President Bush’s speech outlining the administration’s shift in Middle East policy drew big headlines across the world this week.
Bank Shots
The press took a tongue-lashing from politicos this week for reporting how the government tracked terrorists through the global banking industry. Bob talks with Heather Mac Donald, of the Manhattan Institute, who believes the New York Times in particular is a national security threat. Not so, says Scott Armstrong of ...
Capture the Flag
In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that state laws banning the desecration of the American flag were unconstitutional. Thus began a massive effort to change the Constitution. This week, the Senate once again took up the proposal. But with tensions on the issue so high, it’s easy to forget that ...
Accentuate the Negative
Midterm election season is almost upon us, and so we can safely expect that the tenor of TV advertising is about to take a negative turn. Attack ads are regularly condemned as a plague on the body politic, but in a new book, political scientist John Geer argues that negative ...
Russian Dressing
If you were a Russian watching state television news last June, you might have seen a diverse group of New Yorkers demonstrating at Ground Zero against Chechen militants. The protesters weren’t incensed, but rather cash-strapped, and all had been paid hourly for their participation. It was a media moment staged ...
Letters
Listeners weigh in on Mike Pesca’s Duke Lacrosse scandal piece and our interview with outgoing NPR ombud Jeffrey Dvorkin.
Turning the Page
A recent industry report showed that in 2005, book production declined for the first time since 1999, and data indicates that books are spending less time on the bestseller list. Technology-induced growing pains, to be sure. But Clive Thompson, a writer for Wired magazine, tells Brooke that the same technology ...
The Bookseller
When John Shors completed his first novel, Beneath a Marble Sky: A Novel of the Taj Majal, he fully comprehended the cutthroat nature of the book publishing industry. In lieu of a set-in-stone book deal or any sort of name recognition, Shors set to making a buzz for himself: he’s ...
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Conservative Bloggers Vindicated, Advice for Leakers, and More
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An 11-year-old and his 3D printer
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Who’s gonna pay for this stuff?
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A New Incentive for Cord Cutters
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A Journalistic Civil War Odyssey
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A Source for Sources
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Web Only Audio Extra - TV Cord Cutters
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Angelina Jolie's Secret Test Results
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With IRS Scandal, Conservative Bloggers Feel Vindicated
- Department of Justice Warrant Names Journalist as a Possible Leak Co-Conspirator
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