examples occur throughout history. .artin luther use the pamphlets poetry in the court of and berlin. tom payne and his pamphlet of common sense. there are many examples. i'm arguing that when we use social media today, it is a reversion to what media operated like centuries before us. >> the distinct between letterwriting and the conversation was further blurred by the custom of dictating outgoing letters described and having incoming letters read aloud. you were someone like cicero or caesar, you would have ascribed. caesar was famous for being able to dictate to letters at once. you would be dictating letters to them. you would have a staff of messengers who would carry these messages to your friends. incoming messages brought a scroll. romans like cicero and caesar were capable of reading and

cicero and abigail adams and mary wellstone in the same room, what would they talk about? with a talk about freedom? >> guest: yes, a lot of them talk about liberty, talk about cicero. the american founders, they all knew cicero because they are looking back to try to figure out how to put together this new country. all they know basically, all the founders knew as they didn't want a king. so there wasn't much precedence for a successful political arrangement without a king to go back to the roman republic. that was a very sophisticated in this government, with checks and balances. it was a very early form. they did not separation of power. it was more a mixed government for being in the middle class, big landowners. so that marked the next government in different segments of society were represented. they also, for example try to avoid another canis what they were trying to do in rome. instead of having one executive controllers power commandeered to two executives, two consoles. they each served for one year only. so they had a term limit. one could veto but the other recommended. s

on the wall: social media the first 2,000 years." what do cicero and twitter have in common? >> the idea is that social media is an old idea. what i'm arguing is that there is a long and rich tradition of social media that goes back to the era of cicero, the fifth century bc. if you have one, goes faster. you can actually do it in the old days. cicero did it with papyrus scrolls. others were linked to him, and spoke to each other in a social environment. other examples occur throughout history. .artin luther use the pamphlets poetry in the court of and berlin. tom payne and his pamphlet of common sense. there are many examples. i'm arguing that when we use social media today, it is a reversion to what media operated like centuries before us.

it's a study of decline -- [laughter] from adams and jefferson reading cicero in latin and the current bestseller over from the u.k., "the wealth of nations" to president obama tweeting about his favorite dessert or newest pop song. well, there's a little of both of that, both of those things in this wonderful book, but it is a very serious, it is a very serious work. our presidents since andrew jack son have been popular figures. their popularity has been the most important source of tear political power. -- of their political power. they're the only national popularly-elected politician, official at any given time in america, and their relationship to popular culture has been deep, and it has changed in fundamental ways over the decades and centuries. and that, above all, is tevi troy's subject if this book. tevi is a senior fellow here at the hudson institute. he is familiar with presidents and the white house. during the administration of george w. bush, he was successively assistant secretary of labor for policy, deputy cabinet secretary at the white house and liaison to t

media that goes back to the era of cicero, the late roman republic that is the first century bc. the point is you don't need a digital network to social media. if you have wanted was faster but you could do it in the old days. cicero did it with messengers running to afro and other members of the elite and they all spoke to him and it was very much a social environment that there've been many other examples throughout history. martin luther and his use of poetry and thomas paine and the common sense and the way that they would use more broadly the run-up to the american and french revolution. ..

-- [laughter] from adams and jefferson reading cicero in latin and the current bestseller over from the u.k., "the wealth of nations" to president obama tweeting about his favorite dessert or newest pop song. well, there's a little of both of that, both of those things in this wonderful book, but it is a very serious, it is a very serious work. our presidents since andrew jack son have been popular figures. their popularity has been the most important source of tear political power. -- of their political power. they're the only national popularly-elected politician, official at any given time in america, and their relationship to popular culture has been deep, and it has changed in fundamental ways over the decades and centuries. and that, above all, is tevi troy's subject if this book. tevi is a senior fellow here at the hudson institute. he is familiar with presidents and the white house. during the administration of george w. bush, he was successively assistant secretary of labor for policy, deputy cabinet secretary at the white house and liaison to the jewish community for the presi

a study of decline from adams did jefferson reading cicero in latin and the current best seller from the u.k. the wealth of nations. to president obama tweet being about his favorite dessert or newest pop song. if there is both of those things in this wonderful book but it is a very serious work. presidents since andrew jackson have been popular figures their popularity has been the most important source of their political power steve politician offical any time in america and their relationship to popular culture has been deep in has changed in fundamental ways and that is tevi troy subject. a fellow at the hudson institute is familiar with presidents and the white house during the of ministration during george w. bush was assistant secretary of labor at the labor leaders on for the president with the senior delegation to security and cooperation to the reelection campaign of 2004 then through 2008 he was deputy secretary of health and human services. philosophers, adjusters or technicians. he is a prolific author to be a intellectual with reason "national review" "the weekly s

about freedom? >> a lot of them would talk about liberty and cicero. the american founders, they all knew cicero because they are looking back to try to figure out how to put together -- how do they put together this new country? all they know basically all the founders knew is they didn't want a king so there wasn't much precedent for a successful arrangement. you have to go back to the roman republic and that was a very sophisticated -- it was a mixed government where there were checks and balances. they didn't really have subornation of power. it was more of a middle class big landowners. the had monegan next government in the different segments of society that were represented. but they also, for example, try to avoid another king is what they were trying to do in rome. instead of having one executive try to control the public, they had to executives, to councils. they each served for one year only so the heady turmoil met. and one could veto what the other recommended. so you needed to both of them to approve and one could kill the proposal so they were very concerned about tryi

about in the book, the class was the ultimate and they like to read cicero and kato. george washington showed the play "plato" at valley forge when things were cold and things were going well in the war front. adam loves cicero. we reread one of the books annually. jefferson was a wide ranging reader that read all kinds of philosophy. james madison, when he was preparing to come up with the constitutional convention and write the constitution, he asked jefferson of recommendations for books he should read. jefferson, at a time when books were expensive sent him two books that madison wrote the memo on it. >> when did the president stop reading the classics, or is there such a thing as a time when they stopped reading the classics? >> just so many more books available today. if you were reading "wealth of nation" in 1776, it was not a class thing. it was a new book and it was cutting edge. some books become classics over time. but i think now there's a presumption that the classics you read, you read as a kid. when you're adults, you want to keep up and read some of the latest biographi

to about 80. i've read a lot of cicero i'm not interested in him i'm interested in human beings. the prices have gone up. when this gentleman said many people are doing to die many people are not i getting their medication and their dying. we're asking for fair prices not asking to take money away from r&d pr it's interesting when a drug company fails everybody feels so terrible i can see that you want them to succeed. and nobody faults the drug company. i've been a teacher for 40 years if the student fails they say their something wrong with me. there's something wrong where is the pharmaceutical companies if they can't keep their drug prices down and forego those ohio salaries in order to save people. that's their job not just to make money and they can do that. 18 thousand people signed this ballot measure to get it on board. everybody is backing this measure. people who haven't spoken to each other in 20 years are backing this because this is the good thing for that the people of 70 >> mr. that infamous. i don't care whether the drug companies fail but i care that repel amel

." tom standage, what do cicero and twitter have in common? >> guest: well, the idea of the book is that social media is a very old idea. we think that it's recent and only people alive today have ever done it. but really what i'm arguing is there's a very long and rich tradition of social media that goes back to the era of cicero, so that's the first century b.c., and the point is that you don't need a digital network to do social media. if you have one, it goes faster, but you could actually do it in the old days. cicero did it with papyrus rolls and ore members -- other members of the roman elites were linked to him and all spoke to each other, and it's very much a social environment. but there are many examples that occur throughout history, martin luther and his use of pamphlets, thomas paine and his pamphlet, "common sense," and the way they were used more broadly in the runup to the american and french revolutions. really what i'm arguing is when we use social media today, it's a reversion, actually, to the way media operated for centuries before us. >> host: you write that for we

naething o barricaded this time inside a cicero apartment at 4998 west 114th street threatening to burn down everything including his terrified son and daughter police records from the terrifying september 9th afternoon show that there was a bathtub full of gasoline in the apartment and he was threatening to lighted on fire but no felony charges after cicero police managed to negotiate the release of his children taking the mentally ill man into custody given what happened three months later in chicago letting his entire family on fire in his mother's lawndale apartment professionals who shelter battered women say they can hardly believe it. i'm surprised that they didn't charge him he was taken into custody police records show but when the girlfriend refused to sign a criminal complaint against nathaniel prosecutors with the state attorney decided against felony charges. anita alvarez says " if individuals in this office need to be held accountable for their judgment that will certainly occur. the police superintendent turning down our request for an interview tonight but a spokes

through this arena, through this area. but keep watching. that woman is desiree cicero and she was gored violently by the steer. a lot of people who were part of the event come to her aid. keep watching the video. the steer is running back toward the people. most people get out of the way, except for one man. >> a 19-year-old marine stayed there to help her. the steer is headed back toward her. he's hovering over her. >> oh my god! >> he's like a human shield over her. >> the steer tramples over him as he tries to stay over her body. >> that's a heroic move. >> they spoke to desiree and john about the incident. >> i knew it was coming. it felt like getting hit by a bull. i mean there's no other way to describe it. there wasn't much time. >> didn't think about anything else but getting to her and making sure she's okay. you have a hole in your arm, i'm going to put pressure on it. >> for $50. >> she didn't blame everyone else for running away. she is grateful to john. she suffered a broken rib, a dislocated shoulder. she had a hole in her arm. >> did they give her 150 bucks? >>> we

gunshots this time in cicero. leaving three people wounded this morning. it happened just before 4:00 a.m.. a town spokesperson says gas at to neighboring party spilled out of the houses and got into an argument. police say 2 male victim's one in his 20s the other in his 40's were taken to the hospital for minor surgery. a woman in her 20s was treated and released. no charges yet in the shooting >> and emotional end today to what will be the final 3-ranked komen walk against breast cancer in chicago >> the walk began in northbrook friday morning... 60 miles in 3 days for breast cancer we caught up with them again this morning along the lake front path. 'yay... aww.. thanks buddy' where we found the viscogliosi family... were supporting my sister in law and three of her friends. this is their 10th year doing the 3 day walk they drove an hour here... waiting.. watching... 'good job ladies!' to cheer on the hundreds here... 'hiii!' including their team. oh, this is wonderful because we our families meet us at the end but we dont really have a cheering station.. 'we couldnt do it without

the game." tonight the town of cicero and its reputation for bad political behavior. the town president seeking reelection, accused of using local workers in a case of voter fraud. tonight the authorities are getting involved and wgn's tom negovan is live in cicero with the story. some latino voters say that municipal workers have been tried to steal their votes on behalf of the organization's president. two candidates calling for investigations of each other. the battle of support for the itcicero politicians devolves into what some would say is criminal behavior. yes there are lots of allegations. its central allegation is that workers loyal to be about it ... the county clark has gone so far as to reach out in writing to the domenic campaigned saying this could be construed as a attempt at clutter intimidation. we could not have imagined that your clients would have improperly and possibly illegal use town resources and employees to advance your campaign. it's funny having somebody from cook county in a glass house throwing rocks. it is outrageous. the town president campai

, he made barack obama look like cicero and churchville rolled into one -- churchill rolled into one. it was a mediocre address. i disagree with nina on one point. there acted 106 rebuttals. three of those people have gone on to occupy the white house. >> that doesn't mean they tidwell. >> gerald ford, george h.w. bush, and little billy clinton. >> i don't think mark liked the speech. >> let's try to be slightly dispassionate about it. [laughter] you have a whole host of problems in society. the liberal answer is to find it a government program that will fix id. state of the union address. the conservative approach is in what way is the government passed a regulation and taxation and corruptions and hindrances of all kinds holding back to this incredible engine of the private sector, which historically has provided unpresident -- unprecedented prosperity and liberty in america? that is the difference between the parties. rubio, if you look at the transcript -- i will not speak about the delivery. it was hot in there and he was obviously thursday. [laughter] the transcript was an exce

between 4 and 4:30. >> here in cicero these people are loaded in advance. >> the numbers are up to 300,000 in the chicago area. >> in the chicago area some of the well known companies that use temp labor. walwal-mart. smirnoff and mccormick place convention central a center andt goes on an and. >> the number grew 5050 to a record 2 prime minister 7 million. some places clustered their warehouses and exactries that they have become what socialologists have called temp downs. >> temp towns are old industry cities where new waves of imfrance have come to live. the temp industry has situated concentration of agencies in this area in order to take advantage of that lap o labor. >> you have a little huddle and you have high unemployment and people are desperate. >> thirty miles away rosa ramÍrez refnlt rents a room. another temp town. that is hemming staffing agencies. when i came to this country. i only have job for me the tell temporary for one month or one week or two days. no, no per permanent. >> in her is a year her 15 years of work she has made air filters for the military and pa

million. some places like cicero clustered near warehouses and factories are now dense with temp agencies they come temp towns. >> temp towns are old industrial cities where new waves of immigrants have come to live. the temp industry has situated concentration of agencies in this area to take advantage of that labor. >> so you just have these little hobbles in the suburbs, where you have high unemployment, and people are desperate. >> 30 miles away mexican immigrant rents a room at another temp town. >> when i came here in this country, when i came to the different agency, only have job for me to temporary for one day, for one week, for two days, no, no payment. >> in her 15 years of temporary work she has a hundred different jobs paying the illinois minimum wage, currently $8.25. she has made air filters for the military and packed boxes. it produces promotional samples for companies like kraft, and johnson & johnson. >> one thing that has changed is the amount of volatility in our business versus become extreme. the highs have become higher, the lows have become lower. >> ewing between

& ferb title sequence. >> a cross between cicero and mr. magoo every time. thank you for watching. "morning joe" begins right this minute. ♪ >>> and snap. and it belongs to seattle. and robert griffin iii is down on the ground and can't get up. >> i talked to robert. robert said to me, "coach, there's a difference between being injured and being hurt." "i'm hurting. give me a chance to win." that was enough for me. >> my job is the quarterback. my job is to play. the only time i couldn't is when i went down and i took myself out of the game. that's just the way you have to play it. i don't feel like me being out there hurt the team in any way. >> good morning. it's monday, january 7th. welcome to "morning joe." i guess that was pretty painful to watch.

services in cicero, illinois they tracked the storm's impact on their trucks and the 80,000 pounds of cargo they carry. >> let me go work on that. >> reporter: bob adelman runs the business. >> on a normal day we'll send out anywhere from ten to 15 loads. today we'll probably send out five. >> reporter: a load being a truck? >> yes. >> reporter: but with the storm roaring in from the west caution is called for. nobody's going west today? >> no no no. because we don't send them into harm's way. we're not suicide pilots here. (laughs) . >> reporter: now these last two storms will ease, but not end, the drought. two feet of snow translate into about just two inches of rain and, scott the national drought mitigation center says there are some areas of this country that will need 16 inches of rain to fully recover from the drought. >> pelley: dean, thanks very much. in two days now pope benedict xvi will become the first living former pope in six centuries. the vatican announced today that his title in retirement will be pope emeritus. earlier today, we asked long-time vatican reporter del

social media that goes back to the era of cicero, the late roman republic's in the first century bc. you don't need a digital network to do social media. if you have one it goes faster, but you can do it in the old days. cicero did it with the pyrus yrus rolls.th pap there have been many other examples that have occurred throughout history. martin luther and his use of pamphlets. tom payne and his pamphlet common sense. the way the pamphlets were used more broadly in the run-up to the french and american revolution. first 2000 years of social media tonight on c-span two. >> vice president ford was sworn in as president of the united states. this is the dress that mrs. ford was wearing at the swearing-in ceremony. she was less than excited about becoming first lady, but president ford encouraged her, saying we can do this. she resolved that if i'm going to have to do this, i'm going to have fun doing it. the fund for her started almost immediately. within 10 days she had a state dinner to entertain king hussein of jordan and it was something she had to prepare for in her role as first lad