and historian nancy eisenberg provides a history of class in america and white trash. that's a look at the books the new york times has suggested to help understand the 2016 presidential election. many of these authors have or will be appearing on the tv. you can watch them on our website, but tv.org. >> john miller, what do you do here at hill stone college? >> i'm director of the journalism program which means i oversee a program that includes a campus newspaper and a radio station, a bunch of scholar ships and i teach some classes. >> what down, is that the dow? >> that is the great michigan business name from midland michigan. >> and may have contributed here to hill staff. >> yes, the program is named after herbert h dowell so it's an individual gift, but he is of that family. >> what you do at national review? >> , writer for national review. i've been on the staff for 18 years. it was a full-time job for a long time. i lived in washington d.c. and worked out of the washington bureau. five years ago i got recruited to come to hillsdale and i have remained on the