MAR 14, 2006 • Podcast
Interview with Dr. Barnett Rubin
"It's very difficult to be optimistic," says Dr. Rubin, one of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan. "Still, five years ago we could never have ...
MAR 8, 2006 • Podcast
Public Philosophy: Episodes and Arguments in American Civic Life
Professor Michael Sandel argues that there is an allergy among liberals to using substantive moral, and even religious arguments in politics. Yet, he notes, "it's ...
MAR 3, 2006 • Podcast
The Shield and the Cloak: The Security of the Commons
Gary Hart outlines the fundamental changes that America must grapple with when confronting elusive terrorist threats. The new security regime will require a shield for ...
FEB 28, 2006 • Podcast
Arguing About War (2006)
For the first time since his classic "Just and Unjust Wars" was published in 1977, Professor Michael Walzer has again collected his most provocative arguments about ...
FEB 22, 2006 • Podcast
Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind
While few soldiers may have read the works of Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius, it is undoubtedly true that the ancient philosophy known as Stoicism guides ...
FEB 15, 2006 • Podcast
The Twelve Religious Tribes of American Politics
Steven Waldman, founder of the website belief.net.com, presents some surprising conclusions about how beliefs affect voting in the United States.
FEB 7, 2006 • Podcast
Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century
According to Chris Patten, Europe wants to be a partner to the United States rather than a rival. Meanwhile, America and Europe both need to ...
JAN 27, 2006 • Podcast
American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville
In his entertaining and sometimes provocative book, celebrated French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy takes a fascinating new look at the country that Americans think they ...