Where is the national conversation on race today? We’ll check in with Dallas Morning News columnists James Ragland and Steve Blow who have recently published another installment of their on-going “Talking Race” series.
Does international law actually help keep the peace between the nations of the world? We’ll discuss the issue this hour with Eric. A. Posner, the Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. His new book is “The Perils of Global Legalism” (Chicago, 2009).
How have secret societies and mystical leaders influenced our country? We’ll spend this hour with Mitch Horowitz author of the new book “Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation” (Bantam, 2009).
What is our oil addiction really doing to us and to our world? We’ll talk this hour with Peter Maass, contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and author of the new book “Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil” (Knopf, 2009).
Are you addicted to FaceBook, Myspace or Twitter? We’ll explore the brave new world and influence of these networks with Harvard professor Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, Ph.D., co-author of the new book “Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives” (Little, Brown and Company, 2009).
Is Dallas making progress south of the Trinity River? We’ll check in with Dallas Morning News editorial page editor Keven Ann Willey and columnist Tod Robberson about their on-going, long-term project “Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap.” The latest installment was published last week.
Find out how the parent company of The Mansion in Dallas doubled in growth in the last five years despite the economy.
The conflict over teaching evolution in public schools is nothing new, but it came to a head (and was addressed in court) in Dover, Pennsylvania in 2005. We’ll talk this hour with a key player in that story – U.S. District Judge John Jones. We’ll also be joined by “NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on […]
What does “gourmet” mean today? We’ll talk this hour with best-selling memoirist and Gourmet Magazine Editor-In-Chief Ruth Reichl. She’s also the editor of the brand new cookbook “Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009).
What will our cities be like in 10, 20, or 100 years and what roll will sustainability play in their design? We’ll talk this hour with Adrian Smith, principal at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Smith is in town to judge the 42nd Annual AIA Dallas Design Awards.
