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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, September 12, 2003
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    Patriot Games

    In a speech two days ago, on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, President Bush said the Patriot Act isn’t strong enough, despite the fact that many critics who think the Act as it now stands is eroding civil rights. We’ll debate the merits of this post-9/11 legislation. Then, what is the sound of one punk-rocking, monster-movie-making, Zen Master teaching? Well, it’s not the sound of your mother’s Buddhist master. Here’s a spiritual teacher who wants to be reborn as a pair of Lucy Liu’s panties! It’s the New Age meets hardcore. Also, creative writing from people whose voices aren’t normally heard—the poor, the homeless, and the mentally ill, among others.

Patriot Games

Udi Ofer, Director, NYCLU's Bill of Rights Defense Campaign and Heather Macdonald, Senior Fellow At the Manhattan Institute, and author, Are Cops Racist? How the War Against the Police Harms Black Americans (Ivan R. Dee, January, 2003) -—is the Patriot Act "Strengthening America" or diluting the Bill of Rights?

Karmic Headbang

Brad Warner, author, on his book, Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, and the Truth about Reality (Wisdom Publications, 2003)

Muslim American; American Muslim

Muqtedar Khan, Professor of International Affairs at Adrian College; Visiting Scholar, Brookings Institution; and author, American Muslims: Bridging Faith and Freedom (Amana Publications, 2002), on shifting domestic priorities of American Muslims in the post 9/11 world

The Writings on the Wall

Lorraine Theordor, New York Writers Coalition workshop participant and Antonia Maldonado, New York Writers Coalition workshop participant and Aaron Zimmerman, Founder and Director, New York Writers Coalition, on a program that teaches writing to marginalized New Yorkers

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

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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.

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