Write the Next "Ask Not..."
Monday, January 21, 2013
Some of American rhetoric's most famous lines have been given during inaugural addresses.
What line would you write for Barack Obama's 2nd inaugural speech?
Submit one line (and one line only!) that will echo through the ages in the comments section below.
Guns in America: Glossary of Terms
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Every week, we'll add terms and definitions used in the gun control debate to this glossary. We'll add more terms each Thursday this month with Paul Barrett, assistant managing editor of Bloomberg Businessweek and author of Glock: The Rise of America's Gun.
Open Prep: News Quiz Script
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Below is the script that Brian and Ken Jennings worked from for the 2012 news quiz. Warning: answers are in there, so if you want to listen first and play along, don't look at the script!
Behind the Scenes: Sound Effects on the BL Show
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
On Wednesday's Brian Lehrer Show, Brian "opened" some holiday presents on the air. Here's video of the sound effects in action -- that's producer Jody Avirgan making the noises.
Here's the audio:
China and US: War?
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Since then, events in the region have conspired to make me look bad.
Best of 2012: The Year In (Your Cell Phone) Pictures
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
There are plenty of roundups of the year's best photographs, now the Brian Lehrer Show is compiling the best photographs -- that are sitting on your cell phone. Use the form below to upload your photograph, deadline is noon on Tuesday, December 25th.
Crowdsourcing a Mental Health Policy
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
We asked for your thoughts about how we should change the way we deal with mental illness in this country. Here's some of the highlights of what you told us.
China and US: Mercy Kuo on "The Rules"
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Brian recently visited China on a trip for journalists sponsored by the Committee Of 100. He and his fellow travelers will be posting reflections on the blog over the next week. Here Mercy Kuo, Managing Director at Managing Director at C-100, responds to Brian's first post.
Mercy Responds
Brian, this question really gets to the essence of US-China relations – as China’s influence grows, will it be a “rule-maker” or “rule-breaker,” and in either scenario, what are implications for the United States, other regional players, and international relations? As a back-of-the-envelope informal exercise in scenario analysis, I’d offer two rudimentary contrasting sketches depicting how this relationship might evolve over, let’s say, the next decade or two.
Special Coverage: Newtown, CT School Shooting
Saturday, December 15, 2012
At 12pm, Brian Lehrer hosts a one-hour special on the Sandy Hook school shooting, in conjunction with WSHU and WNPR in Connecticut.