Francis Fukuyama, senior fellow at Stanford University and Mosbacher Director at The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, joins us to talk about how culture impacts a democracy.
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Why We Should Bring Back The Draft
Elliot Ackerman served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine, and he joins us to discuss why, he says, we’re writing blank checks for protracted conflicts with an all-volunteer military.
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Life Lessons From A Black Academic
Black feminist author and associate professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University Tressie McMillan Cottom, joins us to talk about her exploration of black women’s space in culture, affluence, beauty and power.
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Travel Writer Paul Theroux On Life And Death In Mexico
Paul Theroux joins us to discuss his journey from the impoverished Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas to the Arizona border.
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She Fights for Muslim’s First Amendments And She Would Fight For Yours Too
Lawyer Asma Uddin joins us to discuss how a battle for the rights of one religion affects all religions.
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Do Museums Sell Respectability?
Rhonda Lieberman joins us to discuss her views that art philanthropy can invite unsavory business ties, which museums must court in order to fund their institutions.
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Often Wrong But Never In Doubt: Political Polarization in America
Michael Patrick Lynch, Director of the Humanities Institute at University of Connecticut, joins us to talk about intellectual snobbery and how it corrupts real understanding.
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When To Blow The Whistle
Tom Mueller joins us to talk about the calculations that whistleblowers go through when they decide to raise an issue – and about what’s ahead for the person who called foul on the President.
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Women In The Ashes Of ISIS
Journalist Azadeh Moaveni joins us to talk about the realities young female runaways found inside ISIS and the nationless status they have now.
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A Case For Clemency
Martha Minow, a professor at Harvard Law School, joins us to discuss the intersection of crime and punishment and forgiveness.
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How Saudi Arabia Won Donald Trump Over
Journalist Martin Smith joins us to talk about Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia’s influence on the Middle East.
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Meet The Man Trying To Primary Trump
Two-time governor of Massachusetts William Weld joins us to talk about his strategy for challenging the president in the Republican primary.
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