Guest host Philip Gourevitch talks politics with ABC's Mark Halperin and John Harris of The Washington Post. Then, Amir Aczel reveals that one of the world’s most influential mathematicians never existed. And Mohammed Naseehu Ali shares his short stories about Ghana. Plus: this week’s Please Explain is about political districting and gerrymandering.
Are Today's Campaigns Freak Shows?
John Harris, national political editor of the Washington Post, and Mark Halperin, political director of ABC News, refer to modern political campaigns as “Freak Shows.” In The Way to Win, they examine successful political strategies, and look ahead to the 2008 Presidential Race.
The Way to Win is available for ...
The Mathematician That Wasn't
In The Artist and the Mathematician, Amir Aczel uncovers an intellectual joke—that one of the world’s most influential mathematicians (Nicolas Bourbaki) never existed.
The Artist and the Mathematician is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Prophet of Zongo Street
Mohammed Naseehu Ali writes about his native Ghana in a new short story collection: The Prophet of Zongo Street.
Events: Mohammed Naseehu Ali will be participating in a New Yorker Talk as part of the New ...
The Prophet of Zongo Street is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Mohammed Naseehu Ali will be participating in a New Yorker Talk as part of the New ...
Please Explain: Districting and Gerrymandering
On today’s Please Explain, David Epstein, professor of political science at Columbia, and Nathaniel Persily, an expert on election law and a professor at Penn Law, examine the impact redistricting has on minority voters. And they discuss whether gerrymandering undermines democracy.
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