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Imagine If We All Could Have Esther Wojcicki As A Parent
Episode 330
The evidence is overwhelming that in our schools today, the successful curriculums are those that are directed toward deeper learning, project-based …
6 years, 11 months ago
We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men: David Maraniss and "A Good American Family"
Episode 329
Mark Twain is reported to have said that history does not really repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Today we live in a climate, not unlike the late …
6 years, 11 months ago
A Multi-Cultural Society, An Elite Senate, Good and Bad Leaders: How It All Went So Wrong
Episode 328
Today as we sometimes contemplate the real possibility of the end of the American experience. We think about its roughly 250-year history, often in t…
6 years, 11 months ago
Fear, Loathing and Immigration: The Battle Was Once Much Worse
Episode 327
Immigration and the fear of outsiders is a deep strain in the American psyche. It didn’t start with Donald Trump. In fact, it hasn’t even reached its…
6 years, 11 months ago
Democracies Are Not Forever...Is The US Headed Down The Same Path As Rome?
Episode 326
Every day, no matter what the issue — whether it’s election integrity, rule of law, climate change, guns, impeachment, or the Mueller report — what’s…
6 years, 11 months ago
Outright Lies Are Posing As Today's Conspiracy Theories
Episode 325
Long before the Internet, in the early days of talk radio, the all-night hosts were the progenitors of modern-day conspiracy theory. Hosts spent hour…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Klan and White Supremacy...Then and Now
Episode 324
Even though it may not seem like it, domestic terrorism, particularly built around white supremacy, is nothing new. Given that racism is our nation's…
7 years ago
We'll Be OK If We Can Make It to 2040
Episode 323
America has often been a divided nation. Battles at our founding were often settled at 50 paces.The western ethos that is part of half of America fue…
7 years ago
If Democracy Requires Critical Thinking, Are We Doomed?
Episode 322
Ukraine just elected a comedian as its president. A reality TV character holds the most powerful office on the planet. Talk show hosts are driving th…
7 years ago
According to the World Health Organization, Superbugs are a Greater Health Threat Than Climate Change
Episode 321
Sometimes the personal is professional. It’s not all that common when ones work and one's survival is linked so inexorably together. They are in the …
7 years ago