Why is it so difficult to discuss racial issues? We talked in May with two Dallas Morning News columnists who were doing just that. James Ragland and Steve Blow joined us to discuss their “Talking Race” series.
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Bush's Legacy
Will the Bush Presidency be remembered solely for the “War-On-Terror” and invasion of Iraq? Not according to our guest – former Bush speechwriter and current American Enterprise Institute resident fellow David Frum. His cover story, “Think Again: Bush’s Legacy” appears in the current issue of Foreign Policy Magazine.
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A Mother's Story of Autism
Thousands of children are diagnosed with Autism each year. But how does an individual family cope with such a diagnosis? We’ll talk this hour with Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, author of “See Sam Run: A Mother’s Story of Autism” (UNT Press, 2008).
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Texas Politics in an Election Year (Part Two of Two)
What are the Texas Democratic Party’s plans for the fall election season? We’ll spend this hour with House Democratic Leader, Representative Jim Dunnam.
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China's History as a World Power
How did an African Giraffe end up in a Chinese court in 1415? To many, especially in China, the opening ceremony for the games didn’t just signal the start of the Olympics. They symbolized the arrival of modern China on the world stage. But this isn’t the country’s first go-around as a world power. We’ll spend this hour with Stewart Gordon, author of “When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors and Monks Who Created the ‘Riches of the East’” (Da Capo, 2008).
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How Microfinance Is Changing the World
Can a few dollars really make a difference? We’ll find out this hour with Alex Counts, President and CEO of the Grameen Foundation and author of the new book “Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance Are Changing the World” (Wiley, 2008).
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Texas Politics in a National Election Year
How does a big national election shape GOP political strategy in a state like Texas? We’ll talk this hour with Texas House Republican Leader, Representative Frank Corte, Jr.
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Inspiring Love, Creativity and Intelligence in Middle School Kids
What’s the best way to motivate and inspire middle-school kids to do their best? We’ll talk this hour with educator Bernie Schein who distills his 40-plus years of teaching in the new book “If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity and Intelligence in Middle School Kids” (Sentient, Paperback, 2008).
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Obamakids
What does Barack Obama’s candidacy mean for traditional African American politics? Does it portend a “post-racial” American society? We’ll spend the hour with scholar and columnist John McWhorter, whose article “Obamakids: And the 10-year-olds shall lead us” appeared in the August 10th issue of New York Magazine.
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Back to School
School starts Monday for students in most area districts. What’s new this year for the Dallas district? We’ll talk this evening with DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, Ph.D.
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Moral Relativism
Does “tolerance” really stand for concealed enmity? Is there a shared human concept of right and wrong? Should there be? Our guest this hour, New York University Professor Steven Lukes, tackles it all in his new book “Moral Relativism” (Picador, Paperback, 2008).
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Exploring the U.S.-Mexican Divide
Political posturing aside, what’s the situation really like along our country’s southern border? Journalist and former Marine Corps officer David J. Danelo investigated the situation first hand along both sides of the 1952-mile line for his new book “The Border: Exploring the U.S.-Mexican Divide” (Stackpole Books, 2008). He joins us this hour.
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