- -: The United States: A Petri Dish for Liberal Democracy? - Timothy Ferris
March 23, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/08/How_Science_Inspired_Democracy_in_the_Modern_World Science writer Timothy Ferris presents the United States as a science experiment in liberalism, based on the theory that "ordinary people should be maximally free." Ferris argues that while liberal de...
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- -: Obama on National Security: A 'Great Gift' to Republicans? - Victor Davis Hanson
March 25, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/09/Victor_Davis_Hanson_War_and_History_Ancient_and_Modern Hoover Institution fellows Victor Davis Hanson and Peter Robinson assess Obama's performance as Commander-in-Chief. While Hanson criticizes the President for breaking many of his campaign promises...
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- -: Kos Defends "American Taliban" Dig at Right Wing
September 25, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/10/Markos_Moulitsas_American_Taliban Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas defends the term "American Taliban," which he uses to describe fundamentalist right-wingers in his new book. "We can't sugar coat it," he says. "The other side is scary - legitimatel...
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- -: Could Obama Face a Primary Challenge In 2012?
November 4, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Citing widespread disillusionment among Democratic voters on issues like Afghanistan, Republican pollster Bill McInturff speculates that President Obama could face a serious Primary challenge in the run-up to the 2012 Presidentia...
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- -: Carville: Clinton Should Give Obama 'One of Her Balls'
November 23, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast When asked if President Obama is being too hesitant about issues like taxes and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Democratic strategist James Carville ... wholeheartedly agrees. ----- Political strategists James Carville and ...
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- -: 2010: The Return of the 'Reagan Democrat'?
December 9, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast In response to a question about Wisconsin's political climate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) says the "Reagan Democrats are becoming Reagan Democrats again." Voter support of Republican candidates, he says, showed Wisconsinites taking a ...
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- -: Did Liberal Arguments Enable 'Ground Zero Mosque' Opposition?
January 13, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/08/Ground_Zero_Tolerance_Americas_Culture_War Social critic Wendy Kaminer draws paralles between conservative opposition to the planned Park51 Muslim community center near Ground Zero and liberal attempts to limit "politically incorrect" speech. Kaminer ...
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- -: Krugman: Unions Ward Off 'Gilded Age' Politics
April 28, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/06/Peter_Beinart_in_Conversation_with_Paul_Krugman Economist Paul Krugman draws a correlation between the strength of unionized workers and the status of the middle class. "Unions ... are the only organized counterweight to the power of big money," argue...
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- -: What the Hollywood Right Gets Right
July 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/19/How_Movie_Stars_Shaped_American_Politics Steven J. Ross, professor of history at the University of Southern California, explains why right-wing celebrity politicians such as Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been more successful than their ...
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