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 Thomas Frank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas Frank. Show all posts
Thursday, July 19, 2018

What's the Matter With America?

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Back in 2004, a full fourteen years ago, Thomas Frank published a book entitled What’s The Matter with Kansas?  In it, he looked at how a se...
Saturday, April 2, 2016

What's The Matter With Democrats?

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When we examine the roots of today’s chaos in the Republican party, we see that much of it has been caused by the party using and manipulati...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Up is down, down is up...

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Just as we often use living viruses to cure disease, so the Right argues that the cure for financial crises, environmental degradation, mini...
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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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