Blogger Andrew Sullivan discusses the recent Proposition 8 ruling in California, the Sotomayor nomination, and other news of the day. Plus, economic indicators 101; following the torture memo trail; and Twitter takes over.
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Andrew Sullivan blogger for The Daily Dish at Atlantic.com and author of The Conservative Soul, discusses the Prop 8 ruling in California, the Sotomayor nomination, and other news.
Measure by Measure
Anirvan Banerji, co-founder and director of research at the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), talks about indicators of economic health beyond the Dow. This week he discusses gold and inflation.
The Torture Trail
Christopher H. Pyle, professor of politics at Mount Holyoke College and author of Getting Away with Torture: Secret Government, War Crimes and the Rule of Law talks about the torture memo paper trail.
Tweet If You Use Twitter
Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it. What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!
We're Number (Fifty) One! We're Number (Fifty) One!
According to one insurance company, New York State drivers are the worst in the nation - at least in terms of answering questions on a written test. Wade Bontrager, senior vice president of GMAC Insurance, talks about the survey.
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