Jeff Schechtman's "Talk Cocktail"

"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, March 27, 2018

The Israel of 1948 is Over

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Back in the 1960s, Richard Nixon would talk and write a lot about the Middle East in general, and about the Israeli situation specifically, ...

Thursday, October 20, 2016

The Desert and the Cities Sing

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Looking at the broad sweep of history and change in the 20th and 21st Century, it’s arguable that the dynamics of Israel, its relationship ...

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Life and Death in Palestine

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One of the things we have been hearing lately, with respect to our own domestic politics,is the debate between conscience and politics. Some...

Monday, November 3, 2014

Just how absurd is life on the West Bank?

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The Middle East is always ripe with stories. Unfortunately, few get to the heart of the absurdity of the human condition there. In much th...

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel

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Even looking at the broad sweep and scope of history and change in the 20th century, it’s arguable that the dynamics of Israel, its relatio...

Saturday, November 2, 2013

A beacon of democracy or an apartheid state?

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If I said that this conversation was about authoritarian politics, the religious right, a demographic crisis facing one political party, and...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Israel on the brink

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In his new book The Crisis of Zionism , esteemed journalist, author and professor Peter Beinart argues that Israel is in danger. Not j...

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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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