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What Victory Means

Juan Cole, professor of modern Middle East and South Asian History at the University of Michigan and author of the blog Informed Comment, and Michael Hirsh, senior editor and author of a weekly column on Newsweek.com, talk about what victory means in Iraq and the significance of the troop withdrawal announcement.

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You've Been Promoted

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has just appointed a new director. Roberta Smith, art critic at the New York Times, and Lee Rosenbaum, a cultural journalist and blogger, talk about Thomas Campbell's rise to power.

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Smashing Particles

Brian Greene, professor of mathematics and physics at Columbia University and author of Icarus at the Edge of Time, talks about the Large Hadron Collider, which successfully completed its first test this morning.

CERN's website
Watch the "Large Hadron Rap"

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Identity Politics

Thomas Frank, weekly columnist at the Wall Street Journal, and Kay Hymowitz, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to City Journal, discuss Sarah Palin, female voters, and the return of identity politics.

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You Can't Be President

John R. MacArthur debunks the childhood myth that everyone's career possibilities are endless in his new book, You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America.

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Open Phones: Student Voters

A voter registration drive at Virginia Tech set off a recent fracas when a local election official tried to discourage students from registering to vote at their college. Neal Rosenstein, election specialist at the New York Public Interest Research Group, updates the story.
Students, we want to hear from you. Where are you registered to vote? Is it different from the town or state your parents reside? Was deciding where to register a strategic decision? Were you encouraged--or discouraged--from registering to vote where you attend school? Weigh in below!

LWV Voting Guide For College Students In NY (PDF Download)

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