Political science professor Wendy Brown believes tolerance should never be considered a substitute for equality, and says doing so could mask historical injustices.
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William Least Heat-Moon created a sensation with his book "Blue Highways." He's back now with "Roads to Quoz," about traveling along America's back roads. Moon talks with Anne Strainchamps about the trips that inspired the new book.
Humorist Roy Blount Junior believes New Orleans is the cradle of American culture.
Steve Paulson prepared this report on Saint Francis of Assisi and his continuing influence in the modern world.
Sandy Tolan tells Jim Fleming that he became a fan of Hank Aaron’s as a boy in Milwaukee, and was thrilled when “The Hammer” threatened to eclipse Babe Ruth’s home run record.
Susan Corso is the author of “God’s Dictionary: Divine Definitions for Everyday Enlightenment.” She tells Jim Fleming about spiritual etymology and how she interprets the root meanings of words to come up with her definitions.
Harvard University historian John Stauffer talks with Steve Paulson about whether or not Lincoln was a racist.
For Robert Farris Thompson, the most beautiful, intimate and passionate of dances is Argentine tango.
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