Overview
Public Affairs hosted speakers who are prominent people in the world of international affairs, from acclaimed authors, to Nobel laureates, to high-ranking UN officials.
OCT 12, 2007 • Podcast
Head and Heart: American Christianities
Garry Wills says that the U.S. separation of church and state both unleashed evangelical feelings and tempered them with reason and rationality. "Putting together ...
OCT 10, 2007 • Podcast
Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
With the advent of global capitalism, consumers have many more choices and investors are doing well. But democracy, charged with caring for all citizens, is ...
OCT 3, 2007 • Transcript
What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism
If we are to address terrorism successfully, we need to make a more rigorous examination of its causes. Many believe that it springs from poverty ...
OCT 2, 2007 • Transcript
Challenges for Change: The Role of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in the Islamic World
The 57-member OIC has embarked on an ambitious 10-year plan, which includes setting up a 10-billion-dollar fund for poverty alleviation and eventually establishing an independent ...
SEP 26, 2007 • Podcast
The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West
Mark Lilla notes that "it's not contemporary Islam that's the exception", but, "we are the exception. We live on the other shore from those who ...
SEP 20, 2007 • Podcast
Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite
D. Michael Lindsay says that evangelicals have become the new internationalists working at both policy and grassroot levels for more American engagement abroad. How does ...
SEP 17, 2007 • Podcast
Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground
The Pacific is no longer an American lake, says Robert Kaplan, and with the rise of China and India, we should accept that we are ...
SEP 10, 2007 • Podcast
Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them
It's inevitable that more and more people will move across borders, says Philippe Legrain, and rather than put obstacles in their way, we should welcome ...
SEP 7, 2007 • Podcast
Republic.com 2.0
The internet offers us unprecedented access to information. Yet it also allows us to block out diverse ideas, selecting only articles and blogs that reinforce ...
JUN 27, 2007 • Podcast
The People's Choice: The French Election of 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy is pro-business, a longtime friend of the United States, and the diversity of his new Cabinet is unprecedented. His victory is a turning ...