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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, July 26, 2005
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  • De-Metaphoring a Metaphor

    General Richard Myers has called for the dumping of the term “war on terror”, and in recent speeches, administration officials have spoken instead of a “global struggle against violent extremism”. Could the semantic change make a real difference in the way we fight terrorism?

De-Metaphoring a Metaphor

Mathieu Deflem, associate professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, writes Mathieu Deflem's Sociology Blog,
-says "global struggle against violent extremism" is not as snappy as "war on terror"
» Mathieu Deflem's Sociology Blog
» Mathieu Deflem's writings

What's in your bag?

Fernando Ferrer Democratic candidate for Mayor - on the random searches in the subway.
» Ferrer 2005

Discovery: Very Disco?

David Chandler, science writer for New Scientist Magazine
- watches Discovery's takeoff
» New Scientist Magazine
» NASA's shuttle launch page
and
Corey Powell, senior editor at Discovery magazine
- on the launch of the disco-era shuttle "Discovery"
» Discovery magazine

Democracy Wonk- Working It Out

Callers discuss the split between labor union movement with:
Ruth Milkman, professor of sociology and director of the Institute of Industrial Relations at UCLA, on leave with the Russell Sage Foundation in New York
» Ruth Milkman's web page
and
Steven Malanga, Manhattan Institute senior fellow and contributing editor of City Journal, br />- on what the disafilliation in labor unions means for the movement
» Steve Malanga's page on the Manhattan Institute
» Change To Win Coalition

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