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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, October 15, 2002
  • The Naysayers

    Hernando de Soto is one of the most sought-after development advisors in the Third World and has been called the poor man's capitalist. His main credo is that the poor of the world are not as poor as we think. Author of The Mystery of Capital, de Soto will discuss why globalization has worked in the West and faltered everywhere else. Modern day contrarian, Christopher Hitchens, writes about another famous contrarian, George Orwell. Hitchens discusses Why George Orwell Matters and explains his frustrations with the left on going to war with Iraq. Also, editor-in-chief of the New Republic, Martin Peretz, says the road to Jerusalem is through Baghdad.

Mad About Bonaparte

Time Magazine Paris bureau chief James Graff on the possibility of a French veto on the Security Council on an attack on Iraq

The Road to Jerusalem

Martin Peretz, editor-in-chief of the New Republic, on why Bush’s doctorine isn’t that bad

Curious George

Christopher Hitchens, former columnist at the Nation, and professor of Liberal Studies at the New School on his new book, Why Orwell Matters (Basic Books, 2002)

The Poor Man's Capitalist

Hernando de Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy and author of The Other Path (Basic Books, 2002) and The Mystery of Capital (Basic Books, 2000), on why globalization has left the majority behind

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ICANN, You Can…

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Mixed Up

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