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"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"

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Remember When Diplomacy and the Arts Once Mattered?

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Imagine a time when diplomacy mattered. When the arts mattered. And when they could actually work together to project America at its best. ...

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Not Your Father's CIA

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When looking at the world of the CIA, spycraft, and espionage, it fair to say that the images of both WWII and particularly the Cold War, sh...

Monday, December 19, 2016

Spy vs. Spy...Then and Now

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Listening to our political discourse today, vis a vis Russia, it brings back powerful reminders of the Cold War. A time when spies and cove...

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The Cold War in Movies

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This week we mark what was arguably the height of the Cold War, in the 50 anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. That Cold War would, for ...

Monday, December 21, 2009

A Fiery Peace

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Neil Sheehan is the embodiment of why good journalism is both necessary and relevant. In his new book A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard...

Thursday, July 16, 2009

The Beginning of History

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Twenty Years ago, this November, the Berlin Wall came down and with it the end of the Cold War. For the next twelve years, we entered what ...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Rashid Khalidi explains the impact of the Cold War on the current Middle East Conflicts

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While usually followed by controversy, there can be little doubt about the soundness of Rashid Khalidi’s arguments that today’s Middle East ...

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Jeff Schechtman: Napa, California, United States; I grew up during the Kennedy Presidency. It was a time when the best and the brightest sat center stage in the nation's psyche. I've always remembered the story, that at an arts gala at the White House, Kennedy looked around the room and proclaimed it "the greatest gathering of talent since Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Without the benefit of such trappings, I've had the opportunity, for the past nineteen years, to have a seat at an international banquet of ideas and history. My radio program provided me a unique opportunity to "travel" around the world and speak to thousands of the most imaginative thinkers and leaders in the arenas of politics, religion, journalism, business, popular culture, academics, science, economics, history, and medicine. During these years, I have taken many people with me on this journey. It has been a momentous time. The trauma of politics, the onslaught of technology, the insights of science, and the changes in the human condition make this a period almost unequaled in history. I'm excited that technology has now made it possible for me to take more of you along with me on this journey.

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