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.
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).
Uh … this hour … we’ll … ahh … explore why it’s often so tough to get that … uh … sentence out and what that difficulty says about the speaker with Michael Erard. His book, “Um …: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean” (Anchor, 2008), is now out in … uh […]
We’ve all seen extensive coverage of the Beijing Olympics this month. But what is the takeaway for China and its government? We’ll spend this hour with Ross Terrill, fellow at the Fairbanks Center for East Asian Research at Harvard University. He’ll speak to the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth this evening.
What are the candidates saying and does the language they select influence what you hear? We’ll talk this hour with political consultant and pollster Frank Luntz, Ph.D., whose 2007 book “Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear” (Hyperion, 2007) has been updated for the recent paperback edition.
What is the role of music in everyday life, in films, and culture? In April, we were joined by someone who knows. Golden Globe winner Philip Glass is one of the most highly acclaimed musical artists of the twentieth century. Glass was in town for a Nasher Salon Series event.
Can a politician really bring people together? Many believe Robert F. Kennedy was a politician who did. We’ll look back this hour with Thurston Clarke, author of the new book “The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days that Inspired America” (Henry Holt, 2008).
What is your personal relationship with time? We’ll explore the psychological importance of time this hour with Stanford Professor Emeritus Philip Zimbardo. He’s the co-author of “The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life” (Free Press, 2008).
How are the McCain and Obama campaigns addressing energy policy? What does it mean for Texas? We’ll talk this evening with W. Bruce Bullock, Director of SMU’s Maguire Energy Institute and Elizabeth Souder, energy reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
What defines a city like Dallas? Scholar Harvey Graff scrutinizes the town known throughout the world for its big business, big thinking, and even bigger self image in his new book “The Dallas Myth: The Making and Unmaking of an American City” (Minnesota, 2008).
