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Neil Gross talked about his book, Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?, in which he examines why a majority of America’s college and university professors are liberal. I…

Bruce Schulman and Julian Zelizer talked about the book they co-edited, Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s, (Harvard University Press, March 15, 2008) co-edited by Bru…

Paul Starr talked about his book Freedom’s Power: The True Force of Liberalism, published by Perseus Books Group. In his book Professor Starr, a sociology and public affairs professor at Pri…

Mr. Blumenthal delivered the Willard and Margaret Thorp Lecture in American Studies. He talked about the relationship between presidents and democracy. He mentioned the history of the U.S. p…

Professor and Author, Paul Starr, visited Northwestern University’s School of Communication to talk about his book "The Creation of the Media". In his book he gives a history of the developm…

Paul Starr talked about the magazine he co-founded, The American Prospect, which had a liberal slant. He also talked about headline news stories and responded to audience telephone calls, fa…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. Topics focused on the first 100 days of the 104th Congress.…

The committee heard testimony on health care reform in one of several hearings seeking public input on proposals concerning America’s health care system, including health care programs and h…