| Date | Guest | Topic |
| Sept 5 | Liba Taub Curator, Whipple Museum, Cambridge University |
early technology and science |
| Sept 12 | George Gale Philosophy, U. of Missouri, Kansas City |
birth of modern science |
| Sept 19 | Donald Worster History, U. Kansas |
the origins of our ecological predicament |
| Sept 26 | Gary
Cziko Ed. Psychology, UIUC |
evolution |
| Oct 3 |
Don
Howard History and Philosophy of Science, Notre Dame |
relativity and quantum physics |
| Oct 10 | Niall Shanks Philosophy and Biology, ETSU |
relationship between technology and science |
| Oct 17 | Michael Castalaz Physics, ETSU |
the importance of space exploration |
| Oct 24 | Don Gotterbarn Computer Science, ETSU |
computers and communication |
| Oct 31 | James Randi Magician; Director of the James Randi Educational Fund |
pseudo science |
| Nov 7 |
Robert
Batterman Ohio State |
chaos theory |
| Nov 14 | Amory Lovins Director, Rocky Mountain Institute |
sustainable energy |
| Nov 21 | Andrew Light New York University |
preserving our environment |
| Nov 28 |
Paul
Waggoner Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
population and agriculture |
The Social Order
| Dec 5 | Doug Burgess |
early Greek democracy |
| Dec 12 | CANCELLED |
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| Dec 19 | Weixing Chen Political Science, ETSU |
China: Past, Present, and Future |
| Dec 26 | Christine Rider Economics, St. John's |
emergence of capitalism |
| Jan 2 | Ira Berlin History, University of Maryland |
slavery |
| Jan 9 | Matthew
Evangelista Political Science, Cornell |
Cold War |
| Jan 16 |
Michael Parenti author |
Marxism |
| Jan 23 | Jack Sweeney Latin American Consultant |
global capitalism |
| Jan 30 | Lyman Sargent Political Science, U. of Missouri-St. Louis |
utopian thinking |
| Feb 6 | Jon Bingen Dir., Europa Program (Norwegian think tank) |
European socialism |
| Feb 13 | Ricardo Chavarria former government minister in Nicaragua |
emerging democracies |
| Feb 20 | Eric Foner History, Columbia |
American Freedom |
| Feb 27 | David Crocker Public Policy, U. of Maryland |
reckoning past wrongs |
The Power of Ideas
| Mar 5 | James P. Allen Curator, Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Egyptian influences |
| Mar 12 |
Martha
Nussbaum Law, University of Chicago |
Greek tragedy |
| Mar 19 | Jerry Bentley History, University of Hawaii |
Cross Cultural Exchanges in Pre-Modern Societies |
| May 26 | John Haldane Philosophy, University of St. Andrews |
Medieval influences |
| Apr 2 | Todd Lekan Philosophy, Muskingum College |
Descartes (mind and body) |
| Apr 9 | Stan Malless Education, Simpson College co-author, Coined by Shakespeare |
Shakespeare |
| Apr 16 |
John
Richtti English, U. of Pennsylvania |
The Novel |
| Apr 23 | Nathan Hale, Jr. The Rise and Crisis of Psychoanalysis in the US |
Freud |
| Apr 30 | Scott Kotterbay Art & Design, ETSU |
Art |
| May 7 |
Stanley
Fish University of Illinois, Chicago |
Deconstruction |
| May 14 | Jeffrey Dean Blackwell Publishers |
Film |
| May 21 | Aaron Meskin Philosophy, Texas Tech University |
Popular Art |
| May 28 |
David Chalmers Philosophy, U. of Arizona |
Artificial Intelligence |
| Date | Guest | Topic |
| Sept. 3 | Randall Wray Economics, University of Missouri - KC |
Origins of Money |
| Sept. 10 | Daniel Finn Economics and Theology, St. John's College |
A Christian Understanding of Money |
| Sept. 17 | Jonathan Hoenig Pres. CapitalistPig Assets Management author of Greed Is Good |
Greed is Good |
| Sept. 24 |
Peter
Singer Center for Human Values , Princeton |
Greed is Detrimental |
| Oct. 1 | Claire Gaudiani President, Connecticut College |
Philanthropy |
| Oct. 8 | Shahid Athar Vice-President, Islamic Medical Association |
Islamic View of Charity |
| Date | Guest | Topic |
| Oct. 15 |
Lawrence
Lessig Stanford Law |
forms of property |
| Oct. 22 |
David
Schmidtz Philosophy, University of Arizona |
personal property |
| Oct. 29 |
Lawrence
Lessig Stanford Law |
intellectual property |
| Nov. 5 | John Boatright Management, Loyola U. Business |
corporate property |
| Nov. 12 | Mark Sagoff Institute for Philosophy and Public Affairs |
communal property |
| Nov. 19 | David Haslett Philosophy, U. of Delaware |
inheritance |
| Nov. 26 | Barry Bracewell-Milnes consultant and tech advisor Adam Smith Institute, UK |
Inheritance |
| Date | Guest | Topic |
| Dec. 3 |
Gail
Stenstad Philosophy, ETSU |
Buddhist Conception of Work |
| Dec. 10 |
Michael
West Aston Business School (UK) |
Job Satisfaction |
| Dec.17 | Paul and Sarah Edwards authors of Working from Home |
Working at Home |
| Dec. 24 | Francine Blau Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University co-author, Economics of Women, Men, and Work [new edition forthcoming soon] |
Women at Work |
| Dec. 31 | Steven Lopez School of Public Health, U. of Michigan |
Blue-Collar Workers |
| Jan. 7 |
Philip
Martin Economics, U. California, Davis |
Migrant Workers |
| Jan 14 | William
Tabb Economics, Queen’s College, CUNY |
Hiring third world workers |
| Date | Guest | Topic |
| Jan. 21 | Jonathan Wolff Philosophy, University College, London |
Competition |
| Jan 28 | J.R. Clark Probasco Chair in Free Enterprise University of Tennessee, Chattanooga |
objections to the minimum wage |
| Feb 4 | Jared Bernstein Senior Scholar, Economic Policy Institute |
in support of the minimum wage |
| Feb 11 |
Ray Marshall Professor Emeritus, U. of Texas |
history of collective bargaining |
| Feb. 18 | Charles Baird Director, Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies California State University, Hayward |
misgivings about collective bargaining |
| Feb 25 |
Barry Bluestone Political Economy, Northeastern University |
future of collective bargaining |
| Mar 4 | Scott Klinger Co-Director, Responsible Wealth |
executive pay |
| Mar 11 | Paul Osterman Human Resources and Management Sloan School, MIT |
Policies for the new labor market |
| Date | Guest | Topic |
| Mar 18 |
Scott Koterbay Art and Aesthetics, ETSU |
government support of arts & humanities (pro) |
| Mar 25 | Arthur Brooks Public Administration and Urban Studies Georgia State University |
government support of arts & humanities (con) |
| Apr 1 |
Jim Frogue Policy Analyst, Heritage Foundation |
against national health care |
| Apr 8 |
Norman
Daniels Philosophy, Tufts University |
the importance of the government in providing health care |
| Apr 15 |
Michael
Ignatieff Visiting Carr Professor of Human Rights Practice, Harvard |
welfare |
| Apr 22 |
Leslie Lenkowsky |
The importance of welfare reform |
| Apr 29 | Deborah Goldberg Deputy Director, Democracy Project New York University |
money and politics |
| May 6 |
Michael
McConnell Law, University of Utah |
tax exemption for churches |
| May 13 | Rod Martin National Chairman, The Vanguard |
flat taxation |
| May 20 |
Ed
McCaffery Law, University of Southern California |
progressive taxation |
| May 27 | Stephen Bezruchka Physician, International Health Program U. of Washington |
inequality is unhealthy [Mortality Tables] |
"Citizen, Nation, and
World"
2001-2002 Series
"Nations and Nationalism"
|
Date |
Guest |
Topic |
|
Sept 2 |
Arend Lijphart |
different political systems |
|
Sept 9 |
Jonathan
Wolff |
different economic systems |
| Sept 16 |
cancelled for special NPR coverage on the bombings in NYC and Washington |
|
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Sept 23 |
Joyce Goodfriend author, Before the Melting Pot History, U. of Denver |
the melting pot |
|
Sept 30 |
Jacob
Levy |
multicultural citizenship |
|
Oct 7 |
Amitai Etzioni |
significance of community |
|
Oct 14 |
Richard
Mulgan Public Policy, Australian National University author, Maori, Pakeha, and Democracy |
indigenous peoples |
|
Oct 21 |
Judith
Lichtenberg |
nationalism |
| Oct 28 |
David
Miller |
nationalism |
|
Nov 4 |
Alan
Kraut |
immigration |
| Nov 11 |
Richard
Lamm |
immigration |
"Cooperative Relations between Governments"
|
Date |
Guest |
Topic |
|
Nov 18 |
Sarah Anderson Global Economy Program Institute for Policy Studies |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
|
Nov 25 |
Al Zaponta CEO, US-Mexico Chamber or Commerce |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
|
Dec 2 |
Neil MacCormick Member of EU Parliament |
European Union |
|
Dec 9 |
Brett Shaefer Fellow, International Affairs Heritage Foundation |
United Nations |
| Dec 16 | Jeffrey Laurenti Executive Director of Policy Studies United Nations Association of United States |
United Nations |
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Dec 23 |
David
Wippman Cornell Law |
International Court of Justice |
| Dec 30 |
Ramachandra Guha |
environmental coordination |
| Jan 6 |
Eugene
Skolnikoff Political Science, MIT |
international scientific cooperation |
| Jan 13 |
Robert
Needhman Economics, University of Waterloo, Canada |
significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
|
Date |
Guest |
Topic |
|
Jan 20
|
Sidney Weintraub Chair in Political Economy Center for Strategic and International Studies |
economic sanctions |
|
Jan 27 |
Joseph Cirincione Dir., Carnegie Non-Proliferation Project |
nuclear proliferation |
|
Feb 3 |
Charles
Beitz Prof. of Government, Princeton University |
humanitarian intervention |
| Feb 10 |
Jules Lobel University of Pittsburgh Law School |
humanitarian intervention |
|
Feb 17 |
William Hawk Philosophy, James Madison University |
war |
|
Feb 25 |
Jordan
Peterson Psychology, University of Toronto |
psychology of terrorism |
| Mar 3 |
Douglas
Lackey Philosophy, City University of New York |
terrorism |
| Mar 10 |
Martha
Nussbaum University of Chicago |
emotions in a time of crisis |
"International Justice"
|
Date |
Guest |
Topic |
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Mar 17 |
Thomas Pogge |
global economic justice |
|
Mar 24 |
Dan Banik Development, University of Oslo |
politics of hunger |
|
Mar 31 |
Jan Narveson Philosophy, University of Waterloo, CA |
we do not need to help them |
| Apr 7 |
Raymond Hopkins Richter Professor of Political Science Swarthmore College |
causes of (continuing) hunger |
|
Apr 14 |
Janna Thompson |
history and injustice |
|
Apr 21 |
Andrew Valls Political Science, Morehouse College |
racism |
|
Apr 28 |
Martha Nussbaum Law, University of Chicago |
women and development |
|
May 5 |
Desmond McNeil Senior Scholar Center for Development and the Environment University of Oslo |
ethics and economics |