David Blight tells Jim Fleming that Americans on both sides played a role in whitewashing the history of the Civil War, in favor of a more unified nation.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Emily Gould became an Internet celebrity for her writing on Gawker, a popular New York City blog.
Dorothy Marcic tells Jim Fleming that you can trace the cultural status of women by analyzing the lyrics of 20th century popular songs.
Anthony Shadid won two Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of the war in Iraq. He knows the violence of war. As he told Steve Paulson, he also knows, that when the war ends, unintended consequences follow.
Fareed Zakaria is the editor of Newsweek International magazine and the author of “The Future of Freedom: Liberal Democracy at Home and Abroad.” He talks about how free elections are not the answer for the third world.
Journalist Edward Fox tells Anne Strainchamps about the mysterious and still unsolved murder of American biblical archaeologist Albert Glock.
David Stubbs argues that new music doesn't get the same respect as new art.
Long before the discovery of water on Mars or Matt Damon's star turn in The Martian, Robert Zubrin has been advocating for a human mission to mars. His book, The Case for Mars, made a splash when it was first published in 1996, and has continued to be influential in both scientific and science fiction circles. Zubrin calls Mars "the Rosetta Stone" for understanding life in the universe. But he's not just interested in science. He also thinks the sheer challenge would bring positive and uplifting change to all of humankind.
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