Mark Braude on Napoleon's Quarantine on Elba

The Emperor's New Digs

An Interview with Mark Braude

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The man who reshaped Europe spent a long time in isolation, with results that no-one predicted.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
David Dunning on Cognitive Bias

Don't Know Much

An Interview with David Dunning

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The eminent psychology professor and co-discoverer of the Dunning-Kruger Effect on what we know, what we don't, and what we don't know we don't know.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
  Ethan Stiefel on modern ballet and choreography

Dance First, Think Afterwards

An Interview with Ethan Stiefel

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A renowned dancer and artistic director talks about his unconventional career.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
  Yohanan Plesner on Netanyahu and Gantz

Ceasefire?

An Interview with Yohanan Plesner

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A former cabinet minister and Knesset member and current head of the Israel Democracy Institute talks about the political situation in Israel.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
How Sweet Readers Fights COVID Isolation and Alzheimer's

Book of Life

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Karen Young founded an organization to help Alzheimer's patients. In the post-COVID world, that effort looks radically different.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
The Meaning of the Menorah

Light in the Darkness

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The religious symbol with the longest history of use has meant many things to many different groups, Jewish and otherwise.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
  Andrew Blauner on the genius of <em>Peanuts</em>

Good Old Charlie Brown

An Interview with Andrew Blauner

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Charles Schulz's Peanuts can still delight, sadden, and fascinate us seven decades after it premiered in newspapers. We spoke with the editor of a Peanuts writing anthology about why.

Vol 6, Fall / September 7, 2020
  President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga on Latvia and Putin

In Russia's Shadow

An Interview with Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

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Latvia's world-renowned former president talks about political life in Russia's shadow.

Vol 5, Fall 2019 / September 19, 2019
  President Jorge Quiroga on Bolivia and its future

Latin American Future

An Interview with President Jorge Quiroga

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Bolivia's former president explains why, after some short term pain, he sees his nation having a bright future.

Vol 5, Fall 2019 / September 19, 2019
  Jeh Johnson on our national security situation

Know Your Enemy

An Interview with Jeh Johnson

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Our former Secretary of Homeland Security explains why the balance of the terror threat is changing and why climate change keeps him awake at night.

Vol 5, Fall 2019 / September 19, 2019