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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
  • Textbook Economics

    Students complain about the price of college textbooks, but now there’s a growing movement to make and distribute them for free. Find out how the people behind Wikipedia are applying an open source model to education publishing with Wikibooks.

Post-Bush, Pre-Bush

David Brooks, New York Times columnist and author, On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense (Simon & Schuster)
- how he sees two breeds of conservatives emerging and other issues in his columns

» David Brooks at the New York Times
» Simon and Schuster

Textbook Economics

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, the online, user-edited encyclopedia
-explains Wikipedia's new venture, Wikibooks

» Wikibooks
» Wikipedia

Honest Abe

Doris Kearns Goodwin, historian, author Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Simon & Schuster, 2005)
how he sees two breeds of conservatives

30 Issues in 30 Days: Sprawl

George S. Hawkins, executive director of New Jersey Future is a statewide research and policy group advocating smart growth
- on sprawl in New Jersey

» New Jersey Future

Step One: The Brainstorm

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 8/21
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.