The Arab-Muslim world is a hotbed of conspiracy theories and urban legends. Corrupt governments and alarmist media are frequently blamed for the climate of suspicion and paranoia.
The Book of Job
E.J. McMahon, senior fellow for Tax and Budgetary Studies at the Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute, and James Parrott, deputy director and chief economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute, discuss the city’s economy, unemployment woes, and prospects for recovery
Pen(itentiary) Pal
Kacey White, spokesperson and co-founder of Write-a-prisoner.com, on helping prisoners find pen pals
Certifiably Qualified?
Michael Allen, program director at the Education Commission of the States, and Victoria Van Cleef, vice president for business development at The New Teacher Project, on teacher certification requirements nationwide and in New York City
Overheard in Cairo
Fawaz Gerges, chair in Middle East studies and international affairs at Sarah Lawrence College, and author of America and Political Islam: Clash of Cultures or Clash of Interests? (Cambridge, 1999), and Frida Ghitis, independent writer on world affairs and author of The End of Revolution: A Changing World ...
Follow The Brian Lehrer Show on: