The Long Game

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My conversation with Jonathan Rauch about his new book "Cross Purposes"

Jonathan Rauch is an important voice for our time. He was for free speech and free thought way before it was cool. In 1993, he published a book called Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought. It was while reading his latest book, Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken ... Show more

. 1h 1min

Eliza Griswold's new book Circle of Hope is a cautionary tale about placing too much hope in your church

Eliza Griswold's new book Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church is about a church in Philadelphia that was started by a couple w ...

. 37min 59sec

Major Garrett talks about Neil Postman's book "Amusing Ourselves to Death"

Major Garrett is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, and as he told me in our conversation, he is an "accidental television journalist" who "never imagined" working in TV and "never wanted it." He was a print reporter for 17 years before entering the world of television. ... Show more

. 59min 32sec

Moderates Keep Fighting & Don't Look for the Easy Way Out, with Aurelian Craiutu

Aurelian Craiutu is the author of Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals. Craiutu is the chair of Indiana University's political science department. He is reclaiming a word and idea — moderation — that is typically despised and criticized as weak and cowardly. This is a mi ... Show more

. 40min 27sec

Yuval Levin's "American Covenant" is a blueprint for peace-making and effective governance

<span class="break-words tvm-parent-container"><span dir= "ltr">It is the 80th anniversary of D-Day. I just finished watching the ceremony in France, where they honored WWII vets who still live, and those who never came home. It was incredibly moving. </span></span>

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. 58min 37sec