Both off and on the field, college sports has again hit the front pages. This time it’s football. The week began with the fast and
Read moreJoe Nye, Former US Asst. Sec. of Defense
From potential bank runs in Spain to full revolt in Greece. From new leadership in France to new tensions in Germany. From fallout in Ireland
Read moreLinda Greenhouse, Yale Law School
If the calendar says June, it means only one thing for my next guest: The end of the US Supreme Court term. The session end
Read moreEnrico Moretti, Economics Professor & Fulbright Fellow, UC Berkeley
New US employment numbers were released yesterday, and as you surely know by now, they brought bad news. This happened, as did this… And you
Read moreJuliette Kayyem, Former Asst. Sec., Dept. of Homeland Security on the Middle East
It would be hard to find a more troubled part of the world right now than the Middle East. In Syria, terrible massacres, including last
Read moreClara Shih, CEO, Hearsay
Facebook’s IPO missteps aside, there can be no argument that social media is a major — if not THE major — next step in human
Read moreDiane Brady, Senior Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
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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