Of the many areas that Hurricane Sandy exposed in New York, New Jersey and beyond was the importance of our public infrastructure — and just
Read moreMick Cornett, Mayor, Oklahoma City
Ask most people in our country to describe Oklahoma City, and the first response will likely be Western. Maybe home to the NBA finalists Oklahoma
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Michael D. Shear of the New York Times discusses Newtown, CT, the politics of Gun Control and the Fiscal Cliff. (Originally broadcast 12-16-12 on The John Batchelor
Read moreTom Jensen, Director, Public Policy Polling
If you look just at the numbers, folks, this one is too close to call. After nearly two years of campaigning, we’re down to 10
Read moreJeremy Waldron, Philosophy of Law, Oxford & NYU; Author, “The Harm in Hate Speech”
Few ideas are as ingrained in what it means to be an American as the right to free speech. Short of shouting “fire” in a
Read moreMarc Goldwein, Sr. Policy Director, Committee for a Responsible Budget
Marc Goldwein is Sr. Policy Director, Committee for a Responsible Budget and a member of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (The
Read moreHenry Brady, Dean, UC Berkeley School of Public Policy, on Conventions
One of the big questions that came out of our national political conventions was not so much “what?” — as in “what do the candidates
Read moreDavid Hoffman, former Chicago Inspector General & Asst. US Atty
As a born and raised Chicagoan, I don’t know if any headlines this summer are bothering me more than the ones marking a terrible rise
Read moreJudge Michael Mukasey, former US Atty General
On the 40th anniversary of Watergate, the topic of national security leaks has again come front and center. In recent weeks, we’ve seen public disclosures
Read moreWalt Bogdanich, New York Times
Of the many sports that have seen allegations and evidence of performance-enhancing drugs — baseball, football, cycling — that list has a new, four-legged companion:
Read moreJeffrey Rosen, George Washington University and The New Republic
One of the most-watched Supreme Court decisions in years came down on Thursday. As you certainly know, the Court decided 5-4 to uphold President Obama’s
Read moreThanassis Cambanis, The Century Foundation
Just a over a year since the famed Arab Spring blossomed in the Middle East — and notably in Cairo’s Tahrir Square — Egypt today
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