Noam Chomsky may be America's most prominent radical intellectual. An outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy, he says the mainstream media simply won't acknowledge his political perspective.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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How close are we to electing a woman as president? Journalist Rebecca Traister says "next election close."
Jonathan Miller, who along with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, and Alan Bennett, created “Beyond the Fringe,” talks about the nature of humor with Steve Paulson.
Jim Fleming talks with Justin Taylor, editor of "The Apocalypse Reader," a collection of 34 short stories about the end of the world.
Do you think the French ban on smoking in all public places is an encroachment on personal liberty that threatens French culture? Richard Klein sure thinks so.
Joshua Ferris talks about his novel, "To Rise Again at a Decent Hour," which made the longlist for The Man Booker Prize.
Janet Davis tells Steve Paulson that controversy has surrounded the use of animals in the American circus since the 1890s.
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