"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..." John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Monday, November 30, 2009
Biden v. Cheney
My conversation with James Traub:
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
A Rainbow in the Night
My conversation with Dominque Lapierre:
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Fourty-Six years and we still are seeking the truth
If it sounds hard to believe, historian Lamar Waldron lays it all out in 944 pages of painstaking detail in his book Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination.
My two part conversation with Lamar Waldron:
Part One:
Part Two:
Friday, November 20, 2009
Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life
My conversation with Robert Hilburn:
Literary Catholics
First Anne Rice who, long before "Twilight" introduced us to vampires, now turns her attention to Angel Time as the "personification" of her new found faith.
Next, Mary Karr, who jump started a renaissance in memoir with "The Liars' Club" and then "Cherry" talks in her latest memoir Lit, about her apocalyptic childhood and outlaw adolescence and how she overcame her feral upbringing to become an esteemed poet and professor and found the Catholic faith.
My conversation with Anne Rice:
My conversation with Mary Karr:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Why we miss Molly Ivins
My conversation with Bill Minutaglio:
Tear Down this Country.......
My conversation with Gil Troy:
Monday, November 16, 2009
Tear Down This Wall....
Friday, November 13, 2009
And the Plane he rode in on...
My conversation with William Langewiesche:
Thursday, November 12, 2009
"A really big show."
My conversation with Gerald Nachman:
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A survivor's tale
My conversation with Carmina Salcido:
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Smart on Crime
My conversation with Kamala Harris:
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Nothing Was the Same
My conversation with Kay Redfield Jamison:
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Friday, November 6, 2009
My conversation with Ken Auletta:
Thursday, November 5, 2009
One year and counting......
My conversation with Rick Hertzberg:
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
How Poker Explains the World
My conversation with James McManus:
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Tokyo Vice
My conversation with Jake Adelstein:
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