At 26, Jason West is forty-five years younger than the man he's succeeding as mayor of New Paltz. The Hudson Valley Village is sharply divided, now that it's for the first time chosen a mayor who is a student at the local SUNY branch. Also: Owen Gleiberman's summer movie picks, and Bush's Africa initiative.
Liberia and More
Tony Karon, World Editor for Time.com, evaluates the state of the world according to Bush
New Paltz Gets Newer
Jason West, a Green party member and newly-elected mayor of New Paltz, New York, on being a 26 year-old politician
Open Phones
Listeners comment on fanhood in music and art
Owen Meanie
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly film critic, sizes up summer movies
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