How do blogs influence the political landscape and what impact will bloggers have on Election 2008? We’ll spend this hour with David D. Perlmutter, professor and associate dean for graduate studies and research at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. His new book is “Blogwars: The […]
Can the United States regain a position of global leadership, in spite of the liberal-conservative political divide within our country? Former Clinton Administration Deputy Secretary of State, Strobe Talbott thinks so. Now president of the Brookings Institution, Talbott will join us this hour to discuss his new book “The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient […]
How has energy development in the Southwestern United States affected the indigenous populations of the region? SMU’s Clements Center for Southwest Studies will examine this question from many angles with a symposium – “Indians and Energy: Exploitation and Opportunity in the American Southwest” this Saturday, April 12th. We’ll talk with symposium participant, Professor Brian Frehner, […]
We often hear of the divide between the superpowers and the developing world, but what about the countries that occupy that divide – countries like Brazil, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan – and the power they wield? We’ll talk this hour with Parag Khanna, author of the new book “The Second World: Empires and Influence […]
Can we turn our environmental record around? We’ll talk this hour with James Gustave Speth, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council and author of the new book “The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability” (Yale, 2008).
Where is Osama bin Laden? We’ll discuss the question and ponder potential answers this hour with filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. His new film is appropriately titled “Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?”
What made Fort Worth great? Before you argue that cattle put Cowtown on the map, consider the importance of Art in the city’s 20th Century rise to prominence. We’ll do just that this evening with Dave Hickey, Fort Worth native, art critic, and Schaeffer Professor of Modern Letters at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
From former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to Dallas girls – according to news reports – as young as 12 and 13 years old, prostitution can ruin lives at any socio-economic level and on both sides of the sex trade. We’ll talk this hour with someone who’s trying to change that. Candace Cain is the […]
Could you live “off the grid” for a year – eat locally, use solar power, and erase your carbon footprint? Doug Fine tried it and learned more than he thought he would about himself and abut what “green” really means. He’ll join us this hour to discuss his book “Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure […]
Do Americans take human rights for granted? We’ll discuss what it’s really like to fight for one’s rights with free speech champion and famed former Dutch parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Her two international bestsellers “Infidel” (Free Press) and “The Caged Virgin” (Free Press) have just been released in paperback.
