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Thursday, December 08, 2005
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  • Falling Behind In Science?

    In recent weeks, a flurry of newspaper editorials have appeared, fretting that American Universities are not turning out enough graduates in science. Some even attribute our ignorance of quarks to an elitist intellectual preference for arts and literature.

Is Iraq More Like Somalia or Vietnam?

Michael Ledeen, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author,The War Against the Terror Masters: Why It Happened, Where We Are Now, How We'll Win(St. Martin's Press, 2002)
- on Rep. Murtha's comments on the Iraq war
and
Andrew Bacevich director of the Center for International Relations at Boston University, West Point graduate, Vietnam veteran, and author, The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War (Oxford University Press, 2005)
- agrees with John Murtha

» Michael Ledeen (The American Enterprise Institute)
» Andrew Bacevich (Boston University)

Borrow, Spend, Plunge

Chris Swann, US economics correspondent for the Financial Times
- on the plunge in consumer borrowing

» The Financial Times

All Arts and No Science Makes America a Dull Country?

Andrew Hacker, professor of political science at Queens College and contributor to the New York Review of Books
and
Lawrence Weschler, director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU
and
Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- on the "crisis" in math and science education in America

» "The Truth About the Colleges" by Andrew Hacker in the New York Review of Books
» The New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University
» Shirley Ann Jackson (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Choose Or Lose

Barry Schwartz professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and author, The Paradox Of Choice: Why More Is Less (Harper Perennial, 2005)

» Barry Schwartz (Swarthmore)

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of The Brian Lehrer Show.

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Uncommon Indicators

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The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

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