Will consumers benefit from the sale of TXU? The Dallas Morning News wrapped up a three-part series which featured a commissioned study of the proposed sale yesterday. We’ll spend this hour with Elizabeth Souder and Randy Lee Loftis, Morning News staff writers who wrote the series of reports.
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What makes a country? What makes America what it is today? Author Andro Linklater argues that the changing territorial markers and frontiers played an important role in the creation of our country’s personality. His new book is “The Fabric of America: How Our Borders and Boundaries Shaped the Country and Forged Our National Identity” (Walker, 2007).
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Is conflict with Iran inevitable? How can already over-stretched U.S. State and Defense Departments strategically deal with Iran? We’ll explore the situation and potential outcomes this hour with Christopher A. Preble, Ph.D., Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the CATO Institute. He’ll speak to the Dallas Fort Worth World Affairs Council this evening.
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Are you looking for summer travel-plans, but don’t want to go overseas? What places should be on your life-list to visit? We’ll talk domestic travel this hour with Patricia Schultz, author of “1000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die ” (Workman, 2007).
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Thirty years ago, life in the suburbs still meant tranquility, a slower pace, and insulation from the problems of big cities. Today, those suburbs are among the fastest-growing cities in America. What is fueling the growth and what are the implications for our country? We’ll spend this hour with Robert E. Lang, Director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech in Alexandria, Virginia and co-author of “Boomburbs: The Rise of America’s Accidental Cities” (Brookings, 2007).
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Why do we get fat and what are the real risks of those extra pounds? New York Times science writer, Gina Kolata, examined America’s obsession with weight loss and found interesting connections to money, politics, and power. Kolata will join us this hour to discuss her new book “Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss – and the Myths and Realities of Dieting” (FSG, 2007).
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According to Foreign Policy Magazine and the Fund for Peace, “few encouraging signs emerged in 2006 to suggest that the world is on a path to greater peace and stability.” What makes a country stable? What factors signify a country as a “failed state?” We’ll discuss the 2007 Failed States Index with Pauline Baker, Executive Director of the Fund for Peace.
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Should your health care decisions be yours, or should your treatment options be decided by health insurance companies? We’ll examine the current state of the American heath care system with Regina Herzlinger, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of “Who Killed Health Care? America’s $2 Trillion Medical Problem – and the Consumer-Driven Cure” (McGraw Hill, 2007).
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What’s it like to leave your homeland to seek asylum in the United States? Wednesday, June 20th marked the 7th Annual World Refugee Day as established by the United Nations General Assembly. We’ll discuss the challenges of refugee resettlement this evening with Marc Jennings, Regional Director for the International Rescue Committee. We’ll also talk with former refugee Sharefa Daw who now lives and works in North Texas.Michael Siberry, who plays King Arthur in the national touring production of Spamalot will join us for the Scene segment of the show. Spamalot opened this week at the Dallas Summer Musicals.
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What does the future hold for our nation and for the economy? Renowned futurist Alvin Toffler, with wife and co-author Heidi Toffler, just released their most recent book in paperback. He’ll join us this hour to discuss “Revolutionary Wealth: How it will be Created and How it will Change Our Lives” (Currency Doubleday, 2006).
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What do you do when you see someone accidentally drop a $20 bill? Do you pick it up and keep it or return it to the person? Say you find out that your neighbor’s wireless network is unprotected and you can easily access their internet service for free. Should you warn them to protect their network, or go ahead and use the service for which they are paying? We face such ethical dilemmas every day and we all react differently. We’ll consider everyday ethics this hour with The Ethics Guy, Dr. Bruce Weinstein – author of the book “Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good” (Emmis Books, 2005).
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Have you read the Bible lately? Slate’s Deputy Editor David Plotz has. Plotz set out a year ago to read the entire Bible and blog about it along the way. He’ll join us this hour to discuss his “Blogging the Bible” project.
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