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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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Friday, February 23, 2018

Who Was Edward Lansdale, and Why It Matters

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There was a saying during the Vietnam era, the attribution of which is a bit fuzzy, that said “if you grab them by the balls, their hearts a...

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Why Are We Looking Back at Vietnam?

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Coming up next month, Ken Burns’ powerful documentary about the Vietnam war will be in living rooms across America. It makes you wonder why...

Friday, September 30, 2016

I Wonder Who's Kissinger Now?

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Few modern day political figures have had more written about them than Henry Kissinger. From his own three volume, almost 4000 page memoir,...

Thursday, September 15, 2016

A look back at a great journalist - A conversation with Robert Timberg

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Robert Timberg was a great journalist and a Marine combat veteran. He passed away last week. We spoke to him back in August of 2014 about ...

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Is Vietnam the "original sin" of American foreign policy?

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Look around the political and social landscape today. The polarizing debates about who we are, what we stand for as a nation and as a peopl...

Monday, May 26, 2014

Once upon a time, protest really did make a difference

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Once upon a time protest mattered. People got angry at the actions of government and actually acted upon it. While the protests of today, ...

Friday, December 4, 2009

Vietnam still matters

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Be it in Bosnia, Iraq or Afghanistan, whenever there is a US military commitment, the specter of Vietnam still haunts us. As the President...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Paling around with terrorists - again

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The recent presidential campaign and the controversy surrounding Bill Ayers reignited the debate about anti war protesters in the 60's....

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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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