The Queen’s 60 year jubilee in England is not the only major anniversary of an institution this week. This also marks the 50 year anniversary
Read moreEJ Dionne, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Four years ago, no matter how you voted, there was a sense that, maybe, just possibly, we as a nation would be ready to come
Read moreHarriet Worsley, Author, “100 Ideas That Changed Fashion”
Of the many topics I’m where I’m better off asking the questions rather than answering them, fashion has to top the list. No one is
Read moreJoel Stein, Time Magazine, Author “Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity”
Many of us have children with a very clear goal for our offspring: We want to raise a mini-me someone who reminds us our childhood
Read moreLaura Stoll, New Economics Foundation
What causes well-being? What enables some people and societies and countries to prosper and others to fail? What does it mean to prosper — is
Read moreDr. Paul Piff, UC Berkeley, Social Psychologist
From Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” to Eddie Murphy’s “Trading Places” to today’s hidden camera TV shows that put unsuspecting people in morally-challenging situations and
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Rosie Gray of Buzzfeed discusses the Presidential Campaign and Wisconsin Gubernatorial recall vote. (Originally broadcast 6-2-12 on The John Batchelor Show) [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/72398059″ params=”auto_play=false&show_artwork=false&color=ff7700″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true”
Read moreSteven Heller, School of Visual Arts
You know how you’ve been told don’t just a book by its cover? Our next guest will tell you the exact opposite. In fact you
Read moreDaniel Yergin, Energy Expert, Author of “The Prize” & “The Quest”
Is there a more important topic in the world today than the future of energy? From global economies to local politics, from what we breathe
Read morePeter Bergen, CNN national security analyst, Author of “Manhunt”
It is just over a year since the hunt for America’s No. 1 enemy, Osama Bin Laden, ended in a one-sided firefight in a walled
Read moreSteve Coll, President, New America Foundation
If you were to list some of the world’s most secretive institutions, you surely wouldn’t be surprised to see the CIA or the Bin Laden
Read moreDan Perry, AP Jerusalem Bureau Chief & Acting Middle East Editor
As if enough wasn’t already happening in and around Israel — internal calls for new elections, tensions with Iran, a pending Presidential vote in Egypt
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