The Brian Lehrer Show

Go Right, Young Man

Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Think young is synonymous with liberal and Democrat? Young conservative, author, and darling of the right Dinesh D’Souza joins Brian to discuss his new book in which he continues his critique of liberalism and its effect on media, popular culture, and politics. Rather than undermining debate and expression, D’Souza says conservatives are more faithful to the original principles of the American Revolution, while supposedly tolerant liberals brook no dissent from the party line.

When Harlem Is Not A Home

City Councilman Philip Reed (D-8th District-Manhattan and Bronx) opposes the Mayor's proposed East Harlem housing project for the homeless who are mentally ill.

Going Mental

Clifford Levy, reporter for the New York Times, on Pataki's management of the Department of Health

Sorrow In The Land Of Aus

Louise Maher, morning host at 666 Canberra Radio, and Washington correspondant Leigh Sales, both for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, on what the Australian government knew before the Bali explosion.

Higher Intelligence

Kenneth Pollack, former Director for Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council, and author of The Threatening Storm (Random House, 2002), makes the case for an attack on Iraq and Listeners on whether they were convinced by Pollack's argument.