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Justice, Compromised

New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau and David Lat, editor-in-chief of the blog Above the Law, explain yesterday's report on the Justice Department's illegal hiring practices, and why the damage extends beyond just a few crestfallen law students.

Read the entire report
The New York Times article
Eric Lichtblau's book, "Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice"

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Maggie Jackson, author of Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, thinks that all those little annoyances may in fact add up to spell the end of civilization as we know it. Hear her cure for an attention-deficit-society.

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Driving Distracted

Think that all those road signs make you more aware while driving? Think again. In his new article in The Atlantic, John Staddon, Professor of psychology and brain sciences at Duke University, looks at how American roads may distract us from the real task at hand: not crashing.

What's your driving distraction? People on cell phones? Bikers? Too many signs? Comment below!

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Grand New Party

Ross Douthat, senior editor of The Atlantic and Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic and senior editor at New America, join us to talk about their new book Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream in which they argue that it's time for Republicans to finally get over Reagan.

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Water, Water, Everywhere

Tomorrow, water will flow from the East River like an urban Niagara Falls. Artist Olafur Eliasson's public art project, Waterfalls is expected to draw countless visitors to the city. Wall Street Journal contributor Matthew Gurewitsch discusses the allure.

more about Waterfalls
Bike route map to view Waterfalls

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Supreme Court Rulings

Two significant Supreme Court rulings came down this morning. The justices ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional in cases of child rape, and they capped the damages Exxon must pay to the victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Slate.com Senior Editor Emily Bazelon joins us to discuss the details.

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