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"

Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts
Thursday, November 5, 2015

The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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We’ve seen that different cities often emerge as the the center of their times. This has been true from the Greek city states, through the ...
Monday, October 5, 2015

A Not So Random Walk Through L.A.

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The lyrics say that “nobody walks in L.A.” That certainly has been true, in a city whose inhabitants were long hermetically sealed inside t...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing

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When we think about the iconography and the history of contemporary policing and urban criminal justice what comes to mind? Sixty years ago...
Monday, April 21, 2014

My Usual Table

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For many people, particularly in urban America, restaurants represent the place where they live life. Spending time with friends, memor...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

LA & SF in the 1930s

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Maybe it says something about the state of urban history today, but to better understand the history and culture of our two great Californ...
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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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