Sheila Miyoshi Jager, "Brothers at War"
Asian studies historian Sheila Miyoshi Jager provides a complete overview of the Korean conflict, from the peninsula's occupation by Japan during World War II, to its division during the Korean and...
View ArticleSusan Crawford, "Captive Audience"
Ms. Crawford argues that the U.S. has lost its competitive advantage in the knowledge-based economy, because it is no longer at the forefront of the Internet revolution. She discusses her findings with...
View ArticleLeigh Gallagher, "The End of the Suburbs"
Ms. Gallagher argues that the recession and crash of the housing market have produced a permanent change in America's landscape: the rapid disappearance of the suburbs and the re-emergence of cities,...
View ArticleJoshua Dubler, "Down in the Chapel"
Mr. Dubler experiences a week in the lives of Christian and Muslim prisoners, who make their way through the Graterford Prison chapel for more reasons than worship. He discusses the place of religion...
View ArticleElizabeth Greenspan, "Battle for Ground Zero"
Elizabeth Greenspan, author of "Battle for Ground Zero: Inside the Political Struggle to Rebuild the World Trade Center," explores the controversy and conflict surrounding the site where the World...
View ArticleCraig Steven Wilder, "Ebony & Ivy"
Mr. Wilder explores the history of some of the country's elite universities and discovers that many have a past intertwined with slavery. Several notable campuses were not only built by slave labor but...
View ArticlePaul Sabin, "The Bet"
More than 30 years ago, economist Julian Simon made a bet with biologist Paul Ehrlich on the future prices of five metals, asserting that technological change and a booming market would keep the...
View ArticleMark Tushnet, "In the Balance"
Legal scholar Mark Tushnet explores the opening years of the Roberts Court. He notes that decisions have been determined as much by politics as law, and examines the more controversial holdings,...
View ArticleMiller, "Emily Gets Her Gun...But Obama Wants to Take Yours"
Emily Miller argues that the Obama administration has an anti-Second Amendment agenda and plans to create a national gun registry, with the ultimate purpose of confiscating firearms. She discusses her...
View ArticleEric Schlosser, "Command and Control"
Using recently declassified documents, Eric Schlosser details the ease with which an accident can occur when handling nuclear weapons and how little control military leaders and missile designers have...
View ArticleBob Lutz, "Icons and Idiots"
Former Vice Chair of General Motors Bob Lutz discusses his book, "Icons and Idiots: Straight Talk on Leadership," with Debbie Dingell, American Automobile Policy Council.
View ArticleLuis Gutierrez, "Still Dreaming"
The first Latino elected to the U.S. Congress from the Midwest discusses his life story as an American of Puerto Rican descent who rose from cab driver to community organizer to local politician to...
View ArticleRichard Dawkins, "An Appetite for Wonder"
The famed atheist walks us through his life from his birth in colonial Kenya, to his dalliance with religion to his embrace of science and the secular world. He discusses his life with Sally Quinn,...
View ArticleAnn Dowsett Johnston, "Drink"
Ann Dowsett Johnston, "Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol," speaks with Anne Herron, Office of Policy, Planning & Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
View ArticleS. Lochlann Jain, "Malignant"
S. Lochlann Jain, author of "Malignant: How Cancer Becomes Us," speaks with Dr. Marty Makary, Johns Hopkins.
View ArticleHusain Haqqani, "Magnificent Delusions"
Husain Haqqani, "Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding," hosted by Lisa Curtis, Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center.
View ArticleAbbe Smith & Vida Johnson, "How Can You Represent Those People?"
Fifteen prominent and rising defense attorneys offer their personal answers to the professional question they are asked most frequently: how they are able to represent and defend persons guilty of...
View ArticleLarry Sabato, "The Kennedy Half-Century"
Larry Sabato, author of "The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy," discusses the myths and realities of JFK's White House years with Craig...
View ArticleBrian Kilmeade, "George Washington's Secret Six"
Brian Kilmeade tells the story of the Culper Spy Ring, six Revolutionary War spies who infiltrated British ranks in New York and are credited with turning the tide of the war. Mr. Kilmeade speaks with...
View ArticleMichael Kimmel, "Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era"
Sociologist Michael Kimmel talks about his book, "Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era," in which he presents what he calls a comprehensive diagnosis of the fears, anxieties and...
View ArticleNicholas Carnes, "White-Collar Governmnent"
Nicholas Carnes talks about his book, "White-Collar Government," in which he argues that the socio-economic disparity between elected officials and the citizens they represent reflects an inability of...
View ArticleHeraldo Munoz, "Getting Away with Murder"
Heraldo Munoz talked about his book, "Getting Away with Murder", in which he reports on the international inquiry he led into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
View ArticlePeter Gottschalk, "American Heretics: Catholics, Jews, Muslims and the...
Peter Gottschalk talks about his book, "American Heretics: Catholics, Jews, Muslims and the History of Religious Intolerance", in which he argues that religious intolerance has been strong in America...
View ArticleYuval Levin, "The Great Debate"
Yuval Levin, founder and editor of "National Affairs", talks about his book, "The Great Debate", in which he discusses the origin of the political Left-Right divide, arguing that today's partisanship...
View ArticleRanya Tabari Idliby, "Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie"
Ranya Tabari Idliby talks about her memoir, "Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie" in which she describes her personal experience of battling both Americans, who feared her family because of their faith,...
View ArticleNicholas Johnson, "Negroes and the Gun"
Fordham Law School Professor Nicholas Johnson talks about his book, Negroes and the Gun, in which he argues that there is an unreported tradition of African Americans using firearms to defend their...
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