Mark Halperin

The first one dealt with his career and his life before he joined the court.

The new edition deals with the first part of his time on the United States Supreme Court, where he has been as influential in American life

as arguably anyone else with the possible exception of our presidents.

Next up, right here now, after an intro longer than many cable news segments, James Rose.

James, welcome and congratulations on the book, and thank you for being here.

Well, you could tell your you could tell your family there's at least someone who appreciates you.

My wife will need to see this segment for sure.

Justice Scalia.

Again, there are people watching the show, listening to the show who say, well, of course, I know all about Justice Scalia.

And I'm sad to say, because I like our next to be considered well-informed.

There are people here who probably only have a hazy understanding of justice.

of him.

So busy as you are, as many books as you've already written, and as much as you are interested in other topics, what is it about Justice Scalia that makes you want to write over years a three-volume biography of him?

Amazing.

And again, just to maybe have to spend time with someone who's one of the most important figures in the modern conservative movement is quite a thing.

Let's just lay down some basics for people who need Scalia 101.

What year was he born?

And what did he do before he was put on the Supreme Court?

Why did he go into the government?

And, you know, Scalia was a political animal and was he was he ambitious to to to be attorney general or to be a judge at that point?